MBA - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2008
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Back to the Future

seen interest in energy issues come and go, usually pegged to the price of oil. In 1985, Reinhardt, then a first-year MBA student, arrived at the School eager to join the Energy Club only to find it disbanding for lack of interest. Six... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

03 Feb 2023
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Immersive Field Courses Take the Classroom on the Road

As part of the HBS Elective Curriculum, MBA students can enroll in an Immersive Field Course (IFC). These courses are driven by faculty research and industry connections and provide students with an opportunity to get out of the classroom... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Agent of change

Working in law enforcement made Skovran notice inefficiencies in the way the government approached societal problems. "I became interested in finding more effective ways to reduce crime and violence," she says about her decision to pursue an View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Private capital, public good

Tracy Palandjian (AB 1993, MBA 1997) is spearheading the development of social impact bonds (SIBs), a financial innovation designed to tackle some of the world’s most intractable social challenges. Alongside Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA 1969)... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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Hot Tip

business information in countries across the continent. Nkontchou (pronounced en-CON-choo) was born in Cameroon and moved to Paris with his diplomat parents when he was 13. Of his decision to earn an MBA from HBS, he told USA Today... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Oct 2002
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Directors of Research Centers Share Global Perspectives

their centers. Each year, more than half of the HBS faculty is involved in conducting research overseas, and at any given time, HBS researchers are working in more than forty different countries. Their efforts produce international cases for both the View Details

06 Feb 2025
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How to Judge Your Next Job

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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Turning Point: Sparking Change

teaching in the MBA program at the University of Chicago, I find myself remembering my own MBA experience and the professors who made such a difference in my life. My retailing professor, Claudine Malone,... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy

officer—a position his boss told him to think of as “a platform to build upon.” And Gillani did just that. In addition to helping launch and grow Eurowings, the company’s low-cost carrier, he served on boards, advised the World Economic Forum on travel, and started an... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; career planning; creativity; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Dec 2019
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Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment

Administration. Serafeim teaches Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems, one of several electives in the MBA Program that focus on environmental and social challenges. Given the surge of student interest in the topic, Serafeim,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2009
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Broad Range of Interests Among Nine New Faculty

experience in the supermarket industry and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Bruce Harreld (MBA ’75) is applying his considerable experience as a strategic and marketing leader at IBM and as a speaker and writer on corporate... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2016
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Advancing the Vision for HBS

Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program Enabling a broader diversity of students to enroll in the MBA Program “Fellowships help ensure that income doesn’t determine whether you can... View Details

25 Jun 2020
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Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic

China Club, and HBS Association of Beijing that brought together current MBA students and a panel of 10 HBS alumni. During the Zoom gathering, the alumni provided insights from their experiences navigating the economic downturns of 2002... View Details

01 Jan 2002
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Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

bank in Hong Kong before graduation. "Since there are so few world-class mathematicians, he wanted me to consider other career choices." First Boston Corporation, 1976-78 Why HBS? "An HBS alum at Jardine Fleming told me I would need an View Details

15 Nov 2020
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Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS

Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Professor Mike Toffel lays out the scenario: JUUL is the e-cigarette market leader—its revenue grew from $200 million to $1 billion between 2017 and 2018. But the company also faces questions... View Details

28 Jul 2021
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Veeva’s Distributed Approach to Building Institutional Knowledge and Shared Culture

11 Mar 2020
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America’s Hottest New Dating Sites: Business School Campuses

iStock iStock The Wall Street Journal had a story this week on the growing trend of couples who meet while at business school. The piece argues that the trend is due in part to growing gender parity at business schools, noting that women represented less than 30% of... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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HBS Annual Report Details Strong Financial Growth

million to reach a total of $62 million, reflecting gifts to The Campaign for Harvard Business School and another above-average year of investment returns for the School’s endowment. Campaign gifts and endowment funds enable HBS to make critical investments in... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2003
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California Research Center Marks Fifth Year

Present at the ribbon-cutting event at the new Japan Research Office (JRO) were (from left) John A. Quelch, senior associate dean for International Development; Camille Tang Yeh (MBA ’80), executive director, Asia-Pacific Research Center;W. Carl Kester, View Details