preparation - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

dining hall) and then reply to e-mails or prepare any remaining discussion group questions. There are two to three 80 minute classes per day, finishing at 3pm. I underestimated how attentive you need to be in class. You can be... View Details

17 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Section I Celebrates Parents, Mentors, and Partners Day

If there’s one thing our LEAD (Leadership and Organizational Behavior) Professor David Fubini (MBA 1980) tried to drill into the MBA Class of 2024 Section I, it’s that we should take the time to thank the people who got us to HBS – whether that be our parents, our... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an education and rehabilitation... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

October 2006 (Revised September 2014)
Case

Summit Partners - The FleetCor Investment (A)

By: Michael J. Roberts

Part of a 3-case series in which students get to see the unfolding of due diligence on private equity (buy out) deal. In this, the A case, the deal team has negotiated a letter of intent with FleetCor, a firm that operates a fuel payment network for vehicle fleets.... View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Investment; Negotiation Offer; Service Industry

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Fostering Innovation in Life Sciences - Health Care

Innovating in Health Care This course helps students create successful entrepreneurial health care ventures by enabling them to identify the alignment between an entrepreneurial health care venture and the “Six Forces” that shape health care. Students will View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

From Chalkboards to Chatbots

comprehend the potential of this evolving technology and to grasp its far-reaching implications. In order to prepare and help guide these leaders, HBS faculty and their research must be at the forefront of the GenAI transformation,... View Details

29 Sep 2022
Op-Ed

Inclusive Leadership Advice: Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

performing without preparation or a script—responding to others in the moment, listening to your inner voice, and bursting out with whatever comes to mind. In my book Rebel Talent, I noted that improvisation is like steering a car by... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

24 May 2017
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Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979

those skills prepared him for business and law school, as well as for his career in both fields. After being admitted to Harvard Law School, Ogunlesi realized that his aversion to numbers might hinder his success, so he submitted an... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Clubs & Consulting | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

student) for the partner organization under the mentorship of the organization’s executive staff or Board members. Students selected by CFI will work with your organization to refine and develop the project scope, develop key deliverables, conduct necessary analysis,... View Details

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

Concepts Understand negotiation dynamics and how to prepare for uncertainty Learn to craft agile strategy and be quick on your feet in changing circumstances Resolve small differences before they escalate Secure maximum value for your... View Details

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

meet with these people; this is when you'll have a break' -- that gave me a sense of what the experience was going to be like and allowed me to prepare myself for that,” Hamilton said. Hamilton believes there is a connection between... View Details

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Getting Started - Alumni

Careers Getting Started Careers Getting Started Determine Your Next Move Whether you’re content in your current role or thinking about a change, this is your job search destination. Leverage the following resources to help you prepare for... View Details

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

leadership in practice; and leadership development. Q: What are you working on next? A: Related to the study of leadership, the Dean and the HBS Division of Research generously funded two subsequent colloquia. Last year, we convened "How Can Leadership Be... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

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Participation - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Participation Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

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Program Preview: Leading in the Digital Era

Prepare to address some of today's most pressing challenges in the Leading in the Digital Era program. In this video, Faculty Chair Linda Hill and teaching team members Ann Le Cam and Sunand Menon discuss why this program is so innovative... View Details

05 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

her own positive experiences with RLX. While the RLX-Impress negotiation was particularly tricky to get off the ground, establishing trust is critical to achieving success in any negotiation, because all negotiations involve some level of risk. Negotiators usually say... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

20 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey

Keywords: by Asli M. Coplan & Geoffrey Jones

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Growing as a Purposeful Leader

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger

Leaders today have to lead in the context of extraordinary changes and challenges. The demands of today's stakeholders have risen significantly, and what is expected of senior leaders is quickly evolving in terms of their mission (more than profit),... View Details

2019
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Overcoming Cultural Resistance to Open Source Innovation

By: John Winsor, Jin Hyun Paik, Michael Tushman and Karim R. Lakhani

Purpose: This article offers insight on how to effectively help incumbent organizations prepare for global business shifts to open source and digital business models.
Design/methodology/approach: Discussion related to observation, experience and case studies... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Innovation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention

September 2017 (Revised February 2023)
Case

Intermountain Healthcare: Pursuing Precision Medicine

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Kathy E. Giusti, Robert S. Huckman and Julia Kelley

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Intermountain Healthcare operates 23 hospitals and hundreds of clinics in Utah and Idaho and provides insurance to approximately 850,000 patients through its insurance arm, SelectHealth. In 2013, Intermountain, known for its commitment... View Details