Family Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

classmates and many of her teachers, and making it a challenge to find clothes that fit. In the years that followed, Girard grew into “the sixes” now standing proudly at 6’1’’ and the idea for the business she would one day start, a View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

After earning a doctorate, Ashley Whillans received two tempting job offers: one in her hometown, where she could remain close to family and friends and work reasonable hours for the local government, and another that required a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

Manhattan. "I am very proud of what she has accomplished," he says. "After working when I was in business school and then raising the kids, she pursued a goal that most people would have thought unattainable. She loves practicing... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

Profile

Tommaso Ruggeri

hopes his son absorbs during our two years together – the best from each of us. It’s vulnerable, heartfelt moments like these that make HBS more than just a business school – it's a family that supports and... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Who Was George F. Baker?

Related Links Where Conservation Means Business In today’s media-saturated business world, it seems almost incomprehensible that a preeminent financier and philanthropist would remain virtually unknown to... View Details

Keywords: Finance

07 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark

family matters, health issues, disappointments. The most difficult issues often involve life outside the School. Q: What accomplishments are you proudest of? A: When we started out ten years ago, there were several things we were... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

furniture business when a fire started in the factory’s ventilation system. The fire alarms were loud, and every instinct I had learned in school told me to leave the building, but the president of the company grabbed my arm and told me... View Details

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

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

the life sciences ecosystem. We’ve had about 50 student- and alumni-affiliated teams work there. To be accepted, high-potential biotech and life sciences ventures go through a selection committee chaired by Amitabh Chandra [the Henry and Allison McCance View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni

entrepreneurship immediately, or acquire more business experience first? When you feel ready to be a founder, you'll need: An idea for a problem to be solved And/or a team of partners who have a marketable idea, or have skills/experiences... View Details

11 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55344 Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives' Marriage and Fertility By: Carlana, Michela, and Marco Tabellini Abstract—In this paper, we study the effects of immigration on natives’ marriage,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time

coffee shop. These self-employed individuals were forced to make a tough decision: either continue working and put their family at risk of COVID-19, or stay at home and not get paid. In early April, Congress stepped in and began providing... View Details

01 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

this tendency to shut off the new and basically transfer the corporate culture over to the new employee," says Francesca Gino, an associate professor at Harvard Business School who cowrote the paper with Daniel M. Cable of London View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Web Services; Service; Telecommunications

18 Sep 2015
Blog Post

A Peek Inside Peek Weekend

about – at a time when they’re naturally thinking about the next steps in their lives. Last year Peek Weekend expanded to include men and women, specifically those with a STEM or family business background.... View Details

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Cotting House | About

students, MBA fellowships, and faculty development each year. Cotting belonged to the fourth generation of a venerable New England family that figured prominently in the early development of Boston as a city and View Details

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A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy &... View Details

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Teele Hall | About

Boston skyline to the east. The facility previously housed offices for the Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Publishing. About the Name Members of the Teele family... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

In My Humble Opinion: Home Base

Guide to Succeeding on the Job, Staying True to Yourself, and Raising Happy Kids, with HBR Press. She describes the book as the complete, encouraging, how-to guide she couldn’t find when she became a new parent. Dowling sees things changing. What she once called “the... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen is living proof of the adage "If you want to get something done, ask a busy person." Throughout a distinguished career that has included often-overlapping leadership roles in business, teaching,... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

The 20th Century Zeitgeist The 20th Century Zeitgeist Great Leadership is not a singular concept. On the contrary, it is a function of the circumstances in which businesses and their top executives operate. The opportunities available to... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

location It’s not just about having a desirable place to live. Think carefully about how location impacts your commute, your family obligations (school pick-ups and drop-offs), and access to resources that can make your life easier. Find... View Details

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