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25 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model

2021. SHEIN uses data and software to match consumer demand for designs to the capabilities of particular members of its manufacturing network, and it also keeps close tabs on customer outreach, order receipt, payment guarantees, and... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Fashion; Retail; Consumer Products

26 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change

solve other than navigation when it unexpectedly gets stuck in a ditch. “Algorithms can be very good at specialized tasks, and sometimes even have almost superhuman capabilities when confined to specific domains,” says De Freitas, who... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Climate Rising In this special episode produced jointly with the Degrees podcast, Jenny McColloch, McDonald’s Chief Sustainability Officer, shares the challenges of meeting decarbonization goals at one of the world’s largest food View Details

19 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem

about how poor operational decisions create unnecessary complications that lead to quality problems and lower labor productivity and, in general, make life hard for retail employees." Ton is interested in demonstrating how operations can be View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Food & Beverage

July 2002 (Revised April 2003)
Case

QuickMedx Inc.

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Jonathan P Groberg

QuickMedx has created a chain of small kiosks, located in drugstores and shopping malls in the Minneapolis area, that cater to patients with a limited range of very simple primary care conditions. Service is rapid and cheap and patients wait only a few minutes to be... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Decision Making; Disruptive Innovation; Expansion; Service Delivery; Business Processes; Design; Management; Health Industry

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25 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Importance of Teaming

performing together. Members of these teams learn how to interact. They've developed trust and know each other's roles. Advocating stable boundaries, well-designed tasks, and thoughtfully composed membership, many seminal theories of organizational effectiveness... View Details

Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson

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Program Requirements - Doctoral

written and oral exam. Special Field Exam: During the third academic year, a candidate should take and pass this exam, which is designed to test the candidate’s depth and breadth of knowledge in his or her... View Details

November 2008 (Revised January 2012)
Case

Teena Lerner: Dividing the Pie at Rx Capital (Abridged)

By: Boris Groysberg, Victoria Winston and Robin Abrahams

Teena Lerner, the CEO of Rx Capital, had a problem. Her three-year-old hedge fund was highly profitable, but in 2004, one of her four equities analysts lost a lot of money for the firm. If Lerner followed her existing compensation system, designed to reward teamwork,... View Details

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Employee Relationship Management; Performance Evaluation; Groups and Teams; Financial Services Industry

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13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018

and industrial designs used by firms to protect their IP globally. We then show that IP protection remains fragmented, the quality of IP applications might be questionable, and the development of a comprehensive IP footprint worldwide is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Program Requirements - Doctoral

2144) Computational Economics (Econ 2149) Time Series Analysis (Econ 2142) Seminar in Applied Statistical Methods (HBS 4809) Research methods courses that meet the research design course requirement include, but are not limited to:... View Details

11 Feb 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-periphery Structures Dominate?

Keywords: by Alan MacCormack, Carliss Y. Baldwin & John Rusnak; Web Services; Web Services

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Teaching by the Case Method - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching Questions for Class Discussions Teaching Quantitative Material Strategies and Tactics for Sensitive Topics Curriculum Innovation The case method has evolved so students may act as decision-makers in new engaging formats: Game Simulations Wintel Multimedia... View Details

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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

teams and services that all manage aspects of breast cancer over the full cycle of care. This would be surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, reconstructive surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists. View Details

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FAQs - Alumni

For those age 13 and older, there will be a special Teen Case designed just for this age group. Once registered for reunion, families will receive a follow-up communication. While on campus , please note... View Details

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

potential design parameters that can explain observable variation in the "ERM mix" adopted by organizations. We also add a new contingent variable: the type of risk that a specific ERM practice addresses. We outline a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Mar 2024
HBS Case

How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones

Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Electronics; Information Technology

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Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual

Design and implement a bundled payment system to reduce health care spending and increase quality of care Explore strategy transformation, geographic expansion, and the process of introducing new measurement approaches Expand your... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health Care

23 Nov 2009
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Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

have described above is much of what managers do: design and run organizations that deliver a service effectively and reliably and at the same time that are capable of learning systematically from their own... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

February 1997 (Revised April 1997)
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Harrington Financial Group

By: Robert C. Merton and Alberto Moel

In early 1997, Harrington Bank, a small Indiana savings and loan (thrift) wondered what its next move should be. Harrington was acquired in 1988 by the principals of Smith Breeden Associates, a money-management and consulting firm specializing in the application of... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Price; Risk Management; Mortgages; Contracts; Asset Management; Investment; Financial Services Industry

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