28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. This book has related how these brands came to form part of the everyday life of so many people as the world "globalized" from the 1960s.... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

02 Nov 2016
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The Benefits of a Residential Campus

social life impact when living on campus. It isn’t quite like a college undergrad experience where the dorm is a hub for social activity. In fact, oftentimes, I found the dorms to be very quiet (and conducive to studying ?). That said,... View Details

08 Mar 2022
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Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

in reinforcing stereotypes, which conflate leadership with masculinity. When the industry or subject of the case is traditionally associated with men and masculinity, the leader-equals-male effect compounds. "A robust body of research has View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

22 Mar 2021
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How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

delivery systems.” To unravel this complexity, the research team surveyed 78 radiation oncology professionals at the University of California in Los Angeles. First, they surveyed the group about their perceived psychological safety in the department. Overall, they... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

examines how Schultz recruited, motivated, and inspired the students and scientists that worked with him. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910408-PDF-ENG Root Capital Harvard Business School Case 510-035 Founded... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. Students either founding or working for social enterprises (nonprofit, public sector, or for-profit... View Details

17 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price

neuroscience at Stanford. "Because we had neuroscience tools at our disposal, we had the benefit of exploring both those questions," Karmarkar says. “We were interested in whether considering the price first changed the way the brain coded the value of a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

05 Nov 2021
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Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS

business schools, but it's something that's just been part of HBS' heritage and HBS' teaching style since the beginning of its inception, really. And I think I found it quite effective in multiple courses. When I'm thinking through just... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

integration, embedded sound systems and projectors, and modern interior layouts. Status: Wong, a former SpaceX engineer, founded Cloud Apartments in early 2021 and has closed more than $3 million from lead investor Tim Connors (MBA 1999)... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction

04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

behaviors, and values of a legacy organization, changing a business model from paper to digital, capitalizing on huge brand awareness and international presence, and promoting cross-functional and cross-divisional collaboration. Increasing Geographic Knowledge View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

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Start Up Strategy and Management

Bussgang’s research focuses on applying Lean Startup principles to early-stage technology companies as well as the challenges and opportunities when scaling startups. His work led to the creation of the MBA elective course... View Details

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Uprooting Loneliness: A Theory of Continuity-Breaking Self-Narrative Change

By: Jennifer Petriglieri and Elizabeth Sheprow

Through an inductive study of executives reporting persistent loneliness at work, we examine how problematic work experiences can be rooted in the self through narratives, and the process by which they can be uprooted. In the case of loneliness, we found that... View Details

Keywords: Lonelines; Narratives; Qualitative Method; Well-being; Emotions; Employees

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May 17, 2023
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Don't Let Passion Lead to Burnout on Your Team

By: Joy Bredehorst, Kai Krautter, Jirs Meuris and Jon M. Jachimowicz

Passion is often heralded as the key to a fulfilling and successful career, but the authors’ recent research suggests that it can also come at a cost: Feeling passionate about work can lead to exhaustion and even burnout. Through studies with more than 700 employees... View Details

Keywords: Burnout; Emotions; Work-Life Balance; Employees

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March 2023
Teaching Note

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Jonah Goldberg

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 318108. The case opens with Said Darwazah, chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics company, anticipating the company’s 2017 AGM and reflecting on changes made over the previous year to address concerns... View Details

Keywords: Jordan; Emerging Market; Private Sector; For-profit Firms; Boards Of Directors; Pharmaceuticals; Remuneration; Shareholder Engagement; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Executive Compensation; Business Growth and Maturation; Pharmaceutical Industry; Jordan

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August 12, 2021
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The Endless Digital Workday

By: Arjun Narayan, Rohan Narayana Murty, Rajath B. Das and Scott Duke Kominers

The shift to remote work ended the traditional 9–5 workday: employees work in bursts, at night, between caregiving tasks, and whenever they can find time between the endless distractions of messages, calls, and emails. New research, however, shows that for many teams,... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Workday; Team Overlap; Groups and Teams; Employees; Performance Productivity; Management

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September 2021
Article

Joint Problem-solving Orientation in Fluid Cross-boundary Teams

By: Michaela J. Kerrissey, Anna T. Mayo and Amy C. Edmondson

Using interviews, a national field survey, and an online laboratory study, we have examined teamwork in fluid cross-boundary teams. Across three studies, we qualitatively discovered and quantitatively explored "joint problem-solving orientation" as a new team factor.... View Details

Keywords: Problem Solving; Cross-boundary Teams; Groups and Teams; Problems and Challenges; Performance

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January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
Case

Juno (A): Leveraging Student Power

By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Kathleen L. McGinn and Amy Klopfenstein

In March 2020, Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal were in the midst of preparing the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup, Juno. Both current MBA students at Harvard Business School, the duo founded Juno in 2018 to leverage student bargaining power... View Details

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July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
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Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards

In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation—a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20... View Details

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July 2020
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PeopleAnswers (A): People Analytics

By: Daniel P. Gross and Christian Godwin

In the fall of 2009, founder and CEO Gab Goncalves has turned PeopleAnswers, Inc. from a fledgling startup to a steadily growing company of nearly 50 employees and $10 million recurring revenue. PeopleAnswers provides people analytics software which its clients use to... View Details

Keywords: People Analytics; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Growth and Development; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing

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