Case Studies - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2019
News

City on a Hill

three-day school trip weaving woolen swatches on a collection of old-fashioned floor looms. Later that day, he notes, the students will learn about—and even pet—indigenous Appalachian wildlife (including a pink-eyed albino corn snake) before wading into nearby Greasy... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Dec 2001
News

September 11: A Community Reflects

difficult times. Photos by Thomas J. Fitzsimmons A Week Like No Other The memorial service came at the end of a week like no other in the School's history, as those who work and study at HBS joined the rest of the world in trying to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

15 Jun 2021
News

June 2021 Books and Podcasts

remain vital to Boeing's ongoing operations today. COVID-19: Mankind’s Bitter Battle, A Blueprint to Conquer an Epidemic By Rajendra K. Aneja (AMP 175, 2008) Independently published When the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, author Rajendra Aneja began to View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

overweight the risks, punishing the charity simply for not being perfect. “People exaggerate a charity’s metrics to the extent that they use it as an excuse not to give at all,” she says. In her current study with Judd B. Kessler, a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

the program. For instance, when I took the seminar, my classmates presented: start-up ideas; academic research about legal doctrines; novel investment theses; case studies about companies they planned to... View Details

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01 Dec 1996
News

Entrepreneurship at HBS

Presidents' Organization, is in its 44th year. The materials and courses our faculty have developed are widely used in entrepreneurship programs all over the world. Last year HBS Publishing sold some 175,000 cases in entrepreneurship as... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

A Roaring Success in the Windy City

taking participants through case studies of Southwest Airlines, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and Neutrogena Soap, Professor Michael E. Porter discussed his latest research on strategy. Rather than choosing to "run... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

must disrupt the way we think about social change. The author suggests how this can be done by sharing stories and case studies focused on innovative approaches to large-scale social change. Operating Model... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

This Is What I Do

encouraged and supported a number of important breakthrough studies and treatments. But Hood won’t be satisfied until “the day we find a cure and close our doors forever.” Ironically, she worries that successes along the way could dull... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Accommodation; Hospitality; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

26 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations

job seeker might not get a top salary even with a high level of perceived power—but the end result would reflect concessions on both sides and a larger overall pie to be shared. One possible reason: Parties perceived to be on a near-equal footing will share more... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Apr 2002
News

Back in Business

a suitcase, and headed back to work. A pro bono study by several of the city's top consulting firms has estimated that the damage to New York City totals $83 billion. That figure may be low, some observers say, and of course it cannot... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

19 Jan 2023
News

Forged in Fire

interested in your thoughts on empathy because empathy feels like something that we hear a lot more about today as a necessary trait for leaders. BG: Absolutely. I studied as an industrial engineer and that was all about how you use your... View Details

18 Oct 2016
Op-Ed

Why Business Should Invest in Community Health

improve health in their communities. The business case for investing in community health is compelling, especially for companies that depend on communities for workers and customers. Sick and absent workers cost American firms some $225... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Howard Koh, and Pamela Yatsko; Health

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

commercial activities? And if so, how? Addressing this question is crucial at a time like now, when an increasing number of organizations engage in hybrid organizing.” Battilana pursues that big question in a new paper, Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

17 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions

insurance companies. In the HBS case study Prudential Financial-General Motors Pension Risk Transfer: Back to the Future?, Viceira, with Emily A. Chien, wrote about the historic de-risking of GM's pension... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Aerospace; Financial Services

10 Nov 2008
What Do You Think?

How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?

National Geographic Genographic project (Inga Ness), Trendwatcher (Gerald Nanninga), and Wikipedia (Adnan Younis Lodhi and Sameer Kamat). In spite of the advantages of putting customers to work, a number of cautions were raised as well. Bruce Dancil warned, "Some... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

his concerns by saying, "Our capitalism has evolved into a financial pyramid scheme and not industry building." One piece of evidence that something is wrong with managerial capitalism was presented by B. V. Krishnamurthy, who cited the results of a View Details