Mentoring - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Apr 2014
Video

Wakana Tanaka - Making A Difference

10 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice

AI can help you become a better writer, coder, and researcher. But can the powerful technology boost business acumen and economic performance? Sort of, says a recent study. An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) mentor designed to... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

advice, 53 percent reported they ignored the feedback they received. Why are advisors so prickly about being disregarded? They can become dismayed after discovering they weren’t the only ones consulted for advice. And because these View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student

entrepreneurship, I took time over the previous semester to speak with and learn from the numerous Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiRs) at the HBS Rock Center. The EiRs are experienced founders and mentors who offer their time to coach... View Details

25 Apr 2014
Video

Emile Bellott - Making A Difference

01 Jan 2003
News

July 1999 (Revised April 2001)
Case

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. faces a hostile takeover bid from its competitor, Mentor Graphics. Mentor makes the bid at a moment when Quickturn's stock price is depressed and the company is defending against a patent suit filed by Mentor. The two companies have a... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry

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Crossover into Business (for Professional Athletes)

By: Anita Elberse

Designed to help professional athletes be better prepared for business activities during and after their active sports careers, this program matches each athlete with a pair of student mentors so athletes can learn business fundamentals in a customized and flexible... View Details

27 Aug 2013
News

Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers

10 Jan 2018
News

Harvard Business School Names 18 Venture Capitalists as 2018 Rock Venture Capital Partners

30 Mar 2023
Video

Alumni Student Mentorship Match

18 Oct 2010
News

What Not to Spend Your Time On

30 Jun 2015
News

SD Shibulal: 60 and rebooted

28 Jun 2018
Video

Herzlinger: The Godmother of Consumer-Driven Health Care

06 Mar 2017
News

The Power of Mentorship

Grow Your Stars -- Don't Buy Them

An interview with Boris Groysberg, Professor, Harvard Business School. Many star performers hired from outside don't perform as expected at their new company. So, develop stars within your company; for example, through strong training and mentoring programs. View Details

June 2013 (Revised October 2013)
Case

Tim Blanchard at Jones Mendel & Co. (Abridged)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and John Gabarro

Tim Blanchard struggles to balance all the demands facing him as a partner of a consulting firm. He must decide how to serve clients, mentor his people, provide strategy and direction to the high-tech group, and spend time with family. View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Management Style; Partners and Partnerships; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Consulting Industry