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  • 12 May 2023
  • Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women's Student Association (WSA)

What is the WSA? The WSA, or Women’s Student Association, is a student-led organization at Harvard Business School for anyone who identifies as a woman. We’re the largest student organization on campus. What do we do? Our role is to make the women at HBS feel... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • July 1993 (Revised June 1994)
  • Case

Phil Knight Managing NIKE's Transformation

By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Describes Nike's responses to market and competitive challenges as well as its attempts at an organizational transformation from unstructured entrepreneurial management to more formalized, professional management. Focuses on Phil Knight's leadership role. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Competition
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  • 17 Sep 2024
  • Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

her start-up, VitaRi Energy, that extends green energy access in West Africa. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA, and why HBS? After my undergraduate studies at Georgetown University, I worked in private equity for four years. I loved the View Details

    Michael Beer

    MICHAEL BEER

    Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details

    • Career Coach

    Sarah Sikowitz

    Sarah (Kellogg '06) is the Director of Career Education and Coaching in the HBS Career and Professional Development office. Her team manages all the student and alumni programming, along with the career coaching program. Sarah also... View Details
    • January–February 2019
    • Article

    Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance

    By: Claudine Gartenberg, Andrea Prat and George Serafeim
    We construct a measure of corporate purpose within a sample of U.S. companies based on approximately 500,000 survey responses of worker perceptions about their employers. We find that this measure of purpose is not related to financial performance. However, high... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Purpose; Purpose; Employee Motivation; Belief Systems; Corporate Performance; Human Capital; Middle Management; Culture; Corporate Culture; Meaning; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Employees; Perception; Values and Beliefs; Performance Effectiveness
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    • March 1993 (Revised January 1994)
    • Case

    Eastwind Trading Co. (A)

    By: Howard H. Stevenson
    Two professional women are contemplating a business venture. They must assess the nature of the opportunity, what options it opens if they are to pursue the venture, and how they might finance the new business. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Finance; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Opportunities
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    • September 1986 (Revised June 1989)
    • Background Note

    Managing Rapid Growth

    Describes the issues that entrepreneurs and their firms must deal with in attempting to make the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management. The note suggests that the delegation of responsibility and the implementation of formal controls are two key... View Details
    Keywords: Transition; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Governance Controls; Growth Management; Resource Allocation; Organizational Structure
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    • February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
    • Case

    Howie Cohen at Versity.com

    By: Leslie A. Perlow
    Howie Cohen is Versity.com's founder. This case provides a behind-the-scenes look at his thoughts and feelings about his company's evolution as they expand across the country and bring in a professional management team. View Details
    Keywords: Leadership
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    • 02 Oct 2024
    • Video

    Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with Rachel Blank (MBA 2018)

    • 12 Nov 2024
    • Video

    Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)

    • June 1990 (Revised October 1991)
    • Supplement

    Lake Pleasant Bodies Case (B)

    By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
    Describes how the attorney resolved the dilemma he faced, the reasons for his decision, and the consequences he suffered. Displays vividly the personal toll that moral conflicts can create for professionals with role obligations. View Details
    Keywords: Decisions; Moral Sensibility; Managerial Roles; Outcome or Result; Problems and Challenges
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    • 16 Jan 2011
    • News

    Are You Cut Out for Management?

    • 10 Jul 2024
    • Video

    Entrepreneurial Insights: Christina Vosbikian, HBS Rock Summer Fellow

    • 10 Apr 2025
    • Video

    Entrepreneurial Insights: Itamar Perlov, Founder and CEO of ecton

    • 06 Jun 2016
    • Blog Post

    Meet the HBS Africa Business Club

    The Africa Business Club (ABC) provides services and resources for African students, students who have worked in Africa, and any student with a professional or cultural interest in Africa. We also promote the engagement of the African... View Details
    • 15 Oct 2012
    • News

    Don’t let candidates dodge questions

    • 14 Jan 2025
    • Video

    Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993)

    • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT, 21 May 2015

    Mexico City Alumni: Determine Your Career Elements & Connect with HBS

    Join members of HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) and fellow HBS alumni to network and gain insight on key HBS innovations and initiatives. Kristen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of CPD will share resources available to you and guide you through a quick... View Details
    • 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT, 19 May 2015

    Dallas Alumni: Determine Your Career Elements & Connect with HBS

    Join members of HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) and fellow HBS alumni to network and gain insight on key HBS innovations and initiatives. Kristen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of CPD will share resources available to you and guide you through a quick... View Details