Publications

09 Dec 2020
Blog Post

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

right fit which is beneficial over the long term. Then, invite candidates to ask questions. Questions are always part of the recruiting process, but by explaining to prospective hires that questions around culture, diversity, and View Details

May 1981 (Revised February 2000)
Case

Reagan Plan, The

By: George C. Lodge

Contains President Reagan's address to Congress in February of 1981 in which he proposes $49 billion in budget cuts and tax reductions. Also contains David Stockman's "economic Dunkirk" memorandum of November 1980. Exhibits contain economic data. Purpose is to provide... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Economy; Government and Politics; Budgets and Budgeting; United States

May 2022 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?

By: Robin Greenwood, James Williams and Denise Han

In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then... View Details

Keywords: Growth; Equity; Disney; Value; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Strategy; Growth and Development; Investment Return; Opportunities; Business and Stakeholder Relations; North America

25 May 2023
Blog Post

6 Best Practices for Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Interview Process

Are your organization’s interview processes inclusive and equitable? Or, are there more opportunities to counter bias in your interviews and welcome candidates with a variety of backgrounds and experiences?... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Program

Creating Brand Value

individuals will have the opportunity to work together during the program if they so choose. Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where... View Details

June 2019
Case

Athena Bancorp

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Sarah Abbott

Athena Bancorp was founded in 2016 by Beth Daniels, a banking professional with 15 years of experience in the industry. Daniels took advantage of what she perceived as a gap in the market caused by recent industry consolidation, a decreasing industry focus on branch... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Strategy; Service Delivery; Banking Industry

07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

for employees to openly discuss issues around diversity and inclusion can connect back to goals of effective collaboration that produce exceptional products and services. Furthermore, setting the stage is also about reframing failure.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

12 Apr 2012
News

Sponsors lay down Olympic challenge to rivals

10 Mar 2022
News

How to Kick Your Success Addiction and Love Your Work

18 Nov 2014
Blog Post

Company Information Day Recap

representatives had the opportunity to connect with over 350 members of the Class of 2016. If you were unable to attend CID but are still interested in recruiting for summer... View Details

25 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

Women make up more than half of the labor force in the United States and earn almost 60 percent of advanced degrees, yet they bring home less pay and fill fewer seats in the C-suite than men, particularly in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Apr 2021
News

Why This Harvard Professor Thinks Remote Work Is Here to Stay

27 Sep 2019
Video

Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Srewvala, who founded the Indian media conglomerate UTV in 1990 and The Swades Foundation, a non-profit in 2013, which aimed to lift a million people out of poverty, discusses the strategy pursued in... View Details

08 Dec 2014
Blog Post

A New Way to Recruit

When I was a student at HBS, I spent a lot of time discussing my career with classmates who were interested in learning about my experiences working in venture capital, or as a summer intern at a start-up. HBS coffee chats are a great way... View Details

December 1999
Case

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A1): "Dot-comming" the World: Philip Nenon on a Billion Dollar Bet

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Jane Roessner

A group at Sun Microsystems, Inc. proposed that a recent acquisition that made fault-tolerant computers for telecommunications was a major opportunity for Sun. If the board provided funding to expand the acquisition's portfolio of products and make them part of the... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Motivation and Incentives; Expansion; Technology Industry