Publications

27 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy: Ananya Zutshi (MS/MBA '21)

originally planned to pursue a Ph.D., but instead spent four years at Catalent Pharma Solutions, a leading pharma/biotech contract manufacturing development organization. Surrounded by potential View Details

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

the impacts of climate change. We have an extensive alumni base who are eager to engage around climate action and we can help by forming critical connections and networks among them. By View Details

June 2020
Case

MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)

By: Boris Groysberg, John D. Vaughan and Matthew Preble

This is an abridged version of “MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?” HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a number of decisions in planning how to scale their small company. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores as of May 2015... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

Profile

Shaun Miller

joining school clubs, doing personal research, and most importantly learning from friends with previous experience. However, for me personally, HBS's Immersion Experience Program (IXP) during January term made the largest impact on my... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Consulting; Nonprofit / Government

13 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing

Career & Professional Development Renee Pappastratis – Recruiting Relations Manager As the Career & Professional Development Employer... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

February 2008 (Revised May 2010)
Case

Laurence Longren: End Game

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence

This case examines a successful 64-year old as he considers his goals, and how he should be spending his time, at this stage of his life. It briefly recounts his life story, and provides a special focus on personal financial planning and wealth management issues. View Details

Keywords: Age; Financial Management; Time Management; Personal Development and Career; Planning

22 Dec 2014
Video

Fereshteh Zeineddin

June 1997
Case

VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A) Abridged

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Describes VeriFone's new organizational model and its role in catapulting VeriFone to a market leadership position. Examines the impact of information technology and information access on the ability to leverage global resources, market responsiveness, and... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Management; Strategic Planning; Resource Allocation; Leadership Development; Information Technology Industry

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18 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Applying HBS Lessons in an African Context

continent and the trip allowed them to see the country from a local’s perspective. In my second year, I worked with classmates on projects ranging from solar energy in Kenya and Tanzania, to an economic... View Details

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

Acknowledging that HBS can do more in the areas of globalization, experiential learning, and leadership development isn't an admission of doing little or nothing. Far from it.... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

Blog

When Generations Learn Together

for Leadership Development (PLD). As I continue to "mature," my skills and abilities evolve as well. These courses have caused me to develop... View Details

June 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Larry Miller

By: Francesca Gino, Frances X. Frei, Hise Gibson and Alicia Dadlani

Under the leadership of Larry Miller, chairman and former president of Nike’s Air Jordan brand, annual revenues for the Jordan brand soared from $150 million to over $4 billion. But for over 40 years, Miller guarded a secret. When he was younger, he spent nearly a... View Details

Keywords: Race; Ethnicity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Job Offer; Employment; Social Issues; Perspective; Personal Development and Career; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Portland; Oregon