Publications

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

Tell us a little about your background. I grew up in Oman, an incredibly beautiful country blessed with mountains, oceans, and deserts. I spent weekends going on treks in the mountains, scuba diving, or just spending time at the beach.... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

neighborhood and partying with the rich and beautiful in chateaux across France. But darker truths lurk behind the façade, and Mason and Kelly find themselves caught in the crosshairs of competing government agencies on opposite sides of... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

Profile

Philippe Rival

What is your favorite childhood memory? While driving back home from a family holiday in Italy, I convinced my parents to take the over two-hour highway detour to cross the Millau Viaduct in southern France, soon after its opening. The View Details

27 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

Jon Staff (MBA ’16) is the CEO and Founder of Getaway, a company that designs tiny houses, places them on beautiful rural land and rents them out by the night to stressed out city-dwellers, starting at $99/night. He was the co-president... View Details

Web

Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

young boy for dismantling a phonograph, from then on "nothing or nobody could stop me from carrying through the execution of an experiment." 6 As a child, he was drawn to the beauty and utility of chemistry and optics. Kaleidoscopes and... View Details

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

which the directors toured a newly-created "beauty park" in the US, where companies cooperating to create and manufacture new fashion beauty products are located together in one light industrial park. It is a reflection of colleagues Gary... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

16 May 2024
News

On the Job

draw on in her leadership of Black Opal Beauty and Fashion Fair cosmetics, two storied brands for people of color that she purchased in 2019 with Cheryl Mayberry McKissick. Desiree Rogers: I’m going to say my first real job in my mind,... View Details

Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade

Portrait Project

Feiran Wang

was you,” she told me many years later, “telling me you are ready for this world.” I have lived all my life with the deepest gratitude, simply for my existence in the world. I breathe, I run, I see the beauty of the world because my mom... View Details

January 2009
Article

From Regional Star to Global Leader

By: Nitin Nohria

Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Paris

Find at Harvard

31 Jan 2007
HBS Case

When Good Teams Go Bad

metaphor also caught the eye of HBS professor Jeff Polzer and HBS associate professor Scott Snook. The pair has produced a case about the behind-the-scenes dynamics surrounding a college crew team. But unlike the beautiful images favored... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

February 2020
Case

Leading Change in Talent at L'Oréal

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Vincent Dessain and Emer Moloney

Jean-Claude Le Grand just stepped into a new role as Executive Vice-President for Human Resources at the global cosmetics company, L’Oréal. He is now responsible for the hiring, development, promotion, and retention of 83,000 employees worldwide. The highly successful... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Business Headquarters; Business Divisions; Business Organization; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Demographics; Diversity; Gender; Nationality; Multinational Firms and Management; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Management; Jobs and Positions; Employment; Human Capital; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Personal Development and Career; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Networks; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Business Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; France; Paris

November 2011 (Revised June 2013)
Case

Natura Cosméticos, S.A.

Rodolfo Guttilla, Director of Corporate Affairs for Natura Cosméticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future of integrated reporting at Natura. A cosmetics company with a strong brand, robust growth in international and... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Decision Making; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

after being together for 5 years and having moved many cities. We love our home. We love that it made us feel rooted, at least somewhere. Within one year of moving in, we welcomed our first child, and our home became this beautiful place... View Details

Profile

Erin Kaivan

mates came to my baby shower. They all wanted me to feel as included as possible – my daughter has 90 new aunts and uncles!" Erin is still considering her long-term ambitions, but for the summer, she's enthusiastic about joining BCG in Washington, DC. "The... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

18 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Relocating to Boston with Your Partner

square feet!). We decided that we would likely never have the same opportunity to live on such a beautiful campus and with the special HBS community, which, for us, was the best decision. 2) Try to start building relationships early Get... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Don’t Mess with His Texas

WATERS: Betting the ranch on posterity. Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Hill Country of Texas is noted for its beautiful limestone canyons and native bigtooth maple trees. The park recently grew by 700 acres thanks to Lou Waters... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

November 1991 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Body Shop International

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Describes the start-up and rapid growth of a company whose founder holds strong, non-traditional beliefs about the role of the corporation and its responsibility to society. After profiling Anita Roddick as a person, the case describes the anti-mainstream approach she... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Management Teams; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry