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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Explaining the Persistence of Gender Inequality: The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Against the 24/7 Work Culture

By: Irene Padavic, Robin J. Ely and Erin M. Reid
It is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is partial at best: men, too, experience... View Details
Keywords: 24/7 Work Culture; Hegemonic Narrative; Social Defense; Work-family Conflict; Systems Psychodynamic Theory; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Organizational Culture
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  • August 2010 (Revised January 2013)
  • Case

Avi Kremer

By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mark Wetzel
If you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, how would you respond and what would you do with your remaining time? Avi Kremer contemplates four options for how to devote himself 18 months after being diagnosed with ALS. His experience thus far and the choices he... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Health Disorders; Leadership Development; Personal Development and Career; Social Enterprise; Personal Characteristics
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  • 29 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

costs, and live closer to family and friends. Isolating the benefits of remote work To study the productivity effects of work-from-anywhere policies, Choudhury looked for a setting that would allow the researchers to isolate productivity... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • Profile

Fatima Albassam

program to advance her skills, Fatima felt that, “If I were to leave work and family for two years, I wanted the best education possible. The way they teach at HBS emulates reality. With each case, you have limited information, but you... View Details
  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

family but not everyone can accomplish great things.” Often, when decline kicks in, people like her are too addicted to success to make a change. Finding a new calling For Brooks, the lightbulb went off when his 11-year-old son could see... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • September 2013
  • Teaching Note

Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm

By: Nancy F. Koehn and Nora N. Khan

Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business founded on the principles of product quality, organizational alignment and sustainability. A former... View Details

Keywords: Development Stage Enterprises; Entrepreneurs; Experimentation; Management By Objective; Technology; Values; Leadership; Entrepreneurship; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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  • January 2008 (Revised September 2009)
  • Case

Financing American Housing Construction in the Aftermath of War

By: David Moss and Cole Bolton
At the start of WWI, the United States faced a significant housing shortage. Public officials feared the spread of disease—and even communism—in the nation's cramped urban centers where vacancy rates held near zero and families often "doubled up" in single-housing... View Details
Keywords: Central Banking; Bonds; Mortgages; Government Legislation; Business History; Housing; Banking Industry; United States
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  • 21 Aug 2017
  • News

Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

  • Web

Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

Moreno imoreno@mba2026.hbs.edu Jose Alvarez-Pallete jalvarezpallete@mba2026.hbs.edu Apostolos Lempidakis alempidakis@mba2026.hbs.edu Niels Agterhorst nagterhorst@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email euro@studentclubs.hbs.edu Family Business Club... View Details

    Tom Nicholas

    Tom Nicholas is William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is British and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. His research focuses on the history of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance. His book (VC: An... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; high technology
    • 26 Jun 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks

    the day, huddling with family in the Florida twilight as brilliant fireworks light up the sky above Cinderella’s castle. Disney clearly knows a thing or two about creating memorable moments, says Julian De Freitas, assistant professor at... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 27 Jun 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

    Political connections and family control are more common in Asian businesses than in the United States. In addition, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills, American CEOs tend to use one of five leadership styles: directive, participative,... View Details
    Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
    • Web

    Latin America - Global

    innovative actors capable of addressing systemic social and environmental challenges by applying market-based solutions. The note examines the ecosystem’s key drivers, including the influence of international organizations (such as Ashoka, IDB, and IFC), View Details
    • 01 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Organizing the Family-Run Business

    As described in the first article in this series, the "Three-circle" family business system is composed of three overlapping subsystems: those employed in the business, the shareholders, and members of the View Details
    • 07 Jun 2023
    • HBS Case

    3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook

    Network effects can provide an advantage Some products become more competitive the wider the network of customers. For instance, Facebook benefits from the wide user base that increases value for customers by allowing them to interact with more of their View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • Web

    Spangler Center | About

    Spangler Center C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler (MBA 1956) Spangler Center was made possible through the support of the Spangler family and named in their honor. Officially opened in 2001, Spangler Center has played a dramatic role in connecting... View Details
    • Web

    Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center | About

    Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center Dr. Chao, daughters and their families with Harvard University President Drew Faust and Harvard Business School Dean, Nitin Nohria Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center was made possible through the support of a Dr. James... View Details
    • Portrait Project

    Sarah Moore

    Growing up, bouncing from one unstable home to the next, I learned three truths: I was shameless: I lacked respect for others I was scrappy: I used my circumstances to get my way I wasn't worth the effort. When I was 15, I met the Brackens, a View Details
    • April 2007
    • Case

    Leadership Forum: Building Great Careers - Video

    By: D. Quinn Mills and Carole Winkler
    Leadership: Can I learn it, how do I do it, and how can I use it to advance my career? How is today's world different from the one our teachers entered years ago, and how does that affect me? The two videos on this DVD address these and other questions typically asked... View Details
    Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Work-Life Balance; Leadership Development; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Style; Knowledge Dissemination; Teaching; Executive Education; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Style; Education Industry
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    • 03 Mar 2022
    • HBS Seminar

    Daniela Saban, Stanford