Publications

July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
Background Note

Work and Job Search Related Stress

Explores the experience of work-related stress and examines various coping tactics. Pays particular attention to stress related to the job-search process. Teaching Purpose: To help students recognize sources of stress and develop more effective coping skills. View Details

Keywords: Job Search; Personal Development and Career; Emotions

Find at Harvard

26 Mar 2015
News

Welfare Makes America More Entrepreneurial

April 2018 (Revised May 2018)
Teaching Note

Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen

This Teaching Note helps instructors teach the HBS case, “Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant,” (HBS No. 318-104) presenting analysis of the case and a teaching plan to guide classroom discussions. View Details

Clubs

Investment Club

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Venture Capital / Private Equity / LBO

06 Dec 2024
Video

Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with Marc Howland (MBA 2018)

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

language barrier, and cultural differences—Japan is as different from China as the moon is from Europe—having the Research Center as a base has made a tremendous difference," he observes. Executive Director Camille Tang Yeh (MBA '80) and her staff, says McFarlan,... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

2017
Working Paper

The 4 Minds of the Customer: A Framework for Understanding and Applying the Science of Decision Making

By: Ryan Hamilton and Uma R. Karmarkar

Scientists have spent decades creating powerful and detailed descriptions of how people make decisions. Unfortunately, many of these theories make contradictory predictions and are difficult to understand and implement. We introduce the 4 Minds framework as a practical... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Choice; Market Research; Decision Making Process; Decision; Marketing Research; Consumer Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Decision Making; Segmentation; Research

September 2015 (Revised February 2017)
Case

MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?

By: Boris Groysberg, John D. Vaughan and Matthew Preble

Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a number of decisions in planning how to scale their small company. They wanted to grow MOD from 45 stores as of May 2015 to 200 stores by the end of 2016, and while the two believed that MOD could manage... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Service Industry; United States

07 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

When Glasses Land the Gig: Employers Still Choose Workers Who 'Look the Part'

stage of the decision-making process to pick between freelancers with comparable ratings, the study notes. Some lessons for platforms and job seekers For online platforms, refining their ratings to provide a clearer picture of the merits of each candidate could View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

Program

Leadership for Senior Executives

eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits To lead in an uncertain world, you need to hone your "contextual intelligence" and understand the macro- and micro-level forces influencing your organization's success. This program will... View Details

Archie L. Jones

Archie Jones is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School, where he currently teaches Venture Capital and Private Equity, Field... View Details

Program

Changing the Game

final deadline will be considered on a rolling, space-available basis. If you are waitlisted for the program, you will only be contacted if a seat opens up for you before the program starts. Read More Answering Your Questions Our Program Advising team can View Details

22 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

performance the biggest boost. AI helped lift the lower-end group’s performance by 43 percent compared to previous scores. For top-rated performers, that figure was 17 percent. “There's still a skill distribution (among knowledge workers)... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology

November 2012 (Revised April 2013)
Case

TWA Parts (Abridged)

By: V.G. Narayanan

Transworld Auto Parts had to implement its new strategy flawlessly to survive the auto industry upheaval. The new CEO asked her leadership team to craft strategy maps and balanced scorecards to help each division implement its strategies. View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Leadership; Balanced Scorecard; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry

May 2020 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Gavi and COVID-19: Pandemic of the Century

By: Tarun Khanna and Sid Misra

Gavi has helped immunize over 760 million children in the world's poorest countries over the past 20 years saving 13 million lives. How should Gavi respond to the need for a vaccine for the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic? View Details

Keywords: Vaccine; Pandemics; Healthcare; COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Emerging Markets; Crisis Management; Alliances