Publications

28 Aug 2020
Video

A Virtual Welcome to the MBA Class of 2022

Video

Diverse Perspectives Series: Black and Latinx @ HBS

Video

Neveen El Tahri

Neveen El Tahri, Chairperson of Delta Shield for Investment, reflects on her first job at Chase Manhattan Bank in Egypt and shares how she managed to secure a spot in the bank’s credit training program. View Details

October 2013 (Revised October 2017)
Case

Bridges Ventures

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby

Bridges Ventures, a UK-based impact investor with double-digit returns on its investments, is reflecting on its social impact and pondering its future course. View Details

Keywords: Impact Investing; United Kingdom; Financial And Social Return; Social Enterprise; Investment Portfolio; Transportation Industry; Retail Industry; Real Estate Industry; United Kingdom

September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Joe Casey: January 2000

By: G. Felda Hardymon

Joe Casey (HBS class of 1992) reflects on the path that has led him into a venture career and contemplating his next moves. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Business Ventures

23 Aug 2021
Video

Industry Spotlight: Health Care

07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

"In the end, Enron was at the center of a truly delinquent society. Once Enron's ethical drift took hold, its collapse was only a matter of time," says HBS professor emeritus Malcolm S. Salter. As he explains in this Q&A and in his new book, Innovation... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

22 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System

Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) reflects on his decision to come to HBS, what motivates him to make a difference in the world by using technology to build a more sustainable food system, and how he has utilized resources at HBS to make this happen.... View Details

Video

Case Method: Student Perspectives

June 2022
Case

Worten Portugal: Becoming a Digital Marketplace

By: Antonio Moreno, Pedro Amorim and Tonia Labruyere

With Amazon's entry into Portugal, Miguel Mota Freitas, CEO of Portuguese electronics chain Worten, is reflecting on their strategy of building a competitive marketplace. View Details

Keywords: Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Digital Platforms; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Logistics; Service Delivery; Supply Chain; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; Portugal; Spain

October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
Case

La Roche-Posay: Growing L'Oreal's Active Cosmetics Brand

By: Jill Avery, Vincent Dessain and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej

As 2018 neared its end, Laetitia Toupet, international general manager of L’Oréal’s La Roche-Posay brand reflected on the brand’s achievements over the past year. At €1 billion in revenue, La Roche-Posay had recently become the number one dermocosmetics brand in the... View Details

September 2013
Case

The Case of the Unidentified Industries—2013

By: Mihir A. Desai, William E. Fruhan Jr. and Elizabeth A. Meyer

Helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in its financial statements. This case consists of an exercise in which students are given balance sheet data in percentage form and other selected financial data for companies in 14... View Details

Keywords: Financial Management; Accounting Statements; Ratio Analysis; Financial Statements; Finance

July 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Background Note

Down General Management Memory Lane

By: Ashish Nanda

Offered at the end of a twenty-five session course on general management, this note reviews the course and reflects on major parts of learning. View Details

Keywords: Management

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22 Mar 2011
News

Is It a Dream Job If You're Gone in a Year?

10 Sep 2020
News

Faculty Perspectives on the HBS Case Method

10 Apr 2023
Video

Career Journeys | Sophie Katz

November 1999
Supplement

"ACT UP": Peter Staley, An Interview with Professor Willis Emmons, November 17, 1995

By: Willis M. Emmons III

Provides excerpts from an interview with Peter Staley of Act Up reflecting on the Wall Street protest against Burroughs Wellcome in the fall of 1989 and on the role and impact of AIDS advocacy and activism in general. View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Social Issues; Public Opinion; Pharmaceutical Industry

15 Apr 2020
News

'On the Edge'

March 1986 (Revised October 1990)
Supplement

Peter Browning and Continental White Cap (C)

Presents the results and impact of the new vice president's strategies in his first full year. Concludes with his reflections on the challenge he undertook. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Management Teams