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- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Doing Deals and Leading Teams at XAF Partners
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams
Private equity firm XAF Partners had grown steadily over the last decade, establishing offices across Asia. At the end of their day-long partners' retreat, several firm partners discuss the challenges they face as "producing managers." These include collaboration and... View Details
- October 2015
- Article
The Value of Bosses
By: Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw and Christopher Stanton
How and by how much do supervisors enhance worker productivity? Using a company-based data set on the productivity of technology-based services workers, supervisor effects are estimated and found to be large. Replacing a boss who is in the lower 10% of boss quality... View Details
Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton. "The Value of Bosses." Journal of Labor Economics 33, no. 4 (October 2015): 823–861.
- August 2010
- Article
Antitrust—What Role for Strategic Management Expertise?
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis A. Yao
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Dennis A. Yao. "Antitrust—What Role for Strategic Management Expertise?" Boston University Law Review 90, no. 4 (August 2010): 1457–1478.
- 23 Jun 2014
- News
In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together
- November 2009 (Revised September 2010)
- Supplement
Discovering Hidden Gems: The Story of Daryl Morey, Shane Battier, and the Houston Rockets (B)
By: Frances X. Frei and Matthew Todd Perlberg
Supplement to the (A) case. View Details
Frei, Frances X., and Matthew Todd Perlberg. "Discovering Hidden Gems: The Story of Daryl Morey, Shane Battier, and the Houston Rockets (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 610-039, November 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
- summer 1993
- Article
Underinvestment and Incompetence as Responses to Radical Innovation: Evidence from the Photolithographic Industry
Henderson, Rebecca. "Underinvestment and Incompetence as Responses to Radical Innovation: Evidence from the Photolithographic Industry." RAND Journal of Economics 24, no. 2 (summer 1993).
- summer 1990
- Article
Retraining Mid-career Managers: Career History and Self-efficacy Beliefs
By: Linda A. Hill and J. Elias
Hill, Linda A., and J. Elias. "Retraining Mid-career Managers: Career History and Self-efficacy Beliefs." Human Resource Management 29, no. 2 (summer 1990): 197–218.
- 2004
- Case
Learning to Manage with Data in Duval County Public Schools: Lake Shore Middle School (A)
By: Allen Grossman, James P. Honan and Caroline Joan King
- 2025
- Working Paper
New Product Diffusion Within Retailers: The Effect of Managerial Quality on Rollout
By: Tomomichi Amano and Jorge Tamayo
Retailers are key intermediaries through which consumers encounter innovation in the form of new products. How are these products rolled out within retailers? We observe significant variation in the availability of new products across stores in a large retail chain in... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Quality; Firm Performance; Diffusion Of Innovation; New Product Rollout; Retailing; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Management Skills; Retail Industry; Colombia
Amano, Tomomichi, and Jorge Tamayo. "New Product Diffusion Within Retailers: The Effect of Managerial Quality on Rollout." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-041, February 2025.
- December 26, 2018
- Article
Why Family Businesses Need to Find the Right Level of Conflict
By: Josh Baron
Many families avoid conflict because it makes them uncomfortable. For families that own and manage businesses, this is a problem. Conflict avoidance leads people to avoid difficult–but necessary–conversations and decisions. Instead of avoiding conflict, the people who... View Details
Baron, Josh. "Why Family Businesses Need to Find the Right Level of Conflict." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 26, 2018).
- 2013
- Working Paper
What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-080, March 2012. (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Revised August 2013.)
- August 1996 (Revised February 2000)
- Exercise
Decision-Making Exercise (C)
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Provides questionnaires so students can compare their experiences with different decison-making processes. Students read "Growing Pains," a Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study, and then work in teams to come up with recommendations using a consensus approach to... View Details
Garvin, David A., and Michael Roberto. "Decision-Making Exercise (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 397-033, August 1996. (Revised February 2000.)
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
the team. Have key technical skills so you can advise the team. Collaborate across the company. And finally, be a strong decision maker. Plant the greener pastures. Ensure that high-revenue employees have options within the company for... View Details
- March 2025
- Supplement
Fostering Community at Airbnb (B)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Heather Whiteman and Sarah Mehta
This case provides updates to “Fostering Community at Airbnb (A),” case no. 425-045. View Details
- March 2025
- Case
Fostering Community at Airbnb (A)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Heather Whiteman and Sarah Mehta
Set in November 2020, this case explores Airbnb’s efforts to foster a culture of belonging, particularly given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s workforce. It details how Airbnb used employee surveys and organizational network analysis (ONA)—a... View Details
- December 3, 2014
- Article
Family Businesses Need One Person to Conquer and Another One to Rule
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the different leadership styles needed in family businesses beyond the traditional "conqueror" archetype. While conquerors are growth-focused and hands-on, rulers are essential for managing complexity, focusing on governance, and addressing family... View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Family Businesses Need One Person to Conquer and Another One to Rule." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 3, 2014).
- March 2011
- Module Note
Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries: Managing and Marketing Talent
By: Anita Elberse
Elberse, Anita. "Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries: Managing and Marketing Talent." Harvard Business School Module Note 511-013, March 2011.
- September 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Bain & Company's IT Practice (A)
In late 2001, the consultancy Bain must decide whether to launch information technology as a practice area within the firm. The senior executives who are Bain's clients have been asking more and more IT-related questions of the firm's partners, who find themselves... View Details
McAfee, Andrew P. "Bain & Company's IT Practice (A)." Harvard Business School Case 606-010, September 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 30 Sep 2013
- News