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- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
I've experienced first-hand the excitement and pain that come as companies with a few founders scale to hundreds or thousands of employees. At somewhere around 75 to 100 employees, running a business becomes more complicated, demanding...
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by Julia Austin
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
pressure—people switch what knowledge they listen to and what they are willing to think about. The subtle process of general expertise crowding out customer-specific expertise was part of what had escaped me when I'd been in the...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
strengths of and barriers to commitment and performance. These task forces are clearly instructed by the CEO or business unit manager (depending on the level of the organization in which this process is...
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by Martha Lagace
- Web
FAQ - Alumni
tax receipt for my gift? You can expect to receive an official receipt via mail 10–15 business days after HBS receives your gift. How can I get a duplicate tax receipt for my gift? To request a duplicate receipt, please complete the...
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- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
"Every capitalist economy has its ups, downs, and shocks," says Jones. "But there's a due process and greater predictability to business in the United States and Europe, which these people haven't...
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by Julia Hanna
- October 2016
- Article
Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science
By: Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani and Christoph Riedl
Selecting among alternative innovative projects is a core management task in all innovating organizations. In this paper, we focus on the evaluation of frontier scientific research projects. We argue that the "intellectual distance" between the knowledge embodied in...
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Knowledge;
Innovation;
Novelty;
Evaluation;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Innovation and Management;
Science-Based Business;
Experience and Expertise
Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl. "Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science." Management Science 62, no. 10 (October 2016).
- June 1995 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Ernst & Young United Kingdom (A)
By: John J. Gabarro and Samantha Graff
Intended to be a robust example of the challenges encountered during the early stages of a large-scale organizational transformation effort in a professional service firm. Describes a massive change program initiated and led by the new managing partner along with a...
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Restructuring;
Change Management;
Leading Change;
Management Teams;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
United Kingdom;
London
Gabarro, John J., and Samantha Graff. "Ernst & Young United Kingdom (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-061, June 1995. (Revised June 1995.)
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
insights and practices as pandemic recovery plans are developed. Consider these five elements of organizational decision-making: information gathering; strategy; combining long-term thinking with short-term actions; clear communication internally and externally; and a...
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by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- February 2008 (Revised January 2009)
- Background Note
Offshoring Day in BGIE and Strategy
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Troy Smith
Describes a set of activities in which students will participate before and during a day of classes on offshoring. The day's classes will examine the implications of offshoring for policy makers, business leaders, and workers.
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Rivkin, Jan W., and Troy Smith. "Offshoring Day in BGIE and Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 708-492, February 2008. (Revised January 2009.)
- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
private employer in the United States, with 1.5 million workers (2.2 million worldwide). But that size and dominance doesn’t make Walmart immune to pressures faced by any other retail operation. In the second-year Harvard Business School...
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- March 2009 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings
In 2003, PNC Financial focused its corporate citizenship and philanthropic resources on a ten-year, $100 million investment in early childhood education called PNC Grow Up Great. The case tracks the origination of Grow Up Great, how it was developed and implemented...
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Early Childhood Education;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Structure;
Business and Community Relations
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. "PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-108, March 2009. (Revised July 2014.)
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Working PapersA Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa Authors:Linda A. Hill and Maria T. Farkas Author's Abstract Through her efforts to recruit, hire, and develop minority executives at MTN, a South...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
information, please see our Hiring process page . When can I expect to hear back after I submit my resume? The length of time for each hiring process varies by position. Generally, you can expect to receive...
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Tools & Training - Alumni
Career Coaches. CareerLeader is available to HBS alumni free of charge. Access is typically provided within 48 hours during normal business hours. Request Access Wall Street Prep Wall Street Prep ’s Student Passport provides HBS alumni...
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- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
Editor's note: In their new book, Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance, Harvard Business School professors Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih argue that reinvesting in America's manufacturing prowess is...
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- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
do not inspire. Leaders who have proven that they will listen by going through this (sometimes very unnerving) process earn their people’s trust and commitment which, in turn, boosts company performance. Key to the success and survival of...
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by Michael Beer
- Web
Frameworks & Key Concepts - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the business environment shows how the multiple dimensions of microeconomic competitiveness in a location are interrelated. Clusters Clusters are groups of interconnected firms, suppliers, related industries, and specialized institutions...
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- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
utilities, financial services, telecommunications, electronics manufacturing, business process outsourcing, and IT. "Our goal is to strike a balance that allows us to find new avenues for growth locally,...
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- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:...
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- 30 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networks in China and America
States a rich field of study and one that's a specialty for Harvard Business School professor Roy Chua. Chua, a native of Singapore who speaks fluent Mandarin, draws on human psychology to better understand important social View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne