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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
American-born Philip W. Stern (MBA '82) moved to Australia in 1985, spending several years as a McKinsey consultant. He has been Down Under ever since. Now a self-proclaimed Sydney local, Stern is a partner at the management consulting... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leaders must be strategists first
Cynthia Montgomery believes strategy should be a habit of mind, not a document; a continuous process, not a destination. Leaders need to use strategy as a dynamic tool for guiding the development of a business over time. “It takes courage for a leader to ask and answer... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
disaster, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Some research reports estimate that the cost of the CrowdStrike event could exceed $1 billion. Preparation for a crisis is just as crucial as the response. We... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
I want to show my support for an institution that has made and will continue to make a valuable contribution to management practice all over the world," says Andreas Andresen (69th AMP), a retired German industrialist who recently became... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
Issue Focus: The Global Manager GETTING ORIENTED: On his first evening in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan Dolezal (HBS 2013) and his FIELD 2 team explored the city's bustling waterfront. Photo courtesy Jan Dolezal Learn about hosting FIELD2... View Details
- February 2008
- Supplement
EFI, Inc. (C)
By: David B. Godes and Lauren Barley
This is a follow-on case to EFI, Inc. (A) and (B). It reports on the sales force's response to the new plan and provides some data as to their performance in the quarters immediately following the implementation of the new plan. View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Information Technology Industry
Godes, David B., and Lauren Barley. "EFI, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 508-046, February 2008.
- February 2008
- Supplement
EFI, Inc. (B)
By: David B. Godes and Lauren Barley
This is a follow-on case to EFI, Inc. (A). It reports on Dean Mills' decision to implement a new compensation approach that pays 25% of salespeople's bonus, based on their individual sales of software add-on products. He also recommends making public each salesperson's... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Information Technology Industry
Godes, David B., and Lauren Barley. "EFI, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 508-045, February 2008.
- 2009
- Article
Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It
By: Benjamin Edelman
The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion: Existing protocols allow only a finite set of computer numbers ("IP addresses"), and central authorities will soon deplete their supply. I evaluate a series of possible responses to this shortage: Sharing... View Details
Keywords: Internet; Performance Capacity; Technology Networks; Market Transactions; Resource Allocation; Policy; Price; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It." Auctions, Market Mechanisms and Their Applications 14 (2009): 95–106. (Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Science.) (Featured in Working Knowledge: When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses) (Circulated in 2008 as Running Out of Numbers? The Impending Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It.)
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA ’84) and W. Scott Gould (Brookings Institution Press) The authors argue that the federal government can achieve the same gains as the best private-sector and military... View Details
- October 1985 (Revised November 1986)
- Supplement
CompuServe (D)
By: James L. Heskett
Describes events and raises issues subsequent to Charlie McCall's acceptance of the job as CEO at CompuServe. View Details
Heskett, James L. "CompuServe (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 386-097, October 1985. (Revised November 1986.)
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Air Time
People often ask me how I managed with the morning study groups: I simply did not attend them. I studied on my own. How about case prep with a toddler? I studied all my cases on the weekend. It was a journey where I had to carve my own... View Details
- 05 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How New BofA Executives Learn its ’Deep Smarts’
or navigational guide, the appointment and training of a peer coach, and a dialogue between the new executives and their direct reports, managed by a trained facilitator. The onboarding plan identifies both formal and View Details
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
The Transformation of Microsoft
By: C. Fritz Foley and F. Katelynn Boland
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-048. In early 2015, Amy Hood, CFO of Microsoft, and the rest of the senior leadership team faced a set of fundamental choices. The firm had opportunities to serve customers in ways that would be associated with higher growth but lower... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
New York City, at five minutes after midnight (cabin unknown, exact location to be kept secret anyway). Ladies only are invited to see him off." The practice of featuring both social news and substantive information continued through the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Mountains for Miracles Update
Three HBS students are climbing the world’s tallest mountains to raise money to fight childhood cancer. Donations may be made at: www.mountainsformiracles.org. View Details
- 17 Sep 2020
- News
HBS Goes Back To School
interactions with each other are at the heart of this education.” Among the changes that Shad General Manager Sue LaRose has seen during re-opening is the appointment system for the facility and the tennis courts. “Members make a... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
Bradach explores the inner dynamics of chains. "As a microcosm of the industry," writes Bradach, "these organizations serve as a window through which the problems and opportunities of chain management may be more fully understood." He... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
Australia’s leading public financial services companies with assets, investments, and loans under management of more than A$36 billion. Secure in her own success, Russo has made good on her desire to include family. Six of her nephews and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Changing Nature of Research
School’s Bureau of Business Research—comprised a comparative examination of the costs of operating a retail shoe business. The resulting report helped companies devise strategies to manage inventories, increase profits, and cut waste.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Business Plan Contest
Gyaana faculty advisor Professor of Management Practice Allen S. Grossman with team members Meghna Modi, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Raj K. De Datta (all MBA ’03). FBC team members Brian T. Hoskins (MBA ’03) and Alejandro Simkievich, a... View Details