Publications

23 Sep 2013
News

The Best Biotech Graduate Schools in Real Life

25 Sep 2018
News

Corporations of the World! Young Scientists Need You

Ashish Nanda

Ashish Nanda is Senior Lecturer and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator at Harvard Business School. From 2018 to 2021, he was course head for the MBA Required Curriculum course in Strategy. Beginning in 2022, he is teaching an MBA Elective... View Details

January 1997 (Revised April 1997)
Background Note

Building Coalitions

Introduces students to Peter Black's tactical approach toward building coalitions. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Groups and Teams

15 Dec 2020
Blog Post

MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review

As 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to share a roundup of MBA Voices Blogs from 2020. It’s been quite a year for HBS students, alumni, faculty and staff, and sharing our experiences with you through our blog is always a highlight. These posts give an authentic look at... View Details

May 1994
Article

The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations

By: T. M. Amabile, K. G. Hill, B. A. Hennessey and E. M. Tighe

The Work Preference Inventory (WPI) is designed to assess individual differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations. Both the college student and the working adult versions aim to capture the major elements of intrinsic motivation (self-determination,... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Measurement and Metrics; Higher Education; Employees; Personal Characteristics

Find at Harvard

January 2022
Supplement

Institutionalized Entrepreneurship: Flagship Pioneering

By: Gary Pisano and Francesca Gino

The link to this case supplement video playlist should be provided to students in advance as preparation for classroom case discussion. View Details

July 2001 (Revised September 2001)
Background Note

Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business

By: John A. Davis

Introduces students to the wide variety of family business definitions in literature today. Also reviews prominent typologies of family business systems. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Body of Literature; System

Clubs

Entertainment & Media Club

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

Video

Class Day 2013: Brooke Boyarsky, MBA 2013

Kym Lew Nelson

Kym Lew Nelson joined the NOM unit of the Harvard Business School as a Visiting Lecturer in January of 2020. In July of 2020, she became a Senior Lecturer in the Negotiations unit. Prior to joining the faculty, Kym was a guest lecturer in the Negotiations class at... View Details

October 2022
Exercise

Shanty Real Estate: Updated Confidential Information for iBuyer

By: Michael Luca, Jesse M. Shapiro and Nathan Sun

Shanty is a simulation in which students inhabit the role of either a traditional home buyer or an iBuyer, both bidding on the same condo. The traditional home buyer has access to a “comp sheet” of similar properties that have recently sold, and has done a walkthrough.... View Details

Keywords: Algorithm; Decision Choices and Conditions; Measurement and Metrics; Market Timing; Decision Making

24 Jul 2024
Video

Andy Hoffman: It’s time for business schools to respond to a changing world

Career Coach

Wabantu Hlophe

Wabantu wants to help students build networks that can help them access new opportunities in industries off the beaten path. Having gained significant experience in clean energy investing, startups and consulting before HBS; and pivoting... View Details

November 2022 (Revised February 2024)
Exercise

Managing Customer Retention at Teleko

By: Eva Ascarza

This exercise aims to teach students about 1) Targeting Policies; and 2) Algorithmic decision making, and 3) Retention management. View Details

Keywords: Algorithmic Decision Making; Marketing Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships

February 2000 (Revised April 2003)
Case

InSite Marketing Technology (B)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Genevieve J.S. Feraud

Provides students an example of partnerships/acquisitions that allow delivery of packaged solutions to customers in the electronic commerce space. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entrepreneurship; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry