Publications

15 Dec 2024
News

Assets: Memory Full

When Dante Roscini (MBA 1988) arrived on campus in 1986, he and members of his class each became the de-facto owner of an IBM PC Convertible (purchase was mandatory for all incoming students). As conceived by German industrial designer Richard Sapper, the laptop-style... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; computer hardware; history; HBS memories

January 2024 (Revised February 2024)
Technical Note

Computer Science for Strategists

By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins

Two of the most important computer science principles in the technology industry are abstraction and platformization. Our aim with this note is to explain these concepts in an approachable way that brings managers and computer scientists a little closer together. View Details

Keywords: Strategist; Computer Science; Strategy; Management Practices and Processes

01 Mar 2025
News

Editor's Letter

The things we choose to save, and display, say something about us. Along with the usual photos of loved ones (husband, daughter, horse), my desk in Teele Hall includes a ceramic bluebird, a train ticket from Sri Lanka, and a vintage Budweiser can discovered during a... View Details

05 Jun 2008
News

Industry-specific

26 Apr 1997
Keynote Speech

Ethics in Organizations: Theory v. Practice." Co-moderator. "The Harvard Program in Ethics and the Profressions, 10th Anniversary Event

By: Lynn S. Paine

Keywords: Ethics; Organizations; Theory; Practice

2014
Article

Rituals Alleviate Grieving for Loved Ones, Lovers, and Lotteries

By: Michael I. Norton and Francesca Gino

Three experiments explored the impact of mourning rituals after losses—of loved ones, lovers, and lotteries—on mitigating grief. Participants who were directed to reflect on past rituals or who were assigned to complete novel rituals after experiencing losses reported... View Details

Keywords: Loss; Practice; Emotions

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2005
Chapter

Management as a Profession

By: Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria and Daniel Penrice

Keywords: Management; Practice

22 Sep 2015
News

Putting Entrepreneurial Skills to Work in City Hall

Now teaching HBS’s first course in “public entrepreneurship,” Professor of Management Practice Mitchell Weiss (MBA 2004) served as chief of staff for late Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, helping lead what the New York Times called “one of... View Details

September 1997
Case

Davis, Lloyd, Young, & Donovan

Tom Roberts, director of audit operations, is responsible for assigning individual accountants to projects. Describes the current scheduling and assignment system, and the specific concerns of two staff members. Are any changes required in the system? View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Accounting Audits

22 May 2014
News

Silicon Valley-Style Innovation

Keywords: innovation; Silicon Valley

16 May 2014
News

Help Leaders Be Less Useless at Strategy

September 1993 (Revised August 2011)
Supplement

ExtendSim® Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis, User's Guide

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Ann E. Gray

Designed to be used with ExtendSim Simulation Exercises in Process Analysis (A) and (B). Unadvertised per Case Records. View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes

March 2017
Case

Breakfast at the Paramount

By: Ryan W. Buell

The Paramount is a 44-seat diner on Charles Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. A frequent "Best of Boston" award winner, the restaurant is a perennial favorite among locals and tourists, particularly for brunch on the weekends, when lines often stretch... View Details

Keywords: Food; Management Practices and Processes; Service Delivery; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston

November 2013 (Revised August 2023)
Case

'These People are Fiduciaries...'

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Amy W. Schulman

The fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, the corporate opportunity doctrine and the business judgment rule are introduced in the context of three vignettes drawn from decided cases that explore: a classic test of loyalty when one partner elects to take advantage of an... View Details

Keywords: Fiduciaries; Fiduciary Duties; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Business Processes

July 2011
Teaching Note

Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Erin McFee

Teaching Note for 408067. View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Employment Industry; Service Industry

Research Summary

Overview

The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details

1989
Chapter

The Entrepreneurial Process

By: William A. Sahlman and Howard H. Stevenson

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes

2015
Working Paper

Discretion in Hiring

By: Mitchell Hoffman, Lisa B. Kahn and Danielle Li

Who should make hiring decisions? We propose an empirical test for assessing whether firms should rely on hard metrics such as job test scores or grant managers discretion in making hiring decisions. We implement our test in the context of the introduction of a... View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Management Practices and Processes