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  • 21 Feb 2007
  • Op-Ed

What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish

spur to migrants hammering at the gates of Europe and America. But the goal of poverty reduction will not be reached unless the world tries something new. It is clear from the experience of countries that have been most successful in... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson
  • 07 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

designed to alleviate burdens for frontline workers. The model—which included elements like scheduling, cross-training, and optimal store layouts—freed up employees to create a better service experience for... View Details
  • November 2019
  • Supplement

Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah Mehta and Matthew Preble
This video supplement pairs with “Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.” (case no. 418011). It contains eight individual clips that range in length from 5 to 12 minutes. Instructors can use the videos, either in whole or in part, as an additional teaching... View Details
Keywords: Early Childhood Education; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Leadership; Marketing; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Product Design; Product Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Selection and Staffing; Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; Canada; United States
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  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Game On

pointing out the features that are designed to convert the casual player, who might otherwise be joining the crowds at the neighborhood rec center, into a club member. Getting out of the rain and not having to wait for court time just... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 28 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

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

career after graduation. On the social front, I organized concert outings in Boston and embraced my DJ hobby by becoming our designated Section I DJ during retreats and hosting “Zoom parties” for my MBA class. These View Details
  • 09 Feb 2023
  • Blog Post

The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

that can be drawn from other regions of the Global South and beyond. Africa Rising was crafted to appeal to students who have extensive experience working in Africa and those eager to expand their knowledge. The course was purposefully... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

experience with restructuring, so there is no precedent to guide investors. Restructurings are often exceedingly complicated. (The shareholder prospectus that described United Air Lines' proposed employee buyout contained almost 250 pages... View Details
Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
  • 20 Apr 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think

with Lehman's books because noticing was not in Ernst & Young's interest. We can tell the same story with the security rating agencies and their role in our recent financial collapse. Q: The book is a little down on organizational programs View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

not only experience project-level success with the implementation of new work practices, but also organizational-level success as indicated by overall measures of performance. We tested our hypothesis in a longitudinal study of 23... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Oct 2022
  • Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

Partners in Short & Long Term Relationships. “The conviction to have a cofounder is often based solely on complementary skills and experience versus the softer, and often more important, relationship criteria.” In the podcast, Dr.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 12 Feb 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

line has an end and there is an identifiable person who occupies it,” says Buell. “They know they’re last and everyone around them knows it as well.” The anxiety we feel about being last can affect how consumers experience waiting for a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service
  • 07 Dec 2021
  • Op-Ed

Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge

foundational elements that help these professionals reach a higher level—the T-shaped leader. What is a T-shaped leader? In this development model, the vertical line of the T represents depth of expertise, and the horizontal line reflects broadening View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
  • Web

About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

doctoral students to design and implement experiments and surveys to study negotiation and decision making, with an emphasis on how biases affect decisions. Tara earned her B.A. cum laude in Psychology (Psi... View Details
  • 14 Jul 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’

of the bell curve, says Avery, product designers can discover truly innovative breakthroughs. "Only by looking at consumers who fall within those tails of the normal distribution can you understand the extremes," she says. "And they often... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • February 2022
  • Case

NFX Capital and Moov Technologies

By: Scott Duke Kominers and Nicole Tempest Keller
In July 2019, James Currier, a general partner at San Francisco-based NFX Ventures, was considering a seed stage investment of $1.5 million in Moov Technologies, a B2B marketplace for used industrial equipment. NFX was a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Network Effects; Marketplace Matching; Digital Platforms; Market Design; Applications and Software; Semiconductor Industry; Financial Services Industry; San Francisco
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  • 21 Mar 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity

“If someone’s past experience has been entirely in the world of older technology, and suddenly a machine learning tool is thrust upon them, they will be less productive” Choudhury realized there was scant research available on the skills... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology; Information
  • 30 Aug 2023
  • Blog Post

I’m From the South and Going Back: Why HBS Was the Best School for Me

peers not in spite of, but as a direct result of my personal and professional background. HBS is quite intentional about designing the experience to highlight the voice of the individual to serve to the... View Details
  • 17 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208148   PublicationsExperiments in Financial Democracy: Corporate Governance and Financial Development in Brazil, 1882-1950 Author:Aldo Musacchio Publication:Cambridge University Press, forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Loan Reduction - Entrepreneurship

Loan Reduction ROCK CENTER LOAN REDUCTION PROGRAM The Rock Center Loan Reduction Program helps to reduce the educational debt repayment burden for a limited number of graduating student founders committed to the fulltime pursuit of their for-profit entrepreneurial... View Details
  • 20 Feb 2024

SVMP Webinar

This webinar will give college students the opportunity to learn more about the Summer Venture in Management Program and hear from former participants currently at HBS. SVMP is a residential educational program for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors View Details