preparation - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Oct 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

7 Effective Ways to Lead Teams

making a simulated climb up Mount Everest. ‘Big Teaming,’ Audacious Innovation, and the Uncompleted Dream of a Smart City How do you organize a project that spans professions, industries, and even nations? Related Research Papers Research Paper: View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

stimulate debate about important issues in a community whose media were controlled at the time by one family with one point of view. It got me on a list prepared by an alumnus (and ignored by the person to whom he sent it, the President... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

prepared for such an event. It “contained a provision that would let McDonald’s recoup severance payments it if later determined the employee should have been fired for cause.” After a year of legal wrangling, we recently learned how the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?

image of raw serenity it presented to the world; yet it took a concerted marketing effort that highlighted these elements in an attractive way to succeed. Prepare to invest money and time. Ten years ago, South Korea set out to remove the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Tourism

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

Samurai prior to its US introduction. I was cold-called to open the case, and I still remember how I started my response. I knew I’d nailed it. Professor Fareena Sultan was really tough, so I had to always be prepared to rise to her high... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

17 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet

consumers. Social networks and the easy connections they facilitate are transforming social life and have helped to elect a President. They also increase productivity in the larger economy. How can we quantify the economic impact of the Internet? A recent study we... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising; Publishing

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

line of inquiry is to gain an understanding of what the root causes of short-termism are. My hypothesis is that short-termism can be traced to some extent to individual traits of capital market agents. Identifying those traits can help business educators and recruiters... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

and assessing performance. This is a period of continuous learning. The lessons may be unchosen and unwanted, but they can be leveraged to guide future actions. It is important not to let them go to waste. Firms should ideally emerge from this crisis sturdier, wiser,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

Many American companies have made a four-year degree a default qualification for entry-level jobs, elevating an expensive university education—with a smattering of internship experience—above paths that might prepare young talent for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2024
News

Case Study: Testing the Waters

Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

Portrait Project

Jeff Barkas

good days were spent signing legal and financial documents. Their passing has given me a new sense of purpose — to ensure that other families avoid a similar experience. I’m starting a company that helps families prepare for aging so that... View Details

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

the circle of life and the little control I have over my parents’ happiness. In all these moments, I am proud of who I am. Rick Lacerda (he/him/his), Class of 2023 I spent my whole childhood preparing for coming out. I suppressed my... View Details

22 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture

foster effective succession in the leadership ranks. In large part, the culture both prepares successors and eases the transition. Cultures can sour. Among the reasons for this are success itself, the loss of curiosity and interest in... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser & Joe Wheeler

07 May 2012
Research & Ideas

The Art of Haggling

I think we're obliged to give our students a realistic picture of how the world can sometimes work." To be effective, he says, negotiators must be adept at both styles of negotiating. That doesn't need to mean going for the jugular, but it does require being View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

upload a case to authorized, non-public platforms to further their understanding of the subject matter; can use GenAI tools in some classes, when appropriate; and can draw upon them to prepare for exams. In addition to helping students... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Demonstration Policy | About

HBS also may determine that an event requires the participation of staff to guide the event planners, to prepare and assist the moderator, to aid in managing the event, and to help make decisions during an event when questions or issues... View Details

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Faculty and Research - Alumni

Administration Donor Stories Cameron Ogden (MBA 2006) and Peter Ogden (MBA 1973) As firm believers in education and research, Peter and Cameron have established a research fund at HBS to promote faculty freedom. Hyder Ahmad (MBA 1995) Ahmad supports HBS in advancing... View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

Leaders Entrepreneurs Leadership Principles Past Participants Prepare for the next phase of your leadership journey, whether you’re expanding your overall scope of responsibilities or taking over a larger department or organization. I'm... View Details

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

preparation for her imminent move to Boston when her phone rang. Brianna Bai:“When the concierge in Boston called and asked me to confirm my name/address because someone with the exact same name was already in the building, I was very... View Details

14 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’

course for first year MBA students , which immerses them in global research projects to produce a new product or experience, often in an emerging market country. To prepare students for their global immersion and help them practice market... View Details