Publications

14 Aug 2020
News

Is it safe? And three other questions to ask before you go back to the office

27 Nov 2017
News

The NBA-HBS career connection

Research Summary

Multimarket contact, organizational structure, and collusion

This ongoing project with Jordan Siegel investigates multimarket contact among business groups in Brazil, and whether cross-ownership among business groups enhance firms' ability to commit to collusive strategies. View Details

October 2011 (Revised October 2013)
Case

Gracious Eloise: What Do Angels Want? (A)

By: Lena G. Goldberg, Janet Kraus and Mary Beth Findlay

Eloise Bune successfully turned an idea into a product, but could she persuade angel investors that she had a business worth investing in? The case details her interactions with the angel investors and explores the role of angel investors in providing financial... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Investment Return; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations

Web

The Diamond Model - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Strategy The Diamond Model The Diamond Model Every business operates within a playing field—the environment where it is born and where it learns to compete. The diamond is a model for identifying multiple dimensions of microeconomic... View Details

01 Feb 2023
Blog Post

How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Jada Haynes

US economic outlook and job market was uncertain, I was very fortunate to have the knowledge that I could go back to HBS during that time if needed. Participating in the 2+2 program changed my perspective professionally, and it also... View Details

26 Oct 2020
News

Great promise but potential for peril

04 Dec 2020
Video

Managing Diversity: A Conversation with Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO & President of Ariel Investments, and Hubert Joly

22 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

get their other finances in order, and make more substantial contributions to the economy, according to a new research study Second Chance: Life without Student Debt. The study was co-written by Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

07 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

understand that you need these different types of interactions to work well together as a team, can we figure out how to do them more effectively?” About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

30 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2013

presentation or job interview? Holding one's body in "high-power" poses for short time periods can summon an extra surge of power and sense of well-being when it's needed, according to Amy J.C. Cuddy. Why Unqualified Candidates... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

23 Jun 2023
HBS Case

This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions

patients as they see fit. A new Harvard Business School case study explores Buurtzorg’s decentralized model in depth, with lessons for institutions struggling with morale and productivity. Buurtzorg’s... View Details

Keywords: by Annelena Lobb; Health

September 2024 (Revised November 2024)
Case

Moss & Associates: 'Empower to Create the Exceptional'

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2023, Moss & Associates, a Fort Lauderdale-based general contractor, celebrated its 20th anniversary. The business was founded by Bob Moss and his sons, Chad and Scott. The company had grown to 3,800 employees generating over $3 billion in revenues via two business... View Details

Keywords: Solar; Growth; Community; Organizational Culture; Family Business; Growth Management; Construction Industry; United States

29 Jul 2020
Blog Post

To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS

Erin Kaivan is a member of the Class of 2020. Prior to starting at Harvard Business School, she served for seven years as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army. Since graduating from HBS,... View Details

July 1991 (Revised June 1993)
Background Note

Conflicting Responsibilities

By: Joseph L. Badaracco

Presents a framework for resolving issues in which managers' responsibilities--to shareholders, employees, other stakeholder groups, and to their own values and commitments in life--conflict with each other. The framework analyzes these issues in terms of duties,... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Employees; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Personal Development and Career; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations