Publications

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

Clubs News Clubs News New York Alumni Honor Outstanding Leaders at Annual Dinner The HBS Club of New York held its 54th Annual Leadership Dinner on April 24, honoring three alumni who embody the HBS mission to "educate leaders who make a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

July 2023 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Raymond Jefferson: Trial by Fire

By: Anthony Mayo and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In the spring of 2021, Raymond (Ray) Jefferson applied for a job in President Joseph Biden’s administration. Ten years earlier, false allegations were used to force him to resign from his prior U.S. government position as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: Interview with Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders Kenneth and Kevin Chenault

color of their skin, and while these were not the first incidents of racial injustice of this kind, the Chenaults wanted to do their part to make them the last. Starting the Anti-Racism Fund As Kevin completed his first year at HBS, he... View Details

David A. Thomas

David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change. He recently served as a... View Details

Keywords: biotechnology; consulting; consumer products; education industry; financial services; media

25 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51704 Harvard Business School Case 902-412 Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky Governor Patton decides how to use settlement funds to View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West

Asian beliefs, philosophies, and practices are influencing everything from the way we treat the ill to how we make cars. Now, a Harvard Business School professor is looking to the East as a model for View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

November 2003 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Ottawa Devices, Inc. (A)

By: Henry B. Reiling and Harry Clegg Midgley IV

A master plan accommodating two retiring brothers, the brother who will remain as president, third-generation family members, employees, philanthropic interests, and company imperatives must be developed by second-generation brothers who are controlling shareholders... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Change Management; Transition; Management Succession; Management Teams; Retirement; Conflict of Interests

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

discussion about their strengths and challenges as a co-ed section is quite powerful, and it provides tangible examples of exemplary women in leadership positions.” 4. You’ll... View Details

August 2020 (Revised December 2020)
Case

General Dennis L. Via: People First, Mission Always

By: Boris Groysberg, Susan Seligson, Katherine Connolly Baden and Robin Abrahams

Dennis L. Via, was a retired four-star U.S. Army general and one of the world’s foremost experts on logistics, crisis management, supply chains, and maintaining a state of readiness at all times. As he reflected back on his career and leadership experience during the... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Crisis Management; Planning; Health Pandemics; United States

04 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CVS Health

unlimited. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow recruiters or those who are new to recruiting at HBS?HBS students bring a wealth of experience and diversity of perspective. Because of this, they have a lot of View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Oct 2002
News

Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

development of community standards and a system of accountability for students, faculty, and staff. We also have launched a distinguished speaker series View Details

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

develop insights and understandings and then go ask people questions. I was also aware of the kinds of topics that many scholars were writing about at that time, View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

September 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Case

Yum! Brands, Inc: A Corporate Do-Over

By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson, James Weber and Eliot Sherman

Describes the successful turnaround of the restaurant company Yum! Brands after its spin off from PepsiCo and covers how the company's leadership planned and executed on virtually every dimension of the employee experience. The main dilemma centers on what the company... View Details

Keywords: Product; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Expansion; Trade; Leadership Development; Business or Company Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

both of which she’d later use at the helm of the beauty brand. Yet, as Leahy notes, she didn’t plan out a career in beauty. Instead, she tested out different hypotheses and... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

03 Mar 2017
News

Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader

March 2001 (Revised December 2007)
Case

Katharine Graham

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Lisa M. Gunther and Dina R. Pradel

Details the career of Katharine Graham of the Washington Post Co., a pioneer in her field and one of the first high-profile women to lead a major public company. Her story is a unique example of how power and expertise are built over time, and differs from those of... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks; Journalism and News Industry