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- 03 Apr 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Yuhai Xuan
- Web
Loeb House | About
Learning, established to promote and support teaching excellence and innovation at HBS and at institutions around the globe. The center is named for a longtime HBS faculty member, the late C. Roland (“Chris”) Christensen (MBA 1943, DCS... View Details
- Web
Hawes Hall | About
facilitates the fusion of interactive technologies with teaching techniques grounded in the case method. Innovations such as wireless Internet access and built-in video, webcast, and broadcast capabilities... View Details
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
High Distinction (1979) and a DBA (1992) from Harvard Business School. He was granted tenure at the School in 1998 and named to a chaired professorship in 2001. “Clayton Christensen was one of the world’s greatest scholars on View Details
- Research Summary
Selling China: Foreign Direct Investment During the Reform Era
The aim of the book is to illustrate the dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China in the 1990s. The topic is important both because China is the world's second largest recipient of FDI and because there are substantial misconceptions about the drivers of... View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2022, over 65 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some... View Details
- Web
Beth Clark | About
responsible for a wide array of services supporting the School's academic, research, administrative, and alumni engagement activities. She has held several leadership positions at HBS; her innovative... View Details
- 02 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Profits and Economic Development
Keywords: by Dan Schwab & Eric Werker
- February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Catherine Zhang
Shanghai Diligence Law Firm, started in January 2006, is a rapidly growing law firm in China's burgeoning legal services market. In addition to the usual challenges facing all professional service firms (picking and retaining talent and building a desired client... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Legal Services Industry; China
Eccles, Robert G., and Catherine Zhang. "Shanghai Diligence Law Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-065, February 2009. (Revised March 2013.)
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
Move over, venture cap. There's a new kid on the block. It's the business incubator, and it has the potential to remake the way businesses are launched in the Internet economy. Incubators are not really new, of course. "They've been... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 10 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Crony Capitalism, American Style: What Are We Talking About Here?
Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive
Clubs Team’s Associate Director, a role he took on in December 2022 after serving briefly as Assistant Director. He brings experience from innovative roles within Harvard University, New York University, University View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Leading at State
cases as “The 2010 Chilean Mining Rescue” and “SOFWERX: Innovation at US Special Operations Command,” as well as Karim Lakhani’s work on data analytics and AI. For Carol Perez, now acting under secretary of... View Details
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
they were interviewed in-depth about how they went about their work and, specifically, what they did to be more productive. Using these insights, the Bell Labs team designed an innovative hands-on training program, which the star... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- July 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change
By: Elie Ofek, K. Shelette Stewart and Julia Kelley
In December 2020, Mary Kay Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Sheryl Adkins-Green considered several strategic dilemmas. Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay was a direct sales company whose Independent Beauty Consultants purchased its beauty and cosmetics products at... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Demographics; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Salesforce Management; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; North and Central America; United States; Europe; Asia; Texas
Ofek, Elie, K. Shelette Stewart, and Julia Kelley. "Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change." Harvard Business School Case 522-004, July 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Gifts Create Frist Financial Aid Fund
TOMMY, JULIE, AND BILLY FRIST: New fund supports fellowships and innovation in financial aid. Photo Courtesy Frist family Financial aid at HBS has received a $10 million boost, thanks to a $9 million gift from the Thomas F. Frist Jr.... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Health Care
Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions What is the HBS Health Care Initiative? The HBS Health Care Initiative (HCI) was launched in 2005 to impact managerial practice and the pace of View Details
- October 1996
- Article
Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile, R. Conti, H. Coon, J. Lazenby and M. Herron
We describe the development and validation of a new instrument, KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity, designed to assess perceived stimulants and obstacles to creativity in organizational work environments. The KEYS scales have acceptable factor structures,... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Performance; Research; Theory
Amabile, T. M., R. Conti, H. Coon, J. Lazenby, and M. Herron. "Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity." Academy of Management Journal 39, no. 5 (October 1996): 1154–1184.
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
down the top" with capital reform. Can we devise a way that doesn't involve taxes? This might include sanctions on the flight of capital to tax havens. Or should we do something to stimulate competition and technological View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Patrick Mullane | About
Patrick Mullane Bio Patrick Mullane is the Executive Director of Harvard Business School Online and Executive Education. He brings over 20 years of management experience across several industries to the... View Details