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Harvard business school faculty members share their summer reading lists, pulling from the worlds of technology, history, and fiction to inform. Each staff member submitted a list of their favorite books of all time, in rough order of preference. Powerful lessons in personal change was first published in 1990 and continues to be one of the bestselling business books. It is with very great pleasure that i write this recommendation for allen cheng to support his application for admission into harvard. Hbrs 10 must reads on managing yourself with bonus article how will you measure your life. We hope these books can help you on your quest to chart your organizations path forward in this everchanging digital world. The mba reading list according to the top business schools in the world consultants 500 i dont think this is harvard specific from consultants 500. Business books 5 books that are required reading at harvard business school dont have time and money for an mba. While this list contains some good books from harvard, there are many books out there that provide other perspectives. Harvard east asian monographs, the harvard yenching institute monograph series, and the harvard contemporary china series. Even if your grades, test scores, and other achievements are stellar, you dont want to downplay the importance of recommendation.
Faculty summer reading recommendations harvard business. As you contemplate your summer reading, consider these recent books from harvard business school management scholars that can boost your career and. How dualcareer couples can thrive in love and work. Power after carbon peter foxpenner harvard university press. The revolutionary book that will change the way you do business. Admissions committees rely on letter of recommendations. These arent beach books, but managers should read them anyway. Their selections were then weighted according to the order and the results. Letters of recommendation harvard graduate school of. The gospel according to the harvard business school by peter. The revolutionary book that will change the way you do business isbn. I created this reading list from the harvard business school course catalog while it was available online.
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