Life Sciences - Publications - Faculty & Research

John T. Gourville

John Gourville is the Albert J. Weatherhead, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS Marketing Unit in 1995 after receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in marketing and behavioral research. His most... View Details

Keywords: agribusiness; biotechnology; consumer products; health care; high technology; medical supplies; pharmaceuticals; retailing

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

early on—rookie mistakes can set back (or kill) a business before it’s barely out of the gate. Read Khalid Halim’s thoughts on Hypergrowth and the Law of Startup Physics for more on this point. “Unless you are doing hard science that is... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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HBR Classics - Alumni

William Torbert Social Intelligence and the Biology of Leadership , Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis Persuasive Presentations Harnessing the Science of Persuasion , Robert B. Cialdini HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations , by Nancy... View Details

13 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 13

http://www.ftpress.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0132779781 Hiring Cheerleaders: Board Appointments of 'Independent' Directors Authors:Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher J. Malloy Publication:Management Science (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student

Ashutosh (Ash) Panchang (MS/MBA 2023) grew up in India and Virginia. He received his B.S. from the University of Virginia in Systems Engineering. Today he is a joint degree student pursuing the Harvard MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences joint... View Details

07 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 7

in neonatal testing, life science services, and environmental health. Sym-Bio wants to accelerate its growth and competitive position in China through this strategic move, and PerkinElmer seeks to broaden... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 3

developers to either a competitive or a cooperative work regime to create software for NASA's Space Life Sciences Directorate. Half of the subjects-the "sorted" group-were assigned according to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Events - Business History

scholarship contributed to important works of legal and business history on the evolution of the corporate form, the influence of corporate actors on public regulation, and the importance of social science research on regulatory choices.... View Details

28 Feb 2019
News

New Program Will Develop Leaders of Innovative Ventures

committed $10 million from their family foundation to endow the new program. The gift is in honor of Tom’s 30th and 35th HBS Reunions. A collaboration between HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

From Big Pharma to Startup

pharmaceutical giant one day—not creating a company from scratch. But Goble was determined to explore the wide variety of opportunities available to him in his time at HBS, so when he read about a nonprofit life View Details

Keywords: April White

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Ted Obi

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I halted my medical school journey because I was curious about the business of medicine and passionate about making a broader impact in the health care and life View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

high-potential biotech and life science startups founded by Harvard students, alumni, faculty, and postdoctoral scholars. As part of the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem, ventures in this space have access... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

expanded to include a virtual launch lab program for Harvard alumni-founded ventures across the globe, and a wet-lab building for life sciences ventures. It is overseen by Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H.... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Energy Dustin Tingley Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy and Entrepreneurial Management) Geoffrey Jones Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Entrepreneurship in Life... View Details

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

On the evening of Wednesday, October 11, Alumni Board members joined with current HBS students in the Spangler Center for "A Conversation about Life Lessons", which was led by Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership. This October, more than 75... View Details

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

In Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices, the authors combine the latest thinking from the biological and social sciences to lay out a new theory on human nature. The idea: We are all influenced and guided by four drives: acquiring,... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

View Video Andrew Baxter “YOU BUILD UP PERSONAL CAPITAL BY SHARING COMMON EXPERIENCES.” HOME REGION St. Andrews, UK UNDERGRAD EDUCATION Imperial College London, Chemical Engineering, 2011 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Shell, Schlumberger HBS ACTIVITIES Admissions Rep John... View Details

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Second Half of Life, as well as the forthcoming Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier, coauthored with Oprah Winfrey. Hise Gibson: Leadership and habit formation My summer reading... View Details

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

potential. With diverse experience in hand and a deep passion for the company’s mission, Leahy is showcasing exactly why she is the right person for the job. The Beauty of Combining Art and Science In many ways, Leahy’s path to the... View Details

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