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should that Mitsui look like?” July 2025 Case Mother’s Home: Eradicating Social Orphancy in Kazakhstan By: Boris Groysberg and Annelena Lobb Mother’s Home International... View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- News
The Political Issues Board Directors Care Most About
- May 2024
- Case
SofMedica Group: Managing Growth
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
SofMedica Group had expanded from its origins as a medical equipment distributor in Romania to a holding company with four business lines operating in six countries. This expansion had been driven by SofMedica’s mission: to make cutting edge medical technology... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Healthcare Access; Healthcare; Medical Devices; Medical Equipment & Devices; Medical Care; Eastern Europe; Quality Management System; Health Care and Treatment; Growth Management; Education; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Quality; Leadership; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Developing Countries and Economies; Technological Innovation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Europe; Romania
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "SofMedica Group: Managing Growth." Harvard Business School Case 424-027, May 2024.
- July 2001 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department
By: Ashish Nanda and Boris Groysberg
This case tracks the rapid decline of Lehman Brothers' equity research department from August 1992, when, beset by declining ranking, low morale, and high turnover, firm management decides to clean house and reinvest in building the department. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Leadership; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry
Nanda, Ashish, and Boris Groysberg. "Lehman Brothers (C): Decline of the Equity Research Department." Harvard Business School Case 902-003, July 2001. (Revised January 2007.)
- May 2018
- Supplement
Abe on Womenomics, part 3: International Efforts & Conclusions: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015
By: Boris Groysberg
This video supplement is a lightly edited excerpt of a 2015 speech by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in which he describes Womenomics--policies and aspirations to promote greater economic participation by Japan's women, thereby promoting economic growth, greater... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Gender; Business and Government Relations; Employment; Growth and Development; Working Conditions; Japan
Groysberg, Boris. "Abe on Womenomics, part 3: International Efforts & Conclusions: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 418-721, May 2018.
- Research Summary
By: Boris Groysberg
Professor Groysberg's research focuses on the challenges of managing professional service firms. In particular, his work investigates how a firm can be systematic in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage by leveraging its employees. In a number of related... View Details
- September 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Marc Abrahams was a media entrepreneur who specialized in science humor. In 2008, he sought to boost the scale and monetization potential of his business. That business, called Improbable Research, encompassed a magazine (Annals of Improbable Research), a high-profile... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Personal Development and Career
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 409-013, September 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
Company Management Citation Purchase Related Austin, Julia. After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup . Basic Venture, 2025. IQanat: Empowering Rural Youth in Kazakhstan By: Boris... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Seven Skills You Need to Thrive in the C-Suite
- March 2015 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
By the spring of 2014, the pilot had come to an end for JPMorgan Chase's ReEntry Program, a program designed for women coming back to the workforce after a period of time away. Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management, and her team had to evaluate whether or not... View Details
Keywords: Women; Training; Leadership; Motherhood; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Diversity; Gender; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Programs; Financial Services Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "JPMorgan Chase: Tapping an Overlooked Talent Pool." Harvard Business School Case 415-066, March 2015. (Revised May 2018.)
- February 2019
- Case
Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering
By: Boris Groysberg and Carrie A. Blair
The case details the challenges faced by Lisa Thomas of LaMont Engineering after the company is acquired by Munday Consultants, Inc. Thomas, who supported the acquisition, was asked to chair a team charged with implementing the changes necessary to make the acquisition... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, and Carrie A. Blair. "Lisa Thomas at LaMont Engineering." Harvard Business School Brief Case 919-507, February 2019.
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
love the atmosphere of the restaurants and little shops in the historic districts there, but on the bright side, I don't have much time as a doctoral student to sit in cafés," she laughs. Star Search View Details
- 22 Apr 2017
- News
Survey Roundup: Gender Disparity on Boardroom Diversity
- August 2007 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Baker & McKenzie (A): A New Framework for Talent Management
By: Boris Groysberg and Eliot Sherman
Describes the process by which the largest law firm in the world developed a unique framework for personnel management. In 2004, John Conroy is about to take the reigns as the leader of Baker and McKenzie, the largest law firm in the world by employees, with offices in... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Framework; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retention; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Adoption; Legal Services Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Eliot Sherman. "Baker & McKenzie (A): A New Framework for Talent Management." Harvard Business School Case 408-008, August 2007. (Revised September 2008.)
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
Purchase Related Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Vail Resorts: Responding to Activist Pressure (A)." Harvard Business School Case 225-082, June 2025. IQanat: Empowering Rural Youth in Kazakhstan By: View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
Opportunity or Threat? By: Sunil Gupta , Rajiv Lal and Allison Ciechanover 2021 Book Glass Half-Broken: Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work By: Colleen Ammerman and View Details
- September 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Moss & Associates: 'Empower to Create the Exceptional'
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2023, Moss & Associates, a Fort Lauderdale-based general contractor, celebrated its 20th anniversary. The business was founded by Bob Moss and his sons, Chad and Scott. The company had grown to 3,800 employees generating over $3 billion in revenues via two business... View Details
Keywords: Solar; Growth; Community; Organizational Culture; Family Business; Growth Management; Construction Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Moss & Associates: 'Empower to Create the Exceptional'." Harvard Business School Case 425-006, September 2024. (Revised November 2024.)
- September 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Sanford C. Bernstein: Growing Pains
By: Boris Groysberg and Anahita Hashemi
To remain competitive, Sallie Krawcheck and Lisa Shalett, Sanford C. Bernstein's director of research and associate director of research, respectively, were examining the need to expand the research department's size, not only domestically but also internationally.... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Selection and Staffing; Management Teams; Organizational Culture; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion
Groysberg, Boris, and Anahita Hashemi. "Sanford C. Bernstein: Growing Pains." Harvard Business School Case 405-011, September 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
groups. To study other-regarding behavior, we fielded an experiment through a text-to-give campaign in Greece. How Social Entrepreneurs Zig-Zag Their Way to Impact at Scale By: V. Kasturi Rangan & Tricia View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
- News