Publications

February 2008 (Revised November 2008)
Case

Global Talent Management at Novartis

By: Jordan Siegel

This case tackles the topic of global talent management. It can be used to analyze the performance measurement, incentive, and talent development system used at a major multinational company. This case can also be used to analyze the extent to which this system should... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Multinational Firms and Management; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Adaptation

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

positions at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, where she focused on developing and managing partnerships and programs that intersected education, international development, and racial & gender equity. She brings a... View Details

December 2004 (Revised July 2005)
Case

Extend Fertility

By: Myra M. Hart and Sylvia Sensiper

Focuses on the search for opportunity, the generation and evaluation of business concepts, creation of a business plan, and the start-up process. Follows experienced entrepreneur Christy Jones as she combines her business skills and personal experience to generate new... View Details

Keywords: Opportunities; Business Plan; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Social Issues; Gender; Business Startups; Biotechnology Industry

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Mid-US - Global

color. Developed in collaboration with the HBS African-American Alumni Association, the Forum provides training, classroom discussion, and peer support grounded in the diverse experiences of the participants. View Details

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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

During Course Activities The purpose of this policy is to clarify the School’s position on capturing (e.g., photography, audio, video, live streaming and other formats) and/or disseminating (e.g., via the media or use of social media)... View Details

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Enter Elton Mayo – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

take no account of human nature and social motives, so long may we expect strikes and sabotage to be the ordinary accompaniment of industry. Elton Mayo, Professor of Industrial Management, Harvard Business School, 1920 Elton Mayo at... View Details

August 1996 (Revised October 2003)
Case

NutraSweet in China (A)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Eve Stacey, a recent Harvard MBA, has the challenging task of evaluating the market opportunity for NutraSweet in China. She must decide how best to develop the market for the product in China. May be used with NutraSweet in China (B). View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product; Familiarity; Commercialization; China

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

Index) was born. The project, developed by Diamond and two cofounders, began in 1995 as a crowd-sourced effort to index the approximately 2 million Polish Jewish microfilm records in the Mormon church’s collection. In 1997, as executive... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

November 2013
Case

Canyon-Agassi Investing in Charter Schools

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Nicole Shomair, Vernon Beckford and Lisa Strope

After an unusual round of doubles in May 2011, real estate investor Bobby Turner, Managing Partner, Canyon-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund (CACSFF) and Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, found himself at a loss for words. Turner was... View Details

Keywords: Charter Schools; Real Estate; Fund Raising; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Real Estate Industry; United States

01 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs

opportunities in Asset Management, Finance, Global Investment Research, Merchant Banking and Securities. What recruiting tactics have you found most successful in engaging with students and/or alumni at HBS?The most important aspect of our recruitment process at... View Details

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

social interaction. We can have a lot of control over how other people feel and react to us, says Brooks. “Some people might be uncomfortable about exerting that control strategically because it might seem manipulative. But the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

Exchange Authors:F. Gino and F. Flynn Publication:Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract Five studies show that gift recipients are more appreciative receiving gifts they explicitly request than those they do... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

QE announcements in the United States. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52332 March–April 2017 Harvard Business Review What's the Value of a Like? Social Media Endorsements Don't Work the Way You Might... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2007 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies

By: Noam Wasserman

Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Conflict Management