Filter Results
:
(10,011)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(10,011)
- People (46)
- News (2,418)
- Research (5,041)
- Events (54)
- Multimedia (118)
- Faculty Publications (3,290)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(10,011)
- People (46)
- News (2,418)
- Research (5,041)
- Events (54)
- Multimedia (118)
- Faculty Publications (3,290)
- Article
Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors
By: Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson
General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the U.S. market fell from 62.6% to 19.8%, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this paper we argue that the conventional...
View Details
Keywords:
Organizational Design;
Management Practices and Processes;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States
Helper, Susan, and Rebecca Henderson. "Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors." Journal of Economic Perspectives 28, no. 1 (Winter 2014): 49–72.
- Web
Generative AI for Business Leaders - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Generative AI for Business Leaders Course Number 1301 Professor Suraj Srinivasan Spring; Q3; 1.5 credits Project Course Overview Generative AI (GenAI) stands at the forefront of a...
View Details
- September 2024
- Exercise
Building an AI First Snack Company: A Hands-on Generative AI Exercise
By: Iavor I. Bojinov
Although the term 'Generative AI' (GenAI) is widely recognized, its practical application in daily workflows has yet to be understood. This exercise introduces students to GenAI tools, demonstrating how they can be seamlessly integrated into professional work practices...
View Details
Bojinov, Iavor I. "Building an AI First Snack Company: A Hands-on Generative AI Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 625-052, September 2024.
- July 2011
- Case
Teach Plus: Mobilizing a New Generation of Teacher Leaders
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
This case profiles the evolution of Teach Plus, a non-profit organization founded on the premise that in order for public schools to continuously improve urban student achievement, teaching must become a career that motivates and retains effective early career...
View Details
Keywords:
Leadership;
Decision Making;
Strategy;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Teaching;
Cambridge;
Boston
Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Teach Plus: Mobilizing a New Generation of Teacher Leaders." Harvard Business School Case 412-027, July 2011.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors
By: Susan Helper and Rebecca Henderson
General Motors was once regarded as one of the best managed and most successful firms in the world, but between 1980 and 2009 its share of the US market fell from 62.6 to 19.8 percent, and in 2009 the firm went bankrupt. In this paper we argue that the conventional...
View Details
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Structure;
Decision Making;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Helper, Susan, and Rebecca Henderson. "Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline of General Motors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-062, January 2014. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19867, January 2014.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Old Moats for New Models: Openness, Control, and Competition in Generative AI
By: Pierre Azoulay, Joshua L. Krieger and Abhishek Nagaraj
Drawing insights from the field of innovation economics, we discuss the likely competitive environment shaping generative AI advances. Central to our analysis are the concepts of appropriability—whether firms in the industry are able to control the knowledge generated...
View Details
Azoulay, Pierre, Joshua L. Krieger, and Abhishek Nagaraj. "Old Moats for New Models: Openness, Control, and Competition in Generative AI." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 7442, May 2024.
- 23 Oct 2000
- Conference Presentation
Organizational Leadership and Decision-Making: Challenges Facing General Counsel
By: Lynn S. Paine
- May 2006
- Teaching Note
Reinventing the Automobile: General Motors' AUTOnomy Project (TN)
Keywords:
Auto Industry
- May 2001
- Teaching Note
General Electric 2000: Quality of Earnings Assessment TN
By: David F. Hawkins
Teaching Note for (9-101-091).
View Details
- February 1998 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)
By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Danielle Melito Wu
The Tata Group began the 1990s as a confederation of loosely coupled firms. This case considers the rise to prominence of the new CEO of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, and his attempts to strengthen the inter-relationships among the group companies at a time when critics...
View Details
Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Business Conglomerates;
Organizations;
Corporate Strategy;
Consolidation;
Business Strategy;
Alignment;
Consumer Products Industry;
Service Industry
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Danielle Melito Wu. "House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-037, February 1998. (Revised August 2006.)
- March 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group (C)
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group (C)." Harvard Business School Case 585-055, March 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- March 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group (A)
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 585-053, March 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- November 1974 (Revised January 1979)
- Case
General Foods Corp.: Tang Instant Breakfast Drink (A)
DeBruicker, F., and Harvey N. Singer. "General Foods Corp.: Tang Instant Breakfast Drink (A)." Harvard Business School Case 575-063, November 1974. (Revised January 1979.)
- 20 Mar 2014
- News
Fixing a Weak Safety Culture at General Motors
A New Analysis of Differential Privacy’s Generalization Guarantees
We give a new proof of the “transfer theorem” underlying adaptive data analysis: that any mechanism for answering adaptively chosen statistical queries that is differentially private and sample-accurate is also accurate out-of-sample. Our new proof is elementary and...
View Details
- January 2000
- Article
Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains: The General Manager's Role
By: A. Raman
Raman, A. "Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains: The General Manager's Role." POMS Series in Technology and Operations Management (January 2000).
- 1996
- Chapter
Features of Good Integration: Two Cases and Some Generalizations
By: J. A. Deighton
Keywords:
Integration
- January 2020
- Case
Blackstone at 35: Performance, Innovation, and the Next Generation
By: Josh Lerner
Keywords:
Finance;
Private Equity;
Investing;
Succession Planning;
Leadership;
Fund Management;
Fund Raising
Lerner, Josh. "Blackstone at 35: Performance, Innovation, and the Next Generation." Harvard Business School Case 220-051, January 2020.
- 1995
- Chapter
Dynamic General Equilibrium Models with Imperfectly Competitive Product Markets
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Michael Woodford