Human Capital Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

April 2024
Case

Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Cleveland Clinic

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In December 2022, Dr. Tomislav (“Tom”) Mihaljevic, CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, was reflecting on the last few years at the hospital, marked both by unprecedented challenges and remarkable achievements. Cleveland Clinic had recently been ranked the world’s... View Details

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Educators

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01 Oct 1999
News

Entrepreneur Daniel S. Bricklin: A Class Act

An extraordinary career based on the development of innovative, cutting-edge technology products was launched twenty years ago from the front row of an Aldrich Hall classroom. Crunching numbers for case studies late into the night was... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs

02 Nov 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

being his own boss, Royster instead went to work at Boston-based Capital Resource Partners, then the African-American private equity firm TSG Capital in Stamford, Connecticut. At TSG he was introduced to one... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

Profile

Lindsay Ullman

intimidated Lindsay. On the contrary, she has been inspired by the diversity of ambitions represented in both the student body and among her professors. She cites, as an example, Bob White, who co-founded Bain Capital with Mitt Romney,... View Details

Keywords: Tech

19 Jun 2017
News

Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?

no one is unemployable. Dan Morrell: Frida, your company pymetrics employs a series of neuroscience tests that help determine personal traits and characteristics. I assume that you took these tests early on in the development of the... View Details

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

(giving competitors a lead in a market) and the entrenchment benefits (the cost advantage firms develop through learning-by-doing when they enter early). Both the opportunity costs of absence and the entrenchment benefits vary according... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development I found my professional North Star as an undergraduate student while studying abroad in rural Tanzania. Our work in clean water... View Details

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

A worldwide economic crisis. Intense scrutiny from board members, customers, and government regulators. Expanding global markets. Public protests aimed squarely at your industry. Running a financial institution, never easy to begin with, has quickly become one of the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

27 Mar 2020
News

Pret a Manger's CEO on "Survival Mode"

Keywords: crisis management; leadership; food industry; employee management; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

22 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought

And, it might seem appropriate to ask, how do such philosophical questions relate to marketing? Zaltman's eponymous research tool, the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique, called ZMET for short, was designed to illuminate exactly these kinds of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 2002
News

New HBSAA Board Members

Flavia B. Almeida (MBA '94) São Paulo, Brazil Principal McKinsey & Company David L. Anderson (MBA '68) Palo Alto, California Managing Director and General Partner Sutter Hill Ventures Eve S. Benton (MBA '71) Bethesda, Maryland Cochairman Bund View Details

01 Jun 2003
News

Research Center Opens in Paris

In March, official opening ceremonies were held in Paris for the European Research Center (ERC). The center, which has been operational since spring 2002, is part of the School’s ongoing commitment to create intellectual capital worldwide... View Details

Keywords: European Research Center; ERC; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2013
News

Thomas K. McCraw, 1940–2012

phrase 'a scholar and a gentleman,'" said Dean Nitin Nohria. McCraw, who retired from the active faculty in 2006, came to HBS in 1976. A protégé of the late HBS professor Albert Chandler, he led the effort to develop the required MBA... View Details

Keywords: obituary

Web

Robin Greenwood | Working Knowledge

Robin Greenwood George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research , Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research Robin is the George Gund... View Details

May 2024
Case

Mission Veterinary Partners

By: Boris Groysberg, Zeeshan Ali and Annelena Lobb

After five successful years, Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) had to decide on the best way to scale. MVP owned 300 animal hospitals and competed with other consolidators to buy more small veterinary practices. MVP had to distinguish itself as the buyer of choice but... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy

Citation

Educators

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its River Rouge Factory in Detroit..." How did business come to assume such power and cultural centrality in America? Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead by Joseph L.... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

organization. Understand the core elements of the revenue model, including governance, fees, the annual fund, capital fundraising campaigns, planned gifts, and more. Develop a plan for sustaining your... View Details

09 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Is Business School Right for You?

was able to leverage my narrative and visual storytelling skills and my desire to tell stories that change people’s perspectives and lives. As a result, I’ve spent my career immersed in developing brand narratives that resonate, visual... View Details

Portrait Project

Cameron Johnson

stage for action to be paralyzed by fear. I am resolved to take long shots, and I hope to inspire others to do the same. I will spend my career developing real-estate projects in markets where the built environment—encompassing homes,... View Details

20 May 2013
Op-Ed

Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again

industries. Research funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sowed the seeds for the internet and advanced computer graphics. And massive investments by the National Institutes of Health in biomedical research, including the View Details

Keywords: by Gary Pisano; Manufacturing

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