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- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
budget be driven from the revenue targets in the strategic plan. In The Execution Premium, we describe how a time-driven activity-based cost model provides the previously missing link between the revenue growth targets in a strategic plan... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Jun 2001
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?
new service increases. As he puts it, "Value to the subscriber base will increase as the frame of reference in which the subscriber determines value switches away from prior cost." He also suggests that positioning a new service... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Dec 2017
- Op-Ed
Why Employers Must Stop Requiring College Degrees For Middle-Skill Jobs
Credit: Pixsooz American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
ethics at its core is about excellence and high attainment rather than misdeeds and malfeasance. But we do pay attention to misconduct, and I have seen many types over the years—from the garden-variety deceptions and betrayals that sap... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 23 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?
over alternatives. Our team sees things differently. Lab grown dairy products have shown high potential for matching animal dairy in terms of nutritional value and taste. As these technologies improve and the production of lab grown dairy... View Details
- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
Pinkham Notch, NH to test a new version of the boot. Participants were put in groups based on foot size, given two to three pairs of boots — the new Cresta Hiker, as well as the very best competitive offerings — and were instructed to hike, View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
rates to those facing high tax rates. Evidence from the worldwide operations of U.S. multinational firms indicates that affiliates in low-tax jurisdictions use trade credit to lend, whereas those in high-tax jurisdictions use trade credit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need
doctors had to switch from their traditional specialties to treat patients affected by the virus. Given the isolation of coronavirus patients from family members, many doctors and nurses who were not accustomed to providing end-of-life... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
percent of market value. The payout rate for fiscal 2021 met that target at 5.2 percent, consistent with the prior year. The utilization of a payout formula means that the annual payout rate is generally lower following years of relatively View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
informed by research and their work with hundreds of schools, scheduling experts Nathan Levenson and David James explore how strategic scheduling can turn a “good enough” schedule into one that supercharges learning and engagement without additional View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
when there is an adequately sized, attractive market at the high end. This isn't always the case. Firms might not have the ability to reach the next tier of undershot customers. Or undershot customers might not exist. Or an incumbent's... View Details
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Recommended Reading - Advancing Racial Equity
Disparities in Consumer Banking The Color of Credit: Mortgage Discrimination, Research Methodology, and Fair-Lending Enforcement By: Stephen L. Ross and John Yinger In 2000, homeownership in the United States stood at an all-time high of... View Details
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
options such as cost leadership, differentiation, or focus. But the book is full of examples of companies that have dual and even triple advantages. The have an advantage in attracting talent and they charge customers a premium price. In... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
and leadership. Results: Seventy-two frontline staff submitted 138 ideas addressing wide-ranging issues including patient experience, cost of care, workflow, utilization, and access. Two hundred forty-five participated in evaluation.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
LOVE At HBS
Day. I insisted on an oversized teddy bear. She laughed and told me to grow up. The school bell rang and we rushed off to class. I bought the bear anyway, but soon had a new girlfriend. It was 2005. She was 15 and I was 16. A year later I graduated from View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
is extremely limited. Theoretically, delegation of authority is expected when locally adapted choices are most important to the overall value of the firm, when local information advantages are significant, or when the cost of processing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?
low factor costs of production? Or a developed economy realizing productivity gains in totally different ways, for example, by leveraging already high factor costs through... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
practices that respondents judge to be less defensible. Using three different estimation methods, we find that the proportion of respondents that have engaged in these practices is surprisingly high relative to respondents' own estimates... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
or internal to the organization. However, the path to greater latitude on the job is not short. It involves, as Pradipta Saha commented, "Selecting the right entry-level employee ." We have found, for example, that high... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Real Wal-Mart Effect
the world's largest company, primarily focused on its treatment of workers. The recent spate of books on the company is no exception. Some are overtly critical, for example Anthony Bianco's The Bully of Bentonville: How the High View Details