Filter Results:
(4,707)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,707)
- People (13)
- News (1,208)
- Research (2,179)
- Events (19)
- Multimedia (72)
- Faculty Publications (1,244)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,707)
- People (13)
- News (1,208)
- Research (2,179)
- Events (19)
- Multimedia (72)
- Faculty Publications (1,244)
- September 2023
- Technical Note
Note on Difficult Conversations in the Family Enterprise
The best time to have a difficult conversation is, ideally, as soon as possible. Engaging in challenging conversations early can produce beneficial results for several reasons, such as resolving issues, improving communication, preserving relationships, and increasing... View Details
Wing, Christina R. "Note on Difficult Conversations in the Family Enterprise." Harvard Business School Technical Note 624-044, September 2023.
- Oct 05 2015
- Interview
Improving Firm Performance
- March 2024
- Article
Being Together in Place as a Catalyst for Scientific Advance
By: Eamon Duede, Misha Teplitskiy, Karim R. Lakhani and James Evans
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated social distancing at every level of society, including universities and research institutes, raising essential questions concerning the continuing importance of physical proximity for scientific and scholarly advance. Using customized... View Details
Duede, Eamon, Misha Teplitskiy, Karim R. Lakhani, and James Evans. "Being Together in Place as a Catalyst for Scientific Advance." Art. 104911. Research Policy 53, no. 2 (March 2024).
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Since coming to HBS, my teaching interests have centered around the intersection of science and business: entrepreneurship, management, and strategy. More recently, i have become more engaged in considering the emergence of new university models for the translation... View Details
- June 2007 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany
By: Geoffrey Jones, Grace Ballor and Adrian Brown
Considers the strategy of U.S.-owned IBM, then a manufacturer of punch cards, in Nazi Germany before 1937. Opens with IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson meeting Adolf Hitler in his capacity as President of the International Chamber of Commerce. IBM had acquired a German company... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Values and Beliefs; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Business and Government Relations; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, Grace Ballor, and Adrian Brown. "Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany." Harvard Business School Case 807-133, June 2007. (Revised September 2021.)
- 2022
- Book
Win from Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage
By: James Heskett
There is significant evidence that an effective organizational culture provides a major competitive edge—higher levels of employee and customer engagement and loyalty translate into higher growth and profits. Many business leaders know this, yet few are doing much to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Competitive Advantage; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership
Heskett, James. Win from Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage. New York: Columbia University Press, 2022.
- 01 Sep 2021
- News
Can We Train for Trust?
- 02 Oct 2014
- News
Dealing With Employee Disengagement: Competition vs. Collaboration
- October 1992 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Gap, Inc., The: Building a Brand
By: Walter J. Salmon and David Wylie
Explores the circumstances under which a specialty store chain can profitably engage in large-scale non-price advertising. View Details
Salmon, Walter J., and David Wylie. "Gap, Inc., The: Building a Brand." Harvard Business School Case 593-043, October 1992. (Revised July 2001.)
Lakshmi Ramarajan
Professor Ramarajan is the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research examines the management and consequences of identities in organizations.
She teaches the... View Details
Keywords: nonprofit industry
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead
Business School. This past weekend, the Africa Business Club had the immense privilege of hosting 1,000 participants at our annual Conference. Co-organizing the Conference in the capacity of CFO and Conference Lead was a huge labor of love, and I cannot overstate how... View Details
Yiwei Li
Yiwei Li is a Doctoral student of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He concentrates on managerial accounting research, with interest in topics like incentive scheme and management control system. He pursues the goal of applying research output into... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
comScore. Apps suck up the majority of that time. In fact, app usage alone comprises 52 percent of total digital media engagement, according to comScore. So how do companies profit from the fact that mobile users are more engaged than... View Details
- 06 Mar 2024
- News
A Peek at the MBA Experience
- 05 Oct 2015
- Video
Improving Firm Performance
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
Just Starting to Recruit?
Whether you are looking to hire a current MBA student or an alumnus, getting started is easy. Discover ways to meet and engage with talent at HBS. 1) Contact us - Design a personalized recruiting strategy with a team member in our office... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 12 Sep 2013
- News
Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption
- 19 Apr 2018
- Video
Medumo Final Pitch New Venture Competition 2018 Alumni Track
- January 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Replika: Embodying AI
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Shweta Bagai and Marilyn Morgan Westner
Replika was a virtual AI companion that provided a way for people to process their emotions, build connections in a safe environment, and get through periods of loneliness. The chatbot fulfilled a user's need for a friend, romantic partner, or purely an emotional... View Details
Ghosh, Shikhar, Shweta Bagai, and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "Replika: Embodying AI." Harvard Business School Case 823-090, January 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
- 08 Feb 2016