Interests - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

long tail! Carl Størmer: There's an interesting question, too, about whether the seeds for your jump to the next S-curve are there in your past work, and how you might find and build on that. If you study Milestones, an album Miles made... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

02 Feb 2022
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

is to consider how a 2+2 admission fits into an overall plan for your career and passion. One of the biggest benefits of the deferred admission process is the freedom it gives you to learn and pursue your interests for two to four years.... View Details

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

Francisco. She hopes that sharing her story will encourage everyone (regardless of background or prior experience) to make full use of the resources at HBS to explore and develop their interest in venture capital and entrepreneurship, as... View Details

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

female tutor questioned students about their efforts toward change before realizing they were more interested in talking about the systemic injustice of police shootings in general. (“I felt very uncomfortable, um, just because I didn’t... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Applying to the JD/MBA Program

interested in international policy, spent several summers working in government, and thought law school would be a good fit. After working for a few years, I became interested in corporate social... View Details

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

When Harvard Business School Associate Professor Francesca Gino invites high-powered business leaders to address her class, she often observes an interesting phenomenon. The guest speakers announce that they are just as View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

community.” Paying employees fairly is just one way to show them they are valued, he says—but it’s also important to give them a sense of purpose, caring, and community. By flipping expectations of a boss-employee relationship and authentically expressing View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Web

Career Support - Business & Environment

to connect with alumni: HBS Initiatives Mentor Match Program Current MBA students can email us to join our online platform that facilitates ongoing connections between students interested in pursuing careers at the intersection of... View Details

10 Sep 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Branding Yoga

teachers. There's Bikram Choudhury, the founder of Bikram yoga in America, who has aggressively fought to patent his approach to traditional yoga style. Then there is the former model and ballet dancer Tara Stiles, who isn't particularly View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

22 Feb 2022
News

A World of Difference

others will be making along the way. The number of places that don’t belong to any one of these three categories and that are not interested at all is, nowadays, very low. Frei: That final category has to be zero, which is an astonishing... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

Web

Student Activities - Health Care

capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting. The Student-Alumni Mentor Program Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide direction on navigating the complex health care sector. Speakers From... View Details

16 Aug 2018
News

Working with a Giver’s Spirit

Philippine tech incubator behind a number of remarkable companies, including Ayannah, which uses social media and mobile platforms to provide digital commerce and payment services to the world’s unbanked; PawnHero, an online pawnshop that allows people to borrow... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

Web

Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business - A Chronicle of the China Trade

uncle and each other’s counsel. John, for example, noted his uncle Augustine’s immediate attentiveness to him upon his arrival in China. “Uncle Augustine is very kind to me. . . . When he is not busy he always seems very glad to converse with me. . . . and manifested a... View Details

29 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

theory has developed. To reinvigorate academic interest in disruptive innovation, we propose several underexplored topics—response strategies, performance trajectories, and innovation metrics—to guide future research. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

platforms and crypto products. In the early days of the internet, a lot of the platforms and business models didn’t survive. What I’m really interested to see is which crypto projects come out of this “bear” market phase much stronger.... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

examination of behavioral dynamics in supply chains examining demand and supply planning processes. In particular we were interested in how behavioral biases, e.g., psychological, incentive related, etc., affect both the making of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

Web

HBS - The year in Review

staff, students, and alumni, articulated a series of aspirations and engines for the School, including reimagining the educational programs, business and society, research in action, digital transformation, partnering across Harvard, and diversity, equity, and... View Details

01 Mar 2021
What Do You Think?

What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?

(iStockphoto/FreshSplash) There seems to be limited interest in middle management or the managers that occupy such positions among those who study management today. Go to Amazon or Google, for example, and check out the number of recent... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

policies in the United States favor consumers and offer fewer protections to other interests than is par for the course elsewhere. Is such proconsumerism a good thing? The answer, at least in relation to Wal-Mart, depends on the identity... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

understand why it isn’t in the best interests of their organizations to weigh in on all issues facing society, but this is one that can have a direct impact on the performance of their organizations. It is controversial. But to a... View Details