writing - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

launch Bridgespan. Over the years, the firm has assisted HBS professors in writing several social enterprise cases, and two have been written about Bridgespan itself. For his part, Tierney is chair of the HBS Social Enterprise... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

11 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups

talent to draw from, write the authors of a recent working paper titled Flight to Safety: How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups. This has important implications, says Shai Bernstein, an associate professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

course-development project in 1997. Writing cases on firms in China, Japan, Thailand, Argentina, Nigeria, and Russia, she focused on businesses indigenous to each culture as well as multinationals moving between cultures. In addition, she... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

Design and Identity Change at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Both the design and identity of the FBI changed greatly in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, write Ranjay Gulati, Ryan Raffaelli, and Jan Rivkin. Their... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

30 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?

reviews throughout the years indicated that overall product quality remained consistent post-merger. "Though goods become more similar, they do not consistently increase or decrease in quality level," Sheen writes in the paper,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

06 May 2013
Research & Ideas

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy

for nonprofit organizations and city planners, the researchers hope their study will provide a jumping-off point for broader discussion about the importance of location to organizational behavior. "The English language is expressive in this regard," they... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

23 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier

patients finds the reality is much more complicated when it comes to languishing hospital bills. Canceling overdue medical debt on average does little or nothing to improve credit access, existing bill payment rates, or even mental health, researchers View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

27 Apr 2021
Blog Post

There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

and exposed me to more people who were wildly passionate about their careers. Like HBS Professor Youngme Moon who shared with us that she became an Uber driver to better understand the Uber driver experience when writing the Uber case. Or... View Details

08 Dec 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)

wanted to avoid. Where are you currently working? Can you describe your role? I am currently working as a Product Manager at Grammarly, the company behind the AI-powered writing assistant. I’ve been at the company for almost a year and... View Details

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week

planted at that time have taken roots, sprouted, and matured,” said Datar. “Today’s session topics are areas we've been researching, writing cases about, and teaching and developing in the curriculum for many years.” The conference... View Details

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IFC: Saudi Arabia; A Nation and its Oil Economy Reimagined - Course Catalog

they will also be organized into teams of 5-6 students, with each team focusing part of its learning (and ultimately writing a report) on a particular agreed theme. Students will be in Riyadh for most of the Immersion, but will also... View Details

06 Apr 2017
Blog Post

3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow

our character. After all, if I don’t always have the courage on my own to “be the change I wish to see in the world,” I can at least surround myself with people who will help me to become a better person. TJ Moen is an MBA Candidate in the Class of 2017. Since View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Expansion of the Case Method | Baker Library

Writing & Industry Next: The Case Method Classroom Copeland, “The Expansion of the Case Method of Instruction,” Harvard Business School Bulletin , Summer, 1942, 227. Copeland, And Mark an Era , 76. Wallace B. Donham, Dean’s Report,... View Details

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Community Values & Honor Code | HBS Online

using AI tools to check spelling and grammar before submitting. o Asking an AI chatbot a question and using the provided answer to inform your thinking as you write a response in your own words. All sources must be cited; see below for... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

In My Humble Opinion: Come Clean

career: Simon still writes music and plays jazz piano. “I’ve recorded nine CDs and at one point performed a couple dozen times a year around the country. I was able to put at least one of my kids through college with my income as a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; career; life experiences; dry cleaning; leadership; music; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

01 Feb 2000
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Short Takes

New Alliances: Forming For-Profit and Nonprofit Partnerships Where once "corporate giving" meant writing an annual check to a favorite charity, more recently for-profit firms and nonprofit recipients have begun to join forces to better... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Faculty & Research | MBA

every hour of class time, an HBS faculty member dedicates many hours of preparation that includes individual case review, writing notes and lessons plans, and collaborative analysis among colleagues. While instructing classes, teaching... View Details

05 May 2020
News

“Walking a Tightrope”

instance, in tiny poor villages in China that I was trying to write about poverty in China. And here it was in the US. April: Was there something that you came to understand about the lives of your friends in Yamhill that you hadn't... View Details

03 Jan 2018
News

Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room

so, as they're responding, I'm literally writing, like an HBS facilitator, on the board, and writing their responses. What they don't know is, as I'm doing that, I'm engineering, or re-engineering, what I'm planning to discuss as a part... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

A Class Act

resulted over time in one of the most vibrant and highly regarded alumni networks anywhere. Aside from their sheer volume (at present, a total of 300 pages per issue) and scope (current copy provided by 853 class and section correspondents View Details