Publications

08 Aug 2021
News

Business Needs to Rethink Its Role in Politics

06 Aug 2015
News

What’s Old is New: What We Can Learn From Vinyl’s Resurgence

20 Mar 2024
Video

The Value of an MBA in Professional Services: Consulting, Financial Services, and Private Equity

24 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Meet the Latino Student Organization

and alumni was really one of two key reasons why HBS quickly became my dream school. From the moment I was admitted, I knew that I wanted to be an active member in LASO. During my first year, I was LASO’s VP of Community Engagement and... View Details

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Marketing - Doctoral

engage in a broad spectrum of disciplinary bases. Curriculum & Coursework Our programs are full-time degree programs which officially begin in August. Students are expected to complete their program in five years. Typically, the first two... View Details

Allen S. Grossman

Allen Grossman was appointed a Harvard Business School Professor of Management Practice in July 2000. He joined the Business School faculty in July 1998, with a concurrent appointment as a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). He... View Details

Keywords: education industry; nonprofit industry

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

develops. But how do companies embed these principles throughout the organization such that decisions are based upon them? A: It's not the words; it's the conversations. Leaders must engage employees broadly in discussions of what these... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Program

Changing the Game

career decisions Who Should Attend Executives who engage in activities such as business development, strategic alliances and business partnerships, dispute resolution and consensus building, procurement and purchasing, finance,... View Details

2022
Chapter

Sustainability Science and Corporate Cleanup in Community Fields: The Translation, Resistance and Integration Process Model

By: P. Devereaux Jennings, Maggie Cascadden and Andrew J. Hoffman

Both practically and theoretically, the sustainability science and corporate operation perspectives often diverge. Overcoming this divergence requires some degree of engagement with organizational field members; not just negotiation, but on-the-ground process work to... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Business Processes; Science-Based Business; Research

June 2020
Case

Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)

By: Laura Huang, Elizabeth Jiang and Brandon Yu

Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing them for formal technical training programs, or “coding bootcamps,” that would lead to a successful career pivot upon... View Details

March 2020 (Revised October 2020)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Digging into Detail

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal

This case explores a new board director who asks a detailed question about a footnote in the lengthy board packet distributed to directors by management. The case allows for discussion about the amount of information and level of detail provided by management, the... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards

September 2014 (Revised June 2016)
Case

Whole Foods: The Path to 1,000 Stores

By: David F. Drake, Ryan W. Buell, Melissa Barton, Taylor Jones, Katrina Keverian and Jeffrey Stock

The case examines the operations strategy of Whole Foods, one of the largest natural grocery chains in the United States. In late 2013, Whole Foods was expanding rapidly, with a publicly-stated goal of growing from 351 to 1,000 domestic stores by 2022. It was also... View Details

Keywords: Human Capital; Food; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

October 2011 (Revised June 2013)
Case

Novo Nordisk: A Commitment to Sustainability

By: Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus

The case describes the early commitment of a European pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, to integrated reporting. Novo Nordisk is one of the pioneers of integrated reporting and it emerged out of its commitment to a "Triple Bottom Line approach to managing the... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Business Ventures; Business or Company Management; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Business Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry