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  • October 14, 2019
  • Article

The Truth About Open Offices: There Are Reasons Why They Don't Produce the Desired Interactions

By: Ethan Bernstein and Ben Waber
It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open, flexible, activity-based spaces are displacing cubicles, making people more visible. Messaging is displacing phone calls, making people more accessible. Enterprise social media such as Slack and... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Technology; Design; Human Resources; Performance Productivity; Organizational Design
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  • June 2021
  • Case

Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?

By: David B. Yoffie, Danielle Golan and Nicole Tempest Keller
In March 2021, Amnon Shashua, co-founder and CEO of Israel-based Mobileye, was preparing to meet with Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, to review plans for the future. Mobileye had been acquired by California-based Intel in 2017, but still operated independently.... View Details
Keywords: Technology Companies; Robotics; Autonomous Vehicles; Strategy; Decision Making; Transportation; Technological Innovation; Technology Industry; Auto Industry; Transportation Industry; Israel
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  • 2011
  • Book

Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader

By: Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're constantly fighting fires. You're mired in office politics. You end each day exhausted and... View Details
Keywords: Management; Leadership; Management Skills; Employee Relationship Management; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks
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  • December 1999 (Revised March 2000)
  • Case

Workplace Safety at Alcoa (B)

At the May 1996 annual shareholders meeting, Alcoa CEO Paul O'Neill reported that Alcoa was making great progress toward becoming a world-class leader, both in terms of workplace safety and profitability. This validated of O'Neill's decade-long emphasis on safety as... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Working Conditions; Quality; Cost; Profit; Management Systems
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  • 17 Apr 2025
  • Blog Post

From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I decided to attend Harvard Business School (HBS), I knew I was ready to transition from strategy roles into the dynamic world of product development in the... View Details
  • 20 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

capital sources including TopCo equity, project equity, grants, debt, and government support. There is no one correct approach on how to fund these projects. The uniting characteristics of projects that do successfully fundraise are a View Details
  • 08 Jan 2019
  • Blog Post

New Year, New Career Goals: Coaches Offer Advice for 2019

For many people, the New Year can mean new beginnings. Now is a common time to make resolutions, so we asked our coaching team their advice on what to keep in mind with your own professional development. Welcoming the New Year often... View Details
  • 03 Nov 2022
  • Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

You’re the founder of a growing startup and it seems like just yesterday that you were a team of five, sharing a co-working space with one table and five chairs. There was an open flow of communication in the room and unless someone’s... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 19 Apr 2017
  • Blog Post

7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library

As members of the Curriculum & Learning Services (CLS) team at Baker Library, we have the opportunity to work closely with MBA students: in the library, online, and in the classroom. In a typical year we answer over 2,000 research... View Details
  • 13 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists

double-or-nothing on a diet bet. A group of obese hospital patients agreed to a "deposit contract," banking a small amount of their own money into a pot each day during a 32-week weight-loss trial. The research team agreed to match the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Program

Owner/President Management

sustain enterprise success. Read More Understand the major drivers of your business Position your business for long-term competitive advantage Strengthen your decision-making and negotiation skills Capitalize on disruptive innovation and rapid change Analyze existing... View Details
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • Blog Post

One MBA's Path to Boston Consulting Group

These days it seems like many MBAs are focused on launching the next big startup. Entrepreneurship is awesome but you might call me a traditionalist. Consulting was my goal for my summer internship from the start. I have always been analytical and enjoy working on... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products / Retail
  • Program

Developing Yourself as a Leader—Virtual

Collect, Elicit) leadership self-development model to increase professional influence and impact Build self-awareness and understanding around your leadership profile and trajectory Design a development path that nurtures relevant skill... View Details
  • 07 Jan 2013
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs

managers can team with creative talent in six "culture industries": Fashion, publishing, art/architecture/design, film, music, and food. Her subjects include fashion pioneer Chanel, publishers Penguin and Atavist, film icons... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing
  • 21 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management

For Harvard Business School students eager to make a positive impact on the world, one exciting path forward is investing in mission-centered businesses. Areas like healthcare, education, energy, and the environment attract innovative and entrepreneurial minds, and... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

    The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million

    The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology... View Details

    • October 2000 (Revised January 2001)
    • Case

    Polycom, Inc.: Visualizing Culture

    By: Clayton M. Christensen
    Polycom is a rapidly growing maker of video conferencing and teleconferencing equipment. Management is attempting to use "natural work groups" as an organizing mechanism, and to build into the culture implicit rules that will cause desired behaviors to be... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Technology; Growth Management; Organizational Design; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; Telecommunications Industry
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    • 20 Jan 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

    parlayed his fame as a celebrity real estate developer into a winning pitch to voters as a Washington outsider. Emphasizing his decades of experience as a wheeler-dealer building luxury hotels, casinos, and golf courses around the world,... View Details
    Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
    • 15 Aug 2024
    • Op-Ed

    Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

    scenarios to ensure everyone on the disaster team knows their duties during a crisis. In particular, the team will need primary and backup responsibilities, and guidelines on decision-making. These areas of... View Details
    Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
    • 18 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    4 Ways to Make Your Company Conversations Count

    your employees can get onto a video conference from anywhere around the world. When sending invitations to your colleagues to participate, consider: Who is known as being an engaging speaker and great at building personal relationships?... View Details
    Keywords: All Industries