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November 1995 (Revised October 1997)
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Francisco de Narvaez at Tia (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant

Describes Francisco de Narvaez's leadership efforts to transform his family-owned business into a market-driven, professionally run global company. Covers the events from 1989 to 1992. View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Family Business; Family Ownership; Global Strategy; Problems and Challenges

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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

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

[research] hasn’t included everyone,” says Coffman, the Piramal Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. A 2021 Williams Institute study found that about 1.2 million people... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Apr 23 2023
Interview

Bringing Together the Rising Generation

05 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

that workers—even those who lack traditional hiring credentials—should be selective about where they work. And companies looking to attract, retain, and grow talent should make sure they’re giving their workers opportunities to advance, says Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

01 Sep 2023
News

Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

Aban Pestonjee

Keywords: Diversified

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Technology & Operations Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Wattenberg , Fernanda Viégas Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Demystifying the Family Enterprise Christina Wing Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Designing Technology Ventures Thomas Eisenmann , Robert Howe Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Innovating in Health Care,... View Details

01 Jan 2007
News

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

the people-related issues become increasingly important. The technical tools that seem so important when you are a student will help only up to a point." CURRENT READING Divisadero, by Michael Ondaatje Jaime Zobel didn't plan to start his career in the View Details

21 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers

their means, the authors say in their working paper. “Put yourself in the shoes of the consumer,” says Di Maggio, the Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business Administration. “You see something you... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Financial Services; Technology

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

It was a ground-breaking achievement on several levels. Last month India became only the fourth nation to land successfully on the moon and the first to land and deploy a rover in the southern polar region, an area of keen scientific interest. Tarun Khanna, director of... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

24 Apr 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

Source: guvendemir Courage is the quality that distinguishes great leaders from excellent managers. Over the past decade, I have worked with and studied more than 200 CEOs of major companies through board service, consulting, and research as a member of Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

Do lower-income families need and deserve access to fewer things than everyone else? As a society, we seem to think so, revealing a "grim double standard," finds a study published this month, Inequality in Socially Permissible... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

Bundle Podcast Why Companies and Skilled Workers Are Turning to On-Demand Work Joseph Fuller and Allison Bailey 24 Nov 2020 | HBR IdeaCast Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage Joseph B. Fuller 17 Nov 2020 | Harvard View Details

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

business model for small independents is often elusive. So when a crisis of the magnitude of the COVID-19 global pandemic forces restaurants to close, and their revenue drops to zero overnight, things get particularly dire. Unlike the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

14 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings

Work-from-home employees whose days seem longer, with more meetings and emails than ever before, may find a new Harvard Business School study validating. An analysis of the emails and meetings of 3.1 million people in 16 global cities... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

manufacturing business with my family since 1997. —Julie Lopez Santiago (MBA 1994) Back to top “Danaher Corporation” In 2008, the industrial conglomerate Danaher Corporation confronts various challenges that... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

commingle. One explanation is that norms for family relationships are often applied to relationships in other domains of life, such as professional or business relationships. The other interesting finding is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014

emotions can play in negotiations. Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles Poorly designed leadership roles set up a family business for failure. John A. Davis offers a... View Details

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What Can You Do to Foster Gender Equity?

different onboarding process than men. Younger women often find it difficult to find mentors or to receive specific, actionable feedback, which are both keys to developing new skills and moving up. Mid-career women with family... View Details

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