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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise person’s job is to recognize it. After... View Details
  • May 2009
  • Teaching Note

Equity International: The Second Act (TN)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo
Teaching Note for [209110]. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Alignment; Leadership Style; Experience and Expertise; Globalization; Interests; Brazil; Mexico
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  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Protecting conservation land while turning a profit

acres over the past 15 years. The firm is co-managed by David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996). Hourdequin is passionate about long-term land stewardship and believes that Lyme’s conservation strategies help to align financial goals... View Details
  • Career Coach

Yiwei Zhao

company, where she gained insights into machine learning development cycles. She can help students understand how tech companies of different stages recruit, what it’s like to build a career in tech, and how to choose a place to work that best View Details
  • March 1990 (Revised November 1999)
  • Case

MCI Communications: Planning for the 1990s

By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
Concentrates on the evolution of MCI's strategy-setting process following a period of dramatic growth. Opportunistic strategies during MCI's early years have given top managers a dislike of formal strategic planning and a strongly-held belief in top down strategy... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Growth and Development; Planning; Strategic Planning; Growth Management; Business or Company Management; Competition; Alignment; Communications Industry
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  • February 1998 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Danielle Melito Wu
The Tata Group began the 1990s as a confederation of loosely coupled firms. This case considers the rise to prominence of the new CEO of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, and his attempts to strengthen the inter-relationships among the group companies at a time when critics... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Conglomerates; Organizations; Corporate Strategy; Consolidation; Business Strategy; Alignment; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry
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  • Portrait Project

Dan Shanoff

living out a Cliff Huxtable fantasy where I share my life with my zany Cosby Show-esque family. To align my professional skills and my personal dreams will be my precious luxury, showing that H-bombs like me can enjoy rewarding work in... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder

development firm that matches qualified professionals—women and men—who want flexible schedules with businesses in need of high-caliber services. “It doesn't make a lot of sense to lose talent just because we aren't having conversations with employees about the best... View Details
  • 09 Dec 2021
  • News

Higher Returns

stick needs to be emphasized a little bit more. Unilever announced that they're going to spend a billion euros attempting to align their products with their customer's values. They're spending that money on ways to cut fossil fuels from... View Details
  • 2009
  • Article

Synthesis by Microbes or Chemists? Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturing in the Antibiotic Era

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
This article presents a case study of the rise of Pfizer as a leading pharmaceutical company, with a focus on changing relationships between manufacturing technology and R&D between the mid-1940s and the mid-1960s. Pfizer first moved into pharmaceuticals through... View Details
Keywords: Research and Development; Production; Technology; Transformation; Relationships; Success; Organizations; Programs; Chemicals; Alignment; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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  • 21 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 21, 2010

organizational behavior literatures predict that when it is difficult to align incentives by contracting on output, aligning preferences via employee selection may provide a useful alternative. This study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2004
  • News

Alumni Bookshelf

cofounded a telecommunications company. I Quit, and Choose Work That Aligns with My Soul by Karyn Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (KPConsulting) A motivational speaker, coach, and consultant, Pettigrew helps people View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 21 Apr 2014
  • News

Giving back is part of the social contract for any business

Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
  • Portrait Project

Clare Hawthorne

this impact? How will I market this skill? Working in human resources, of course! Though it lacks the sex appeal of contributing directly to firm revenues, I can provide employees with opportunities to thrive and align them with the... View Details
  • 02 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

Why Does Your Company Exist?

help the local community. While most companies have some type of socially positive goal, it usually takes a back seat to making money. But for some companies, a corporate purpose is actually much, much more—it's a powerful force that animates every part of the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 01 Sep 2014
  • News

Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes

Every company needs a strategy—a forward-looking plan for the future—and every company needs to keep that bottom line growing through sales. But all too often, the folks devising the grand plan and the folks sealing the deals are not on the same page. In his new book,... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon; faculty research; faculty books
  • Career Coach

Whit Collier

Whit Collier (HBS ’04, Harvard College ’99) advises students on their paths towards alignment and fulfillment in career and life. He guides clients through transitions, challenges and inflection points, bringing a balance of thoughtful... View Details

    John E. Swearingen

    Swearingen took over the inefficient Standard Oil of Indiana in 1960. He streamlined its operations and aligned its business units while expanding Standard’s exploration of both domestic and foreign oil. By the end of his tenure, he had... View Details
    Keywords: Utilities & Energy
    • 02 Dec 2002
    • What Do You Think?

    How Will We Respond to the “Moment of Truth” in Option Plans?

    options should be rethought in many organizations. First, there is the issue of whether options are the best means of promoting shareholders' best interests in established companies. While making an exception for "cash-poor start-up companies where stock options... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 20 May 2025
    • Blog Post

    How Student-Proposed Internships Can Create Value

    Some HBS students take an entrepreneurial approach to their summer internship search—identifying organizations they admire, networking creatively, and pitching unique project-based roles that align with their skills and interests. These... View Details