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    George Serafeim

    George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management; asset management
    • December 2007 (Revised April 2008)
    • Exercise

    The Elcer Products Transaction: Confidential Information for US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND)

    By: James K. Sebenius
    In a six-party negotiation exercise, the TNDA Corp. plans to sell the Elcer Products Division to one of four potential buyers (industrial, financial, U.S., German). This case contains confidential information for the US Industrial ElectroCeramics (US-IND) management... View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation
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    • December 2003 (Revised May 2004)
    • Case

    Sears Auto Centers (A) (Abridged)

    By: Lynn S. Paine
    In the early 1990s Sears faced and allegations by the California Department of Consumer Affairs that the company's auto repair centers had been overbilling customers and making unnecessary repairs. Top management must evaluate the problem and come up with a plan to... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Compensation and Benefits; Management Teams; Employees; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Improvement; Auto Industry
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    • 30 Nov 2016
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking

    Keywords: by Antonio Falato and David Scharfstein; Financial Services; Banking
    • 18 Dec 2006
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

    a mirror up to students and, with input from coaches and self-assessments, encourages them to move out of their comfort zone and explore the personal complexities of leadership. "The unit of analysis is themselves," says Sasser.... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • Research Summary

    Overview

    Start Up Strategy and Management

    Bussgang’s research focuses on applying Lean Startup principles to early-stage technology companies as well as the challenges and opportunities when scaling startups. His work led to the creation of the MBA elective course... View Details

    • 10 Dec 2012
    • News

    Harvard Business School's Robert Eccles to Chair Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

    • September 26, 2022
    • Article

    Is Your Family Office Built for the Future?

    By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
    Family offices can provide a number of benefits, including privacy, customization, and having your own team to handle a wide range of services, such as guiding family philanthropy, managing shared properties, or even managing household help. Successful principals in... View Details
    Keywords: Business Offices; Family and Family Relationships
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    • 06 Oct 2014
    • News

    Hewlett-Packard Will Split Into Two Companies

    • 17 Aug 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

    [This is the fourth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
    • 24 Oct 2023
    • HBS Case

    From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

    Jackie Robinson. “They wake up every morning and see the glass as half-full not half-empty. People are attracted to optimism and hope in leaders.” Here, Simons discusses five leaders and what made them View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • Article

    Big Ideas Feature: Time for Happiness: Why the Pursuit of Money Isn't Bringing You Joy—and What Will

    By: A.V. Whillans
    Adam (real story, fake name) was a good employee who was given a plum project he believed could get him a promotion and a raise. Taking it seemed like the proverbial no-brainer: Work hard, nail the assignment, get more pay. He knew he’d have to put in long days and... View Details
    Keywords: Time; Privilege; Guilt; Money; Happiness; Work-Life Balance
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    • October 1998 (Revised December 1999)
    • Case

    Gene Research, the Mapping of Life and the Global Economy

    By: Ray A. Goldberg and Juan Enriquez-Cabot
    A new firm is being created to speed up the process of mapping humans, animals, and plants by combining gene technology with rapid gene identification to improve the health and well being of the human population and the productivity of crops and animals. How does one... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Technological Innovation; Business Processes; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Productivity; Welfare; Agribusiness; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Biotechnology Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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    • 01 May 2020
    • What Do You Think?

    Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

    SUMMING UP Is Management the Missing Ingredient in Melding Organization Culture and Remote Work? Those who have experienced remote work are largely vocal supporters of the notion. Its success is dependent,... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 01 Jun 2023
    • HBS Case

    A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?

    Miller vowed to hide his criminal past from the business world—a secret he managed to keep for more than 40 years. That was back in 1982, when arrest and prison records were recorded on paper, stored in filing cabinets, and were much... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Apparel & Accessories
    • 31 Jul 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

    emphasize their strengths, give to others, and empathize with their own troubles through self-compassion. A second group was given educational materials about how to improve their mental well-being—the equivalent of handing people a self-help book. A third group... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health
    • 12 Jul 2012
    • News

    Finding a Cure for "CEO-itis"

    • Article

    Where Did the Commute Time Go?

    By: Andrew Kun, Raffaella Sadun, Orit Shaer and Thomaz Teodorovicz
    The COVID pandemic forced most workers to stop their daily commute to and from work. So what have they done with that “extra” time? It depends. Independent employees with no managerial responsibility have largely been able to spend more time on personal pursuits, but... View Details
    Keywords: Telecommuting; Time Management; Work-Life Balance
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    • 05 Feb 2015
    • News

    Should Harvard Business School Hit Refresh?

    • 02 Dec 2010
    • What Do You Think?

    Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

    Summing Up Thoughtful comments are hard to summarize in five paragraphs. That explains why this month's task is impossible. But one thing unites nearly everyone responding to this column, and that is one kind of objection or other to the... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Heskett