Activities - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-011.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsCutlass Capital, L.P. Harvard Business School Case 805-075 David Hetz and Jon Osgood are forming a new venture capital fund in 2001 to invest in health care start-ups. Describes their fundraising... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

care in each medical condition, not its overall breadth of services. The value delivered in a medical condition arises from the full set of activities and specialties involved. It is not the individual roles, skills, or functions that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Don’t Listen to “Yes”

recognize that expressing dissent can be very difficult and uncomfortable for lower-level managers and employees. Therefore, leaders cannot wait for dissent to come to them; they must actively go seek it out in their organizations. In... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

she says. How to prevent a decline in psychological safety Organizations clearly benefit when everyone feels comfortable weighing in, so how can managers prevent psychological safety from sliding? First, it takes realizing that a psychologically safe environment must... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

Profile

Oliver Bladek

what it's like in the 'real world'. Simply put, you truly can do anything you want when graduating, but it's not a given. How has HBS prepared you for your new job? As I said above, the case method is incredible in helping practice how to make decisions as a manager.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

14 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Liberal Arts Major Pursues an MBA

practically non-existent. There were former consultants and bankers, certainly, but the ones I met had diverse and dynamic interests and many were actively looking to switch industries and change careers. Practically speaking, HBS takes... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

Let’s Celebrate! HBS is 100 Years Young

and others. The day’s final activity took place in a tent at HBS, where music and dance performances by community members showcased their enormous “other” talents. (Equally impressive was an exhibition in Spangler Center of paintings,... View Details

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

18 Aug 2015
News

New HBS Fund Chairs

Garrett are based in New York City, where he is a Managing Director and Head of Global Private Equity at Morgan Stanley and she is a professional photographer. Both are active with a range of civic, cultural, and educational... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

leadership of Henderson and Professor Forest Reinhardt, the BEI coordinates the activities of a large group of Harvard faculty members from multiple disciplines in an effort, Henderson says, "to create new business models that encourage... View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

01 Dec 2011
News

Welcome to the Future

creativity in mind. These spaces are designed to enable and facilitate HBS’s new required FIELD course, which focuses on intensive small-group exercises and team dynamics, activity not well-suited for Aldrich-style amphitheater... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Construction of Buildings; Construction

21 Aug 2018
Blog Post

How to Think About Networking

During the course of the networking activity the focus may change based upon what you are learning in your conversations. Be prepared for different scenarios, and you can make sure you leave the conservation confident and prepared for... View Details

31 May 2023
Research & Ideas

With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines

2,000 users, homing in on passenger usage data between January and November in 2018. After a rider had been active for three weeks, the authors tracked how—and, more important, when—customers used the service. The researchers then ranked... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation

26 Oct 2020
Blog Post

12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition

the tone for company culture and even amid everyone’s hectic schedules we were able to fit in activities to get to know each other. One of the best parts of working on a team are the conversations that happen offline, and this was... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

21 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

Washington D.C. Having three summers to explore different career paths helped me better understand my own interests and aspirations. I also benefited greatly from the mentorship I received from my professors, a couple of whom actively... View Details

01 Dec 2016
Blog Post

4 Reasons College Students Apply to 2+2

small community right after we graduated from college. We maintained a fairly active email group, updating each other on career changes, asking for help/advice, and planning meet-ups in our respective cities. The community continued when... View Details

Blog

Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN

send participants to a wide range of HBS Executive Education programs, both on campus and regionally. Below, she explains how the changing face of the pandemic has affected executive education in her region. WHAT WAS THE PANDEMIC'S INITIAL IMPACT ON HBS EXECUTIVE... View Details

01 Dec 1996
News

Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business

helped promote highway construction. Some complements to the automobile already existed. One was loans - but here, too, carmakers took an active hand in making them more accessible and attractive. First General Motors and then Ford set up... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Case Study: Moment in the Sun

Grabski (OPM 29, 2000) When you look at the life of successful startups, there is a distinct pattern: At the early stages, they focus and allocate most of their resources for the activities where the growth comes from. When you have a... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater

increased federal regulations and compliance costs. The demands on universities mount each year. There are innovations to pursue and everyday activities to preserve all while trying to keep everything affordable and ensure financial... View Details