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  • 08 Feb 2023
  • Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

you’re not accustomed to reflection, it might feel weird, like you’re wasting time. But you would be wrong. In fact, reflection helps leaders make better decisions faster. Leaders must constantly assess a dynamic environment to gain... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
  • 02 Jun 2021
  • Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

employment, incarceration, educational outcomes, health care. It’s embedded in the fabric of this country.” Those imbalances seemed particularly pronounced in health care. For example, Black people are 20 percent more likely to die from... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health
  • 20 Feb 2020
  • Blog Post

Black Visionary Leadership and Redefining What's Possible

capital space. According to McKinsey, an entrepreneur with a “warm” connection—someone they’ve met—is 13 percent more likely to get funding than a “cold” connection. Forty percent of VCs go to two schools: Harvard and Stanford. It’s a... View Details
  • Research Summary

Research

The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details

  • 05 Feb 2019
  • News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

Karan Shah (MBA 2016) Karan Shah (MBA 2016) Karan Shah (MBA 2016) is executive director of Precision Camshafts Limited, a large precision manufacturing company in Solapur, India, and a partner in MAYU, a luxury goods startup. What’s a typical work day View Details
  • 19 May 2021
  • Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

apprenticeships, internships, or work-based learning. That figure pales in comparison to other OECD countries like Germany or Switzerland, where 40-70 percent of students split their time between traditional school settings and learning... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
  • 30 Jan 2019
  • Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

recommendations on the company’s most crucial issues. After every such meeting, I always wondered “what is it like to be a CEO, having multiple rounds of these meetings every single day?”  “The Life and Role of the CEO”, one of the Short... View Details
  • 25 Jan 2016
  • Blog Post

3 Tips on Coming to HBS with a Partner

think our section would have won! Spencer has faced no challenges being accepted and liked by the section. He has made some great friends and has always felt welcomed. 2.      Think carefully about whether you want to live on or off... View Details
  • 31 Mar 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

What Do CEOs Do?

Keywords: by Oriana Bandiera, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat & Raffaella Sadun
  • 18 Aug 2010
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring

Keywords: by Lamar Pierce & Michael W. Toffel
  • 21 Aug 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Anandi Mani
  • 22 Dec 2006
  • Working Paper Summaries

Future Lock-in: Or, I’ll Agree to Do the Right Thing...Next Week

Keywords: by Todd Rogers & Max H. Bazerman
  • Research Summary

Dissertation: Speaking Up on Boards

My dissertation examines individual and group behavior in corporate boards of directors. I focus on individual traits and group traits that can foster or inhibit the act of speaking up when an individuals views go against the general consensus in the room. Research and... View Details
  • Article

Gender Disparities in Compensation of Practicing Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Analyzing the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Compensation Survey

By: Cherie P. Erkmen, Anastasiia K. Tompkins, Shanda Blackmon, Larry R. Kaiser, Susanna Gallani, Jennifer C. Romano, Thomas MacGillivray and Michael J. Mack
BACKGROUND: Gender-based pay disparity in compensation is widespread. In cardiothoracic surgery, women earn between 71-84% of men’s salaries at comparable ranks. Limited data exist on how factors like subspecialty, practice type, and work efforts contribute to these... View Details
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  • March 2025
  • Teaching Plan

Wasabi Technologies (A) and (B)

By: N. Louis Shipley and Stacy Straaberg
Teaching Plan for HBS Case Nos. 823-021 and 825-035. Set in 2019, the “Wasabi Technologies (A)” case centers on Wasabi Technologies (Wasabi), a successful hot cloud storage company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founder and CEO David Friend is ready to scale the... View Details
Keywords: Sales; Product Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Divisions; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Information Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
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  • November 2020
  • Article

Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

By: Livia Alfonsi, Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman and Anna Vitali
We design a labor market experiment to compare demand- and supply-side policies to tackle youth unemployment, a key issue in low-income countries. The experiment tracks 1700 workers and 1500 firms over four years to compare the effect of offering workers either... View Details
Keywords: Employment; Training; Competency and Skills; Developing Countries and Economies
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  • September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
  • Case

AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19

By: Mark Egan, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin and Emilie Billaud
In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest beer company, boasting over 500 brands, revenue of $46 billion, and a workforce of 160,000 in 2020, AB InBev... View Details
Keywords: Beer; Forecasting; COVID-19; Decision; Forecasting and Prediction; Analytics and Data Science; Crisis Management; Decisions; Financing and Loans; Investment Return; Resource Allocation; Distribution; Production; Business Processes; Strategic Planning; Health Pandemics; Digital Transformation; Markets; Food and Beverage Industry; Belgium; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America
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  • January 2023
  • Article

Firm-Induced Migration Paths and Strategic Human-Capital Outcomes

By: Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Victoria Sevcenko
Firm-induced migration typically entails firms relocating workers to fill value-creating positions at destination locations. But such relocated workers are often exposed to external employment opportunities at their destinations, possibly triggering turnover. We... View Details
Keywords: Worker Relocation; Turnover; Firm-induced Migration; Smaller Towns; Employee Mobility; Geographic Mobility; Migration; Clusters; Employees; Geographic Location; Performance; Opportunities; Retention; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management
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  • 2022
  • Working Paper

Hate Crime Increases with Minoritized Group Rank

By: Marco E. Tabellini
People are on the move in unprecedented numbers within and between countries. How does demographic change affect local intergroup dynamics? In complement to accounts that emphasize stereotypical features of groups as determinants of their treatment, we propose the... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice; Minority; Hate Crimes; Reference Dependence; Demographics; Rank and Position; Prejudice and Bias; Crime and Corruption
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  • June 2020
  • Article

Evaluation of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Integration with Hospital Electronic Health Records by US County-Level Opioid Prescribing Rates

By: A Jay Holmgren and Nate Apathy
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) have become a widely embraced policy solution to the opioid epidemic in the US. PDMPs offer prescribers a comprehensive view of patients’ controlled substance prescription history and can be used to monitor and reduce... View Details
Keywords: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs; PDMPs; Electronic Health Records; Hospitals; Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Integration; Performance Evaluation
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