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How Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) Transform Your MBA Learning Journey - MBA

leader in the workplace, and engage with peers who are wrestling with similar questions. What was the best part of the SIP? Being able to hear candid thoughts from CEOs, recent alumni, and the leaders in the world of higher education... View Details

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

Works on the subject of leadership weigh down bookstore shelves the world over. Tomes tell you how to be a 30-second manager, how to inspire your employees like Churchill, and the three keys to "strength-based leadership."... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS - MBA

CFOs. HBS is a leadership school and clubs can be an incredible way to sharpen and maintain those leadership skills to prepare for the business world post-graduation. In addition to putting leadership in practice, leading a club is also a... View Details

02 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 2

subsidiaries around the world responded to the crisis relative to local establishments. We find that first, multinational subsidiaries fared on average better than local counterfactuals with similar economic characteristics. Second, among... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2021
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How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

military enrollment at the onset of World War II. He found that Black people were 90 percent more likely to sign up for military service—potentially putting their lives on the line—in communities with less overt discrimination. “For... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

18 Nov 2022
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Safeguard a Legacy in Asset Management?

actually makes you better.” An idea taking root Despite the success of his firm, Brown had not been immune to brushes with bias. Growing up in a small segregated town in Florida after World War II, Brown recalled being awestruck by white... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Age): How to Understand and Serve People Over 60—the Fastest Growing, Most Dynamic Market in the World is now available for purchase at your favorite bookseller. This session’s audio was recorded for the... View Details

01 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters

findings are particularly relevant at a time when the economy is clouded by recession concerns and companies in industries across the world are searching for ways to instill a spirit of innovation, with Google expecting employees to spend... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

argue that reserve accumulation by many countries may be the key factor underpinning the modern-day Triffin dilemma. See also companion piece, "The Country Chronologies to Exchange Rate Arrangements into the 21st Century: Will the Anchor Currency Hold?" Related Themes:... View Details

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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion - MBA

on a real project that enables a business to perform better? This is exactly what you get to do in the Field Global Immersion (FGI) course at Harvard Business School . When final exams wrapped up in May my classmates and I flew to 12 different cities around the View Details

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Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023 - MBA

the world and to work on some pretty challenging problems. I leaned on those experiences heavily throughout the application process– they helped me solidify what I thought I could bring to the HBS classroom and shape the impact I wanted... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Turning Point: Listen to the Music

Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and came to the United States in 1958 with my parents and my brother because my parents thought it was... View Details

Keywords: music; film; purpose; career

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

numbers Influence: Medium-Low 80 1980 s 19 Air traffic controllers' union dismantled Union representation drops Information technology redistributes job functions Influence: Low 90 1990 s Reengineering Record high employment Service... View Details

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College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA - MBA

panel, and a current student panel! You’ll have the chance to interact with students from around the world to collectively grapple with management challenges under the guidance of HBS faculty members during our case method sessions. Learn... View Details

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

Celebrated for both her outré style and musical prowess, the recording artist known as Lady Gaga is not only one of the world's biggest pop stars, but also one of the most recognized brands. She's garnered five Grammys, holds two spots in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

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MBA 2023 Alumni Transition - Alumni

Class Card access ends HBS Slack access ends. MBA Career & Professional Development website access ends Student listserv access ends Zoom Pro access ends Please download and store your Zoom cloud recordings before access is lost. Laptops... View Details

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Improving Lives One Data Set at a Time - MBA

way the world supports those in need. Based in Lusaka, Zambia and serving organizations across Africa and Asia, IDinsight uses data and measurements to help leaders in the development sector combat poverty and improve lives. View Video... View Details

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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling - MBA

remind me that anything is possible.” Media was an escape: it introduced me to worlds that weren’t my own. Stories create spaces for the impossible, where you can insert yourself and imagine something entirely new. One of the best parts... View Details

15 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer

been adopted by more than 190,000 organizations around the world by 2020. To understand the impact of OHSAS 18001, the researchers obtained the cooperation of several global certification companies to access that data, and combined that... View Details