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- 21 Nov 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values
were multiple dimensions as I read the case. You mentioned it’s part of a new course. Explain a little bit your thought process about how this would help you achieve what you were trying to in the course. A: Sustainability is a very... View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
model the technology of step processes with bottlenecks and show how this technology rewards vertical integration, a hierarchical organization, and the use of direct authority. These properties in turn became the organizational hallmarks... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at HBS, and London Business School’s Dan Cable describe: “Discuss with employees whether any of the basic elements of their work have changed or will change. Get them to prioritize whom they are trying to serve and... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
prepared for it.” Click Here Cote also emphasized to students that, as important as it was to avoid the disruption of layoffs and to preserve the company’s workforce, Honeywell also continued its process of “seed planting”—investing in... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
model could have implications well beyond the corner of West Baltimore and South Calhoun. “What Nadine is doing is essential for the future of Baltimore—and for the future of all of our cities,” Abdelal says. The stop-work order that has... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
result: The government collected an additional $1.59 million in fees within a three-month period. The median self-reported sales amount was $445 higher for those vendors signing at the top of the form. But research doesn’t have to be explicitly applied research in... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
podcast. But since we have an entrepreneur-founder in front of us, I wonder if you can talk a little bit about what are the basics of that process? So you figure we need some capital in order to invest in the app and pay salaries of... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
precisely how he had become a giant in the history profession—by getting lost in the details and then gradually making order out of the chaos. It was an extraordinary process to watch, and I'll always remain... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
a software company that encourages households to reduce their energy consumption. From Opower's earliest days, its managers utilized experiments to amplify their environmental impact and enhance customer value. We will revisit some of their most consequential... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
the order of 25-, 30-, even 50-percent at highly-ranked schools outside the top 15 or so schools. The schools were, by and large, unaware of how widespread the problem was. Each thought the problem of declining enrolments was unique to... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
which a Nash equilibrium exists while the set of Nash equilibria coincides with the solutions of the system of first order condition equations, a property of essential importance to empirical studies. This condition specifies that in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2001 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (A)
By: Andrew P. McAfee, Frances X. Frei and Kerry Herman
Describes a dramatic decrease in service levels (on-time shipments) from the warehouse network of a large electronics distributor. Students need to analyze the root cause of the problem and propose actions. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Problems and Challenges; Business Processes; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., Frances X. Frei, and Kerry Herman. "Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-131, February 2001. (Revised November 2019.)
- February 2001 (Revised November 2019)
- Supplement
Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (B)
By: Andrew P. McAfee, Frances X. Frei and Kerry Herman
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Problems and Challenges; Business Processes; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., Frances X. Frei, and Kerry Herman. "Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 601-132, February 2001. (Revised November 2019.)
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
photos courtesy of Walden Local Meat In 2014, Walden Local Meat founder and CEO Charley Cummings (MBA 2011) crisscrossed New England in a company truck to personally deliver orders of chicken, pork, lamb, and beef—all pasture-raised on... View Details
- Person Page
AOM Ethno PDW 2009-2014
AOM PDW 2014: Being There/Being Them: Entry, Exit, and In-Between in Organization Ethnography
Co-Organizers: Michel Anteby, Harvard; Curtis K. Chan, Harvard; Julia DiBenigno,... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
all have to be in alignment." Along with Russell A. Eisenstat, an independent consultant and former HBS faculty member, Beer has developed a process called Organizational Fitness Profiling, which helps a CEO or business unit general... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance
"It Takes Two: Improvisations in Negotiations," Valley told alumni that successful negotiations result from a solid understanding of the individuals involved as well as of the process through which the interactions evolve. "At HBS," she... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
MBA Information Session & Campus Tour
Join us on campus for a tour and information session about HBS MBA Program and Admissions Process. The information session will begin at 3:00pm. Please arrive at least 5 minutes prior to the start of your session in order to check in and... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
MBA Information Session & Campus Tour
Join us on campus for a tour and information session about HBS MBA Program and Admissions Process. The information session will begin at 3:00pm. Please arrive at least 5 minutes prior to the start of your session in order to check in and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
mistakes might be punished, on these drilling platforms the orientation was more around learning from failures. Management put in place explicit processes for analyzing what went wrong and implementing procedures to address the problem.... View Details