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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets
globalization , migration, remote work, strategy Interviews Runa Khan Mahbubur Rahman Laila Tyabji Srikant M. Datar George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean of the Faculty Research Interests : balanced scorecard , corporate governance , innovation , View Details
- 2015
- Discussion Paper
The Roles of Import Competition and Export Opportunities for Technical Change
By: Claudia Steinwender
A variety of empirical and theoretical trade papers have suggested and documented a positive impact of trade on the productivity of firms. However, there is less consensus about the underlying mechanism at work. While trade papers focus on access to export markets,... View Details
Steinwender, Claudia. "The Roles of Import Competition and Export Opportunities for Technical Change." CEP Discussion Paper, No. 1334, February 2015.
- 13 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?
Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, who leads the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. “Our paper reveals some very attractive and socially beneficial aspects of the private equity industry,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti
activity-based costing (TDABC), which combines two basic measures: the cost of each resource used to perform an activity, and the time it takes to perform it. The case illustrates how TDABC makes it possible... View Details
- Research Summary
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By: Jorge Tamayo
Professor Tamayo’s research focuses on theoretical modeling and structural estimation of firm decision-making and productivity.
Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
Professor Tamayo studies dynamic competition for customer membership. Generally, firms that implement a membership model charge a... View Details
- March 2004
- Case
L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth
By: Rajiv Lal, Walter J. Salmon and James Weber
In mid-2003, CEO Chris McCormick felt L.L. Bean was in a good position to begin to grow again. For nearly 90 years, the company sold clothing and gear for outdoor enthusiasts through its catalogs and a single retail store in Freeport, Maine. In the three decades prior... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Restructuring; Growth and Development Strategy; Cost Management; Sales; Performance Improvement; Diversification; Distribution Channels; Resignation and Termination; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Walter J. Salmon, and James Weber. "L.L. Bean: A Search for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 504-080, March 2004.
- Program
Public Education Leadership Project
Summary Improved student performance depends on strong leadership, a culture of collaboration, and a dedication to accountability across a school district. This program helps leaders from U.S.-based urban school systems apply proven View Details
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
product companies in India for a three-day executive retreat. Prior to the retreat, participants were surveyed to find out how often they engaged in four management practices: providing structured feedback, conducting View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
identify their defining elements, such as size, risk, and liquidity Develop the confidence and ability to assess potential investment opportunities and maximize the value of investment portfolios Gain the skills and strategies to choose the right alternatives View Details
- November 2022
- Teaching Note
Proximie: Using XR Technology to Create Borderless Operating Rooms
By: Ariel D. Stern, Alpana Thapar and Menna Hassan
Founded by Nadine Hachach-Haram in 2016, Proximie was a digital medicine platform that used mixed reality and a host of digital audio and visual tools to enable clinicians, proctors, and medical device company personnel to be virtually present in operating rooms (ORs),... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
easy. Small firms operate informally. Continuing an informal approach to management strains performance as a firm grows. Costs begin to increase and errors in operations and service delivery begin to... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 05 Jul 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?
and Street expectations I'll take the manager with his nose deep in a book any day." Akram Boutros, along with many others, argued for balance in our assessment of the importance of EI, pointing out that "both executive... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 May 2011
- HBS Case
QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off
benefits including health insurance, performance bonuses, and paid vacation—all relatively rare in the industry. Blueprint For Transformation The QuikTrip (QT) case, taught in the MBA course Coordinating and View Details
- January 2017 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
Mexico's Energy Reform
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason
Energy—both petroleum and electricity—had been terribly managed for decades in Mexico. The two national monopolies—PEMEX and CFE—were inefficient, overstaffed, corrupt, rife with subsidies, and losing money. Finally, in 2012, President Enrique Peña Nieto announced his... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Performance Improvement; Energy Industry; Mexico
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason. "Mexico's Energy Reform." Harvard Business School Case 717-027, January 2017. (Revised August 2017.)
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are connected to through their network, and perform significantly better on these holdings relative to their non-connected... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
excited, and as a result, I perform better. Not only that, research shows that I am also judged by others as more competent. Reframe your anxiety as excitement Research has found that when we approach high-stakes View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- Web
Interviewing - Alumni
understand the hours and travel required and I am comfortable with them. Disability Status Illegal : Do you have any disabilities? How is your health? Legal : Are you able to perform this job with or without reasonable accommodation?... View Details
- January 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
People Analytics at McKinsey
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Olivia Hull
A private equity–backed fast food chain has hired McKinsey’s new People Analytics group to help it improve performance. As the final client workshop approaches, Associate Partner Alex DiLeonardo ponders the best way to present the team’s findings, especially those that... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Customer Relationship Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost Management; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Olivia Hull. "People Analytics at McKinsey." Harvard Business School Case 418-023, January 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- 2013
- Book
Judgment in Managerial Decision Making
By: Max Bazerman and Don A. Moore
Is your judgment influenced by personal biases? In situations requiring careful judgment, we're all influenced by our own biases to some extent. But, with Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, you can learn how to overcome those biases to make better... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; Prejudice and Bias
Bazerman, Max, and Don A. Moore. Judgment in Managerial Decision Making. 8th ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Organizing the Family-Run Business
policy for company debt. The board's job is to see that these policy statements are carefully designed, are internally consistent, and help to achieve the goals of the company and its shareholders. Reviewing The Job Performance Of The Ceo... View Details