Publications

15 Apr 2020
News

Predictions for the New Normal

Video

Naguib Sawiris

Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom TMT Investments, shares advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in emerging markets, emphasizing the value of education, perseverance, and dedication to hard work particularly at the start of one’s career. View Details

13 Jul 2022
News

Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?

08 Jul 2025
Blog Post

In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success

While many employees find themselves back in the office a great deal of the time, remote and hybrid work remain defining features of the modern workplace. Whether you work from home full-time or split your... View Details

08 May 2019
Blog Post

Discover the Case Method

of learning, and the real-world application. Professor Bob White leads the discussion and shares his perspective on how faculty approaches multiple cases a day. View Video Where it All Began Putting yourself in the shoes of the case... View Details

14 Nov 2023
What Do You Think?

Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?

based on such things as the nature of the gift and the relationship of the giver and receiver.) “Having worked with leaders of every stripe, it has always seemed to me that leaders of organizations emphasizing servant leadership have a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Video

Helmy Abouleish

Helmy Abouleish, CEO of the SEKEM Initiative, shares how the group worked with the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture during the early 1990’s to drastically reduce the use of hazardous pesticides in the Nile Delta region. View Details

24 May 2013
Video

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 04 Jun 2015
Webinars: Trending@HBS

New Results from the HBS Alumni Survey: Life and Leadership After HBS

Professor Robin Ely will share survey findings about the lives and careers of alumni, including how they negotiate work and family, how alumni of different genders and racial groups experience their careers and family relationships, and how alumni view barriers to... View Details

Building Successful Hybrid Teams

Tsedal Neeley, professor at Harvard Business School, has been studying remote work and global teams for years. In View Details

02 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'

be happier, personally, too. As he began to dig into the research, the conclusions were unambiguous: “I needed to retire and dedicate myself to sharing knowledge,” recalls Brooks, who left AEI in 2019. At HBS, he teaches the Leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Dan Morrell

30 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Career Journeys | Laura Romine

HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. Laura Romaine (MBA 2023) shares how HBS opened her worldview and how working with the HBS career services... View Details

30 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Career Journeys | Laura Romine

HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. Laura Romine (MBA 2023) shares how HBS opened her worldview and how working with the HBS career services... View Details

17 Apr 2024
Video

Career Journeys | Bella del Hierro

February 1994
Case

Kathryn McNeil (A)

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Work-Life Balance; Resignation and Termination; Mergers and Acquisitions; Retail Industry

08 Mar 2019
News

‘Ask men for advice’ and other surprise tips

January 2024
Case

Vibrant Health

By: Henry McGee and Sarah Mehta

This case is about nutritional supplements company Vibrant Health, among the 100 largest Black-owned businesses in the U.S. After acquiring the company from its white founder in 2007, co-owners Ted and Paige Parker significantly grew its sales. Set in September 2023,... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Race; Entrepreneurship; Nutrition; Ownership; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership; Sales; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Eastern United States

21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

to get to this point, I wanted to share four pieces of advice for future MBA students:[...] Read More>>> MY ONE CASE: MBA CLASS OF 2023 LOOKS BACK How many cases do MBA students read over their two years at Harvard Business... View Details

March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
Case

Generation Investment Management

By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta

By January 2020, sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation), founded in London in 2004, had grown from a shared vision among seven founders to a 90-person firm managing $27 billion in public and private equity. Throughout its history,... View Details