Publications

13 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?

make the first move. Health care institutions must lead the charge by updating technologies and internal incentive structures to protect providers and patients now and in the... View Details

Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Lidia Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt; Health

October 2023
Article

Matching Mechanisms for Refugee Resettlement

By: David Delacrétaz, Scott Duke Kominers and Alexander Teytelboym

Current refugee resettlement processes account for neither the preferences of refugees nor the priorities of hosting communities. We introduce a new framework for matching with multidimensional knapsack constraints that captures the (possibly multidimensional) sizes of... View Details

Keywords: Refugee Resettlement; Matching; Matching Markets; Matching Platform; Matching With Contracts; Algorithms; Refugees; Market Design

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2022
White Paper

The Options Multiplier: Decoding the CareerWise Youth Apprentice Journey

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Rachel Lipson, Farah Mallah, Girish Pendse and Rachel Snyder

As more Americans question the appeal of costly higher education programs, earn-and-learn models, like apprenticeship, are attracting increasing attention from policymakers and employers alike. While apprenticeship is widespread in many parts of Europe,... View Details

Keywords: Apprenticeship; Higher Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Cost vs Benefits; Success; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

management. It brings these themes together in case discussions and exercises that focus on the personal decisions managers face in high-performance, high-stakes, and career-defining moments. Students will... View Details

25 Jun 2020
News

Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic

Prithwiraj Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration; Gary Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration; and researcher Bonnie Yining Cao. The case... View Details

February 2016 (Revised September 2017)
Case

Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good

By: Francesca Gino, Paul Green Jr. and Bradley Staats

Boston-based fast-casual chain b.good was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and prepared in-store. The founders had built a value-based business and worked hard to cultivate a sense of family—among employees, customers, and suppliers. In 2015, they... View Details

Keywords: Motivation; Values; Corporate Culture; Growth Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Values and Beliefs; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; New England

July 2000 (Revised June 2009)
Case

Embraer: The Global Leader in Regional Jets

By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Gustavo A. Herrero and Luiz Felipe Monteiro

Embraer is the story of a company from a developing country, Brazil, that has become the leader in a high-tech field, regional passenger jets. Embraer's first family of regional jets has been highly successful and, at the time of the case, it is embarking on a major... View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Capital Structure; Corporate Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; Air Transportation Industry; Brazil

05 Jan 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

Keywords: Re: Ashley V. Whillans

30 Oct 2019
News

From the playing field to the boardroom

13 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Launching Leaders: HBS's New Initiative Fuels First-Generation and Low-Income Student Success

of socioeconomic or family background. "The case method functions at its best with diverse perspectives that challenge assumptions—it deepens the learning experience for all,” said Alicia Thomas, director of diversity View Details

23 Jun 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Using Financial Innovation to Support Savers: From Coercion to Excitement

Keywords: by Peter Tufano & Daniel Schneider; Financial Services

January 2020
Case

Terra Nova: A Social Business Trying to Unlock Land Rights for the Urban Poor in Brazil

By: Julie Battilana, Ruth Costas, Marissa Kimsey and Priscilla Zogbi

Brothers André and Daniel Albuquerque founded the company Terra Nova in 2001 to mediate land disputes between poor families illegally living in urban areas and the official landowners—with the aspiration to improve the lives of the poor. A business-led approach to the... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Power and Influence; Social Issues; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Government Relations; Infrastructure; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Brazil; Latin America

04 Oct 2024
News

On the Vineyard, Black Alumni Reconnect With Friends and HBS

island for vacation, according to Gail Morales (MBA 1985), Chair of the HBSAAA Board of Directors. “Traditionally, the Vineyard is a place where prominent Black professionals and their families have been... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Blog

Emerging from the Pandemic: Insights from South Asia and ASEAN

family-oriented. At the end of SELPI, for example, we have a graduation ceremony where executives bring their families to celebrate and take pictures. For these executives and... View Details

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Women, Work, and the “M” Word - Blog: Health Supplement

support from their existing providers, and a sense of isolation — all reaching a crescendo at a time when the burdens of their professional and family lives felt heaviest. This... View Details

2022
Working Paper

Credit and the Family: The Economic Consequences of Closing the Credit Gap of U.S. Couples

By: Olivia S. Kim

Marital property rights strengthen secondary earners’ economic power by giving them access to credit markets. I study how this crucial yet understudied feature of property laws influences household decision-making. The 2013 reversal of the Truth-in-Lending Act... View Details

Keywords: Household; Credit; Equality and Inequality; Income; Policy; Family and Family Relationships