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  • 22 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

problem. In a number of major, competitive markets, whether it’s San Francisco or LA or New York or even Boston, during the pandemic many people did leave. Boise, Idaho, had the strongest appreciation of any housing market in the United... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
  • 20 Jul 2020
  • Op-Ed

It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees

The recent twin economic and pandemic calamities should cause us to rethink the status quo for health insurance compensation. Must General Motors be a benefits company that happens to make cars? Is it in the best interest of employees if... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and Richard J. Boxer; Health; Insurance
  • 05 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference Across Borders

During the pandemic and the disruption in business worldwide, the HBS Career & Professional Development team made an appeal to alumni and recruiting partners that resulted in nearly 1,000 new full-time and internship opportunities for... View Details
  • July 2021
  • Case

A Close Shave at Squire

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Zoë B. Cullen, William R. Kerr, Benjamin N. Roth and Michael Norris
In 2020, just after closing a $34 million Series B financing round, Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon consider how to adjust their business, Squire Technologies, to the new realities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their barbershop technology, including tools to run a shop... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Pandemics; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Technology Industry; New York (city, NY); San Francisco
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  • 04 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

memories took place in national parks. I spent 80% of the pandemic going up and down parks along the Pacific Coast Highway. Using business skills to give back to an organization that had provided so much joy sounded too good to be true. I... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

In Review

serve us well through the rest of this pandemic and even into the future. Do you expect the remote learning the School did in 2020 to affect the faculty’s long-term thinking about the need for face-to-face classes versus online... View Details
  • June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
  • Supplement

Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (B)

By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley
This is a supplement to the “Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)” case. The (B) case describes American Airlines’ financial results for the first quarter of 2020, as well as the continuing effects of coronavirus on the airline industry. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Health Pandemics; Accounting Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States
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  • 22 Apr 2020
  • Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services
  • 19 Jun 2022
  • Blog Post

Celebrating our Student Fathers

out for each other. I’m incredibly thankful for the HBS families who helped us navigate getting to Boston. In the spring of 2020, the pandemic had just started, so trying to arrange housing, childcare, and all the family-specific aspects... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2020
  • News

The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises

rise and grab it by the horns.” Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Earlier this year, as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, the MBA Class of 2020 faced the daunting prospect of graduating into an economy battered by... View Details
  • 31 Jan 2025
  • News

New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses

When the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) launched its Small Business Partnership Initiative (SBPI) in 2020, its goal was to simply help small businesses survive the COVID pandemic with guidance from a small group of volunteer alumni advisors. Now, nearly five years on,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 20 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

two of the most storied teams in all of sports. Looking ahead towards the future of his new role, Laitsas is looking forward to creating innovative ways to engage with fans and build on the incredible brands within the MSG Sports umbrella. At the same time, the unknown... View Details
  • February 2022
  • Case

Leading The UK Vaccine Task Force

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Claudia Pienica
This case describes the first six months of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, under the leadership of Kate Bingham. With a career spent in the private sector as a biotech investor, Bingham’s appointment within the government was considered unusual. The overarching brief given... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Vaccine; Government; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Science; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Leadership; Decision Making; Government and Politics; Health; Innovation and Management; Governance; Change; Government Administration; Health Industry; Financial Services Industry; Public Administration Industry; Europe; United Kingdom
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  • 04 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

week, two weeks, or more? If you don’t know, find out now and work to shorten ramp-up time and increase productivity in your sales team after the crisis. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related Pandemic Coverage from Around Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
  • 16 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports

pandemic continues. In addition to competition for audiences, both in terms of other live events and the increasing popularity of in-home experiences since 2020. Clearly, there will be challenges and opportunities in the year ahead, but... View Details
  • 15 Jun 2021
  • News

From Das’s Desk

It’s a daunting undertaking to convene so many alumni for meaningful learning and socializing, and we will share details as soon as we can. Lifelong Learning In addition to virtual programs and reunions, the pandemic gave us the impetus... View Details
Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services
  • 25 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

Hikma Health + HBS MBAs Crowdsource Largest County-Level COVID-19 Dataset

in the US, results that can be applied to this pandemic or any future public health crisis. Other research groups at Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia Universities have notified us they are finding correlations previously unseen with... View Details
  • 01 Nov 2024
  • In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

Management Practice in the General Management Unit at HBS. Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss: Managers, it’s story time The tech sector continues to shed workers after hiring prodigiously during the demand peaks of pandemic living, a shift... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 13 Dec 2022
  • News

The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

impact of the presidential election, gubernatorial election, and COVID-19 pandemic on the state." How do you use what you learned at HBS in this work? Reggie: "One of the most important lessons that HBS taught us is how to lead and... View Details
  • Web

Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

helping fellow board members and company leaders better understand the needs and priorities of hospital teams. This was especially critical during the COVID-19 pandemic when hospitals across the U.S. were grappling with severe blood... View Details