Balance and Stability - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2021 (Revised April 2022)
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Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal

This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Change; Disruption; Volatility; Communication; Competency and Skills; Customers; Decision Making; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Cash Flow; Financial Condition; Financial Liquidity; Goods and Commodities; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Executive Compensation; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Job Design and Levels; Job Interviews; Job Offer; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Law; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Succession; Management Systems; Management Teams; Risk Management; Operations; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Personal Development and Career; Retirement; Work-Life Balance; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Science; Strategy; Retail Industry; North and Central America; United States; Minnesota

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01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

in that job control to accomplish a task? This list of resources may include people, budgets, and balance sheets. “Just imagine you are looking to take a job somewhere and they... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

February 13, 2023
Editorial

The Secret Tax on Women’s Time

By: Lauren C. Howe, Lindsay B. Howe and Ashley V. Whillans

When studies revealed the so-called pink tax, showing in 2015 that personal hygiene products “for her” cost 13% more than similar products for men, it caused outrage and action. The irony that women, despite generally having fewer financial resources than men, are... View Details

Keywords: Gender; Equality and Inequality; Work-Life Balance

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is to balance different perspectives and not limited to "neutral" sources. We encourage you to engage with multiple sources and perspectives through this list... View Details

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Cheng - Balancing Engagement and Polarization: Multi-Objective Alignment of News Content Using LLMs David Huang - Dynamic Personalization with Multiple Customer Signals: Multi-Response State Representation... View Details

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

books that purport to be balanced and coolly analytical raise questions about the company's economic impact. A case in point is Charles Fishman's The Wal-Mart Effect, which describes the company as having a... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

became founders 5-14 years after leaving HBS, and the balance started companies 15+ years after graduation. But studying startups and small firms conveys powerful lessons about... View Details

24 Feb 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005)

strategy? Over the last 15 years I have worked in technology, real estate development, and entrepreneurship. During that time my compensation has varied, and I have adjusted my loan repayment accordingly. I... View Details

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

(iStockphoto/SolStock) The COVID-19 pandemic changed the ways we worked, the ways we shopped, and the ways we interacted with others. It fostered some businesses—online selling, meeting services, and home... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

Investors and market watchers noted Amazon’s less-than-stellar forays into health care, while privacy advocates raised concerns about Amazon’s access to patient medical data. Still others have voiced hopes Amazon will bring much-needed... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

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Generative AI - Alumni

AI-generated materials to maintain ethical standards and authenticity. Striking a balance between leveraging technological advancements and upholding personal responsibility... View Details

16 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses

step in the right direction, and one of the few major drivers of IPv6 deployment. But so far OMB hasn't yet tried to force agencies to actually use IPv6, knowing that it would be too costly, too inconvenient, View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Telecommunications

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Student Research - Doctoral

Student Research Student Research Examining critical issues in management Featured Research Balancing Engagement and Polarization: Multi-Objective Alignment of News Content Using LLMs By: Mengjie Cheng , E.... View Details

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

financial strength, increasing annual revenues to $12 billion while reducing costs. A $3.6 billion fundraising campaign further strengthened its balance sheet. With the help of a skilled team of physician leaders View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health; Banking; Food & Beverage; Consumer Products

01 Dec 2023
News

Case Study: Staking a Claim

Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance

08 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Applying to Business School as a Couple

For Kate Kingen and Patrick Garrison applying to business school was a mutual decision – and coming to HBS was a journey they decided to embark on together. Kate and Patrick... View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

community. She was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Economic Stabilization Trust by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The Trust provides direct loans and guarantees to manufacturing... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Now Starring: Single Dad

WAND: With Robby, at HBS. Courtesy John Wand John Wand (MBA ’81) was about to enroll in Harvard College when his high-school sweetheart in Boise, Idaho, told him she was pregnant. The couple married and moved to Cambridge, but after a... View Details

Keywords: single parents; fatherhood; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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Events - Business History

Groups: Comparisons across Developed Countries Ben Schneider, MIT Oct 30 30 Oct 2017 Business History Seminar Decoding the Balance Sheet: Material Objects, Symbolic Capital, and the Liquidation of the League... View Details

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Public Education Leadership Project

Review To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of students served, View Details

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