Publications

October 2014
Teaching Note

MuMaté

By: Thomas Eisenmann

This teaching note is designed for use with "MuMaté: Funding Growth," "MuMaté (B-1): Confidential for Maxwell," "MuMaté (B-2): Confidential for Cantor," HBS Nos. 814-063, 813-149, 813-150, to help faculty deepen student comprehension of business issues and energize... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Growth Management; Negotiation; Expansion; Valuation; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry

November 2007
Case

Differences at Work: Emily (A)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Rachel Gordon

In Differences at Work: Emily (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-014 Emily, a private equity analyst, reads disturbing, sexually focused emails written about her by work colleagues and acquaintances after they all attended a work-related social event. Emily debates what she should... View Details

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Gender

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

John Irving’s Lessons for Business

each other with their work, rather than competing with each other. You want an organizational culture that explicitly values creativity and innovation. Whatever reward systems are in place should reward and recognize creative work. In... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

13 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success

activities that can grow. Simply put, successful families are entrepreneurial. Second, families succeed because they invest in productive activities (including the development of the next generation), emphasize growing assets, and consume relatively little of their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

emphasis on educating global leaders. I attended a few events organized by the HBS Hong Kong and Shanghai Research Centers before applying. Knowing that I would have a dynamic and large alumni base no matter where I ended up post-MBA was... View Details

Web

Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - Site Credits

Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits Visiting the Exhibit More Baker Library Exhibits Baker Library Special Collections Exhibition organized by the HBS Leadership Initiative and Baker Library Special Collections HBS LEADERSHIP... View Details

Web

Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Course Catalog

challenges, opportunities and ethical challenges that some of the most important as well as controversial business leaders of the last century have faced, provides a unique opportunity to learn from the past in order to chart a better future. Course Content and View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Faculty Books

their experience that they tell their stories to others, persuade them to try a product, and provide constructive criticism and new product ideas. Employee-owners are so enthusiastic about their organization that they infect customers... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Real Estate

03 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 3

their authentic selves, and the organization respected and leveraged their talents and provided a sense of connectedness. Eight best organizational practices for instilling such a culture emerged from their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2023
Blog Post

Sustainability: Career Advice from HBS Career Coach Hillary Mann

want to help solve? What type of company culture will enable you to thrive? These questions might help inform the type of organization you might be interested in. You can see more of the resources available... View Details

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

After college, Ramirez planned to attend law school and took a proactive approach to crafting her career trajectory. Goal-oriented by nature and encouraged by her parents, she joined an enrichment program with Boston Lawyers Group, an View Details

08 May 2013
Research & Ideas

A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity

Emerita Deborah Kolb. "Despite bodies of knowledge about social institutions and social issues at the institutional and organizational levels, we know very little about how individual organizations experience and internalize gradual... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting

February 2008
Case

Moët Hennessy España

By: Tiziana Casciaro, Vincent Dessain and Elena Corsi

Since being appointed CEO of Moët Hennessy España (MHE), the Spanish subsidiary of the wine & spirits business of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), the world's leading luxury products group, Ramiro Otano had overseen a spectacularly successful run at the company by... View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain

April 2014
Supplement

Managing Change at Axis Bank (B)

By: Paul Healy and Rachna Tahilyani

Axis Bank is India's third largest private sector bank. In April 2009, Shikha Sharma, an outsider was appointed as its CEO. She took over from a person who had overseen ten years of rapid growth at the bank. The selection of an outsider as the new CEO surprised many... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Valuation; Finance; Banks and Banking; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; India

February 2005 (Revised March 2008)
Case

Shinhan Financial Group (A)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ryan Raffaelli

Mr. Young Hwi Choi, president and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group, embarked on an unconventional post-merger integration strategy with recently acquired Chohung Bank. The strategy focused on integrating traditional operations while attending to employees' reactions to... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Employees; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Emotions; Integration; South Korea