big business - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?

Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, who leads the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. “Our paper reveals some very attractive and socially beneficial aspects of the private equity industry,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

07 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

interactions they needed to succeed. When managers understand the building blocks for team work, they can allocate time better and select the right communication tools, whether teams are dispersed or together, a new study from Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

08 Dec 2021
Blog Post

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

As a child, Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) had a big dream – to one day design engines for Ferrari. While naysayers told him to be realistic, Memme took that advice to mean he would need to pour himself into this goal for it to become a reality.... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Game On

Here at the Pickleball Club, founder and CEO Brian McCarthy (MBA 1972) is making a big bet that his model—a private club, with high-end amenities and a community organized around the sport—will have what it takes to stay in the game for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Know to Understand the Supply Chain , The Wall Street Journal, 2022. In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers , Harvard Business Review, 2022. Are the Risks of Global Supply... View Details

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

At Harvard Business School, 42% of the MBA Class of 2019 are women, and the Women’s Student Association (WSA) is the largest club on campus. Women can face unique challenges in the workplace, and we often hear questions from prospective... View Details

26 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 26

serve as the glue across functions and business units. But without clarity about strategy and the ability to articulate strategy, people can only pick up random, disconnected cues about priorities, and alignment is then hit-and-miss,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Constanza Oliveira e Sousa

issues I didn’t know anything about—that’s when I first thought about getting an MBA. Why the MBA? My country, Portugal, is in big trouble—in Europe, it’s second from the bottom from Greece. The best thing I can do for Portugal is create... View Details

13 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions

economics," says Shawn A. Cole, an associate professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. "A frequent criticism of bankers in the recent crisis is that they took a lot of incentive pay in the years leading up to the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking

08 Sep 2022
Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

for Boomers to step aside, and for the new generation to step up,” says George, now an executive fellow at Harvard Business School. “They are the leaders we need.” Many Baby Boomers in the US are rejecting the idea of a quiet Florida... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Accounting & Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Columbia Business School, 2017). George Serafeim : Winner of the 2017 Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula for the MBA course “Reimagining Capitalism: View Details

07 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay

research out of Harvard Business School. In fact, these are just a handful of suspect titles companies are using to classify hourly workers as supervisors and avoid paying an estimated $4 billion in overtime a year, finds a study by... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

22 Jun 2022
Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

argues Timothy Butler, senior fellow and faculty advisor to Career and Professional Development Programs at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on career decision making. "It is more of a reflection, looking back over my 40... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom

numbers in mind, several of the planet's top city planning and environmental business experts gathered at Harvard Business School earlier this month to discuss how to support the inevitable population... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Partners - Case Method Project

Attleboro High School Attleboro, MA Subjects: AP U.S. History, College Prep/Honors U.S. History, Big History, Economics MA 71 of 159 Peter Hoogerzeil Seekonk High School Seekonk, MA Subjects: US History II, AP US History MA 72 of 159 Anna... View Details

26 Aug 2024
Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

experience for all students SECTION: HBS can feel like a big place – so the class is divided into ten sections of about 90 people. During your first year you will take all your classes with this group, and it’s likely they’ll become your... View Details

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Katy Lankester

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I came to business school to strengthen my judgement, because I believe as a leader I will be required to make important decisions with imperfect information. The View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Jun 2023
News

Curb Appeal

solid waste is managed in the Big Apple. “I think you have with her a very creative and innovative public servant,” says Steven A. Cohen, an authority on waste management in New York City who is the former director of the Research Program... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

performance, the researchers say. Founders are usually very busy people—they recruit key employees, raise funds, find a board, develop partnerships, set strategy, and design the organization, to name a few responsibilities. What often... View Details