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- February 2015 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
AltSchool: School Reimagined
By: John J-H Kim, Kyla Wilkes and Christine S. An
Max Ventilla and his team launches in 2013 AltSchool, a new network of tech-savvy independent K-8 "micro-schools." AltSchool is born out of Ventilla's frustration with the education options available for his young daughter. During his search, Ventilla comes to the... View Details
Keywords: Education Technology; School Models; Product Development; Entrepreneurship; Talent Development And Retention; Social Impact Investment; Information Technology; Business Model; Education; Business Startups; Customization and Personalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Education Industry; United States
Kim, John J-H, Kyla Wilkes, and Christine S. An. "AltSchool: School Reimagined." Harvard Business School Case 315-054, February 2015. (Revised June 2016.)
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
What do Sir Thomas More, Chinua Achebe, and Sophocles have to offer today's business leaders? For MBA students in HBS professor Sandra Sucher's course, The Moral Leader, great literature helps them find their own definition of moral... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- Blog Post
VCPE Club prepares for their annual conference…20 years and running!
The Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, a student club at Harvard Business School, will hold its 20th Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference February 9, 2014, on the Harvard Business... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
manufacturer required. Indeed, the trend toward customers as innovators has the power to completely transform industries. In the semiconductor business, it has led to a custom-chip market that has grown to more than $15 billion. The View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
also recognized that she needed her then-18-month-old daughter to remember her when she was gone. She wanted her daughter to grow up feeling like she knew her. So she picked up a journal and started writing. The process helped her not only ensure a lasting connection... View Details
- 26 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
7 Things International Applicants Should Know About HBS
Applying to business school isn’t an easy process, and neither is uprooting your life to move to a new city once you’ve been accepted. Navigating this major life change can feel especially challenging for international students – who can... View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
taxation. Which you might not think would be like the pick for the most influential life person, right? You probably think LEAD or something like that. But Hank was so focused on encouraging us not to just think about the specific implications of tax policy and how to... View Details
- June 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Sorelle Bakery and Cafe
Two sisters begin a bakery/cafe and have difficulties organizing the work and defining their roles. The case is written from the mother's perspective as she tries to figure out how to keep the business from falling apart. View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Retail Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Sorelle Bakery and Cafe." Harvard Business School Case 493-003, June 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- 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
- Web
The Caring Company
outbreak Liz O’Donnell 23 Mar 2020 | Fast Company Caregiving crisis? Employers slow to catch up to ‘sandwich generation.’ Mark Trumbull 05 Mar 2019 | The Christian Science Monitor How Businesses Can Support Their Caregiving Employees... View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
maximizing productivity? How do we help employees with work/life balance?” “How to keep people engaged and connected and OPTIMISTIC in appropriate measure while so many have so many competing personal and business and health and View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 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
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Education, Technology, and Business: What’s the Catch?
Enterprise held on campus on February 22nd. The panel, moderated by Lumry Family Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Alan MacCormack, examined the $50 billion education industry, discussing the... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Setting a Higher Bar on Fatherhood
I am often asked the question, “How do you get through business school with a family?” I might give a light-hearted reply, but what I really want to say is, “How do you get through without one?” Here at HBS with me is my incredible wife,... View Details
- 07 Nov 2022
- News
Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me
Morgan Hermand Waiche Morgan Hermand Waiche The Wall Street Journal reported last week that startup lingerie retailer Adore Me was bought by Victoria’s Secret for $400 million. Launched soon after Hermand Waiche graduated, Adore Me aimed to upend the industry. "My... View Details
- 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
- 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
- November 1998
- Case
Holts (A), The
Focuses on the decision of whether to sell a business or to continue it. Issues regarding the family's roles, the replacement of the business's earning power, and the owner's future roles are discussed. Among the issues raised are the values being transmitted. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Value
Stevenson, Howard H. "Holts (A), The ." Harvard Business School Case 899-109, November 1998.
- 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
- Blog
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