communication - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 1998 (Revised August 1998)
Case

Optimark: Launching a Virtual Securities Market

Bill Lupien's OptiMark Technologies, Inc., plans to launch a super-computer system in September, 1998 that he believes will release previously withheld liquidity to the securities market. While today's market matches those trades based on price and size, Lupien's... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Financial Markets; Product Launch; Financial Services Industry; United States

Citation

Find at Harvard

05 Jul 2023
News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

Sinemale, Director of Corporate Relations, Middle East and Africa at HBS; Sarah Shaw, Lead of Athar Program, HBS Club of GCC; and moderator Keshia Pieters, Senior Policy and Strategy Manager, HBS Club of GCC. As a hub for the 1,400 HBS alumni in the region, as well as... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

Profile

Brice Fodouop

advance his communication skills and find a network that shared his interests in Africa. “I was looking for a program where I could voice my opinions in front of a group of people,” he says. “How do you present ideas? How do you persuade... View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

including information specifically for companies on the benefits of participating and confidentiality of materials. Writing Teaching Notes for Cases 1993 Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom by James Austin Sets forth the... View Details

October 2017
Case

The Transformation of Microsoft

By: C. Fritz Foley, E. Scott Mayfield and F. Katelynn Boland

In early 2015, Amy Hood, CFO of Microsoft, and the rest of the senior leadership team faced a set of fundamental choices. The firm had opportunities to serve customers in ways that would be associated with higher growth but lower margin. Some of these opportunities... View Details

Keywords: Growth; Corporate Finance; Valuation; Growth Management; Communication Strategy; Transformation; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; United States

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18 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 18

suggest that the approach might be used more widely in teaching technology management, particularly with "digital natives," who have come of age in an environment crowded with engaging approaches to communication and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Margolis, Joshua D., Matthew Preble, and Dave Habeeb. "Lisa Su and AMD (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 425-704, April 2025. Techint: Strategic Choices for Community Impact By: Lauren Cohen , Virak Prum, Kenneth... View Details

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PRIMO News Stories - Doctoral

Program for Research in Markets & Organizations PRIMO News Stories 1ms PRIMO 2020: A Summer of Virtual Community and Research PRIMO was launched in 2011 as a representation of one of Dean Nitin Nohria’s Five I’s; an initiative for greater... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Curtis Wong (MBA 2019) Founder and CEO, Cloud Apartments Concept: Cloud Apartments is a product company within the rental apartment space. Its flagship line of modular apartments, Cloud S, is built in factories... View Details

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

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

to keep working from home part of the time after COVID-19 abates, researchers are probing how virtual interaction might reshape organizations. In the first large-scale analysis of digital communication early in the crisis, the team—Sadun;... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

XiXinXing A few days ago we celebrated Valentine’s day, a good time to reflect that love springs everywhere, even at work. After all, love in the workplace is inevitable; but be forewarned. It does not always turn out well. Is it surprising that when two people work at... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

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Business for Social Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

school nutrition environments in underserv... Techint: Strategic Choices for Community Impact By: Lauren Cohen, Virak Prum, Kenneth Charman, Pedro Levindo and Mariana Cal April 2025 | Faculty Research In early 2024 Erika Bienek, Chief... View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

personality. Zoom fatigue is real. Not all bonding has to be in the moment. Take advantage of asynchronous communication with a page or Slack channel for sharing recipes, articles, and snapshots. The leveling effect of remote work may... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Health Care Club, Co-President, PRIDE Club, Soccer Club, Tech Club, Management Consulting Club Christina Byrd “While working on cross-functional and strategic initiatives at Uber,” says Christina, “I realized how important it was to speak the language of any role in... View Details

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Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the board Communicating with internal and external constituencies Setting the right tone and values Self-assessment: where are you most/least prepared? Dealing with your predecessor Managing time and commitments Establishing legitimacy as... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

centers on a citywide effort to improve public education, led in part by an alliance of 50 business and community leaders. This focus on education is a new one for the partnership, which has historically worked on economic development.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

20 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Language Wars Divide Global Companies

As global companies increasingly adopt a dominant language, usually English, which all employees must use to simplify communications and increase collaboration, many are dismayed to find an unexpected outcome. Results are exactly opposite... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

Profile

Loujaine AlMoallim

Coming to HBS is like... Being part of a large community trying to solve a never-ending brain teaser that makes us reevaluate our approach to problem solving. Every class is a new challenge that leaves you feeling like a bewildered... View Details

17 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 17

deployed to handle uncertain tasks. How can they effectively use their knowledge resources to assure quality communications and high performance when confronting uncertainty? Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, we... View Details