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  • 16 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

commitment to learning and community – I’m excited to stay connected to the school and its network to broaden and deepen my understanding of business and leadership and ultimately realize my goals. Are you still in touch with your fellow... View Details
  • 07 Jul 2011
  • What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

Summing Up Adaptability and commitment are complementary concepts, appropriate in different situations, over different time periods, and in response to different challenges. That's the general sense that one gets in reading over the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 11 Oct 2016
  • First Look

October 11, 2016

come first. The authors have identified six common barriers to change: (1) unclear direction on strategy and values, which often leads to conflicting priorities; (2) senior executives who don't work as a team and haven't committed to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Mar 2023
  • In Practice

What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

private equity subscription lines—that is, lines secured by VC and private equity fund commitments but ones used to fund investments in the short- to mid-term in lieu of capital call. It appears that this unusual specialized business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking
  • February 2019 (Revised May 2021)
  • Case

Electric Car Wars, 2018

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
Electric cars had long been championed by environmentalists as a superior solution to the internal combustion engine (ICE), but, despite large government incentives and strong pioneering efforts by a few automakers over the years, electric and hybrid cars and light... View Details
Keywords: Electric Vehicle; Electric Vehicles; Electricity; Electric Motors; Electric Power Generation; Electricity Usage; Electricity Distribution; Internal Combustion Vehicle; Auto Manufacturing; Automobile Manufacturing; Automotive Industry; Tesla; General Motors; History; Nissan; Innovation; Batteries; Battery; Subsidies; Government Initiatives; Government Incentives; Political Issues; Energy Generation; Production; Infrastructure; Innovation and Invention; Government Legislation; Global Range; Business History; Auto Industry; China
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  • 08 Dec 2021
  • Blog Post

The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital

analyzing companies. While it was tempting to broaden his geographic focus, Memme also remained committed to returning to Toronto and dedicated his time to networking with HBS alumni in the area. By spring of his EC year, Memme was in... View Details
  • Web

A Vital Residential Community | About

A Vital Residential Community Designed with the belief that daily interactions increase the potential for learning. Map & Directions Take a Tour Contemporary Art A Commitment to Sustainability HBS is the only top business school in the... View Details
  • 19 Mar 2013
  • First Look

First Look: March 19

  PublicationsSetting Health Priorities: Strategy versus Tactics Authors:Chu, Michael, David E. Bloom, and Elizabeth Cafiero Publication:Impact: The Magazine of PSI Abstract Health decision makers throughout the world are faced with a multiplicity of challenges. As... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2024 (Revised October 2024)
  • Case

Discerene Group: Long-Term Public-Markets Investing

By: Luis M. Viceira and Brent Schwarz
This case discusses active investing based on fundamental valuations and price distortions created by market events, and whether contractual terms between investment managers and their investors can help align incentives between long-term investors and active managers.... View Details
Keywords: Financial Strategy; Investment Funds; Valuation; Financial Markets; Financial Services Industry; Connecticut
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  • 05 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

airlines' paper tickets were called lifts? By failing to understand this industry-specific term, firm X had committed a major gaffe. One innocent question, and the company was suddenly out of the running. Trust is particularly elusive in... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
  • Web

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

propel the success of those businesses. Meet Bridges Fund Management Founded in 2002, Bridges, the UK-based impact investing fund, is committed to building a more inclusive and sustainable future through business and investments. As the... View Details
  • 13 Jan 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • March 2020 (Revised June 2023)
  • Case

EyeControl: Inspiring Communication

By: Paul A. Gompers and Danielle Golan
Eye-controlled communication device startup EyeControl was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2016 by cofounders with a shared personal connection to locked-in syndrome—a neurological disorder that left sufferers cognitively sound, yet paralyzed, with the exception of eye... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Communication Technology; Business Startups; Expansion; Finance; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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  • June 2013 (Revised June 2016)
  • Case

Ensina!

By: John J-H Kim, Alejandra Meraz Velasco and Christine An
In 2011, a group of passionate social entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro, with the support and encouragement of several prominent philanthropists and members of government, launch Ensina!, seizing Brazil's unprecedented economic growth and national commitment to... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Teaching; Business and Government Relations; Education Industry; Brazil
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

I Am Not on the Market, I Am Here with Friends: Using On-Line Social Networks to Find a Job or a Spouse

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Sociologists have extensively documented that networks influence market exchange through improved matching and vouching. In this paper, I propose that networks can also blunt the signal of market participation, as actors who are on the market surrounded by their... View Details
Keywords: Job Search; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Market Participation; Market Transactions; Social and Collaborative Networks; Online Technology
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  • Web

Life at Harvard - Doctoral

leaders who contribute to the well-being of society. Achieving this mission requires an environment of trust and mutual respect, free expression and inquiry, and a commitment to truth, excellence, and lifelong learning. INTRODUCE YOURSELF... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

A More Accommodating Approach

business. To fill the gap between people who want something more substantive than a single HBS Online course but who can’t commit to or are not yet qualified for an Executive Education comprehensive leadership program, Mullane says that... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • Web

Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

Giving Recognizing Our Donors Giving Recognizing Our Donors Celebrating Your Commitment HBS is grateful for every donor All donors are recognized in the annual Report on Giving and receive information about the impact of their support on... View Details
  • 20 Oct 2023
  • News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

On the evening of Wednesday, October 11, Alumni Board members joined with current HBS students in the Spangler Center for "A Conversation about Life Lessons", which was led by Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership. This October, more than 75... View Details
  • 25 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Meet the Student Academic Services Support Team at HBS!

life transitions as well as HBS-specific concerns including class participation and time-management challenges, navigating relationships, as well as extenuating circumstances that may arise during your time at HBS. Academic Support The SAS staff is View Details