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- 19 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Reflections From My First Month at HBS
I’m taking a break from reading cases to write about a few thoughts in my first month. Sitting in Baker Library, I can’t help but to imagine that I’m sitting on the same leather chair on which Jamie Dimon or Sheryl Sandberg may have sat... View Details
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
Why Doing the Easy Parts of Your To-Do List First Can Be a Bad Idea
- October 2003
- Case
Henry Tam and the MGI Team
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Ingrid Vargas and Hillary Anger Elfenbein
Within a short time frame, seven diverse team members assemble to write a business plan for a new company and struggle to define their roles, make decisions together, and resolve conflict. Henry Tam, a second-year Harvard MBA student, who joins an aspiring start-up... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Business Plan; Groups and Teams; Decision Making; Jobs and Positions; Leadership Style; Human Resources; Management Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Diversity
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Ingrid Vargas, and Hillary Anger Elfenbein. "Henry Tam and the MGI Team." Harvard Business School Case 404-068, October 2003.
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
In his novel I Come as a Thief, Louis Auchincloss introduces us to Tony Lowder, a lawyer in his early forties. Tony and his wife have two children. He works for the New York office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but his job is just a resting spot. Tony has... View Details
- 02 May 2012
- News
How outsiders solve problems that stump experts
- 30 Jan 2011
- News
The Power of the Platform at Apple
- Research Summary
Risk Management Systems
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Along with Assistant Professor Anette Mikes and Associate Professor Dennis Campbell, Kaplan continues to explore how companies can implement risk management processes that reflect their strategies. The research involves case writing, teaching in executive program, and... View Details
- 08 Aug 2014
- News
Former SBA Chief Mills: Lending to Small Businesses Still Sluggish
- 05 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges Between Education and Business
How can Latin American business and academia work together to stimulate more case writing in the region? In a set of frank discussions, conference participants—academics and business executives together—broke into small groups organized... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2021
- News
Three Powerful Marketing Trends Born In Lockdown
- 08 May 2011
- News
Bribing the kids
- 18 Jan 2022
- Video
Professor Bob Kaplan: Origins
- 28 Apr 2015
- News
How to Go From Being Busy to Being Productive
- 28 Jan 2022
- News
Professor Bob Kaplan: Origins
- 27 Mar 2020
- News
A Healthy and Productive Guide to Virtual Meetings
- November 2007 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies
By: Noam Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Conflict Management
Wasserman, Noam. "Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 808-088, November 2007. (Revised March 2014.)
- 15 Apr 2022
- News