Filter Results:
(4,258)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,258)
- People (6)
- News (1,046)
- Research (2,607)
- Events (11)
- Multimedia (19)
- Faculty Publications (1,279)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,258)
- People (6)
- News (1,046)
- Research (2,607)
- Events (11)
- Multimedia (19)
- Faculty Publications (1,279)
- 16 Mar 2015
- News
A Sustainable Approach to Physics Education
Sir Peter Ogden (MBA 1973) has changed the lives of thousands of students with the Ogden Trust, which provides funding to ready the next generation of leaders in science and math. “My focus is not to change... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Recruiting During Uncertainty: How to Meet Students Where They Are
While there may be changes along the way, the more information students have about the process the more confident they will feel about engaging with your company. Create space for students to share their career goals honestly Transparency... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
technology and government, which is growing even more relevant as the years pass. Outside the classroom, I led the Sales & Business Development Club and was a part of the Tech Club as well. Leading the Sales & Business Development... View Details
- October 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Barclays Global Investors and Exchange Traded Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Provides an overview of the Exchange Traded Funds (EFT) industry and highlights the leadership role that Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has played in this developing asset class. BGI launched its first ETFs under the iShares brand name in 2000, and by mid-2007 BGI was... View Details
Keywords: History; Venture Capital; Asset Management; Stocks; Investment Funds; Leading Change; Expansion; Competitive Strategy; Capital Markets; Global Strategy; Financial Strategy; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Asia; Europe
Viceira, Luis M., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Barclays Global Investors and Exchange Traded Funds." Harvard Business School Case 208-033, October 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
By 1998, Pilar Deza (OPM 30, 2001) had weathered several storms on her way to becoming a leading education entrepreneur in Peru. Deza had gone from founding a nursery school in her garage with four neighborhood children to operating two... View Details
- September 2021
- Case
Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance
By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
The two vignettes within “Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance” (HBS No. 122-024) present various issues relating to governance in professional service firms (“PSFs”). In the first, the Managing Director of a U.S. consulting firm contemplates whether to... View Details
Keywords: Consulting Firms; Professional Services; Board Of Directors; Professional Service; Global Firm; Executive Leadership; Globalized Firms and Management; Private Equity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Leadership Development; Leading Change; Emerging Markets; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Service Industry; United States; India
Fubini, David G., Suraj Srinivasan, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance." Harvard Business School Case 122-024, September 2021.
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2024
ClimateCAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business brings together MBA students, business leaders, and experts from around the world to assess the implications of climate change for business and investment. At the... View Details
- 09 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen
species' survival by triggering learning and adaptation; it can have the same effect on organizations. Businesses and the people inside them don't learn to change unless they have the courage to confront difficult truths. Because most... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
navigating the perilous straits of leadership. Whether parent or politician, CEO or community activist, leaders will learn how to exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Winning through Innovation: A Practical Guide to View Details
- 24 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 24
selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance. What deters selective disclosure and leads firms to instead make disclosures more representative of their... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- June 2014 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Joshua D. Margolis and Matthew G. Preble
What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization that transformed how cancer research is done, and now faces the challenge of sustaining the organization and its... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Philanthropy Funding; Entrepreneurship; Health Care; Management Styles; Personalized Medicine; Health Care Outcomes; Cancer; Cancer Care In The U.S.; Personal Care; Leadership; Leading Change; Social Entrepreneurship; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership Style; Management Style; Management Skills; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Health; Health Industry; United States; Canada; Spain
Hamermesh, Richard G., Joshua D. Margolis, and Matthew G. Preble. "Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 814-026, June 2014. (Revised February 2017.)
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
antitrust authorities, who fear they could ultimately harm consumers by raising prices above typical competitive levels. It doesn’t seem too long ago when a price change was a major strategic decision for companies, requiring extensive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
investment directors should be required to make in a company, but my analysis leads me to propose a threshold commitment of $250,000 to $500,000 for companies in the $1 billion to $3 billion revenue range, and $500,000 to $1 million in... View Details
- Portrait Project
Kristen Forecki
Kindness changed my life. As an insecure fifteen-year-old, I felt invisible in the chorus of a summer-theatre program, until an assistant director took me aside to offer thoughtful words of encouragement. When she surprised me by thanking... View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
find that changes in the local business landscape is a leading indicator of housing price changes and that the entry of Starbucks (and coffee shops more generally) into a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
layoffs lead to mistakes that undermine companies’ corporate goals. Doing a layoff for the right reason is not just smart strategically, it’s smart organizationally, since employees are more likely to stay engaged and work through the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
different from these cyclical patterns. In the book, we discuss how a confluence of factors—the changing sources of capital, the rise of intermediaries, and the growing concentration of investors dollars—is likely to View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Do You Feel Lucky?
NBC: Today Show NBC: Today Show Depending on how the numbers fall tonight, one or more lucky winners could find themselves in a life-changing scenario as the recipient of an estimated $1.6 billion jackpot, with a cash option of $904 million. On NBC-TV's Today show,... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- News
Public Good
approach, taking the time in her first few months to meet with the organizations many employees, volunteers, donors, and beneficiaries in order to craft what she refers to as her “100-day plan.” “I don’t want to make changes before I talk... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
The Work-Life Balancing Act
spend more time with kids. There is no right answer to these questions, but there is a right answer for you and your family. And the answer starts with honesty and openness with yourself and each other. What do each of you really want? Ask the question frequently, as... View Details