Publications

April 2024
Background Note

Leader as a Communicator

By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden

Educators

February 1997
Case

Arch Communications Group, Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Sarayu Srinivasan

The market values Arch differently from analysts' values. View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Framework; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment; Stocks

Educators

July 1998 (Revised February 1999)
Case

Private Communications Corporation (A)

Ann Meceda is a soon-to-be MBA graduate. She has been working as the director of marketing in an Internet start-up, and now the founder wants her to become CEO. She must weigh the personal and business risks and assess her own objectives and tolerance for risks. View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Internet and the Web; Management Succession; Marketing; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Service Industry

September 1998 (Revised February 1999)
Case

Private Communications Corporation (B)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

May 1977 (Revised May 1993)
Case

Harriman Center for Communications

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Article

Keeping Score on Community Investment

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Investment

01 Dec 2010
News

Students Serve the Community

assistant professor Zeynep Ton, the initiative’s faculty adviser, told the Harbus. “We wanted our students to get to know the community around them, to develop both compassion and respect for that community, and to see service as part of... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

19 Jun 2012
News

4 cardinal sins of work communication

03 May 2023
Blog Post

Five Ways to Build Community at HBS

chose one theme for the year which I could use as a north star for how I would prioritize my time and energy. My theme for 2022 was Community, so here are five quick thoughts on building community at HBS. 1. Invest in Your View Details

August 2008
Article

Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion

By: William R. Kerr

This study explores the importance of knowledge transfer for international technology diffusion by examining ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial communities in the US and their ties to their home countries. US ethnic research communities are quantified by applying an... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Ethnicity; Production; Integration; Knowledge Sharing; Patents; Employment; Performance Productivity; Entrepreneurship; Change; Developing Countries and Economies; Immigration; China; United States

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10 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Embracing Entrepreneurship & the Asian American Community

How I incorporated my experience in the Asian American community at HBS into co-founding Fish Sauce. Wilson Kyi (MBA '18) graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering and worked... View Details

Web

Your Alumni Community - Alumni

Careers Your Alumni Community Careers Your Alumni Community Learn more about what your fellow HBS alumni have been up to and explore the various ways to connect. Featured Alumni Stories Slice of Life Re:... View Details

March 2008
Supplement

Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy (CW)

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Belen Villalonga

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Communication; Communications Industry

31 Jul 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization

Keywords: by Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart & Michael L. Tushman

December 2001
Case

Qwest Communications International Inc.

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Christopher Hackett

Describes the evolution of Qwest from a small fiber-optic construction firm in 1996 to a global telecommunications giant in 2001. Focuses on Qwest's pivotal acquisition of "Baby Bell" US West, a regional Bell operating company many times Qwest's size. Discusses the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Pricing; Business History; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Culture; Partners and Partnerships; Vertical Integration; Telecommunications Industry

Educators