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- September 2019 (Revised December 2022)
- Supplement
Cooking Down a Storm: Changing Culture at Pasta Serafina (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Francesca Gino and Raffaella Sadun
The case complements Pasta Serafina (A) by describing the aftermath of a town hall meeting in which management had publicly denounced the absenteeism problem and challenged the employees to find a solution. In spite of the initial mistrust against management, the fear... View Details
Keywords: Absenteeism; Employees; Behavior; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Employee Relationship Management; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Performance Evaluation
Gallani, Susanna, Francesca Gino, and Raffaella Sadun. "Cooking Down a Storm: Changing Culture at Pasta Serafina (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 120-014, September 2019. (Revised December 2022.)
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
urgently pushing for achievable, effective, and truly global solutions” There is a clear opportunity to hold ARPA-E style design challenges around the world focused on nuclear power that call for... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
'I Know Why You Voted for Trump' and Other Motivation Misperceptions
Ioannis Evangelidis of Bocconi University. “In this case, Trump’s extreme feature was his immigration policy, and many inferred that Trump voters were therefore disproportionately motivated by immigration.” The View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success
School in 2023, Bedford encountered some of the same challenges he faced at Harvard College years earlier: finding community and comfort in an unfamiliar culture. This fall, Bedford shared his story with 125... View Details
- 10 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later
Business Review and launched the Advanced Leadership Initiative, which equips late-career leaders to be “change agents for society.” Today, how would you advise young scholars who want to make a difference in the world—whether related to... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
- 29 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors
engineers? You're enmeshed within this wash of information, and your inventors create and they help others create and others help them create. Then the View Details
The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million
The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology... View Details
- January 1997
- Background Note
Conducting a Performance Appraisal Interview
By: Michael Beer
Discusses typical problems experienced by managers in conducting performance appraisal interviews. The underlying causes of these problems are analyzed and ideas are presented that might help managers overcome these problems. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges
Beer, Michael. "Conducting a Performance Appraisal Interview." Harvard Business School Background Note 497-058, January 1997.
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
stimulating, and growing community, especially as the new cohorts come in. What was something you did not expect coming into HBS, but found? The openness of the students and the supportive community. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Live Long and Prosper: Lillian Too Reveals Ancient Chinese Secrets
successful ever since the commissioning of their new building in 1983. What Feng shui problems are commonly found in Western buildings? Long corridors, angular structures, protruding columns and corners,... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society
For example, in “Reimagining Capitalism,” Rebecca Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, examined how the private sector might play a major role in driving the systemic change needed to address big View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
theoretical and practical challenges related to an organization's philosophy and operations. According to Associate Professor Karen Wruck, an expert on finance View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- March 1998 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Hamptonshire Express
By: V. G. Narayanan and Ananth Raman
Presents a series of problems that face a newspaper publisher, including inventory level, effort level, subsidy for unsold inventory, and commission for sales. Each problem is accompanied by one or more spreadsheets. Students must make various operational decisions. View Details
Keywords: Marketing Channels; Motivation and Incentives; Performance; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Sales; Demand and Consumers; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Narayanan, V. G., and Ananth Raman. "Hamptonshire Express." Harvard Business School Case 698-053, March 1998. (Revised October 2015.)
- February 2002
- Article
Cognitions and Behavior in Asymmetric Social Dilemmas: A Comparision of Two Cultures
By: Kimberly Wade-Benzoni, Tetsushi Okmura, Jeanne M Brett, Don A Moore, Ann Tenbrunsel and M. H. Bazerman
Wade-Benzoni, Kimberly, Tetsushi Okmura, Jeanne M Brett, Don A Moore, Ann Tenbrunsel, and M. H. Bazerman. "Cognitions and Behavior in Asymmetric Social Dilemmas: A Comparision of Two Cultures." Journal of Applied Psychology 87, no. 1 (February 2002): 87–95.
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
technology that will take a long time to develop, the financing challenges that come with that, and a firmly established market status quo. The risks, he says, are worth it. "When people feel like they are... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
On February 14, US Airways and American Airlines put their names on a valentine to each other as they announced an $11 billion merger, a union that created the largest airline in the United States. For American, it was one more step in... View Details
- December 1992 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (Abridged)
By: Josh Lerner
ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corp., a development-stage biotechnology company, is considering making an initial offering of common stock. The rationales for and problems of high-technology start-ups are explored. The challenges posed by "windows" for public offerings are... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Entrepreneurship; Going Public; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Lerner, Josh. "ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 293-087, December 1992. (Revised September 1996.)
- 17 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience
compounded by the fact that my partner is pregnant. For the most part, we have been doing events outside,” said Charlotte. In a similar vein, when talking about his wife and newborn baby, Dylan Beil (MBA ’22, Section H) explained some of... View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
"It'll All Work Out": Two Alumni Discuss Balancing Marriage and Markets
confronted the hard challenges many married, ambitious professionals face: maintaining a healthy marriage while pursuing independent careers. Geography serves as an anchor When it came time to launch their post-MBA lives, the Joyce couple... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
a challenging legal standard to meet. The second case in the series takes the story forward. “Our cases often treat individual decisions in isolation. This case series provides an opportunity to see how one board decision leads to another... View Details