Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting innovation are all part of the landscape of learning challenges today's companies face. I show that organizations thrive, or fail ...

Who Are We Looking For? The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. In each MBA class, we create a dynamic environment that mirrors the breadth and ...

BOSTON—Harvard Business Review (HBR) has announced the launch of HBR Executive, a premium subscription designed for senior business leaders navigating an increasingly complex and volatile world. Built ...

Kirby, William C. "How Universities Die: It Has Happened Before in Centers of Learning Such as Berlin and Beijing. Is Boston Next?" Boston Globe (June 1, 2025), K1–K4.

Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Bliss of a Quieter Ego." The Atlantic (May 8, 2025).

Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Knowledge That Brings True Happiness." The Atlantic (April 24, 2025).

This study establishes a plausible causal link between tax-planning-induced illiquidity and credit risks in lending markets. Exploiting an exogenous tax shock imposed by the Internal Revenue Service ...

The next generation of business leaders won’t just use AI—they’ll collaborate with it. That’s the driving philosophy behind the new Data Science and AI for Leaders (DSAIL) course, which equips MBA ...

Why do some companies continue to thrive for decades and others die after an initial run of success? Much like an airplane accident, company failure is generally the consequence of cascading effects ...

How to Build a Life: Why an Early Start Is the ‘Quintessence of Life’By: Arthur C. Brooks ...

Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Unburden Yourself of Secret Shame and Feel Happier." The Atlantic (December 5, 2024).

This paper examines the effects of temporal distance generated by time zone separation on communication in geographically distributed organizations. We build on prior research, which highlights time ...