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- 23 Mar 2022
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Managing Through Crisis with Sandra Sucher
- 12 Oct 2022
- Video
Elizabeth M. Adams: Civic Tech as Advocacy Work
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- March 2008
- Exercise
Exercise: Challenging Operational Assumptions
By: Frances X. Frei
This exercise provides students with an opportunity to thoroughly test an operating assumption. Students state an assumption as a testable hypothesis, collect and analyze relevant data, and communicate the results. At HBS, it is incorporated in a second-year elective...
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Customers;
Employees;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Service Operations;
Performance Improvement
Frei, Frances X. "Exercise: Challenging Operational Assumptions." Harvard Business School Exercise 608-128, March 2008.
- August 1991
- Case
Momenta Corp. (A)
Momenta is a one-month-old high-tech company founded by Kamran Elahian who has already helped found two other successful firms. Having faced problems of teamwork and communication before, Kamran is determined to establish the right corporate culture early on. Teaching...
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Bhide, Amar. "Momenta Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 392-013, August 1991.
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Putting Your Corporate Purpose to Work
- 14 Jan 2020
- Video
What You'll Learn in Courageous Leadership
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders
HBS Career & Professional Development is excited to share some of our favorite books from the Harvard community for Human Resources leaders. Covering topics from effective leadership, to mentoring talent, to creating an environment of...
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All Industries
- September 2000
- Case
Renaming Computer Power Group
Presents results of a consumer survey used to guide selection of a new corporate brand name. Four alternative names are tested for their ability to communicate desired company attributes to consumers. The pros and cons of developing brand names at corporate versus...
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Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Renaming Computer Power Group." Harvard Business School Case 501-007, September 2000.
David A. Thomas
David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change. He recently served as a... View Details
- 19 May 2017
- News
Minimum wage increases can kill businesses — if they already stink
- 08 Aug 2020
- News
What a WeChat ban would mean for Americans
- November 1991 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
Teradyne Japan
Describes a parent-subsidiary relationship in the high technology industry. The subsidiary, located in Japan, has been expanding its activities throughout the 1980s in the face of stiff local competition. Examines the dilemma facing corporate and country management as...
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Relationships;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Expansion;
Competition;
Business or Company Management;
Communication;
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Subsidiaries;
Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Teradyne Japan." Harvard Business School Case 392-031, November 1991. (Revised January 1995.)
- 28 Jul 2020
- Video
Sizwe Nxasana
Sizwe Nxasana, the founding partner of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the largest Black accounting firm in South Africa, as well as the former CEO of Telkom and FirstRand Group, recounts how the... View Details
- 2024
- Book
The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
By: Michael Norton
Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to keep us on track—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these routines (for example, brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) tend to be performed automatically. But when we’re more mindful about...
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Norton, Michael. The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions. New York: Scribner, 2024.
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books
HBS Career & Professional Development is excited to share with you some of our favorite books from the Harvard community that will help you propel your career forward. Covering topics including authentic leadership, thinking...
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- 05 Dec 2018
- News
6 Ways Traveling Makes You A Better Employee
- 22 Apr 2020
- News
New committee to advise Bacow on sustainability goals
Global Leaders for Tomorrow
This article describes the World Economic Forum's Global Leadership Fellows Programme. It offers a vivid example of the leadership development approach described in more detail in "Identity Workspaces for Leadership Development," below. It is applied here...
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