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Career Path - MBA
paths are top-of-mind for many of our students, and understanding the career choices of recent HBS students can provide helpful context. The data below represents those in the Class of 2023 who actively sought and accepted full-time roles... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reflecting on AASU50: Advancing African American Business Leadership
and important role that African Americans have played in shaping HBS, the business world, and society at large. The AASU50 team engaged HBS faculty, staff, alumni, and students in creating: a multi-dimensional event with influential... View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Cicely Saunders and Modern Hospices—A Brother’s View: Case Histories of Transformational Advances
By: Amar Bhide and Srikant M. Datar
This case history describes the role of Dame Cicely Saunders (1918-2005) in shaping the
modern hospice movement. View Details
Bhide, Amar, and Srikant M. Datar. "Cicely Saunders and Modern Hospices—A Brother’s View: Case Histories of Transformational Advances." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-055, February 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- 31 May 2012
- News
Three Pitfalls Startup Founders Must Avoid
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
status plays a role in the price. But we also have to admit that it is one of the best cars ever produced, and that many deem the combination of its performance characteristics and quality without equal. "To get at the symbolic value... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
Market Triads: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Market Intermediation (Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, June 2002)
By: Rakesh Khurana
This paper examines the role of executive search firms in CEO search. The paper argues that the numerical shift from two party market transactions (e.g. buyers and sellers) to three party transactions (e.g. buyers, sellers, and third party) transforms market exchanges... View Details
Elisabeth Kempf
Elisabeth Kempf is an Associate Professor in the Finance Unit, teaching Finance 1 to MBA students. She is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy and Research... View Details
- October 2011 (Revised December 2013)
- Case
Lehman Brothers and Repo 105
By: Anette Mikes, Gwen Yu and Dominique Hamel
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 was the largest bankruptcy in US history. The case examines the economics of the off-balance sheet transactions Lehman undertook prior to the collapse, and highlights the corporate governance challenges in situations where firms... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Policy; Accounting Audits; Corporate Governance; Financial Instruments; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry
Mikes, Anette, Gwen Yu, and Dominique Hamel. "Lehman Brothers and Repo 105." Harvard Business School Case 112-050, October 2011. (Revised December 2013.)
- 2020
- Presentations & Discussions
How HBR Engages Questions About Race
- November 1991 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Body Shop International
Describes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility to society. After profiling Anita Roddick as a person, the case describes the anti-mainstream approach she... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Management Teams; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Body Shop International." Harvard Business School Case 392-032, November 1991. (Revised July 1995.)
- January 2023
- Article
Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Derrick P. Bransby
Since its renaissance in the 1990s, psychological safety research has
flourished—a boom motivated by recognition of the challenge of navigating uncertainty and change. Today, its theoretical and practical significance
is amplified by the increasingly complex and... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Risk and Uncertainty; Leadership; Working Conditions; Research; Performance; Learning; Organizational Culture
Edmondson, Amy C., and Derrick P. Bransby. "Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature." Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 10 (January 2023): 55–78.
- September 18, 2017
- Article
Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?
By: Julie Battilana and Marissa Kimsey
The article provides a framework for understanding the roles that individuals and organizations can play in a movement for social change. View Details
Battilana, Julie, and Marissa Kimsey. "Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?" Stanford Social Innovation Review (website) (September 18, 2017).
- 11 Feb 2021
- Video
How HBR Engages Questions About Race: Amy Bernstein
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Robin J. Ely - Making A Difference
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Thomas S. Schreier Jr. - Making A Difference
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Karthik Ramanna - Making A Difference
- November 11, 2022
- Editorial
Finally Companies Have to Be Upfront about Job Pay Ranges
The significance of pay transparency laws is their role in moving American workplaces away from bias and closer to equal opportunity. View Details
Keywords: Pay; Salary; Pay Gap; Transparency; Wages; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Equality and Inequality
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Finally Companies Have to Be Upfront about Job Pay Ranges." CNN.com (November 11, 2022). (Opinion.)
- September 1996
- Background Note
Some Thoughts on Career Management
A view of career management for people interested in starting or playing a major role in an entrepreneurial venture is presented. View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Some Thoughts on Career Management." Harvard Business School Background Note 897-055, September 1996.
- December 1994 (Revised September 1996)
- Supplement
Tomasz Budziak
Provides private information for students assuming the role of Tomasz Budziak in a simulated negotiation of the sale of Cementownia Odra. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation
Wu, George, and Arnold Holle. "Tomasz Budziak." Harvard Business School Supplement 895-006, December 1994. (Revised September 1996.)