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29 Jan 2018
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How 'Teaming' Saved 33 Lives in the Chilean Mining Disaster

Workers test the NASA-engineered capsule used to lift trapped miners to the surface. Hugo Infante/Government of Chile via Wikimedia Commons (Editor's Note: Amy Edmondson advises managers to think of teams as a verb, "teaming," which means... View Details

Keywords: by Amy C. Edmondson; Mining

03 Apr 2006
What Do You Think?

Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?

Cherian weighs in with this comment: ". . . there could be a rise and fall in global corporations—a rise of corporations from new economy nations and a fall in corporations in old economy nations." As M. P. Jayaprakash puts it, "Like View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Apr 2009
What Do You Think?

How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?

information moves where needed and not everywhere it can." [This reflects a complaint I came across recently from a senior manager that a problem with the latest generation entering business ranks is that "everyone reports to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Publishing; Journalism & News

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

BEI recently named Courtney Fairbrother as the new Associate Director. Courtney manages student and alumni engagement and creates networks and opportunities that encourage these groups to address climate change. She also oversees the... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

“Hesper Silver” Ray Baxter (MBA 1975), Lawrence Honig (MBA 1975) “Hambrecht & Quist” Steve Wilson (MBA 1989) “Finale” Amy Lieb (MBA 2001) “Carter Racing” Arijit Roy (MBA 2007) “Manila Water Company” Senthilkumar Rajendran (SELP 4, 2019)... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Mar 2024
News

Game On

he recalls. Digging further, McCarthy found that the corrosive effects of salt water on steel meant that salt-water immersion would satisfy the Army’s demilitarizing standard. Check. As to the second part, McCarthy says he enlisted the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
Case

Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

re-evolve the future. SurgiBox Mike Teodorescu (DBA 2018) Alumni Track Crowd Favorite Safe surgery, any time, any place. Business Track, 2021 Concord Materials Robert Lane (MBA 2021) Anthony Valente (MBA 2022) Business Track Co-Winner Integrated materials View Details

29 Mar 2016
First Look

March 29, 2016

California Water Crisis This case highlights the tough choices, competing interests, and decision-making mechanisms involved in California's management of its severe drought, entering its fifth year in 2015.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

disinclined to conform to assumed gender stereotypes by working on beauty. The fashion industry, which is also huge, suffers from the same lack of attention from management researchers. Q: You write, "Beauty emerges as an industry which... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

24 Apr 2023
HBS Case

What Does It Take to Build as Much Buzz as Booze? Inside the Epic Challenge of Cannabis-Infused Drinks

today has a number of investors, including celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Rosario Dawson, and recently raised $27 million in Series A funding. Cann’s products are now available sold in 34 states in the US and two provinces in Canada. Sharks in these... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

12 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 12

the Use of Unverifiable Estimates in Required Goodwill Impairment Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Ross L. Watts Publication:Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming) Abstract SFAS 142 requires managers to estimate the current fair value of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

31 Oct 2023
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

Kennedy Stephen M. Waters James A. Stern William J. Kneisel Donald H. Layton Kevin W. Kennedy A managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he has spent his entire career, Kevin Kennedy has served the firm in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Angela Q. Crispi | About

Angela Q. Crispi Bio Angela is the Executive Dean for Administration at Harvard Business School, leading an organization of nearly 2,000 staff with an operating budget of $1 billion. She oversees the execution of the School’s strategy ranging from academic programs to... View Details

15 Mar 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

and those who work or worked in coal mines. There are also certain tax credits aimed at electricity production shifts benefitting low-income communities, but the amount of funding thus far is uncertain. The IRA also allocated $1 billion for improving energy efficiency,... View Details

04 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 4

http://ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-031413-091305?nosfx=y August 2013 Harvard Business Review Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life By: Groysberg, Boris, and... View Details