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New research published by the Harvard Business School suggests that looking the part is an important factor in landing a job. The study analyzed 63,000 job openings and found that certain accessories or physical features gave candidates an edge in hiring, even after controlling for race, age, and gender. For example, men wearing glasses and having a computer visible in their photo were perceived as a better fit for software programming assignments. Similarly, women with reading glasses and an "artistic" look were seen as a better fit for graphic design jobs. However, it's important to note that appearance should not outweigh job or communication skills. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs Maurice Schweitzer, a University of Pennsylvania professor, collaborated with Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School on several studies exploring dishonest human behavior, but now questions if he was misled, as Gino faces allegations of fabricated data in research, leading to her administrative leave from Harvard. The situation raises concerns about the integrity of research and academic collaborations.

The article examines the efforts of the Harvard Business School's administration to improve gender relations among students graduating in the class of 2013. Details are provided on how Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust appointed Nitin Nohria as dean of the business school and created a standard of interaction among both male and female professors and students. Additional information is provided on the gender gap in the student body as well as the salary gap between genders.

The article discusses the Harvard Business School announced its Indian-American Dean Nitin Nohria, has agreed to delay his departure till the end of the year so as to ensure stability in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Highlights the social entrepreneur. Examples of students at Harvard Business School working on a proposal to fix the broken down health care system in the Ukraine; How the social entrepreneurs had to prove that their plan could save a small part of the world without losing money; Harvard's Initiative on Social Enterprise which aims to prepare MBAs to manage nonprofits which was founded by J. Gregory Dees; New definitions of social enterprise; Other institutions that have similar programs; David Bornstein who calls the new discipline the "citizen sector" in his book "How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and The Power of New Ideas."

The article focuses on a deal signed by the copying machines maker Xerox with Fujifilm Holdings of Japan. It mentions increasing popularity of technology including iPhones, Google Docs and the cloud computing that forced Xerox to look for new ways to sustain in the market. It presents the views of David B. Yoffie, Professor at the Harvard Business School, on the same.

The article reports that Indian Education technology startup, Byju's is featuring as a case study in the Harvard Business School.

The article discusses Harvard Business School ‘s upcoming Global Opportunity Fellowship programme, 'GO: Africa' for MBA graduates, who go to work in Africa, including fellowship details and its purpose of strengthening relationships with business and academic leaders across Africa.

The article discusses U.S. corporate and businesses' social action efforts to solve social problems in the country, including the Georgia cable manufacturer Southwire's hiring of high school students at risk of dropping out of school. The article heavily references a survey conducted by Harvard Business School on corporate social action, including the school faculty member Michael E. Porter's perspective on social action undertaken by businesses and wages in the U.S.

The article discusses how business schools are seeking to attract students interested in starting their own businesses by drawing attention to alumni whose startups have gotten venture-capital funding. Meredith McPherron of Harvard Business School says successful startups are very inspiring to business students. The Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago keeps track of the valuations of firms its graduates start.

The article offers insight to a report by Harvard Business School which states that cooking or cleaning leads to higher satisfaction and happiness level among adults, along which another survey which showed levels of recruitment in hospitality industry.

The article presents brief profile of American businessman, author, politician Michael R. Bloomberg along with information on his professional curriculum, his education from the Harvard Business School and job at investment bank Salomon Brothers.

The article offers Great Britain society news briefs on topics including Ashwin Daudia murdering his ex-wife, prices of oranges and Avocados went up, Harvard Business Publishing seminar coined a new term "energy vampire" for a worker who sucks all energy of his co-workers.