HBS Working Knowledge - Publications - Faculty & Research

The HBS Case Method Teaches Real-World Lessons

Since 1924, Harvard Business School (HBS) has used the case study method to teach decision-making skills to business students. Nearly 80 percent of cases used at B-schools are developed by HBS faculty who work with business leaders around the world to write over 350... View Details

15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

work with leaders who are committed to driving change and creating impact that spans all three. In its 25th anniversary year, the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative celebrated its pioneering role as the first... View Details

TeachingInterests

Managing the Future of Work (MBA Education—Elective Curriculum)

By: Christopher T. Stanton

The nature and scope of work is changing rapidly, creating massive business challenges in the shadow of broader political and social shifts. HBS launched a major initiative in 2017 on Managing the Future of Work to define these workplace issues and... View Details

01 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens

August 3rd-4th in Buenos Aires with a multi-faceted research conference at the Caesar Park Hotel. The 130 participants at the conference, "Partnering for Knowledge Creation," included prominent university academics and top... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jan 2015
Blog Post

Job Search Days at HBS

HBS places a high priority on academics and the communal learning benefits of the case method, so in an effort to support the school’s mission, students are not allowed to miss classes for recruiting purposes. However, we understand that... View Details

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

advancement more difficult. A 2013 survey of HBS alumni explored this question in greater detail, finding that a majority of both men and women had made at least one accommodation to integrate their professional and family lives,... View Details

12 Feb 2015
Video

Make Big Bets: How Blockbuster Strategies Work

Web

Career Re-Entry & Flexible Work - Alumni

impression. Find a Career Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How a Career Coach Can Help You Flexible Work Opportunities Whether you are looking to scale... View Details

16 Aug 2022
News

HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship

against these in-game lottery-like mechanisms and their broader implications for the gaming industry and beyond. Sasago, who was a recipient of the HBS Japan Fellowship in 2019 and 2020, says he was working... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 May 2017
News

The Enduring Work of David A. Garvin

22 Nov 2024
News

Know Your HBS Staff: Anthony DeAlmeida

18 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Honing an Interest in Healthcare at HBS

After five years working in venture capital and private equity, Laura Little (MBA 2015) was eager to make a career change. With a budding interest in early-stage healthcare, Laura enrolled at HBS to pursue... View Details

Web

HBS Hacks: Alumni Solving for the Future of Work in San Francisco | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

11 May 2022
Blog Post

MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

here will make the MBA experience very different from many of the students, but as long as your priorities are clear you can make it work and you will likely find more people around to help than you imagine. View Details

23 Jun 2016
Blog Post

How I Structured My Second Year at HBS

Formally trained as an engineer, Matt Holzapfel (MBA 2015) worked at both Sears and Dell in the years before business school. While at HBS he discovered a budding interest in entrepreneurship, and took... View Details

15 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Molly DeCastro

How long have you been working at HBS? I have been at HBS for almost 5 years now. I guess time flies when you are having fun. What did you do before coming to HBS? My entire career has been in career... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media / Sports

Web

Women at HBS - Alumni

Sandberg addressed the graduating class at Class Day 2012. HBS faculty convened an academic conference on campus to discuss issues surrounding women in leadership. We celebrated alumnae leaders and explored issues around women and View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

HBS Campaign Impact

opportunities in a rapidly changing world means constantly innovating in our curriculum; today’s graduates must master the knowing, doing, and being of leadership. Alumni are an integral part of the HBS educational ecosystem, sharing... View Details

11 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Place at HBS

world-class facilities at the University of Kansas. I went from a 100-person hometown to a metropolis of 8 million. I went from shoveling mud for my family’s water well drilling business to working in private equity deals. But the day of... View Details

30 Mar 2021
News

Publications