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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort Labor Practices Post-war PR Campaigns Reaching Wide Audiences Lessons in Economics Shaping the Corporate Image Gary Works Photograph Album Resources Research Links...
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- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
students?" Weinzierl asked. To ensure this, the School's strategy for the MBA Program is divided into three categories: Invigorating a sense of purpose: Setting a tone; making sure the curriculum embodies that sense of purpose and students have the View Details
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Teele Hall | About
Teele Hall Teele Hall is named for Stanley Ferdinand Teele (MBA 1930, DCS 1933), the Dean of Harvard Business School from 1955 to 1962. Located at 230 Western Avenue, Teele Hall is home to the School’s External Relations, Financial, and View Details
- 28 Sep 2023
- News
Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive
Stockwell joins HBS from Tufts University, where she worked in Career Services and External Relations. Prior to that, she worked at Forrester Research as a senior consultant in learning and growth and human resources. Having lived and...
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- 16 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses
using combinations of four integers, about 4 billion possible combinations. The problem: Internet growth is so dramatic that potential IPv4 addresses are running short on supply. A new standard called IPv6 will solve the problem with trillions of possible combinations,...
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- January 2009 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
LeBron James
By: Anita Elberse and Jeff McCall
In 2005, to the astonishment of many sports industry insiders, superstar basketball player LeBron James fired his agent and established his own firm, LRMR, to handle all aspects of his business ventures and marketing activities and named his childhood friend Maverick...
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Talent and Talent Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Sports;
Sports Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Jeff McCall. "LeBron James." Harvard Business School Case 509-050, January 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
- October 1986 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
Karen Leary (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes the evolution of the working relationship of Karen Leary, a new manager of a Merrill Lynch retail branch, and Ted Chung, a new financial consultant in the branch. Leary has some concerns about her working relationship with Chung and with his performance....
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Management Style;
Employee Relationship Management;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Personal Development and Career;
Performance Evaluation;
Diversity;
Financial Services Industry
Hill, Linda A. "Karen Leary (A)." Harvard Business School Case 487-020, October 1986. (Revised July 2010.)
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
Disadvantaged Communities (DACs): communities “marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.”[1] Environmental Racism: “racial discrimination in environmental policy making, corporate decision making, and/or practice which...
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Sustainability | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
This section of the Business and the Environment guide provides selected ESG databases available at Baker Library. Tip: The link takes you to the middle of the section. Must scroll up to see the beginning of the section. Current Awareness News SourcesSustainable View Details
- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
For some gig workers, losing the flexibility to set their own schedules is equivalent to taking a 17 percent pay cut, according to new research that explores the wages and work habits of DoorDash drivers. App-based platforms that allow workers to start and stop work at...
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- October 2015 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Trouble at Tessei
By: Ethan Bernstein and Ryan Buell
In 2005, Teruo Yabe is asked to revive Tessei, the 669-person JR-East subsidiary responsible for cleaning its Shinkansen ("bullet") trains. Operational mistakes, customer complaints, safety issues, and employee turnover are at or near all-time highs, even as the...
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Service Management;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Motivation;
Leadership And Managing People;
Quality Improvement;
Efficiency;
Japan;
Operational Transparency;
Employee Coordination;
Transparency;
Leadership;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Employees;
Quality;
Transportation Industry;
Japan
- 2023
- Working Paper
New Facts and Data about Professors and Their Research
By: Kyle Myers, Wei Yang Tham, Jerry Thursby, Marie Thursby, Nina Cohodes, Karim R. Lakhani, Rachel Mural and Yilun Xu
We introduce a new survey of professors at roughly 150 of the most research-intensive institutions of higher education in the US. We document seven new features of how research-active professors are compensated, how they spend their time, and how they perceive their...
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Research;
Higher Education;
Compensation and Benefits;
Measurement and Metrics;
Equality and Inequality;
Performance Productivity
Myers, Kyle, Wei Yang Tham, Jerry Thursby, Marie Thursby, Nina Cohodes, Karim R. Lakhani, Rachel Mural, and Yilun Xu. "New Facts and Data about Professors and Their Research." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-036, December 2023.
- November 2020
- Case
Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller and Alpana Thapar
Founded in 2015, Guild Education is an education marketplace that connects employers and universities to provide employees with ‘education as a benefit.’ The Denver-based company is transforming traditional tuition assistance programs by facilitating direct payment by...
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Education;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Employees;
Social Enterprise;
Education Industry;
Technology Industry;
Colorado
Sahlman, William A., Michael D. Smith, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Alpana Thapar. "Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce." Harvard Business School Case 821-050, November 2020.
- 01 Nov 2019
- What Do You Think?
Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?
has prohibited NCCs for many years. Many argue that it hasn’t hurt business in the state. After all, Silicon Valley, with all of its training and talent, has been able to thrive without NCCs, although California does enforce non-disclosure agreements related to trade...
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by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
All Ranks Are Local: Why Humans Are Both (Painfully) Aware and (Surprisingly) Unaware of Their Lot in Life By: Norton, Michael I Abstract—No description available. Publisher's link:...
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Anna Secino
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
employers and employees as ones of material benefits.” After all, it’s not all about making money, says DeLong, a Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice at HBS. What employees really crave, the paper argues, is meaning. “You...
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by Michael Blanding
- November 2010 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Aman Resorts
By: Eugene Soltes and Aldo Sesia
This case describes the operating model and philosophy of this high-end set of global properties. Aman relies on employees taking considerable initiative to deliver the highest quality personalized service in the hospitality industry. The case also highlights Aman's...
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Business Model;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Employees;
Service Delivery;
Business Strategy;
Accommodations Industry
Soltes, Eugene, and Aldo Sesia. "Aman Resorts." Harvard Business School Case 111-012, November 2010. (Revised April 2011.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
companies, lift outs represent a gamble on credibility, portability of performance, and human capital. Such moves may destroy relationships—with former colleagues, clients, and vendors—and impair the employees’ effectiveness for years to...
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- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
really needs calcium-enriched tomato sauce?' " Never On Sunday In another telling detail, all Mercadona stores are closed on Sunday. On this point, the case quotes the chain's human resources...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Former Dean Kim Clark established the Global Initiative in 1996 to encourage deeper understanding of and engagement with innovative management practices around the world. Nearly three decades later, more than half of HBS cases published...
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Jennifer Gillespie