Ahead of the Curve

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978-1-59420-175-2
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Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School (in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, the book is called "What They Teach You at Harvard Business School: My Two Years in the Cauldron of Capitalism") is a non-fiction book by author and journalist Philip Delves Broughton. It was published by Penguin Press in 2008. The book covers the author's two year experience at the Harvard Business School (HBS).

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This book was, unfortunately, rather disappointing. As a graduate of the University of Denver's MBA program, I was excited to read this book because I'd hoped it would glean some insight into the highly selective, greatly sought after experience at HBS. Although Broughton gave a fair amount of that, it was often punctuated by long stretches of academic material that seemed ripped from a business textbook. I suppose that one should expect some material like this, given that Broughton is recounting his experiences in business school; however, a true account of "Two Years at Harvard Business School" would, I think, focus a bit more on Harvard itself and not devote multiple pages to an explanation of Michael Porter's numerous frameworks.