Family Office - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

tasked with leading Mudo's transition from a family business to a more institutionalized, corporate structure and ensuring a smooth handover of the company from the first- to the second-generation owner. As CEO, she makes a series of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

maximizing productivity? How do we help employees with work/life balance?” “How to keep people engaged and connected and OPTIMISTIC in appropriate measure while so many have so many competing personal and business and health and family... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

“How will we educate our kids?” is similar to “what kind of company culture will we have?” There are philosophies on which to reach alignment: “Where will we raise our family?” is similar to “will we have a home office or remote-friendly... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

25 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

long-term counseling relationship. Understanding what is involved in a decision to seek counseling, the SAS team is committed to assisting students in finding the most appropriate resources for their personal situations. Parents & View Details

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details

24 May 2017
News

John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

Express Chairman Emeritus, The Vanguard Group It’s 6 a.m. on a Sunday and Jack Brennan is making pancakes for his grandson, Jack, taking advantage of an opportunity to spend quality time with his namesake as the rest of the family sleeps.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jan 2012
News

E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

Palmer Organization 1984 Cofounds Summit Partners 1991 Establishes Stamps Family Charitable Foundation 2001 Becomes Founding Manager Partner at Summit 2004 Receives Outstanding Service Award, National Venture Capital Association About 10... View Details

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Events - Business History

University from Germany to America to China" William Kirby, T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, spoke about his new book, Empires of Ideas: Creating... View Details

11 Mar 2024
Blog Post

A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

and International Economy (BGIE) – and we are discussing Korea’s growth story. Our discussion centers around whether government intervention helps economic growth and on the impact of the Chaebols, or large family conglomerates. While... View Details

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

recognize how the sum is greater than its parts. While each team member played a role in your efforts, it is almost always how the team worked together that led to where you are now. Schedule a couple hours to be together—ideally, face to face and out of the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

faculty. They are incredible resources with interesting research topics, broad networks, and fascinating personal stories. I thoroughly enjoyed office hours where topics ranged from school and careers to balancing my personal life. I came... View Details

26 Nov 2019
News

The Ritual Effect

enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on: rituals can increase belonging over View Details

Keywords: rituals

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

students’ performance on standardized tests.” Published in the February 15 edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was authored by Hans Henrik Sievertsen, a postdoctoral researcher at the Danish National Centre for Social Research;... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

01 Oct 2021
News

Fueling the Faculty Pipeline

“brought finance to life for me,” he says. In addition to being an excellent teacher, Glauber introduced Melwani in 1985 to Steve Schwarzman (MBA 1972), cofounder of Blackstone, the firm Melwani joined in 2003 and where he is now senior managing director, global chief... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

activities during the 2022–2023 academic year, from developing cases to convening thought leaders to conducting business history interviews. AFRICA RESEARCH CENTER (Johannesburg; offices in Nairobi and Lagos) Addressing some of society’s... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

11 Oct 2023
News

Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details

17 Apr 2022
Book

How to Avoid the 'Ethical Slide' That Leads Companies Astray

personally profit by violating the law or by harming or misleading others. The stakes can be enormous, especially when a big transaction or career-making decision is involved. This means people in business often face much larger temptations in the View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

change, energy policy, and economic development. Most recently, Gordon served under California Governor Gavin Newsom as the Director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor on... View Details

11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

Frances Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management, is an expert in the intersection of leadership and inclusion. Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration, studies how people can lead more... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

public sector organization, or for-profit social enterprise with total compensation that meets the income guidelines. (See Income and Assets , Employment , and Awards sections). Loans The Program is designed to support graduates who were determined by the Financial Aid... View Details

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