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- July 1997
- Case
Graffs, The (A)
By: Carl S. Sloane and Gregory C. Rogers
Examines dual-career issues and conflicts between spouses' career objectives, personal values, and life structures. It does so by a in-depth examination of the lives and careers of a professional couple (a successful entrepreneur and a lawyer), choice points in their... View Details
Sloane, Carl S., and Gregory C. Rogers. "Graffs, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-002, July 1997.
- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
strategic issues for motion picture industry executives have been addressed in academic research, and where new research is most needed. Finally, I have started a project on portfolio management in creative... View Details
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
administration in the Entrepreneurial Management unit at Harvard Business School and a general partner at Flybridge Capital. He closely studies the startup environment and draws from his experience as a venture capitalist and former... View Details
- Web
Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog
and executing successful turnarounds. We will examine, among others, the importance of personal and organizational resilience, the management of critical thinking (logos), emotions (pathos), and View Details
- Profile
Cynthia Samanian
diverse network of alumni. Given my interest in consumer internet startups, I was very excited to connect with the HBS alumni network, which includes highly respected venture capitalists and successful entrepreneurs. In just my two years as a student, I have already... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote
stevanovicigor In 2016, the National Environmental Research Council (NERC), a quasi-governmental agency in the United Kingdom, decided it would be fun to let the public vote online to name the country’s newest research vessel. The agency was less pleased when it saw... View Details
- March 2024
- Article
How Foes Become Allies: The Shifting Role of Business in Climate Politics
By: Irja Vormedal and Jonas Meckling
Firms often oppose costly public policy reforms—but under what conditions may they
come to support such reforms? Previous scholarship has taken a predominantly static
approach to the analysis of business positions. Here, we advance a dynamic theory of
change in... View Details
Vormedal, Irja, and Jonas Meckling. "How Foes Become Allies: The Shifting Role of Business in Climate Politics." Policy Sciences 57, no. 1 (March 2024): 101–124.
- 2006
- Case
Empowering Nurses at University College London Hospitals
By: Julie Battilana, A.-M., Cagna, T., D'Aunno and M.J., Gilmartin
- 1994
- Chapter
Focused Human Resources Management: Key to Logistics Effectiveness
By: R. D. Shapiro and J. Byrnes
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
The Psychology Behind Meeting Overload
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
with a rapid increase in capital commitments have led to less restrictive partnership agreements, large investments in portfolio firms, and higher valuations for those investments. These patterns have led many practitioners to conclude... View Details
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The Rohm and Haas Board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Management Teams; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-001, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- April 2010
- Supplement
Bill Nichol Negotiates with Walmart: Hard Bargains over Soft Goods (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
This case describes the multi-prong negotiating approach that Bill Nichol, Kentucky Derby Hosiery Co. CEO, took to deal with an ultimatum from his largest customer, as well as the outcome of this process. It concludes with a number of Nichol's observations about... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Management Practices and Processes; Negotiation Deal; Outcome or Result; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Retail Industry
Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "Bill Nichol Negotiates with Walmart: Hard Bargains over Soft Goods (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 910-044, April 2010.
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
When Kerr Taylor (OPM 39, 2010) and his wife, Jill, returned from Russia in 1998 with his adopted baby girl, Christina, another child remained in his thoughts: a blue-eyed little boy named Andrew left behind in the orphanage. “He’s in my mind today,” says Taylor.... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies Authors:Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein, and Katharine L. Lee Abstract Manufacturers are increasingly being required to adhere to product take-back regulations that require them to View Details
- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm
By: Ashley Whillans and Sara Coronel Rodriguez
"For ghSMART, freedom is the first principle from which all good things flow”—Geoff Smart, Chairman and Founder, ghSMART. ghSMART was a leadership advisory firm that was grounded in the principle of freedom. Talented Consultants and Partners could work remotely from... View Details
Keywords: Time; Consulting Firms; Time Management; Talent and Talent Management; Employee Relationship Management; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Partners and Partnerships; Expansion; Reputation
Whillans, Ashley, and Sara Coronel Rodriguez. "ghSMART & Co: Building and Scaling a Time Smart Firm." Harvard Business School Case 924-009, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 16 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the HBS Leadership Fellows Program?
graduates can experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public sector organizations (for one year) at a competitive salary. We checked in with the Social Enterprise Initiative’s Director of Programs, Margot Dushin, to... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
Abstract A perennial question facing managers is how much decision latitude to give their employees at work. The current research investigates how decision latitude affects employees' perceptions of managers' personalities and, in turn,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2018
- Case
Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (A)
By: Gautam Mukunda, Nien-hê Hsieh and David Lane
In September 2008, Robert Steel presided over the sale of Wachovia, a top U.S. bank, less than three months after becoming its CEO. Wachovia’s exposure to risky home loans led depositors and creditors to flee the bank on Friday, September 26, after the FDIC seized and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Financial Crisis; Robert Steel; Wachovia; Sheila Bair; Richard Kovacevich; Wells Fargo; Vikram Pandit; Citigroup; FDIC; Tim Geithner; Mortgage Lending; Contagion; Mergers And Acquisitions; Financial Services; Banking; Decision Making; Ethics; Fairness; Finance; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Style; Risk Management; Negotiation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Banking Industry; United States
Mukunda, Gautam, Nien-hê Hsieh, and David Lane. "Robert K. Steel at Wachovia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 418-055, February 2018.
- March 2024
- Teaching Note
Madrigal: Conducting a Customer-Base Audit
By: Eva Ascarza, Peter S. Fader, Bruce Hardie and Michael Ross
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 524-046. This case presents a scenario where Madrigal, a U.S. retailer with a rich 20-year history and a solid loyalty program, faces a turning point with the arrival of a new CEO. This leadership change reveals a critical gap in... View Details