Publications

13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Building a Village: Learning and Living at HBS

Josie McNally is a co-president of the Crimson Parents club. The Crimson Parents club helps families make the transition to HBS by addressing the unique needs of the student parent, their partner, and their children through... View Details

02 Feb 2017
News

Growing and Competing at the Local Level

feet, and move on to the next one. “With the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity, we are one of the 51 manufacturing extension partnership centers across the... View Details

9:30 AM – 4:15 PM EDT, 06 Jun 2019
HBS Alumni Events

Renewal: A Workshop for Work and Life Transition

Career development experts Dr. Tim Butler and Lauren Murphy will lead participants through a series of exercises to gain clarity about what matters most to you in work and life, better understand what you need and want in your life, and determine what actions needs to... View Details

2016
Chapter

Trade Associations, State Building, and the Sherman Act: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1912–25

By: Laura Phillips Sawyer

From its founding in 1912 through the interwar years, the Chamber’s history shows a persistent preoccupation with progressive economics and policy making. Rather than flouting the new ideas of institutional economics, which favored federal regulators overseeing data... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Fairness; Supply and Industry; Policy; Business and Government Relations; United States

Web

Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Christopher J. Donovan, Mike Hopkins, Benjamin M. Kimmel, Stephanie Koberna, and Carrie A. Montie Cleveland Clinic partnered with Harvard Business School to conduct a pilot project to explore the differences... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”

address the root causes of homelessness, in addition to collaborating with partners to meet immediate needs.” Keller experienced the intake process—boarding a shuttle and registering at an emergency housing... View Details

Keywords: homelessness

June 2012
Case

Buro Happold (Abridged)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Ryan Johnson

In 1996, Ted Happold, the founder of the engineering services firm Buro Happold, passed away, and Padraic Kelly became the firm's new managing director (MD). One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current... View Details

Keywords: Learning And Development; Managing Growth; Organizational Design; Diversification; Client Management; Leadership Skills; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Training; Programs; Customer Relationship Management

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Employers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Collaborate with other employers in advancing value-based competition For complex conditions consider partnerships with centers of excellence who share the goal of readiness to return to work. Offer encouragement, incentives, View Details

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

Sofia Baqueiro (MBA 2022, Section J), Summer Internship: MBA Intern at Whole Foods Market, e-Commerce Digital and Product Management Team The e-Commerce Digital and Product Management team owns the customer... View Details

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

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

consulting around working with management teams, partnering with C-Suite leaders on challenging strategic questions, financial analytics, customer strategy, and operations,” she recalled. “I also found that... View Details

May 2021 (Revised August 2021)
Case

Melissa Wood Health: How to Win in the Creator Economy

By: Eva Ascarza

In October 2020, Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, founder of the digital subscription wellness platform Melissa Wood Health (MWH) and creator of ‘The MWH Method,’ was evaluating the strategic directions of her company. What had started as a way to share workouts and wellness... View Details

Keywords: Lifestyle Brand; Brands and Branding; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society

over $10 trillion. Board Service HBS Community Partners of Northern California alumni volunteers participate in a brainstorming session with leaders of a nonprofit organization that helps low-income youth in San Francisco succeed in... View Details

November 2001 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Smartix (A): Dancing with Elephants

By: Donald N. Sull, James K. Sebenius and Noam Wasserman

This case describes issues facing the founder-CEO of a high-tech start-up in Boston, as he negotiates with multiple large potential partners and investors. The negotiations include a potential business partnership with FleetCenter and Madison Square Garden, and a... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Venture Capital; Negotiation; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Power and Influence; Technology Industry; Boston