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  • 12 May 2021
  • Book

The Hard Truth About Being a CEO

a leadership guide to navigating a role that Fubini says is unlike any other, which leaves many new CEOs and leaders struggling to find their footing. “People strive for a long time to develop functional skills and operational knowledge... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 30 Nov 2021
  • In Practice

What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?

The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
  • November 2024 (Revised March 2025)
  • Case

Tim Ferriss: What Might This Look like If It Were Easy?

By: Reza Satchu and Denise Koller
In April 2024, writer-podcaster Tim Ferriss—celebrated as the “Oprah of audio” for his billion-download show and known for NYT-bestsellers like The 4-Hour Workweek—found himself at a crossroads. Despite generating a multi-million-dollar annual revenue with just three... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Personal Development and Career; Business Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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  • 04 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

The main goal of any government should be, the authors maintain, to enlarge the pie of resources that society has available to distribute. This is done by identifying wise tradeoffs for society as a whole. But it's not just politicians... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk
  • 29 Jan 2015
  • Blog Post

Ask about the FIELD Immersion during your next interview

From Argentina to China, over 900 first-year students recently wrapped up a 10 day immersion experience with organizations around the globe. The immersion is part of the FIELD curriculum where student teams develop a new product or... View Details
  • 28 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job

complemented my professional efforts. Developing my own presence as a DJ on SoundCloud helped me gain a deeper understanding of the problems creators face in the industry, and the limitations of current technical solutions. # 2 - Use... View Details
  • 08 Mar 2021
  • In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 May 2024
  • News

How to Have Effective Conversations

book are, for instance, sharing your goals for a conversation and then finding out what the conversation partner goals are. Can you tell me how that would play out in a conversation? CD: Sure. I mean,... View Details
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 25

and Economic Development By: Schwab, Dan, and Eric Werker Abstract—Using industry-level manufacturing data, this paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. This result is robust... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Bulb 2015: Foundation

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In late August 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb, Ltd (Bulb), were ready to offer affordable renewable energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million households. They hoped to capitalize on the hundreds of thousands of customers switching their energy... View Details
Keywords: Green Energy; Start-up; Launch; Customer Acquisition; Customer Churn; Customer Engagement; Electricity; Resources; Growth Strategy; B-Corp; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Management; Start-ups; Renewable Energy; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business Model; Working Capital; Customers; Growth and Development Strategy; United Kingdom
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  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Thinking Ahead

business of delivering health care than making a diagnosis and prescribing medication,” she says. Today, as cofounder and CEO of Systole, a healthtech startup, Lee is developing a personalized, physician-driven digital exercise program... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records, Kearns has traveled back through... View Details
Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

helped me have a better understanding of how to work with teams, especially when dealing with individuals from different backgrounds, with different skills, and different personalities. Long-term, I have a goal of one day leading... View Details
  • Profile

Adriana Garcia Ceja

trajectory. “He spoke to everything I had been working for, what it takes to have an impact,” Adriana says. “I realized I could work with international business to develop economies.” After a variety of work experiences involving finance,... View Details
  • August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Amazon.com, 2021

By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Price; Applications and Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
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  • 18 Mar 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details
Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities
  • 09 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

other words, all this energy probably would not be harnessed efficiently to the goals of the larger enterprise. The acquiring drive will lead to ongoing competition as everyone in the organization seeks to boost their relative share of... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria
  • 08 Dec 2021
  • Blog Post

The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital

to move from Toronto, Canada to Maranello, Italy to join the Ferrari Product Development team and kick off his career in the automotive industry. However, this is not a story about Memme’s career designing engines for some of the top... View Details
  • Web

FAQs - Doctoral

during the selection process. What is the selection committee looking for? Since the primary goal of PRIMO is to develop a diverse community of undergraduate researchers, the selection committee is looking... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

3-Minute Briefing: Nathaniel Fick (MBA/MPA 2008)

As a Marine, I led some of the first units in Afghanistan and Iraq. What I loved about that experience was the intersection of a mission with building and leading teams. I came to HBS to develop the tools around that work, but in a very different context. On the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna