Publications

April 2008
Supplement

The Historical Development of the Harvard Business School (B)

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Keywords: Growth and Development; Higher Education; History; Education Industry

October 2007 (Revised June 2008)
Case

Leader(ship) Development

By: Scott A. Snook

Designed for use in the first year of an MBA program, can be included within a core course on leadership or used more broadly to orient students to their upcoming experience while in school. Offers a series of robust conceptual models to help students frame their... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Development; Framework; Business Education; Education Industry

June 2016 (Revised January 2020)
Case

University of Hong Kong: Bridging East and West

By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby and John P. McHugh

In the early 20th century, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) was established in order to serve as a bridge between mainland China and the British Empire. As an elite institution in the 21st century, HKU continued its role as a bridge, connecting mainland China, Hong... View Details

Keywords: University Administration; University Curriculum; University Faculty; Higher Education; Curriculum and Courses; Education Industry; Hong Kong; China

November 2005
Background Note

Note on Personal Selling and Sales Management

By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Das Narayandas

Provides the background materials for the Sales Module in the first-year marketing course taught at HBS. View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Management; Sales; Education Industry

01 Jun 2008
News

You Asked for It: Exec Ed Reunions

By popular demand, beginning in the fall, HBS is offering a three-year reunion cycle for Executive Education alumni. From September 25 to September 28, AMP/ISMP graduates will convene for the traditional HBS reunion fare of academic... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Educational Services; Educational Services

July 2011 (Revised December 2015)
Case

Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (A)

By: Dorothy Leonard and Susan S. Harmeling

Professor Gupta faces three major problems in teaching cases: 1) his students, accustomed to lectures, don't know how to conduct a case discussion; 2) the students are using the Internet to discover the outcome of managerial dilemmas posed in the case; 3) he wants to... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Teaching; Cases; Outcome or Result; Internet and the Web; Theory; Education Industry

25 Apr 2014
News

Investing in Innovation

On April 25, Harvard Business School launched a campaign that will position the School for leadership in management education in the 21st century. The primary objectives of The Harvard Business School Campaign are to: Inspire... View Details

Keywords: HBS Fund; Educational Services

June 2021
Case

New Director Dilemmas: Blurring the Line Between Governance and Management

By: John J-H Kim

Keywords: Education; Education Industry

May 1993
Teaching Note

Nasus School of Art TN

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Education; Education Industry

November 1996 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Boston Renaissance Charter School

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Marie Bell and Katherine K. Merseth

Keywords: Education; Education Industry; Boston

Find at Harvard

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

Leslie K. John is keenly aware of the pressure researchers feel to get results. When her graduate studies in behavioral decision research didn't produce significant findings that led to publication in a prestigious journal, John felt disheartened. "The incentive... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

01 Mar 2013
News

FAQ: How is research funded at HBS?

www.hbs.edu/faculty. All research at HBS is funded internally, without the constraints of traditional external grant funding, thanks to alumni support and income from Executive Education and Harvard Business Publishing. This unique... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

17 Sep 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Secrets of the Academy: The Drivers of University Endowment Success

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Antoinette Schoar & Jialan Wang; Education

August 1975 (Revised May 1993)
Case

Frank Renaut College

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Higher Education; Education Industry