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- 20 Dec 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Using Fintech to Disrupt Eastern Bank from Within
- 06 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Moving to the States with My Daughter to Pursue an MBA and Switch Careers
creativity, and tangible impact. Still, I realized that I was not satisfied with my growth and needed something more challenging and fulfilling for the long term. I prioritized self-reflection to more clearly understand my motivations and what brings me View Details
- November 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Case
Collibra
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2008 at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Collibra was a data intelligence company that found product-market fit in the years after the global financial crisis when many companies were under pressure from consumers and governments to improve their data management... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governance; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Markets; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Expansion; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Europe; Belgium; Brussels; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
Applegate, Lynda M., Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Julia Kelley. "Collibra." Harvard Business School Case 820-013, November 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- October 2010
- Article
Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity
This paper develops an economic theory of the costs and benefits of corporate culture-in the sense of shared beliefs and values in order to study the effects of "culture clash" in mergers and acquisitions. I first use a simple analytical framework to show that shared... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Organizational Culture; Economics; Information Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Values and Beliefs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Framework; Satisfaction; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Communication
Van den Steen, Eric. "Culture Clash: The Costs and Benefits of Homogeneity." Management Science 56, no. 10 (October 2010): 1718–1738.
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development
organization that teach strategy setting, leadership, and giving and receiving feedback. Key Takeaways Career development is an important factor in employee satisfaction and retention as well as organizational success. To do it well takes... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
employers. While 93 percent of senior executives surveyed indicated satisfaction with the health-care insurance options they offer their employees, 46 percent said they would be receptive to a defined contribution system - often because... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
setting, leadership, and giving and receiving feedback. Key Takeaways Career development is an important factor in employee satisfaction and retention as well as organizational success. To do it well takes attentive managers willing and... View Details
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
satisfaction even as companies ring up increased sales. Applying this principle is straightforward when it comes to ephemeral delights such as movies and bunless sandwiches. But what about major purchases? Derek Lee is an aspiring actor... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 19 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation
identity condition. Additionally, employees in the individual identity group had garnered higher customer satisfaction scores during the seven months than those in the control group. To further study the reasons behind the findings, the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
photographer and the photograph," Land reflected, "it is hoped that many of the satisfactions of working in the early arts can be brought to a new group of photographers." 86 EXPLORE MORE OF THE EXHIBIT EXPLORE x HOME EMERGENCE OF A NEW... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Why I Spent this Summer Coding
there’s deep satisfaction not just in making something that didn’t exist before but also in seeing others benefit from your work. Finally, coding offers incessant growth as technologies, languages, and frameworks - just like the... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
people.” Twenty years ago, Frances Frei was not the globally revered management guru she has become. This was before she helped transform the culture at HBS to close the performance gap between female and male students, resulting in higher View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Shattering Glass
satisfaction from their jobs, so it shouldn’t be surprising that when they start to feel devalued at work, they exit. And we still have inequalities at home, too, which is why the pandemic has had such a deleterious impact on women’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
million in 2017 and jumping to about $10 million in 2018. (The company expects that number to more than triple for 2019.) Kehinde takes deep satisfaction in this growth. “If we back businesses, they will create jobs. They will impact... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
think the so-called rewards they bring are pretty overrated." Rather, Glover finds immense satisfaction in helping clients create safer workplaces and a cleaner environment. "The icing on the cake," she says, "is that we simultaneously... View Details
- February 2025 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Managing Complexity at mymuesli
By: Thomas Graeber and Stacy Straaberg
In April 2009, direct-to-consumer e-commerce muesli brand mymuesli faced a flood of customer questions. The breakfast cereal startup enabled users to order personalized muesli on its website by choosing from 75 organic ingredients for a total of 566 quadrillion... View Details
- July 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Enrico D"Angelo and Kerry Herman
Mike Ward, the producer in charge of developing the Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer game for Activision, must decide whether to launch the game in time for the 2002 Christmas season. Complicating his decision are the lukewarm response from consumers to TV test spots of the... View Details
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Product Development; Customer Satisfaction; Projects; Business or Company Management; Product Launch; Marketing Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Industry Structures; Innovation Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
MacCormack, Alan D., Enrico D"Angelo, and Kerry Herman. "Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project." Harvard Business School Case 605-020, July 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
where he can be part of the action. When he considers the company’s accomplishments, his satisfaction stems from what Baupost has done for others. “I’m proud of the fact that virtually everybody who has been connected with the firm —... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
problems and opportunities they will face as entrepreneurs and, second, by communicating our findings effectively to entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and policymakers." Special Satisfaction A pivotal phase in the success of any... View Details