HBS Working Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Leading Professional Service Firms

The HBS Executive Education course Leading Professional Service Firms (LPSF) is an intensive, one-week program that focuses on management issues unique to these firms. It provides a forum for participants from around the world to apply... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jay W. Lorsch; Service; Consulting; Accounting

Career Coach

Renee Pappastratis

Renee serves as the Assistant Director of Employer Relations in HBS Career & Professional Development, where she oversees relationships with our Investment Banking recruiting partners. In her role, Renee offers guidance to students... View Details

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About - Case Method Project

About 2ms Background Video Embed Introductory Video Case method teaching has been the core pedagogy at Harvard Business School (HBS) for decades, favored by students and teachers alike. Building on this record of success, HBS Professor... View Details

11 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

Working PapersGlobalizing the Beauty Business Before 1980 Geoffrey G. Jones This working paper examines the globalization of the beauty industry before 1980. This industry, which had emerged in its modern... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 20

Working PapersGray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing (revised) Authors:Romana Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels, for instance when... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Forum on Corporate Governance Corporate Actions as Moral Issues By: Elisabeth Kempf 04 Jun 2025 The Action Catalyst Think Big, Buy Small, with Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff Re: Richard Ruback & Royce Yudkoff More Faculty News HBS View Details

01 Apr 2024
In Practice

Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes

Something Rare? Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration by HBSWK. Photos from... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Consumer Products

15 Aug 2023
HBS Case

(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?

Slack Holds Its Own Against Microsoft Teams Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image designed with the assistance of Microsoft Bing Image Creator. View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Computer; Information Technology

22 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 22

equal or greater positive impact on their own happiness, is also presented. Publisher's link: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/rudd%20aaker%20norton_f755239e-42e7-41ed-9ee0-76e85c19445d.pdf Working Papers High School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)

career before HBS had been driven by extensive execution and deep functional expertise. I had been fortunate to work in various domains, from strategic sourcing to operations, but I was searching for... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

unwittingly created the mother of all moral hazards—implicit rescue guarantees as far as the eye can see? No doubt about it, says HBS professor and economic historian David Moss. "The extension of implicit guarantees to all systemically... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

21 Aug 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Under the Magnifying Glass: The Benefits of Being a Case Study

studies—at HBS and elsewhere—the process involved all of the above experiences, and more. Yet, all panelists agreed, the benefits of being studied far outweighed any fleeting moments of trepidation. The self-reflection that such research... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Dec 2009
What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

economic arguments for open borders do not pertain." Those who claim to have worked with immigrants appeared to have different views. C. J. Cullinane commented that "most seem to have one thing in common, they educate their... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Program

Compensation Committees

executive compensation Adapt your compensation strategy to fit your business strategy Make decisions with deeper knowledge of the relationships among compensation plans, employee motivation, and long-term value creation Balance the... View Details

Daniel Rabetti

Professor Rabetti is a financial economist from São Paulo, Brazil, with a Ph.D. in Business from Tel Aviv University. He joined the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School in 2023 as the S. Dhanabalan Chair in Quantitative Studies and an Assistant... View Details

Career Coach

Kelly Kung

Kelly wants to help students explore opportunities available to HBS students in finance (New York, London) and start-ups (founder, joiner). Having worked across private equity, investment banking and... View Details

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

A member of the Executive Education staff spoke recently with HBS Professors Michael Tushman and Charles O'Reilly, developers of the program Leading Change and Organizational Renewal. In that discussion they describe their thinking about... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

27 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 27, 2007

Working PapersFrom Manufacturing to Design: An Essay on the Work of Kim B. Clark Authors:Sylvain Lenfle and Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Kim Clark occupies a unique place in management scholarship. As a... View Details