Family Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America

the Puritan merchants of New England, they used their familial and religious connections to form a tight network of trustworthy relationships stretching over long distances. This kind of system for making credible View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

Felipe Antonio Custer

Keywords: Food and Chemicals

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Business, Government & the International Economy Faculty - Faculty & Research

Carroll/Ford Foundation Professor of Business Administration Mattias E. Fibiger Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration Jeremy S. Friedman Marvin Bower Associate Professor Natalia... View Details

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

family in Los Angeles. Sunand Menon Executive Fellow As an Executive Fellow at the Harvard Business School, Sunand focuses on designing and running interactive learning programs to better prepare leaders for... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

The Burden Legacy

Fellowship supports the School’s need-blind admissions policy and reduces student debt, allowing Burden Fellows to pursue careers based on their passions, as their benefactors did. “For 50 years, the Burden family has supported Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Faculty - Faculty & Research

Professor of Law and Business Ashley V. Whillans Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration Julian J. Zlatev Julie Damgard Frist and Thomas Frist III... View Details

08 Aug 2022
HBS Case

Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

fan base. The effective use of social media was how they created an ecosystem." In a recent case study, “BTS and ARMY,” Harvard Business School associate professor Doug Chung and research associate Kay Koo show how BTS marshalled its... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Media & Broadcasting; Music

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About - Global

About Building upon a rich legacy of global engagement in business education. The Global Initiative is anchored by a team based in Boston with more than 65 staff sitting in key regions around the world to contribute to the school’s global... View Details

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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

M. Shapiro George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Tom Clay Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Joshua Lev Krieger Høegh Family Associate... View Details

28 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

motivators that will entice greater effort and loyalty out of workers. Turns out, using cash as a carrot isn’t always the best answer, according to new research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley V. Whillans. More than... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle

Virginia’s Darden School of Business and Esade Business School in Barcelona. Close versus weak ties Past studies, says Norton, have shown two seemingly conflicting findings about relationships. On the one... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2023
News

Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

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General Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Business Administration John Jong-Hyun Kim Senior Lecturer of Business Administration William C. Kirby T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies Spangler Family Professor of View Details

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General Management - Faculty & Research

set of policy constraints when considering the use of capital controls in models of pecuniary externalities. July 10, 2025 Article How to Build a Life: How to Keep on the Sunny Side of Life By: Arthur C. Brooks 2025 Chapter An Appraisal on 'Teaching the Early History... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

is highly dependent on the chemistry, the experience each brings into the relationship, leadership styles and many other internal and external factors. While having cofounders can reduce business risk and/or bring complementary skills,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Standards of Conduct - Recruiting

information. Students' Right to Privacy The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) applies to any school that receives federal funding, including Harvard Business School. Students consent... View Details

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

holds extraordinarily comprehensive and diverse special collections documenting over six centuries of business and economic history. On display will be some of the unique and irreplaceable materials from a Medici View Details

27 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery

earthquake killed thousands of area residents. "He talked about dozens of families walking from farmer to farmer, asking to find chrysanthemum flowers used for funerals," student Kazumasa Mukae (HBS MBA '14) recalls. "His... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities; Retail

18 Mar 2013
HBS Case

HBS Cases: LEGO

Although it isn't part of the admissions criteria, experience playing with LEGOs can come in handy at Harvard Business School. When Stefan H. Thomke teaches his new case about the iconic toy company, he gives students eight-studded LEGO... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Entertainment & Recreation

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

gender, work, and family limit both men’s and women’s ability to thrive personally and professionally. Her work is published in academic journals, such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, and Academy of... View Details

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