Business Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 May 2018
Blog Post

Meet the Entrepreneurship Club

The Entrepreneurship Club at Harvard Business School is dedicated to creating a thriving entrepreneurial community that lasts beyond HBS. We provide high quality events and interactions to help aspiring, joining, and founding... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

28 Sep 2023
News

Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR

description when I started did not include the word “alumni.” Today alumni engagement is central to what we do. Starting in 2018, BEI organized seven regional alumni events in cities around the country, each tailored to the specific risks... View Details

March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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Angel City Football Club: Scoring a New Model

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller

In January 2024, Kara Nortman, Julie Uhrman, and Natalie Portman, the founders of Angel City Football Club (ACFC) were developing the club’s first three-year strategic plan. Founded in 2020, ACFC had a star-studded investor group, including Portman and celebrities such... View Details

Keywords: Sports; Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Brands and Branding; Venture Capital; Business Model; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Sports Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California; Los Angeles

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31 Aug 2021
Book

Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate

Although CEOs hold positions of power, many can feel powerless in certain ways—particularly when it comes to influencing the behaviors and performance of their employees. Yet perhaps they aren’t taking the time to understand what drives and motivates their employees,... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’

Businesses seeking highly educated talent would do well to appeal to college graduates’ desire to “change the world.” And in doing so, they might change the world a little, too—by offering jobs that come with the unintended effect of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

Editor’s note: Concerns about data falsification and fabrication in a study conducted by Francesca Gino as part of this article have been shared by Harvard Business School with the publishing journal’s editor, along with a request that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Courses - Private Capital Project

points. It helps participants understand deal structures, the reasoning behind incentives, and the subtleties of different business models. The course is also an overview of financial resources accessible to emerging firms, including... View Details

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

July–August 2016 Harvard Business Review How to Negotiate with a Liar By: John, Leslie Abstract—People, including negotiators, lie every day, so when you're trying to make a deal, it's important to defend against deception. The best... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2016
News

David Moss is Rewriting History

standardized test writers, textbook publishers, and students. But lost in these debates is a much more fundamental question: Is history just a series of dates and events? While the debate rages over what to teach students about American history, Harvard View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

glory on the slopes or on the ice are looking for endorsement opportunities that will lead to a post-Olympics pot of gold. In short, the Olympic Games are big business. Harvard Business School professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser has... View Details

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

course as a uniquely high-quality, fully engaging learning experience. Shane Sabine, International Business & Communications Consultant Read more learner stories * Source: 2022 surveys and course data All... View Details

28 Nov 2023
Blog Post

Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Duolingo

At Duolingo, one of the main operating principles is “learners first.” To achieve that goal, Duolingo needs a product team who understands, empathizes with, and reflects their users, and this is exactly why they turn to Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Technology

22 Aug 2019
Blog Post

Moving to the Lower 48 from Alaska for my MS/MBA

dinners. In other words, I’ve probably already had 92% of the dinners I’ll ever get to have with my parents. So before I fly back to Boston and immerse myself in the pace of life at HBS - engaging late-night discussions with... View Details

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

customers if they think it will result in more business down the line. You can see this in lots of different settings." Though Campbell, Martinez-Jerez, and Epstein found that tightly monitoring employees significantly reduces the amount... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

24 Apr 2020
Op-Ed

Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19

selecting, interviewing, onboarding, developing, and engaging these real talented people in the unreal virtual world. About the Authors Sarah Abbott is a research associate at Harvard Business School. Boris... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Abbott , Boris Groysberg, Tali Groysberg, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

28 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 28

Designed around the course at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across borders as a unit of analysis and the senior manager in a multinational as the typical decision maker. Illustrated with examples... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

business community was swift and dramatic. Deutsche Bank froze the creation of 250 jobs in Cary. More than 100 business leaders, many from well-known companies, signed a letter to Gov. McCrory opposing the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

Do relationships between colleagues raise the bar? A new analysis of how physicians who know each other provide better patient care could impart wide-ranging lessons for the business world. Specialists who received referrals from primary... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

based at HBS, Christensen's influence and legacy extend well beyond the banks of the Charles and transcend the study of business administration. When he received the School's Distinguished Service Award in 1993, Christensen was honored... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

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