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- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
Alumnae to Celebrate Official Launch of HBS Women’s Association The Harvard Business School Women’s Association (HBSWA) will host a Virtual Launch Celebration on Wednesday, June 12, to mark its official expansion as a nationwide HBS alumnae Shared Interest Group (SIG).... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA
processes for similar products that Nature’s Fynd might compete against. As scope of the project evolved throughout the summer, the team added additional questions. I was motivated by their interest in my perspective and their confidence... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS | MBA
receive up to $650 per week and may also be part of a peer exchange network of students committed to similar goals. In addition, we have several Career Support & Exploration funds that students may apply for upon graduating from the MBA... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Having a Ball
STAFFORD: Planning a memorable party, with help from his son, Earl Jr., and wife, Amanda. Tracy A. Woodward/Washington Post Long before the November election, sensing that something historic was in the offing, Earl Stafford (OPM 26, 1998) decided that wounded veterans,... View Details
- 14 Jun 2011
- News
New Directions
- 23 Oct 2020
- News
Two MBA Startups Cited as “Most Disruptive”
classmates going through a similar startup journey was also helpful she says, as was being close to the customer: “It was special to be on campus surrounded by students who experience the pain point we’re trying to solve daily.” READ MORE View Details
- 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDT, 16 Mar 2015
Career Reboot Camp in San Francisco
Career Reboot Camp is coming to San Francisco! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
investors execute similar trades through the same broker, allowing them to capture returns that are twice as large as their normal trading performance. Similarly, we show that the clients of the broker employed by activist investors to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Marques Torbert
“I thought people here would come from similar backgrounds. But after getting to know people, I’ve found there’s a wealth of experiences and challenges they’ve overcome that you wouldn’t have anticipated.” Initially, the case method... View Details
- Profile
Folafolu Folowosele
helped students pass their exams. Our customer research gave us an idea. We found that similar to most foreign students, many Chinese kids struggled to fit into the social culture of American universities, so we recommended that Owen... View Details
- 01 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Reflections on the Peek Weekend Family Business Cohort
I learned that family businesses across the world typically face similar obstacles, and that even though every situation is unique, there are strategies that are bound to increase the likelihood of success for family businesses. I also... View Details
- 19 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?
Do you sometimes get the feeling that Internet portals, search pages, social networks, e-commerce, and other Web sites are not necessarily designed in order to maximize user convenience and benefits? We do, too. Why—you might ask? For a fundamentally View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
present a good laboratory: the selection mechanism is similar to other major arbitration forums; arbitration is mandatory for all disputes, eliminating selection concerns; and the parties choose arbitrators from a randomly generated list.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found that companies performed better when they appointed insiders to the job of CEO. Other researchers, including Jim Collins in "Good to Great," have come to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
departments. “The underlying logic of much of decision and control theory was similar to the underlying structure of how we at JPL would design trajectories and track and control a spacecraft,” says Light. “So intellectually, though this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
factors like wind and water. “There are strategic and tactical elements to sailing,” says Dillon, a native of Ireland. “You need to decide where you want to go and what your competitors are doing. It’s kind of an interactive game that’s ultimately quite View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
current crisis, says Professor Michael Beer. Key concepts include: The CEOs in high commitment, high performance (HCHP) organizations are quite different in personality, background, and leadership style. But they are similar in what they... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting and Digesting
have definitely not digested the idea that I will be working in Singapore for the summer. I have the next 23 hours to do so, so let’s get started with some inspiration. How was my first year? I came to HBS with very little expectations of what the experience would be... View Details
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Tiera Brown
attracted such a high caliber of speakers and panelists." One of the speakers, in fact, was accomplishing something similar to Tiera's ambitions. "I met Earl Phalen, the co-founder of an after-school program, Building Educated... View Details
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Dafna Bearson
Doctoral candidate Dafna Bearson’s (she/her) interests lie at the intersection of technology, human capital, and business strategy. “How do businesses adjust in the face of new technologies? Why might similar businesses make different... View Details