Giving Back - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

makers for change. The focus is on quantitative targets; channel tactics for effecting sales transactions are taken for strategy. No one has an eye on the go-to-market system as a whole, and no one steps back to assess the state of a... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

27 Oct 2017
News

The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

entitled, but really earned. Obinna Isiadinso, and I'm class of 2002. When I think back to when I was here at HBS, one of our professors actually did give us an interesting piece of advice. He mentioned that... View Details

28 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

It’s India Above China in New World Order

"a big difference." Q: As you think about the future of both countries, what are your main concerns or worries, given these two different models? A: Our concerns for China are these: how will China give political voice to the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

for summer 2021. Why the Virtual Internship Worked Reflecting back on the virtual internships of 2020 as well as the current virtual internships underway in 2021, Layfield highlighted elements that have made the program work well. “We’ve... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services

31 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap

finance. Hilary is focused on ensuring the customer experience is executed flawlessly – from first click to product delivery. Our entrepreneurial journey in some ways can be mapped back to one of the first parties during RC year. We met... View Details

30 Jan 2018
Blog Post

HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship: Making a Difference in Africa

chargers to sunglasses. After spending some time understanding our clients’ needs, we promised to get back to him on the possibility of extending his line of credit at the bank. This was Africa – a stark contrast between street hustlers... View Details

11 Jun 2014
News

The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)

students as I lead them through a workout. In both the HBS classroom and my fitness class, I never fully know what to expect, but I do the best I can to remain confident and give it my all." What HBS case (or cases) are most memorable and... View Details

Keywords: fitness; wellness; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 2001
News

The Doctor Is In

Dr. Peter L. Slavin (MBA '90) nods toward a long line stretching back from a gourmet coffee counter. "That's one of our most utilized facilities," he says with a smile. "The joke around here is that the hospital operation is a loss leader... View Details

Keywords: healthcare; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2003
News

Ruling from the Bench

tuck it into the back of your mind the way you would anything unpleasant — otherwise you couldn’t deal with it.” Snyder recalls wanting to be a criminal lawyer from an early age; as a young girl growing up in Baltimore, she took notes on... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

27 Mar 2019
News

Life Is a Startup

finding, Ah! This is why I came back to the reunion. This is the reward that I have for going and doing that. Versus you tell them something that they’ve never heard of. That they can’t relate to. You’re going to have a lot more of the... View Details

23 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far

newest issue of the renowned British research journal, the oldest scholarly journal in the world dating back to the 1600s. This latest issue was organized around the theme of how architecture impacts collective behavior. As its title... View Details

Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein

09 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

structure, problems began to emerge. The functional departments didn't give the new businesses the attention they needed. The staffs of the regional field organizations were in a funk; they thought their customer perspective was being... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat

Web

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01 Jun 1997
News

Blockbuster Deals

and acquisitions are back - with a vengeance - in the 1990s. Across the global business landscape, some $1 trillion in M&A; deals were completed last year. That figure includes one hundred transactions of $1 billion or more in the United... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

Web

Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

report. Doriot retired from HBS in 1966. 22 In 1979, the Professor Emeritus was invited back to campus to give a refresher course, and throngs of colleagues and former students filled the lecture hall.... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students

the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, Harvard’s MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, and the Harvard College Technology Innovation Fellows HBS introduced into the curriculum the Startup Bootcamp to give students the opportunity to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

23 May 2019
Book

These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems

In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Green Technology

01 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Choose the Best Deal

benchmark. He's supposed to compare what he's been offered at the bargaining table with the best he could get if he walked away. If negotiation would give him more, then that's all upside. If not, there's no reason to agree. It's a twist... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act

future. He also offers suggestions for avoiding the worst mistakes and gives advice for reviving your own company. For most companies, a big jolt in the industry landscape is a pretty rare event, Sull says. The travel industry, for... View Details