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- 21 Aug 2023
- Book
You’re More Than Your Job: 3 Tips for a Healthier Work-Life Balance
framework for managers (and aspiring managers) to work in a more balanced, self-fulfilling way in this changing landscape, based on three core tenets. You’re more than your job This is the era of reinvention. Wallace warns against... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- Program
Behavioral Economics—Virtual
program prepares you to influence the behavior of customers and employees—and become a bigger contributor to your organization's success. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits... View Details
- March 2016 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision
By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of... View Details
- 03 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Adding Value Through Venture Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean
- September 2004
- Case
Valhalla Partners Due Diligence
By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath
The Valhalla Partners venture capitial firm introduced a new approach to the due-diligence process. An internal due-diligence report analyzes Telco Exchange, a startup company in the IT software space. An extended excerpt examines the trade-offs involved in the new... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Risk Management; Venture Capital; Business Plan; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Corporate Finance; Financial Services Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Sahlman, William A., and Dan Heath. "Valhalla Partners Due Diligence." Harvard Business School Case 805-033, September 2004.
- March 2016
- Supplement
Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision
By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of... View Details
Keywords: Operations Strategy; Sectorization; Operational Focus; Customer Compatibility; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Operations; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry; Health Industry; United States
Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 616-705, March 2016.
- 31 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Transitioning From the Military to Business School
Back in 2009 David Ulrey became a West Point graduate – five years later he made the move to Boston and joined the Class of 2016 at HBS. In the years before coming to business school, David was commissioned as a Financial Management... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Balancing the Ideal with the Real: Conveying Corporate Culture to Candidates
The recruiting process among companies and candidates can resemble a two-way talent competition in which all parties serve simultaneously as contestants and judges: just as candidates strive to present themselves in the best possible... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- June 2000 (Revised October 2017)
- Case
IDEO
By: Stefan Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Describes IDEO, the world's leading product design firm, and its innovation culture and process. Emphasis is placed on the important role of prototyping and experimentation in general, and in the design of the very successful Palm V handheld computer in particular. A... View Details
- Article
Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging
By: M. Tripsas and G. Gavetti
There is empirical evidence that established firms often have difficulty adapting to radical technological change. Although prior work in the evolutionary tradition emphasizes the inertial forces associated with the local nature of learning processes, little... View Details
Tripsas, M., and G. Gavetti. "Capabilities, Cognition and Inertia: Evidence from Digital Imaging." Strategic Management Journal 21, nos. 10-11 (October–November 2000): 1147–1161.
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
recorded Speaker: Shikhar Ghosh (MBA 1980) , MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration What does it take to live a purposeful life in an age where the foundations of our society can be changed by AI and... View Details
- 21 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Meet the AFAA Club
The mission of the Armed Forces Alumni Association (AFAA) is to assist in the professional development and job search process of members; to promote camaraderie among members; and to raise awareness and support for the military among the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- November 2013 (Revised August 2023)
- Case
'These People are Fiduciaries...'
By: Lena G. Goldberg and Amy W. Schulman
The fiduciary duties of loyalty and care, the corporate opportunity doctrine and the business judgment rule are introduced in the context of three vignettes drawn from decided cases that explore: a classic test of loyalty when one partner elects to take advantage of an... View Details
Keywords: Fiduciaries; Fiduciary Duties; Management Practices and Processes; Ethics; Business Processes
Goldberg, Lena G., and Amy W. Schulman. "'These People are Fiduciaries...'." Harvard Business School Case 314-067, November 2013. (Revised August 2023.)
- 2012
- Chapter
Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated Assurance
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Liv A. Watson
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, increasing the effectiveness of auditing has weighed heavily on the minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and... View Details
- 02 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Nameless + Harmless = Blameless: When Seemingly Irrelevant Factors Influence Judgment of (Un)ethical Behavior
- June 1995 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Ernst & Young United Kingdom (A)
By: John J. Gabarro and Samantha Graff
Intended to be a robust example of the challenges encountered during the early stages of a large-scale organizational transformation effort in a professional service firm. Describes a massive change program initiated and led by the new managing partner along with a... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Change Management; Leading Change; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; United Kingdom; London
Gabarro, John J., and Samantha Graff. "Ernst & Young United Kingdom (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-061, June 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
- Program
Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East
businesses seeking the best opportunities for growth in the region need exceptional leaders—executives who are bold decision-makers, global thinkers, and skilled strategists. Taught in a series of modules offered in Boston and Dubai, this business View Details
- Program
Succeeding as a Strategic CFO
decision-making skills Review and practice applying frameworks and tools of value-based management Learn about financial policies and practices used by other organizations and determine which ones best suit your organization Formulate... View Details
- 17 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees
looking to boost morale. “People are quitting, and companies are noticing that it’s harder to get people to join the company and hold on to them, so they’re going back to the drawing board.” Hall is working on a how-to guide about HR systems for View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman