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  • August 2023
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Salma Qarnain: Spaceships to Broadway

By: Leslie Perlow, Mel Martin and Hannah Weisman
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:11
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Abstract

Salma Qarnain, daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, is an engineer trained at Stanford and MIT. She began her career building spacecrafts but 30 years later finds herself pursuing her calling, acting on Broadway. The case explores Qarnain’s career path, family life, and arts activities from her childhood into her fifties, as she finds what brings her meaning and happiness in life.

Keywords

Personal Development and Career; Job Search; Job Design and Levels; Happiness; Identity; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Theater Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Talent and Talent Management; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Aerospace Industry; United States; New York (city, NY); Boston; California

Citation

Perlow, Leslie, Mel Martin, and Hannah Weisman. "Salma Qarnain: Spaceships to Broadway." Harvard Business School Case 424-018, August 2023.

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Leslie A. Perlow

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