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9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 14 Mar 2018
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HBX Negotiation Mastery: Unlocking Value in the Real World

Negotiation Mastery, Unlocking Value in the Real World, prepares you to close deals, maximize value creation, and resolve differences before they escalate. Target audience: HBS alumni and experienced colleagues; recommend to someone from your professional or personal... View Details

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

13–14 Jun 2025
Reunions

2025 HBS Reunions, June 12-15

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details

06–07 Jun 2025
Reunions

2025 HBS Reunions, June 5-8

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details

04 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Career Journeys | Stéphanie Joseph

HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. Stéphanie Joseph (MBA 2023) talks about the experiences that led her to pursue a career in fintech in emerging markets, and how she used... View Details

June 2002 (Revised March 2011)
Supplement

Discount & Hawkins Openings: Highlights of the Transcript

By: Michael A. Wheeler

This case presents a transcript of a video that illustrates two possible ways that two professional negotiators might perform in a negotiation simulation. It ighlights two possible "openings" of the negotiation, displaying possible ways value might be created and/or... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Negotiation Tactics

20 Sep 2021
Video

Life at HBS Chat with MBA Students

12 Feb 2015
Video

Year Up: Why Investing in Young Adults Makes Sense

Research Summary

Meaningful Work as the Recognition and Expression of Deeply Embedded Life Interests

A large part of my research efforts over the past twenty years has been focused on the understanding of meaning as the recognition and expression of "deeply embedded life interests", an aspect of the psychology of human personality that has a long tradition... View Details

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

13 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing

Career & Professional Development Renee Pappastratis – Recruiting Relations Manager As the Career & Professional Development Employer Relations team managing relationships with manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

October 2005 (Revised September 2006)
Case

Sapient Corporation (Abridged)

By: Rakesh Khurana and Joel Podolny

Describes the start-up, growth, organizational design, and operations over the first 10 years of a professional services firm. Focuses on the creative use of organizational purpose and values as an integral part of strategy and alignment of organizational activities. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Operations; Business Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Service Industry

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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January 1999 (Revised March 2000)
Case

ZEFER: November 1998

By: Paul A. Gompers

ZEFER, a young Internet professional service firm, is considering its expansion options. Organic growth versus growth by acquisition is a central theme. The firm's financing strategy will be determined by its business strategy. View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Financial Strategy; Service Operations; Business Strategy; Expansion; Internet; Service Industry

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

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

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