Case Studies - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jun 2015
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7 Things International Applicants Should Know About HBS

of sitting in a classroom and hearing the case unfold. 3. Financial aid doesn’t have to be frightening Esme: HBS’s Prematriculation Checklist is great – it lays out exactly what you need to do and by when. I had a sponsorship offer from... View Details

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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online

faced with making difficult decisions. "For me, that connection from textbook to reality made the courses memorable, enjoyable, and interesting. Case studies were absolutely my favorite part of the program."... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

(DBA 1972) (MIT Press) China is moving from a strategy of imitation to one of innovation, and western businesses need to prepare for a tidal wave of innovation from China The authors explain this transformation and propose strategies for both Western and Chinese... View Details

13 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Humblebragging’ is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview

LaGuardia is number 15 for takeoff. I miss Air Force One!! And here's one from film director Lee Unkrich: Just in case you think all this has gone to my head, within 36 hours of winning the Oscar, I was back home plunging a clogged... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

In a famous example of how first movers can lose their advantage, second-mover Microsoft won the Web browser wars from Netscape and continues to dominate the market today. But that competition was the subject of another "war," this one among researchers who... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

01 Mar 2019
News

Building a Movement

founded, the notion of social enterprise was still relatively new to the lexicon, and HBS was clearly one of the pioneering actors in this broader movement to advance the study and the practice of social enterprise and in inspiring other... View Details

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

Amabile spearheaded a study of more than 200 knowledge workers over a three-year period, asking them to keep journal entries of their successes and frustrations at work. What she found was unexpected: It wasn't recognition or awards that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Jun 2021
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The Path Ahead

this work through longitudinal data collection, research, education, and the dissemination of best practices. We are also committed to diversifying the protagonists of our case studies so they better reflect... View Details

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

enduring strength of the corporate climate in South Africa, says Eric D. Werker, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School. Werker's case study, "Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa," to be published in December,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

07 Jul 2023
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How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

solutions. HOW TO INCORPORATE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY INTO RECRUITING Once psychological safety is engrained in your organization, communicating the impact of this culture to potential new hires is very impactful. Case View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Jun 2009
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Letters to the Editor

Labor Relations Board then notifies the business owner that a secret ballot election must take place within six weeks. During that time employers wishing to make the case to their employees that they would be better off without a union... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

26 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different

is an exploration of what it means for a business to be different, to be meaningfully different, to be different in a way that makes a difference to consumers," she says. “Differentiation is a way of thinking.” An authority on innovative consumer marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

high-cost, high-wage economy like Germany? Porsche's unusual answer in a globalizing auto industry has framed two case studies by HBS professor Jeffrey Fear and colleague Carin-Isabel Knoop. Do I Dare Say... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2024
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Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears

science of behavioral economics as it is applied to health care. Behavioral economics, which combines psychology and economics to understand individual decision-making and market outcomes, is the primary focus of Beshears’ research, and he collaborates with... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Jul 2021
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Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and she wanted to continue building her career in business. She also had a yearning to uncover her passion, and so exposure to different industries and business challenges through the case View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958

Cofounder & Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Yale University, 1953 B.A., American View Details

01 Dec 1996
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Starting Up and Starting Over

What is it about HBS that has produced such a steady stream of remarkable entrepreneurs whose endeavors have changed American life in the postwar decades? The creative impact of the case method, as noted earlier, should not be... View Details

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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

small business owner and tech entrepreneur from Arizona Programming & System Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Estrella Mountain Community College Small Business Administration, Northern Arizona University As always, the case View Details

20 May 2019
Blog Post

Makeup: How Kenya Hunt Transformed Her Career Through Cosmetics

without the intense practice of the case study method. The obligation to have something meaningful to say every day, to hear other viewpoints every day, to defend or revise my perspective every day – it’s... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

06 Dec 2021
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New Wave

gets easier when you have diverse generation profiles,” says Weiss, who is working up a case study on a Moroccan energy project that blends wind and solar power. Marine energy also holds a special place... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

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