Publications

01 Feb 2001
News

Changing Student Life

Inc., whose online "Campus in a Click" intranet services provide cost-effective, interactive communication for all people associated with an institution of higher learning. "We're changing student life," Jackson explained. "You remember... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Information

12 Dec 2013
News

The 'New Rich' and What It Means to be Wealthy

February 1991 (Revised July 1994)
Case

Tom Paine Mutual Life Insurance Company

A junior portfolio manager at a major life insurance company must choose among various public and private debt alternatives in connection with the funding of a new Guaranteed Investment Contract. The case serves as an introduction to life insurance companies as... View Details

Keywords: Asset Management; Insurance; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry

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04 Jun 2025
News

Slice of Life

you end it by saying, "A lot of people wonder what their purpose in life is. Mine is to make pizza." How did you discover that? BC: Oh my gosh, that's so funny. When people ask me how had I got into pizza, I... View Details

2016
Article

The Dynamic Componential Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations: Making Progress, Making Meaning

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Michael G. Pratt

Leveraging insights gained through a burgeoning research literature over the past 28 years, this paper presents a significant revision of the model of creativity and innovation in organizations published in Research in Organizational Behavior in 1988. This... View Details

Keywords: Progress; Meaningful Work; Affect; Creativity; Organizations; Innovation and Invention; Motivation and Incentives

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October 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Case

Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA), Inc.: Finding the Hidden Meaning in Corporate Disclosures

By: Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy

Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Information

01 Jun 2013
News

Coach for Life

BOB HURLEY Bob Hurley, one of the winningest coaches in boys' high-school basketball history, made his full-court presence felt at HBS on March 28 when he visited Aldrich Hall for the tip-off of a new case about him and his life's work.... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2004
News

Redefining Work Life

wanted to define herself by more than her professional status and financial rewards,” reported Business Week (March 29, 2004) in its cover story on Fudge’s departure from — and return to — the workforce. After two years during which Fudge... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services

09 Jun 2015
Blog Post

Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree

Originally from Mexico City, Mexico Paulina Ponce de Leon moved to the United States in 2001 to attend Wellesley College. After graduating from Wellesley, Paulina spent a year travelling and pursuing a Master’s degree at MIT. Paulina... View Details

17 Aug 2011
News

Breath of Life

Green: Participating in the stem-cell revolution. Courtesy David Green It was the kind of medical miracle that experts say will one day be commonplace. In June, an artificial trachea (windpipe), infused with... View Details

Keywords: stem cell research; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2005
News

A Well-Tuned Life

catalogue publisher and direct marketer in Tampa, Florida, Franzblau likes to keep closely involved with his 11-year-old daughter, Olivia. He wants to help her as she navigates adolescence, an age when girls’ self-esteem is often... View Details

Keywords: karaoke; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2011
News

Water for Life

development, we strongly believe that the delivery of water and sanitation services to the city of Manila significantly affects the quality of life of the public, especially those in marginalized... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

January 2000 (Revised October 2000)
Case

Staples: A Year in the Life of a Start-Up

By: Myra M. Hart

The case provides information on the development of the office superstore concept, building partnerships, creating the business plan, and recruiting a management team. Focuses on the detailed level of decision making required to transform an idea into a viable... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Recruitment; Management Teams; Integration; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Business Plan; Decision Making

15 Jan 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance

Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered How do I get past a feeling of being stuck in View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

03 Mar 2014
News

A Life Transformed

names of movies I had seen. An older boy knew that one of them was the name of a ringworm ointment, so I was caught in my lie, and they all laughed at me. That revelation of my ignorance was the most humiliating moment of my childhood."... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Finance; Transportation

August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
Case

Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences

By: Satish Tadikonda, Jacqueline Grant and William Marks

The case showcases three vignettes of career choice scenarios facing new graduates. How one navigates and handles these situations can have a significant impact on careers overall, with each vignette representing a situation likely to be experienced by most students in... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Job Offer