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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Turning Point: Where Credit Is Due
essence of education—to unlock potential and empower individuals to effect positive change? Nagi Otgonshar is international secretary of the Mongolian People’s Party.
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- September 1991 (Revised December 1991)
- Case
G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster
In June 1991, Heileman announced plans to introduce a high-alcohol malt liquor under the name PowerMaster (PM). Although the company claimed PM would be positioned as an upscale product and marketed on the basis of its superior taste, minority advocates and alcohol...
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Advertising Campaigns;
Ethics;
Lawfulness;
Brands and Branding;
Product Positioning;
Demand and Consumers;
Market Entry and Exit;
Food and Beverage Industry
Greyser, Stephen A. "G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster." Harvard Business School Case 592-017, September 1991. (Revised December 1991.)
- February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Extricity Inc.
Extricity provides software that triggers and automates information flows between collaborating businesses. Its products interface with the legacy information systems already in use by customers, extract information from them, and send this information over the...
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Product Positioning;
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Information Technology Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., and Gregory Bounds. "Extricity Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-113, February 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
- Web
FAQ - MBA
qualified for positions as product managers, managers of engineering teams (i.e., "tech leads"), and consultants in firms that design new products. Will students have academic advisors? Students will be advised by the program’s two...
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Europe - Global
technologies, enhancing established technologies, or reducing costs? While Lamprecht had to determine how to allocate the ZEISS Group’s resources to the different units including SMT, the new CEO of ZEISS SMT, Andreas Pecher, was to decide on how to best View Details
- 08 Dec 2022
- HBS Case
The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?
then, can I make a positive difference?” says Hsieh. Also, he says, companies must ask in a more granular way, “How would I carry this decision out?” A matter of trust The case epitomizes the dilemma for companies operating in a global...
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- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
you've lost ground on a project. As a pair, progress and setbacks are the main differentiators of the best and worst days." Small Wins Unfortunately, the researchers found that the negative effect of setbacks was more powerful than the View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
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Cold Calling - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
anxiety-provoking and inspiring. Regardless of the strategy used for selecting the opener, instructors should position the call as a challenging but fair opportunity for students to experience personal development and contribute to the...
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- September 2011
- Article
What Drives Sell-Side Analyst Compensation at High-Status Investment Banks?
By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and David A. Maber
We use proprietary data from a major investment bank to investigate factors associated with analysts' annual compensation. We find compensation to be positively related to "All-Star" recognition, investment-banking contributions, the size of analysts' portfolios, and...
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Investment Banking;
Research;
Compensation and Benefits;
Investment Portfolio;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Resource Allocation;
Status and Position;
Business Earnings;
Quality;
Revenue;
Stocks;
Voting
Groysberg, Boris, Paul M. Healy, and David A. Maber. "What Drives Sell-Side Analyst Compensation at High-Status Investment Banks?" Journal of Accounting Research 49, no. 4 (September 2011): 969–1000.
- 16 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee
advisable or even necessary to invest in a response. In other cases, you may as well save your money, according to the researchers. The study also concluded that even though high-end customers can be fickle, a company that sustains a superior service View Details
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by Julia Hanna
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
Review of Economics and Statistics The Asymmetric Experience of Positive and Negative Economic Growth: Global Evidence Using Subjective Well-being Data By: De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel, George Ward, Femke De Keulenaer, Bert Van Landeghem,...
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Dina Gerdeman
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
people in any realm can apply to help teams successfully work together toward common goals. Keywords: Groups and Teams ; Power and Influence ; Leadership ; Status and Position Citation Find at Harvard Register to Read Related Brady, Tom,...
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- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
company to run the much smaller, PE-funded Nielsen Holdings. After taking Nielsen public, he moved to a senior position at PE firm The Blackstone Group to run portfolio operations. Boeing later named him CEO. “Boards need to cast a much...
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- 13 Mar 2023
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Should Leave
Even the most loyal, long-serving employee may consider resigning from a job once or twice in a career in order to reboot or get ahead. Large organizations can offer more lateral opportunities to further your development, but the higher up the executive pyramid you...
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by John Quelch
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together
other rated both the ritual and the brainstorming task as more meaningful. They also reported greater affinity for their group members. Such affinity in a workplace setting can positively impact company culture and performance by...
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by Kristen Senz
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
plenty of press attention and applause from fellow professionals, which doesn’t surprise Brooks. “People find you more humble and likable when you not only reveal your successes and accomplishments, but your struggles and shortcomings, too,” she says. “If we want to...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change
Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made
fish become extinct. If elected, I will do everything possible to enact an across-the-board fifteen percent tax reduction. Undoubtedly, some of these positions appeal to you more than others. Some you simply do not like. Now consider the...
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Business History - Faculty & Research
American chemical industries until the 1970s, when the two German firms diverged from their American counterparts in using public relations strategies not only to contain fallout from criticism, but also as opportunities for changes in corporate culture aimed at...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
What Jobs are Being Done at Home During the COVID-19 Crisis? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys
By: Alexander Bartik, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca and Christopher Stanton
Drawing on surveys of small business owners and employees, we present three main findings about the evolution of remote work after the onset of COVID-19. First, uptake of remote work was abrupt and widespread in jobs suitable for telework according to the task-based...
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Bartik, Alexander, Zoë Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, Michael Luca, and Christopher Stanton. "The Rise of Remote Work: Evidence on Productivity and Preferences from Firm and Worker Surveys." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-138, June 2020. (Revised June 2023.)