Management Practices - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Dec 2021
News

What's the Word?

because the fourth aftershock of an earthquake rarely does,” he explains, “and yet it can still be devastating.” Back to top Re·shor·ing (verb) There were visible cracks in the global supply chain for US firms prior to the pandemic, Professor of View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

corrupt practices in business and government in his country. Of course, dealing with China's hypersensitive national propaganda apparatus means that Wang has to be especially delicate in choosing whom to go after and when. The case,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

25 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

Behavior (LEAD) or Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA), but also ones like The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) and Finance concretely covered the practical realities of what it means to work in... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered

high-level policy issues with senior executives or technical nuances of research with fellow academics. His influence on the academic field of operations management and on industrial practice has been... View Details

13 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

Concealment, co-authored by Kris Johnson Ferreira and Joel Goh, both assistant professors in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. The paper is novel in that it considers product categories in which... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Fashion

01 Mar 2015
News

In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)

original pilot for CBS (“a comedic drama about a woman who is a lawyer and a doctor and manages to practice both”) and completing a rewrite of a pilot for Bravo set in the diamond trade. Best fuel for a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2002
News

The Campaign for Harvard Business School

practice of management worldwide. The influence of the campaign is already visible throughout HBS, from Spangler Center to Hawes Hall to the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. The campaign has also raised... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

09 Feb 2016
First Look

February 9, 2016

prided themselves on their sustainable fishing practices, which were not the historical norm for the industry; here, again, translating these practices into increased willingness to pay was a challenge. As background, the case also... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care

Developed in 2006, the Value-Based Health Care Delivery strategy includes a seven-part agenda to restructure health care. Part one calls for creating "integrated practice units," each organized around a particular medical... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

accelerate the transfer of technology between countries. Given my long-standing interest in the activities of multinational firms, I wanted to see if there was any empirical evidence for this latter claim. Q: Define technology transfer a little bit more for us. What is... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

unless they are willing to question their values, manage their motivation, modify their behavior, and challenge and change their very identities." Kapil Kumar Sopory punctuated this thought with the comment, "It is high time our... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

says Ferri. There is the question of how to best align the interests of management and shareholders to incentivize long-term performance. Then there's the larger debate over the government's role in issuing limits on the huge pay... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

25 Jun 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Machiavelli, Morals, and You

practical advice for people who don't want to flame out in an act of glory, however magnificent that may be," Badaracco said. "In some ways, it's Harvard Business School advice. Because you know at the end of our typical [case... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

these actors to change established practices and entrenched behaviors within a short timeframe to help Unilever meet its sustainability targets and also to improve the operations of its partners in the value chain? By encouraging... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

global in its scope and insisted on ethical business practices—a rare initiative in a sector marred by corruption. In 2009, when the company was acquired by Schneider Electric, Hattangady turned her attention to impact investing and community service. The firm’s... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations

running operations across the Internet as well as having a heavier IT component that examines subjects such as Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) and Internet Commerce EE: What are the main objectives of the program? Upton: BCAO's primary objective is to enable View Details

Keywords: by Staff

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

Here are key requirements to ask of any service provider offering to certify your work setting as a healthy building. These best practices apply for employers, employees, and customers alike. Our research over many decades in public... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

12 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

Business sat down with HBS associate professor Walter Kuemmerle to discuss the entrepreneurial process in an international setting. Kuemmerle, a Novartis Fellow, holds a joint appointment in Entrepreneurial and Service Management and... View Details