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- 16 May 2017
- News
The Enduring Work of David A. Garvin
- Research Summary
Building Career Foundations
Building Career Foundations is a multi-dimensional longitudinal project that focuses on the career development of MBAs from HBS, the Class of 1996. Employing a relational approach to career development, Higgins... View Details
- Article
Divided We Lead: CEO Activism Has Entered the Mainstream
By: Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
Leaders in all sectors, from business to sports to education, are increasingly wading into controversial political and social issues. Based on interviews with leaders who have made activism part of their core activities, we found that they feel compelled to address... View Details
Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "Divided We Lead: CEO Activism Has Entered the Mainstream." Special Issue on HBR Big Idea: Leadership in a Hot-Button World. Harvard Business Review (website) (March–April 2018).
- 20 Jan 2015
- News
To Invest, or Not, as China Shifts
- 21 Jul 2021
- News
These Four Popular Stocks Have Remote Work In Common
- 28 Nov 2016
- News
’Inside the Mind of the White-Collar Criminal’
- 16 Sep 2018
- News
Food Citizenship In An Age Of Technological Disruption
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Harvard professor calls trade deal watershed, says economy lags
- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
The strained presidential transition facing President-elect Joe Biden probably rings true for many CEOs and other business leaders stepping into new positions of power. We asked Rosabeth Moss Kanter, an expert on leadership and change, to discuss challenges confronting... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 2007
- Report
From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation
By: Mark R. Kramer, Rebecca W. Graves, Jason Hirschhorn and Leigh Fiske
The field of philanthropy is undergoing a fundamental transition and is moving toward more performance-centered and forward-looking evaluation approaches that provide foundations and grantees with timely information and actionable insights. Based on nearly 100... View Details
Kramer, Mark R., Rebecca W. Graves, Jason Hirschhorn, and Leigh Fiske. "From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation." Report, FSG, April 2007.
- 22 Dec 2015
- News
Bringing ‘Presence’ To Your Life
- 17 Dec 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Integrity: Without It Nothing Works
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 19 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating our Student Fathers
families as well. In honor of Father’s Day, we interviewed four HBS fathers – three students and one recent graduate—to learn more about what it is like to be (or become!) a father at HBS. Zach McNally Graduation Year: 2023 Dad of:... View Details
- June 2008
- Background Note
A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
This note explores the limited partner advisory boards. Based on interviews with seven experienced limited partners who serve on a number of different advisory boards, it presents the roles of the advisory board, the ways it can influence the general partner, and the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Partners and Partnerships; Power and Influence
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-169, June 2008.
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
Return to the Office? Managers Shouldn’t Overstate the Benefits
- January 2017 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers
By: Stuart C. Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott
With nearly $700 billion in assets, Lehman was the largest U.S. bankruptcy in history. In 2007, Lehman achieved record earnings of over $4 billion on revenues of $60 billion. By September 2008 the fourth largest investment bank in the world was bankrupt. How had a... View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Financial Distress; Accounting Policies; Business Ethics; Financial Reporting; Volatility; Judgments; Financial Crisis; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Investment Banking; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Failure; Business and Government Relations; Ethics; Banking Industry; New York (city, NY)
Gilson, Stuart C., Kristin Mugford, and Sarah L. Abbott. "The Rise and Fall of Lehman Brothers." Harvard Business School Case 217-041, January 2017. (Revised January 2019.)
- March–April 2020
- Article
What's Really Holding Women Back? It's Not What Most People Think
By: R. Ely and Irene Padavic
Ask people to explain why women remain so dramatically underrepresented in the senior ranks of most companies, and you will hear from the vast majority a lament that goes something like this: High-level jobs require extremely long hours, women's devotion to family... View Details
Keywords: Overwork; Employment; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture
Ely, R., and Irene Padavic. "What's Really Holding Women Back? It's Not What Most People Think." Harvard Business Review 98, no. 2 (March–April 2020): 58–67.