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  • February 13, 2023
  • Editorial

The Secret Tax on Women’s Time

By: Lauren C. Howe, Lindsay B. Howe and Ashley V. Whillans
When studies revealed the so-called pink tax, showing in 2015 that personal hygiene products “for her” cost 13% more than similar products for men, it caused outrage and action. The irony that women, despite generally having fewer financial resources than men, are... View Details
Keywords: Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance
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  • 24 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005)

strategy? Over the last 15 years I have worked in technology, real estate development, and entrepreneurship. During that time my compensation has varied, and I have adjusted my loan repayment accordingly. I just finished paying off my private loans and have a View Details
  • February 2009
  • Case

Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business - October 2007

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
This case tells the story of Paresh Patel, born in Boston to an Indian immigrant family, as he develops an entrepreneurial career, participates in the Indian diaspora, and builds a family life. It provides background on Paresh's heritage, describes his youth and... View Details
Keywords: Diasporas; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Boston; Mumbai
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  • 01 May 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

any job to succeed, the supply of resources available to the worker must be in balance with the responsibilities of the job, says Simons. It’s a simple supply-and-demand lesson that should ring true for anyone who has taken an economics... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 Jun 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail
  • Web

HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads Financials From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials From the CFO... View Details
  • 22 Sep 2022
  • News

The Beauty Guide

selves. It’s good not only for her employees but also for business. “We all know that when you have diverse points of views, that is when the business thrives,” she notes. Freyre recognizes that employees face challenges in trying to View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
  • 14 Feb 2019
  • Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

parents we face the challenge of trying to balance and support two careers (for which we get regular pushback despite changes in social norms in the US) while still having the time and energy to be good and present parents and partners.... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Ratnika Prasad

life to balancing public mandates with the realities of environmental conservation. For me, climate change was a reality we lived with, experienced in wildly fluctuating rains that flooded my house, turbulent storms that eroded roads, and... View Details
  • 30 Oct 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

the startup approaches its “fume date” —when its bank balance hits zero. In parallel, the founder will probably start to lay off employees, deciding how deeply to cut. And this is just the prelude to a shutdown. Things get worse when it... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • October 2009 (Revised April 2010)
  • Case

Societe Generale (A): The Jerome Kerviel Affair

By: Francois Brochet
This case illustrates the tension/balance that firms with complex and risky business models must consider in designing their internal controls. It describes the environment in which a derivatives trader engaged in massive directional positions on major European stocks... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Cost Management; Balance and Stability; Business Model; Design; Stocks; Crisis Management; Financial Markets; Consulting Industry; Europe
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  • 01 Oct 1997
  • News

L.E. Simmons

offer them sounds almost like something his own father might have recommended: "Pick your partners carefully, be patient, and realize that your reputation, not your balance sheet, is your most important asset." View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
  • 23 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

cooperative ownership model, but also in any organization-wide sustainability transformation. The Arla team was very intentional about balancing near-term economic value to farmers with long-term environmental value to all of their... View Details
  • 03 Dec 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

boss make a difference? Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman have written about "how to manage around a weakness" not by changing people but by balancing "the strengths and weaknesses of each individual." What have been... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Portrait Project

Aman Kumar

for those who don't. There are two options: forge ahead, or pause and rest. Life is a fragile balance of both, managing energy as well as time, drawing inward in order to dispense outward. I wish for myself equanimity and peace alongside... View Details
  • Web

Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Source: Flow of Funds Banking Sector Balance Sheet Source: Bank Holding Company Y9C Data Source: Bank Holding Company Y9C Data Source: Bank Holding Company Y9C Data Banking Sector Profitability Return on equity (ROE) has rebounded from... View Details
  • Portrait Project

Brian Kreiter

servant. I will pray to be husband, parent, and friend. I will not confuse the two. I will never settle, nor be consumed by greener grass. I will leave no path of carnage in my wake. I will have nothing to hide. I will balance artistic,... View Details
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship

of this work could explain how relationships that began as unbalanced, with one player holding most of the cards—as is typical in industrial markets—could evolve from adversarial to collaborative. "In any relationship, the dependence that each side has defines the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

refusing to deal with this horrific disease as it spread through Africa. Multinational companies have to be more like Genzyme and find ways to balance their huge global power with their assumption of global responsibility. I think that... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 18 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

particular job.10 Those early in their careers can glean important self-insight through careful and systematic introspection. People should seek out diverse experiences to facilitate and balance their development in multiple areas. This... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill