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- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS
Lindsay McCurren (MBA '19) grew up in Grand Rapids, MI and attended Michigan State. Prior to HBS, Lindsay spent over 6 years working in Corporate Finance at General Mills. Lindsay came to HBS with her family and is the chair of the moMBA... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
Governing Council. A member of a prominent Shia family who fled after the revolution of 1958, Allawi was educated in England and the United States, worked for the World Bank, and later became an investment banker. He watched the fall of... View Details
- October 2006
- Teaching Note
Precista Tools AG (TN) (A), (B), and (C)
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Teaching Note to (488-046), (488-047), and (488-048). View Details
- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
true? As it turned out, good teams, which value communication, report more errors. In a recent research paper Edmondson and doctoral student Sara Singer explore this and other hidden barriers to organizational learning. Five Steps to Better View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Mistry Architects (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha
Describes an architecture firm founded and run by a husband and wife team, Sharukh and Renu Mistry, that emphasizes "green" building. The firm presents an unusual mix of projects-spanning the spectrum from larger corporate projects to small private homes. The mix also... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Customer Focus and Relationships; Design; Housing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Nonprofit Organizations; Conflict and Resolution
Edmondson, Amy C., Robert G. Eccles, and Mona Sinha. "Mistry Architects (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-044, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Frey Farms," Sebenius notes. "Wal-Mart could clearly live without Frey Farms, but it's pretty hard to live without Tide and Pampers." Sarah Meets Goliath Sarah Talley was 19 in 1997, when she first began negotiations to supply Wal-Mart with her View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
Working PapersPoverty, Social Divisions, and Conflict in Nepal Authors:Quy-Toan Do and Lakshmi Iyer Abstract We conduct an econometric analysis of the economic and social factors which contributed to the spread of violent View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sınmazdemir Abstract— Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
managers are making strides toward finding new career models that better suit their reality. If not the "perfect answer" to the parenting/ career dichotomy, their approach at least validates their dual desire to care for their families... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
that total income fell into the range covered by the new rule). Long working hours take their toll on family lives of both men and women, according to a study of professionals of both sexes. Women who try to balance work and View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
family is no longer its own community, as we are staying single longer, getting divorced, never marrying at all, and living longer. As a result, each of us is far more likely to be the head of a household than ever before, and less likely... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
with comical tales are perceptive looks at things as different as family Christmas rituals, and the impact of 40 years of communism on society. When Climate Change Hits Home by Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012) (Amazon Digital Services LLC)... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
band Midnight Oil and an address by environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr. (Ron Bull/Toronto Star/Getty Images) More than 900 protesters were arrested in anti-logging demonstrations in British Columbia during the 1990s—a conflict that... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 11 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How AI Could Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses
can be painfully slow and difficult—and the decade-long surge of refugees and asylum seekers has left staff members scrambling to make timely placements, Paulson says. The war in Ukraine, coupled with ongoing conflicts and instability in... View Details
- 11 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Marissa Mayer Should Bridge Distance Gap with Remote Workers
don't want to be there. This will do nothing to remedy the productivity and collaboration problem Mayer says she's facing in the ultra-competitive high tech industry. My research suggests that people who feel conflicted about their... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
clients may be served by separate organizational units that are under common control and/or ownership. Second, a family of hybrid conflict polices has evolved that feature elements of the split account... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
increased immigration would help reverse current trends. As he put it, “Those folks tend to be younger, with growing families which require furniture, food, clothing. Our ‘native’ population is aging and doesn’t earn or spend as much.”... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
two that would lead to better results. You may think you're sticking your neck out, but if the conflict is there and neither of you addresses it, you are probably not long for that job anyway. Q: You take exception in the book to the... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
firm but by most companies today. Yes, women were struggling to be fully present at home and work, but so were men. An always-on culture and gender-role expectations were to blame, not motherhood. And men were mourning the loss of their View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
when you die or retire, the company will simply state your name and how long you've worked there. She reinforced her point by telling me: 'Your job cannot hug you at night; your family will always be there.' Being there, for family, for... View Details