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David S. Scharfstein
David Scharfstein is the Edmund Cogswell Converse Professor of Finance and Banking at Harvard Business School, where he has taught since 2003. He currently teaches a course on financial intermediation in the MBA program. Scharfstein has written on a wide range of... View Details
Keywords: banking
- 23 Jan 2012
- News
Update on Dean’s Priorities (pdf)
- 09 Nov 2015
- News
Men Sit Up and Listen as Women Fill 40% of Business School Seats
- June 1992 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Concordia Casting Company
Describes five years of development in a centralized data processing activity serving a highly decentralized corporation. Data processing manager discovers that a major software system conversion is a full year behind schedule, and subsequently makes several managerial... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; System; Information Technology; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Human Resources; Conflict and Resolution; Supply Chain Management; Accounting; Auto Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Concordia Casting Company." Harvard Business School Case 192-151, June 1992. (Revised March 2006.)
- 11 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Military Community at HBS
In this Facebook Live session, HBS Professor George Riedel chats with current students about their path to HBS, tips during the application process, the military community, and resources available to students (and their families) at HBS and post-graduation. View Video View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- Video
Introducing Pathways to Inclusive Entrepreneurship
- October 2023
- Case
Making Progress at Progress Software (A)
By: Katherine Coffman, Hannah Riley Bowles and Alexis Lefort
In this case, the Human Capital team at Progress Software has identified that some employees have a hard time understanding how to advance within Progress. This realization leads the team to develop several major people-process innovations: the introduction of... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Prejudice and Bias; Personal Development and Career; Human Capital; Employee Relationship Management; Technology Industry; Bulgaria
Coffman, Katherine, Hannah Riley Bowles, and Alexis Lefort. "Making Progress at Progress Software (A)." Harvard Business School Case 924-010, October 2023.
Alison Wood Brooks
Alison Wood Brooks is the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration and Hellman Faculty Fellow in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches a cutting-edge course in the MBA elective curriculum called "How... View Details
- 01 Oct 2014
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship: Sparking Curiosity
Classes started the other week and I am settling into the busy hum of case studies, student club events and catching up with classmates. Each conversation is a new opportunity to reflect upon my summer experience. Looking back, my time at... View Details
- 24 Sep 2021
- Video
Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business
- November 2013 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Freemium Pricing at Dropbox
By: Thales Teixeira and Elizabeth Anne Watkins
Online storage company Dropbox provided remote-storage over the internet of any type of computer file, along with file sharing, synchronization and backup. Using a freemium pricing strategy whereby a basic service was free-of-charge and a premium service was paid,... View Details
Teixeira, Thales, and Elizabeth Anne Watkins. "Freemium Pricing at Dropbox." Harvard Business School Case 514-053, November 2013. (Revised November 2014.)
- 08 Nov 2019
- News
HBS Life: The Military Community at HBS
- 21 Jul 2016
- News
White people think racism is getting worse. Against white people
- 13 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course
the issue are two different things. This class had the perfect balance of both and was a rare opportunity to have meaningful conversations and, for me, explore what allyship as a future business leader can look like. What else would you... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Journey to my Summer Internship
and interviews later, it was clear that I needed to narrow down my focus. In a conversation with my HBS career coach, she asked me “what would be your ideal internship?” “Well”, I said “perhaps something that allowed me to learn a new... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 06 Sep 2011
- News
Starbucks' Howard Schultz and how to Restore Confidence
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
Why Doing the Easy Parts of Your To-Do List First Can Be a Bad Idea
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
fish in the ocean by 2050. That and so many indicators are alarming, and as leaders who make a difference, the private sector can have huge influence over the future of our planet. We are changing the conversation by showing a path... View Details
- October 2004 (Revised July 2006)
- Background Note
Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation
By: Ashish Nanda
This case reviews the relative merits of partnership and public ownership structures in professional services firms. It also evaluates the various rationales for converting partnership professional services firms to publicly owned firms. Finally, the case highlights... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Transition; Partners and Partnerships; Public Ownership; Service Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Lauren Prusiner. "Ownership Structure in Professional Service Firms: Partnership versus Public Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 905-038, October 2004. (Revised July 2006.)