Blog: Archive for the “Harvard University (Harvard Business School)” Category

Featured quite prominently in the New York Times business section this morning, Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School at the University of Toronto, discussed the evolution of his concept of integrative thinking. The Times somewhat enthusiastically endorses Martin’s general management concepts which are complemented by liberal arts influences (communication, negotiation, critical analysis) and lauds Yale and … Read More  

In this morning’s Harvard Crimson, readers will find an article on HBS’s attempts to alter and “freshen” their courses to address the roots and causes of the financial crisis. According to the article, HBS students in the required first-year course “Business, Government, and the International Economy” will read cases on the demise of the Icelandic … Read More  

MBA candidates have a tendency to assume that only one type of applicant gets into Harvard (“leaders”), Kellogg (“team players”) or Columbia (“finance types”), for example. Of course, people are complex, and MBA students have more than one dimension. HBS’s Portrait Project provides an excellent opportunity for you to get to know students through their … Read More  

This morning the Boston Globe released an interview with Dee Leopold, Director of Admissions at HBS. Ms. Leopold does not offer much for MBA candidates to feast on, but for those who are obsessed with all things HBS, it is worth the read.

As if there is not enough out there that strikes fear into the hearts of “typical” would-be HBS applicants, the Harvard Crimson is reporting that applications to the HBS 2+2 program grew last year, from 630 to 843 and the number of students who were accepted into the program grew from 104 to 115 (27 of whom … Read More