The times, they are a-changin’ April arrived, and with it, warmer weather, more sunlight hours, and the last month of classes in the 2022-2023 academic year. Looking to the future, with just a few weeks and a few finals to go, many HBS students find themselves at an inflection point. For RCs, rejoining the workforce… Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk
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What Is the Social Purpose of a Firm?
Aditya Rau (MBA ’24) reflects on the impact of a new RC course and argues for its expansion This was the question on the lips of RCs as they stumbled back into Aldrich after winter break. Dusting off their boots after trekking to Patagonia and their skis after exploring Jackson Hole, first year students gathered… Continue reading What Is the Social Purpose of a Firm?
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The duality of HBS “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” is a saying we have all heard over and over again. As we approach midterm season, and try to remember everything we’ve learned in FIN, that phrase sure rings true. Yet somehow in the next week or two we will master multiples valuations… Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk
From the Editor’s Desk
The start of something new The tradition of setting a New Year’s resolution is ancient. Over 4,000 years ago, the Babylonians started each year by promising they’d repay their debts. A dozen centuries later, the Romans pledged to Janus, the god of doors and gates and transitions, that they’d be better in the new year… Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk
From the Editors’ Desk
Wishing you continued “heisei” in 2019 As the chilliest winter breezes give way to sprightly saplings signaling the coming of spring, we kick off the spring semester with a new class schedule and a fresh array of opportunities. At the Harbus, too, the new year is a time of transition. On this auspicious occasion, we… Continue reading From the Editors’ Desk
From the Editors’ Desk: Reflections at one year of #MeToo
It probably hasn’t escaped your attention that it has been just over one year since the launch of the #MeToo movement. In the past year, hugely powerful men (and some women) – leaders in business, media, politics – have fallen from grace. The crimes that they, and many others like them, have committed are abhorrent… Continue reading From the Editors’ Desk: Reflections at one year of #MeToo