How COVID-19 affected HBS & summer internships
<First year at HBS> My first year at HBS ended unexpectedly due to COVID-19, but I am grateful for my experience so far. I was fascinated by the breadth and depth of business issues we covered in class – a valuation of Burger King, the pricing strategy of a Norwegian luxury cruise line, the branding strategy of Muji, which literally means ‘no brand’, the evolution of Disney’s business scope, the ethics of launching an opioid-based painkiller at Johnson & Johnson, etc. Every case was intriguing, and I smiled as I prepared for class, pondering what I would do if I were the protagonist. Although I walked into class confidently with my own action plans, my views often changed during the heated 80-minute discussions with 90 brilliant section mates from around the world. In addition, we were privileged to have prominent case protagonists – including the former CEO of Vodafone and the founder of CrossFit – in the classroom to discuss their decisions. By studying hundreds of div...