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- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
innovations that allow local sectors to catch up with frontier technology. In poor countries, catching up requires the cooperation of a foreign investor who is familiar with the frontier technology and a...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal
to facilitate it," says Professor of Management Practice Clayton S. Rose, who sees in Armstrong's story an ideal vessel for teaching lessons about business ethics and leadership. Along with research associate Noah Fisher, Rose wrote...
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- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
emphasize their strengths, give to others, and empathize with their own troubles through self-compassion. A second group was given educational materials about how to improve their mental well-being—the equivalent of handing people a self-help book. A third group...
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- 04 May 2017
- Cold Call Podcast
Leading a Team to the Top of Mount Everest
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Re: Amy C. Edmondson
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
Patagonia Sur could ever do more than break even on an annual basis. Further, they worried that in fact the risk of the investment went up significantly as the company spent both its capital and management...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
2014, facing the task of bolstering the Company’s growth and financial performance. Two years earlier she had come up with the controversial insight that a more profitable business model for YouTube should be based not on the number of...
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- August 1993 (Revised August 1994)
- Background Note
Rhetoric of Change
By: Nitin Nohria
Describes the ways in which managers communicate the need to change, specifically the way in which they use vision, crisis, and transition as rhetorical strategies to mobilize change. Also discusses strategies used by those trying to resist change, setting up what may...
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Nohria, Nitin. "Rhetoric of Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-036, August 1993. (Revised August 1994.)
- 23 Dec 2010
- News
The power of a simple "thank you"
- 23 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions
merge. Nurses make up 99.5 percent of Buurtzorg’s workforce. “Buurtzorg seems to capture the power that is unleashed when people can make their own decisions.” Each nursing team manages itself. To ensure...
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- 13 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Shopping for Confirmation: How Disconfirming Feedback Shapes Social Networks
- 01 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault
Source: Geber86 When a worker struggles to meet the demands of a particular position, the problem may not be with the employee—maybe it’s the job’s design that is wrong. A poorly designed job can work against even the most dedicated employee, setting the person View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- June 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Hennessy and Harvey-Jones: Two Responses to the Crisis in Chemicals
Responding to the crisis in chemicals in the early 1980's, Allied Chemical (U.S.) and ICI (U.K.) appoint new chairmen to revitalize each company's strategy, culture, and organization. Hennessy, an outsider with a background in managing conglomerates, has strong ideas...
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Transition;
Leading Change;
Crisis Management;
Management Style;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Culture;
Corporate Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Hennessy and Harvey-Jones: Two Responses to the Crisis in Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 392-157, June 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
Summing Up How should context affect leaders' candor and transparency? Candor, transparency, and optimism generally trump dishonesty, deception, and pessimism as characteristics of good leaders. But is this true at all times? Conclusions...
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by Jim Heskett
- Research Summary
The Evolving Role of the CIO
The Internet 'bubble' magnified the ups and downs of IT managers' fortunes into a roller coaster ride. Post-crash, the role of senior IT management is uncertain in many companies, and in need of redefinition. This project aims to define a role for CIOs and IT managers...
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- November 1990 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Regency Plaza
By: William J. Poorvu and Richard E Crum
Designed to examine the process of project management during the development cycle of a luxury condominium building, exploring the issue of how the design, development strategy, project organization, and project personnel are interrelated. More specifically, looks at...
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Buildings and Facilities;
Design;
Construction;
Housing;
Management Practices and Processes;
Projects;
Luxury;
Real Estate Industry
Poorvu, William J., and Richard E Crum. "Regency Plaza." Harvard Business School Case 391-021, November 1990. (Revised January 2008.)
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
“A place to grow personally and professionally.” - Yolanda Anton
Every individual is a prism with many faces. This is why, when HBS requested a short introduction of me, my mind went blank. Who should I talk about? Should I talk about the certified project manager who led teams View Details
- August 2001 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Shinsei Bank (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Perry Fagan
In a deal marking the first acquisition of a domestic Japanese financial institution by foreigners, a consortium of Western investors purchased the assets of the Long Term Credit Bank (LTCB) of Japan in March 2000. The new management renames the bank Shinsei Bank,...
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Acquisition;
Assets;
Banks and Banking;
Investment;
Business or Company Management;
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Structure;
Failure;
Adaptation;
Banking Industry;
Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Perry Fagan. "Shinsei Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-036, August 2001. (Revised October 2001.)
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
created the world, he made data only available about the past. As teachers at HBS, we're trained to nail students to the wall if they ever make an assertion in class discussion that is not backed up with data and evidence in the case. So...
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- July 1992
- Case
Laura Wollen and ARPCO, Inc.
Laura Wollen, a group marketing director for ARPCO, Inc., must decide whether to recommend a high performance product manager for a choice position overseas. The supervisor overseas resists the hire because of the candidate's race and Wollen fears that insisting will...
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Gentile, Mary C. "Laura Wollen and ARPCO, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 393-003, July 1992.