Family Planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

transition back to “normal” (whatever that means). Although we are still living in COVID-19’s grip, companies are starting to devise plans to bring their workforces back to the office in the coming weeks and months. In recent... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Excellence in Work-Family Research from the Boston College Center for Work and Family and Purdue University Center for Families for "Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative... View Details

07 Nov 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

like? A: Yes, that's true. It is one of the sacrifices I make in the name of research! But in all seriousness, my coauthor Tom Dye (HBS MBA 2012) and I felt it was important to take our time and do this right. I first met Sir Alex last fall during one of his trips to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

personally create their own account and complete their own enrollment. Per our Terms of Use , account access and enrollment must be managed by the individual enrolling in the course. Third Parties, including assistants, employers, or View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

government, and NGOs, sharing insights on a range of issues including health care, national talent, food security, and sustainability. They also talked about the role of the private sector in meeting goals of Vision 2030, the impact of soft power on the region’s... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Harvard Business School

wealth in urban communities. Frank S. Jones MBA 1957 In 1971, Frank Jones was named Ford Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning and became the first African American tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

listened to speakers at Maersk’s HQ, it was clear that they felt this was a transitory windfall as shipping rates have already largely fallen to near pre-COVID levels. However, due to Maersk’s unique structure as run by the AP Moller View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

found valuable information from other sources. Firms with business partners or suppliers in China, for example, tried to distill the noisy signals emerging from these areas as quickly as possible to plan for safety in their plants. This... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

classic," says Matthew McEvoy (HBS MBA '89), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856, the creator of the iconic trench coat has outfitted movie stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal Family. In... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

01 Feb 2002
News

It's academic. (Not!)

a Baker Scholar), he never envisioned a future in academia. It did not take long for his plans to change. "During spring semester of my first year, I reflected on what I had seen in the classroom," says Wasserman, who arrived at HBS with... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2019 Best Paper Award in Investments at the Center for Financial Planning Academic Research Conference for “Lazy Prices” with Christopher Malloy and Quoc Nguyen. Zoe B. Cullen : Winner of the 2019 Exemplary... View Details

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

humans are often irrational—and the fact that the logic of real-world decisions therefore sometimes flies in the face of established economic theory. “Most of my research projects are motivated by puzzles or strange patterns of behavior I see in the real world,” says... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

20 Jan 2023
News

Free Spirits

By contrast, a consumer can have NA beer shipped straight to their front door. “That gives you another way to reach the end consumer, which might be very different from where traditional beers are carried,” Whitworth says. He also has big View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

05 May 2016
Blog Post

Being a Student Mom at HBS

takes into account your family needs or who can provide guidance on interviews for family-related issues. All moMBAs are also part of a group on GroupMe and connect on Facebook to share information. MoMBAs at HBS will also organize a... View Details

26 Jun 2015
Blog Post

7 Things International Applicants Should Know About HBS

throughout the whole first year class. I love getting to see my new ANZ friends as well as meeting the other international students and, of course, spending time with the Americans. It’s a lot more international than I expected and I’ve loved that element of the... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Taking Time to Make Time

goal is a great marketing plan or a brilliant idea for a software system, it doesn't matter if it took 2 hours or 20 hours. The client is paying for the quality of the solution. What do you think about the issue of flexible work hours?... View Details

Keywords: Time management

01 Jun 1999
News

Joel Bines

Joel Bines has a knack for inspiring others to take a chance on him. Time and again this hard-driving member of a close-knit Boston family has found himself succeeding in jobs for which he's had no prior experience. In each instance, he... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Feb 2001
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The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure

Simon cautions, "First, recognize that this is a family trip, not just a trip for you and your spouse. It has to be oriented toward everyone. If you plan to have a great time with your kids, then it will... View Details