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18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

widespread and common. Of the top three finishers in the seven years Armstrong won the Tour de France, 20 out of 21 of them had doped at some point in their careers. (As the case notes, cycling legend Greg LeMond is a notable exception;... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
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Addleshaw-Goddard LLP

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson and James Weber

Addleshaw-Goddard (AG), the 15th largest law firm in the U.K., is seeking ways to serve larger clients on more important legal matters. Part of this strategy involves its "Client Development Centre (CDC)," an innovative idea and set of services launched by Dr. Jim... View Details

Keywords: Price; Innovation and Invention; Service Operations; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Legal Services Industry; United Kingdom

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01 Dec 2023
News

Happier-ness at Work

explore the connection between job satisfaction and life satisfaction, and how to increase both. Excerpt The third pillar for building a happier life is meaningful work. Hundreds of studies have shown that... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Brandon Graves

and cuisine was just a short train ride away. What has changed about your understanding of leadership? My understanding of leadership was one-dimensional before coming to HBS. I thought of leadership in the formal sense of someone with a... View Details

24 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

much on the perfect position post-graduation — you will figure it out over a longer arc of time. I didn't take a single entrepreneurship class at HBS and now I'm a serial entrepreneur!” Justin Reed Current... View Details

19 Apr 2023
News

A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

When Monica Saggioro Leal (MBA 2018) and her business partner, Lara Lemann, started MAYA Capital, a tech-focused, Brazilian VC firm launched in 2018, they wanted to take a hands-on approach with their startup investments in their first 12 months. Even so, they were... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

because of these incentives as well.[75] Qcells is also searching for a site for their 9 gigawatt solar manufacturing facility thanks to IRA funding, which is projected to support about 4,000 construction jobs throughout its construction View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

communities.” That realization prompted Bobo to leave his position as a principal at the Carlyle Group and in 2016 launch Project Destined (PD), a social impact vehicle that trains inner-city youth to be... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

prepare for an exam, Weiss says: “I hope ultimately that we will educate students who can make a positive difference with AI in the world—that people will look to them for leadership on this topic, and to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

16 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Competition Make Us More Creative?

Competition can bring out the best in salespeople, athletes, and participants in hot dog eating contests—but can it make employees more creative? A recent working paper by Daniel P. Gross finds that competition can motivate creative types... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

are willing to take some risks, disclose some of their shortcomings, and open themselves to constructive criticism—admittedly a tall order. Choosing The Right Position Establishing a management career begins... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

operations. This is, in some sense, what Wal-Mart's global strategy is primarily about. Q: How do you see business shaping the future of globalization? In which ways are companies playing a big role, and in which ways could or should they... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

PublicationsAdding Bricks to Clicks: Predicting the Patterns of Cross-Channel Elasticities over Time Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John Deighton, and Mary Caravella Publication:Journal of Marketing (forthcoming) Abstract In... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

and Labor created Influence: Medium 10 1910 s 19 Ford doubles factory wages and shortens workday Labor Secretary position created Worker shortage: Unions double membership... View Details

01 Dec 2015
Blog Post

What is the HBS FIELD Program?

personally, and what is important when launching a business. FIELD has been the biggest positive surprise and most educationally valuable aspect of my HBS experience thus far! View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

cleaning sewers and servicing machinery as a mill foreman), but that on-course connection helped him land a position at Adams in 1998, where he rose to CEO in 2002. In 2012, Brewer was named president View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Aug 2001
News

Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

investment banking institution had a staff of 110 and annual revenues of about $8 million. Today, the firm has more than 64,000 employees in offices stretching from New York to Beijing. Revenues last year totaled more than $26 billion,... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

predators and no there is no place for them in positions of power, ever, anywhere.” Janie added, “There is compelling evidence suggesting that many CEOs have strong narcissistic qualities, border on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Mar 2015
HBS Case

Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum

does that become too commercial and risk alienating parts of the public who are unwilling or unable to pay?" Along with that risk of overcommercialization, the push into new online realms also carries with it the danger that the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

Portrait Project

Brooke Biederman

family, and a whole lot of luck on my side. Slowly, I learned how to eat again, how to read again, how to write again, how to walk again, and yes, how to run again. Before this, I had always been cheerful,... View Details

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