Family and Family Relationships - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

patients' families in an ongoing organizational learning process. The two-case series is particularly distinctive in tracking an organizational change initiative for almost a decade and, as such, uncovers View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

their efforts often lack an overall strategy that dilutes their effectiveness. "Kash" Rangan and colleagues offer a pragmatic solution. Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are CaregiversShifting demographics are causing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

column. Anne, for example, pointed out that the German system assigns a certain number of immigrant families to specific villages, has them take German lessons, and gives job assignments with benefits... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 13

founder and Medical Director, was considering how to respond. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/martini-klinik-prostate-cancer-care/an/714471-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-088 Advising View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

(HBS MBA'87), director of the Agribusiness Program at HBS. A Family Farm Woolf Farming & Processing, established in 1974, is located in the southern part of California's Central Valley, one of the most fertile areas in the country.... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

responsive to the central planner," Paine notes. In addition, the chief executive found himself torn between, on the one hand, a deep-seated cultural code of ethics emphasizing loyalty to family and... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

21 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good

For decades, Shabana Azmi has been a leading actress in Indian cinema. She has starred in many of that country’s most popular and acclaimed films, including the groundbreaking Fire in 1996, about a lesbian View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Motion Pictures & Video

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

is really important to them. The implication is that this will lead to different behaviors and perhaps even different endeavors in the future. The first impulse for many has been to vow to spend more time with View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

well and maintains a healthy relationship with the environment has a higher probability of being economically sustainable," a Santander executive observed. Can money be made while saving the earth? Can the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders

Women don't have a problem developing an effective leadership style. What they do struggle with more than men, however, is claiming the authority to lead, according to Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen L. McGinn. The gender gap in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

than others. “Every company today needs to think of themselves as a tech company,” says Andy Wu, the Arjun and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

January 2024
Case

Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)

By: Tiona Zuzul and Susan Pinckney

In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather related conditions that forced him to have to decide between staying true to the tenets of the natural wine... View Details

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28 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

price of diesel fuel. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508074 Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy Harvard Business School Case 208-071 In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission

help families save money for college. That experience convinced me of the power of for-profit, mission-driven companies as a force for change. Because they are for-profit, they can attract amazing talent and... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey J. Bussgang; Technology

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two

customer at a time. And then—with her family and other colleagues' help—she created a global leader in the industry. Schultz did the same thing with Starbucks. So did Dell.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

hugely personal, hugely emotional transaction. They don't want to see their family life as the stuff of markets. And they definitely don't want outsiders looking over their shoulders. View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

23 Mar 2021
Book

Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World

about someone, the more you will probably like them and the closer you feel. Without such sharing, especially in remote work, you end up with a one-dimensional transactional relationship that is only about... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

himself to return to the family business. In his second year in the MBA Program, Goldberg cross-registered for a course "across the river" with Professor John D. Black, a prominent agricultural economist who became his mentor... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

co-founder of Humu and a former people analytics manager at Google. Get off the couch, even during a pandemic While routines have helped many people stay productive and support their View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

26 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More

significantly cut their prices, while Chinese exporters have not reduced the prices of the goods they sell to US importers. "This nearly complete pass-through of tariffs to the total price paid by importers suggests the tariff incidence has fallen largely on the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail; Manufacturing; Steel

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