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  • 22 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Remembering Well and Making Meaning of Memorial Day

Harvard, the campus is quiet. Under the restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19, the halls and lawns of HBS are eerily mute. Sunlight falls on solitary landscapers installing fresh sod and shoveling mulch around spring plantings, while now-rare students have given... View Details
  • September 2013
  • Case

United Rentals (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Kathleen Durante and Emily McTague

In December 1997 United Rentals (URI) went public on the NYSE. Ten years later, during the peak of the economic meltdown, the company's performance was in decline. United Rentals had experienced its share of problems in the prior years and was still struggling to... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Dynamics; Accounting Fraud; Governance; Board Committees; Merger; Corporate Governance; Construction Industry; United States
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  • 2023
  • Article

Towards Bridging the Gaps between the Right to Explanation and the Right to Be Forgotten

By: Himabindu Lakkaraju, Satyapriya Krishna and Jiaqi Ma
The Right to Explanation and the Right to be Forgotten are two important principles outlined to regulate algorithmic decision making and data usage in real-world applications. While the right to explanation allows individuals to request an actionable explanation for an... View Details
Keywords: Analytics and Data Science; AI and Machine Learning; Decision Making; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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Program for Leadership Development

reflect greater confidence and capabilities Capitalize on the opportunities unleashed by digital transformation Formulate a detailed action plan to address your strategic and leadership challenges Build enduring bonds with accomplished... View Details

    Reza R. Satchu

    Reza Satchu is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship Management Unit at the Harvard Business School where he teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager, The Founder Mindset and Founder Launch. He is also the Founder, Managing Partner and majority shareholder of... View Details

    • 2014
    • Article

    Models of Caring, or Acting as if One Cared, About the Welfare of Others

    By: Julio J. Rotemberg
    This paper surveys the theoretical literature in which people are modeled as taking other people's payoffs into account either because this affects their utility directly or because they wish to impress others with their social-mindedness. Key experimental results that... View Details
    Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
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    • Program

    Advanced Management Program

    experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your... View Details
    • Program

    General Management Program

    creative culture that is open to change and digital connectivity Continuing to grow as an agile leader by building on powerful insights gained through professional coaching Formulating a detailed personal action plan to address your... View Details
    • Web

    Alumni

    8-point career inspection from which you can define what is working well, along with areas that need attention. Takeaways will include greater professional self-awareness, goal setting, and action steps. Apr 23 23–26 APR 2025 Preparing to... View Details
    • 04 Apr 2023
    • Blog Post

    African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech

    those perspectives mean for the proposed action plan. I've also found stakeholder management helpful in extracurricular activities, particularly in my role on a client team for the Consulting for Impact Club. What has been the highlight... View Details
    • 21 Nov 2024
    • Blog Post

    Thoughts on the JD/MBA From a Recent Grad

    distinctive feature of Harvard’s joint degree program is the integration of the Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard Law School (HLS) experiences. In the third and fourth years, joint degree students take classes at both schools,... View Details
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    Faculty & Research

    Seminars & Conferences Apr 15 15 Apr 2025 Hal Hershfield, University of California, Los Angeles Apr 16 16 Apr 2025 Darrell Duffie (Joint MIT) , Stanford GSB More Seminars & Conferences Recent Publications Corporate Actions as Moral Issues... View Details
    • 07 Feb 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Earnings Management from the Bottom Up: An Analysis of Managerial Incentives Below the CEO

    Keywords: by Felix Oberholzer-Gee & Julie Wulf
    • 24 Jan 2024
    • Op-Ed

    Why Boeing’s Problems with the 737 MAX Began More Than 25 Years Ago

    quality standards. The cost of reputational damage When we discuss the Boeing cases in my classes at Harvard Business School, I ask participants, “Are Boeing’s problems caused by individual leadership failures or a flawed culture?” The... View Details
    Keywords: by Bill George; Air Transportation; Transportation; Aerospace
    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    from failure to effectively to thrive in an uncertain world. Video Recording 3 Technologies That Will Change the World. How Will They Affect Your Journey as a Leader? 11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EDT Speaker: Shikhar Ghosh , MBA Class of 1961... View Details
    • 2015
    • Chapter

    "Level II" Negotiation Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems

    By: James K. Sebenius
    Many negotiators have constituencies that must formally or informally approve an agreement. Traditionally, it is the responsibility of each negotiator to manage the internal conflicts and constituencies on his or her own side. Far less familiar are the many valuable... View Details
    Keywords: Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal
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    Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual

    reflect the family's priorities and principles Find solutions to your wealth management challenges Develop an action plan for initiating an intergenerational transfer Implement best practices for separating operating assets and family... View Details
    • 02 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    10 Trends to Watch in 2024

    The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • 2014
    • Working Paper

    Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping to Solve Their Internal Problems

    By: James K. Sebenius
    Many negotiators have constituencies that must formally or informally approve an agreement. Traditionally, it is the responsibility of each negotiator to manage the internal conflicts and constituencies on his or her own side. Far less familiar are the many valuable... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Style
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    • 16 Nov 2010
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

    may have not ” Joined in class by the Chief Information Office (CIO) of the United States, Vivek Kundra, who oversees Data.gov, Lakhani led the case discussion for 50 technology executives in a weeklong HBS executive education course,... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology