Consulting - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

field study of 78 audit and consulting teams from two global professional firms, revealing an irony of team life: even though motivated to perform well on a high-stakes project, pressured teams are more likely to engage in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

overdue by others. The family had the wisdom to address the ensuing family conflict and expose the weaknesses of its existing governance system: the family council was not consulted about the board's issues with the chairman and did not... View Details

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

organizational structure, and performance management and control. Participants also take part in peer consultations, small-group consultative sessions in which they address critical challenges facing their organizations. Limited... View Details

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Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

School that provides a forum for exploring the synergies between all sectors to address critical social issues worldwide. Consulting for Impact Club The Consulting for Impact Club (CFI) matches Harvard MBA... View Details

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

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Adrian Obleton

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I originally applied to HBS as part of the 2+2 program. I had already accepted a full-time role in consulting that would give me the technical skills I needed in my career. I knew that... View Details

07 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

facilitated by Enron's bankers and advisors and largely missed by its board of directors and other watchdogs. Here are some "high level" details: Jeffrey Skilling had begun working with Enron in 1986 as a consultant with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

Rowan Clarke

Rowan Clarke is a PhD candidate at Harvard Business School in the Strategy Unit. He researches entrepreneurship and technology/AI for economic development and social impact. His work assists small business entrepreneurs, and high-growth technology... View Details

Keywords: management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting; management consulting

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

HBS Alumni Resume Book who have relevant board experience Identify and contact executive search firms (see list below) Increase Your Visibility Sell yourself as an expert - get published, get quoted, give speeches, serve on panels, etc. Invest in the organization View Details

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

by committed mission-driven investors, EH2 is building solutions to help cost-effectively decarbonize the massive industrial sectors that we all rely on. Karishma's role prior to HBS was a Consultant at BCG. Sadok Kechaou (MBA 2024,... View Details

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Brice Fodouop

their experiences: what challenges did they face? How can I overcome them?” Brice will intern with the Boston Consulting Group in Atlanta where he hopes to gain more exposure to the food and beverage industry. “I plan on doing full-time... View Details

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The role of the manager in cross-sector interactions

My second stream of research takes the individual manager as the unit of analysis in examining cross-sector interactions. Two papers explore processes and mechanisms that allow managers to cross sectoral boundaries more effectively.

The first paper... View Details

July 2014
Article

Second-Opinion Pathologic Review is a Patient Safety Mechanism That Helps Reduce Error and Decrease Waste

By: Lavinia Middleton, Thomas W. Feeley, Heidi W. Albright, Ronald Walters and Stanley Hamilton

We have a crisis in health care delivery, originating from increasing health care costs and inconsistent quality-of-care measures. During the past several years, value-based health care delivery has gained increasing attention as an approach to control costs and... View Details

Keywords: Pathology; Diagnostic Errors; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; North and Central America

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11 Mar 2015
HBS Seminar

Ernest Wilson, University of Southern California, Annenberg School

09 Jun 2022
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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

editor-in-chief for the Harbus her second year, a member of the Women’s Student Association, and the Outdoors Club. She will be heading to McKinsey as a consultant in their San Francisco office. What advice would you give to incoming... View Details

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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship

tools and databases available for finding startups and doing background research. Attend one of Baker Library’s sessions, and schedule a Baker Research Consultation session. Set up a 1:1 session with a CPD startup-focused Career Coach and... View Details

January 2008
Article

How to Change the World

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Alan Wilson has a decision to make. The CEO of his company, Grepter, wants him to relocate to Zurich, where he can gain valuable experience for a rise to the top. Karl, his best friend, hopes to lure him to a hedge fund that promises big money fast. Shiori, an enticing... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Compensation and Benefits; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence

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Find at Harvard

Together with Prof. Daniel F. Spulber (Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University), I edit the Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS), the leading academic journal on the economics of strategy. JEMS is based at Harvard Business... View Details

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

development policies for family employees. Family compensation. Succession process, including retirement ages. Ownership, including buy-sell agreements. Dividends. Because each of these topics, except ownership, are clearly business policy areas, the family council... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

corporate leaders about the purpose of and means for change. In effect these two approaches to organizational change represent theories in use by senior executives and the consultants and academics who advise them. By "theory in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

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