Tag: management

Three Reasons to Consider a Nonprofit Internship

Dear RC students,I understand that you are interested in consulting and I-banking for summer internship. However, I recommend that you should consider the job at a nursing home. ‘Nursing home’ is not an accurate description. United Methodist Services for the Aging (UMSA), a nonprofit organization I worked for last summer, is managing a senior-citizen’s community… Continue reading Three Reasons to Consider a Nonprofit Internship

HBS Goes Hollywood

Whether interested in film, music, talent management or television broadcasting, 75 HBS students on Hollywood Trek 2003, sponsored by the Entertainment and Media Club on January 5-8 were introduced to the nuts and bolts of the entertainment industry. In pursuing broad industry knowledge or a summer or full-time position, each student was exposed to leading… Continue reading HBS Goes Hollywood

Interview with Adrian J. Slywotzky, Author of "The Art of Profitability"

Adrian J. Slywotzky is a Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of Mercer Management Consulting, the global strategy consulting firm. A Harvard University, Law and Business School graduate, Mr. Slywotzky has worked extensively at the CEO level at major corporations, and has consulted across dozens of industries. “Industry Week” recently dubbed him… Continue reading Interview with Adrian J. Slywotzky, Author of "The Art of Profitability"

Customer Acquisition : Are You Courting The Right One?

In business, you are courting customers. No customer, no business. Are you going for the guy-or girl-next-door? Or simply, are you chasing after everyone in town? Or worse still, chasing them on the street! In the midst of reading the mountains of case-studies materials in the AMP (Advanced Management Program) at Harvard Business School, I… Continue reading Customer Acquisition : Are You Courting The Right One?

Cover Letter Workshop

It’s already time to write our cover letters. Of course, you want to distinguish yourself from your fellow classmates, and of course you know that if you follow Career Services advice, you’ll just end-up with the same cover letter as everyone else. So be bold ! Innovate ! To help get you started, here is… Continue reading Cover Letter Workshop

What Is An Ally?

I had close friends who came out to me in high school, but it was not until I knew several openly gay and lesbian people in college that I began to realize the magnitude of the discrimination they faced. When I took my first job in the corporate world, I was fortunate to have an… Continue reading What Is An Ally?

A.T. Kearney's "Global Prize"

First-year MBA students at HBS looking for an interactive learning experience that demonstrates what it takes to be a management consultant can enter The Global Prize, a business case contest sponsored by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and the HBS Management Consulting Club. The Global Prize is a team competition in two stages. In… Continue reading A.T. Kearney's "Global Prize"

The EC: Existential Confusion or Easy Coasting?

I thought the EC was supposed to be stress-free. I thought it would be a walk in the park after the trials and tribulations of last year. I was prepared for an interesting, exciting and (okay, I’ll admit it) easy year. No, no, no. That’s not at all how it’s turning out. I forgot to… Continue reading The EC: Existential Confusion or Easy Coasting?

Shades of Gray

I’m uncomfortable. I’ve been feeling anxious and I’ve suffered heavy bouts of doubt. It’s not a self-esteem issue. After six essays and a tough interview, I’m pretty sure HBS made a well-informed decision. But did I? First, there are classes. Like a good student, I come every day armed with my case-closing insight. Then the… Continue reading Shades of Gray

2002 Alumni Achievement Awards:

“To seek to make a contribution trusting that the rewards will follow.” – Raymond V. Gilmartin, Chairman, President & CEO of Merck Co, Inc. Each year the HBS community is drawn together to honor a select group of alumni who have been recognized as extraordinary representatives of the HBS community. The Alumni Achievement Award is… Continue reading 2002 Alumni Achievement Awards:

From HBS to the FBI

HBS has prepared me for the most amazing opportunity post-graduation. Starting two months ago, I became Special Assistant to the Director of the FBI, a position in which I am learning the complexities of managing a federal agency undergoing extensive re-engineering efforts. It is a wonderful privilege and honor to work within one of our… Continue reading From HBS to the FBI

Reality Bites: Operating an Independent Business on Campus

Did you know that The Harbus is not financially supported by Harvard Business School and does not fall under its direct supervision? In fact, we are the only student-owned and operated independent business here on campus. While Harvard Business School’s administration graciously donates, and has for 65 years, office space and certain on-campus privileges to… Continue reading Reality Bites: Operating an Independent Business on Campus

Bob Rubin Speaks to Select MBA Journalists

While many ECs were slaving away at their summer internships and the RCs were relishing their final weeks of vacation, a group of only nine writers and editors from the nation’s top business schools met at Citigroup for an intimate breakfast meeting with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin. Robert (“Bob”) Rubin, currently a… Continue reading Bob Rubin Speaks to Select MBA Journalists

Recruiting: Challenging Times Ahead

In what is generally regarded as the toughest MBA recruiting environment of the past decade, HBS students are having to work increasingly hard to secure a preferred full time or summer career opportunity. Newly released statistics for the HBS Class of 2002 suggest that the incoming RC and returning EC will have to react to… Continue reading Recruiting: Challenging Times Ahead

HBS Working Knowledge Recommends:

Techniques of Financial Analysis: A Guide to Value Creation By Erich A. HelfertMcGraw-Hill, 2002 This classic teaches financial analysis for executives and entrepreneurs who have a basic understanding of accounting. It provides easy-to-use tools for financial and economic analysis, designed to help the reader grasp links between management decisions and the impact they have on… Continue reading HBS Working Knowledge Recommends:

HBS Working Knowledge Recommends

Country & Industry Surveys //surveys.ft.com/ The Financial Times (FT) publishes about 240 surveys a year and makes them available on their site. These are overview surveys written by FT reporters, not pages and pages of statistics. For example, click on “Food Processing Industry” and you’ll see FT stories on the food and drink industry, consolidation… Continue reading HBS Working Knowledge Recommends

Baker Library

As the MBA Class of 2002 prepares to graduate and move on to new challenges, Baker Library is offering two ways to extend graduating MBA students’ research capabilities-both virtually and physically. Virtual Research via eBaker eBaker, an online collection of databases managed by Baker Library, allows students to subscribe for remote access to a wide… Continue reading Baker Library

HBS Students Win First Prize in Prestigous HLS Negotiation Competition

Two HBS students have won First Place in Harvard Law School’s highly-respected Williston Contracts Negotiation competition. Patrick Chung (OA) and Aman Kapadia (OA), both JD-MBA candidates, competed as a team in the six-day complex negotiation and contract drafting competition. This year, the competition pitted teams representing a major national airline against other teams representing its… Continue reading HBS Students Win First Prize in Prestigous HLS Negotiation Competition

Baker Library

Question: I am working on a field study project that involves setting up a fund for the dependents of military personnel killed on duty. My partner and I are now at the stage where we would like to learn how to set up a 501(c)(3) fund. We think this falls under the non-profit category. We… Continue reading Baker Library

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

Tigers, elephants, rabbits, and monkeys–even dragons–all play a part in Harvard Business School professor Rohit Deshpand‚’s search for success factors among high-performing Asian firms. But in the end, it’s the tigers and rabbits that oftentimes run the best zoo.The animals represent different types of organizations. Highly entrepreneurial organizations are rabbits, emphasizing innovation and risk-taking. And… Continue reading The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

Finance and Non-profit Can Go Hand-in-Hand

Less than a week after my last exam, I was eager to leave school behind and jump into my work as a financial analyst at The Home for Little Wanderers. As I saw it, the primary benefit of working in a nonprofit organization for the summer would be the opportunity to actually get something done,… Continue reading Finance and Non-profit Can Go Hand-in-Hand

Crossing the Sectoral Divide

“The lines between the private and non-profit sectors are blurring,” Michael Chu stated last Wednesday in a panel sponsored by the Social Enterprise Club on changing sectors throughout one’s career. Chu and fellow panelists Kelly Fitzsimmons and Susan Wolf Ditkoff debunked a number of commonly shared myths about the differences between the non-profit and private… Continue reading Crossing the Sectoral Divide

A Summer with The Broad Foundation

It wasn’t the most conventional interview, but I knew it wouldn’t be when his assistant told me I could “ride with him to the airport”. I was meeting Dan Katzir, Managing Director of The Broad Foundation, an entrepreneurial, grant-making organization that funds innovative efforts to dramatically improve governance, management, and labor relations in the nation’s… Continue reading A Summer with The Broad Foundation

Veterans Take up Residence on Spangler Lawn

What do you call a bunch of HBSers taking turns sleeping in a tent on the frozen ground between Aldrich and Spangler? Deluded campers? Masochists? Evidence that maybe the admissions committee isn’t quite as brilliant as we thought? Well, maybe. But more likely, the people trying to stay warm out there are participating in the… Continue reading Veterans Take up Residence on Spangler Lawn

Today's World Belongs Inside the Classroom

HBS is a beacon of learning, a repository of general management knowledge, and an educator in all aspects of business. And yet class after class, the pertinent issues occurring in the outside world are being ignored in favor of the cases. Discussions about Enron are foregone in favor of debates over non-profit Indian eye clinics… Continue reading Today's World Belongs Inside the Classroom

Technology as the Invisible Hand in India

It all started during Hell Week, when I was supposed to find a summer job, but wasn’t able to find something that really excited me. I looked into what the Social Enterprise Program offered and thought it would be an interesting and different path to pursue than my classmates. The program turned out to be… Continue reading Technology as the Invisible Hand in India