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Mireya Iglesias Ayala

journey. Approach each step purposefully, allocating your time, energy, and focus accordingly. Whether it is studying for standardized tests, cultivating professional relationships, or reflecting on your aspirations, be intentional in... View Details

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

dedicated to education, arts, health, and the environment and has agreed to give away half his net worth by committing to the Giving Pledge. His support for health and research reflects the significant challenges he has faced. The... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

07 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Who Pays For Wildfire and Hurricane Damage? Everyone.

New Mexico homeowners might think their inland location buffers them from the financial toll of climate change, but they’re still paying for climate-related property damage occurring in coastal states. New research finds that homeowners in New Mexico and other states... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Insurance

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John H. McArthur | About

students at the School for a week every June. The MBA Program McArthur understood that the School needed to admit students from all walks of life who reflected the complexities of a contemporary global society. Under his leadership, the... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

accent and direct, engaging manner, he comes across immediately as the kind of person who is accustomed both to doing things right and to doing the right thing. Over a late afternoon cup of tea in a conference room at the firm's midtown Manhattan office, de Chazal... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

videos, simulations, reflections, or quizzes) designed to impart the learnings of the course. In addition to module and assignment completion, we expect participation in the social learning elements of the course by offering feedback on others’ View Details

Portrait Project

Ahmed Farag

can I look at my younger reflection and not desire for them to have ambition? Without my own parents, I would’ve just been another statistic of illiteracy in a third world country. My moral insomnia continues to drag. If I can’t find... View Details

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

additional time in the military beyond your initial service requirement or enlistment, you’re going to be even older than the average veteran. That lends some advantages. As someone with above average life and career experience—and hopefully someone who has View Details

04 Feb 2010
What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?

information available, history, experience, the number of deciders, and so forth. Nevertheless, several comments reflected an uneasy fondness for a good dose of intuition in the mix. Guy Gould-Davies' comment was particularly insightful:... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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CORe Undergraduate Credit | HBS Online

financial aid award toward the cost of CORe. The eight credits will count toward your enrollment status and should be reflected in the number of credits reported in your aid application supplement. Financing Options & Grants - More... View Details

15 Sep 2017
News

Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

avenues and think about what I wanted to do next,” he explains. He especially enjoyed being able to choose which courses to take in his second year. Reflecting on his HBS experience, Harland believes that the School taught him to be a... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

reflect on my career path while also meeting a diverse group of people that I could learn from. In terms of why I chose HBS, the case method pedagogy was the biggest reason. Reading 500 cases over two years allows you to figure out what... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

workers that they are part of something meaningful. “Many of these same frustrations are being expressed in national politics,” Abdelal says. “This moment of populist backlash is in part a reflection of societies that feel that their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Upcoming Interview? No Problem—Just Connect the Dots

questions and with a bit of reflection and preparation, you can certainly come up with an answer for each of these (and if you can’t, then perhaps you aren’t as interested in the role as you think). However, the most important question to... View Details

08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

they act very confident. If, on the other hand, they take a hit or two economically, they become more flexible. There is a very short-term transactional aspect to their diplomacy, which is reflected in their unwillingness to bend on these... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

at all stores.) But questioning whether Wal-Mart's overall economic impact has been positive or negative reflects a failure to engage properly with the data. More For Everyone First, there is hard evidence that Wal-Mart has grown the... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

16 Jul 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Selection, Reallocation, and Spillover: Identifying the Sources of Gains from Multinational Production

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro & Maggie X. Chen

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student

there are an infinite number of ways to spend your time learning – each equally compelling but vastly unique and tailored to various learning styles. One of the most powerful ways of learning is through reflection, including through View Details

March 2024
Article

Differences in Care Team Response to Patient Portal Messages by Patient Race and Ethnicity

By: Mitchell Tang, Rebecca Mishuris, Lily Payvandi and Ariel Dora Stern

Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with substantial growth in patient portal messaging. Higher message volumes have largely persisted, reflecting a new normal. Prior work has documented lower message use by patients who belong to minoritized racial... View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Technology Adoption; Prejudice and Bias; Equality and Inequality; Communication Technology; Race; Ethnicity; Health Industry

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09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

decreased creativity, ambient cultural harmony (that is, observers experiencing people from other cultures having a good relationship) did not promote creativity. That reflects human nature, Chua says. "As human beings, we pay more... View Details