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- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
other interested parties, and (3) would create subtle pressures that would raise the quality of preparation for, and involvement in, class discussion and other academic activities. The issue may be seen by some as one of a general...
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- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
As the US Congress prepares to replenish its Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, questions still linger: Do guaranteed loans for small businesses work in the long term? Who wins? Employees? Businesses? Taxpayers? The answer...
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- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
encourage employees in an acquired company to "preserve and internally disseminate the knowledge that made the smaller (acquired) company attractive to the larger one." Vladimir Pavelko expressed his support for such a bonus, saying that "It helps to...
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by Jim Heskett
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
they have in preparing leaders versus managers? Is case method instruction due for an overhaul? What do you think? Reference: Geoff Gloeckler, "The Case Against Case Studies," BusinessWeek, February 4, 2008, pp. 66-67.
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- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
her mid-60s, Rabbitt was preparing to turn over the reins of the company to Couch, whom she had partnered with and mentored for 18 years. What should Rabbitt do now? What should she plan for the future now that Couch was gone? Purchase...
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Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
were preordered, generating $2.6 million in sales. On one snowy morning in January, CEO Steve Chambers met with co-founder and Chief Scientist Dr. Cynthia Breazeal and newly hired VP of Consumer & Development Relations Lynda Smith to View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
The company was placed into conservatorship by the U.S. treasury on September 7, 2008. Conservatorship places various restrictions on Haldeman and the organization in terms of management. Haldeman's challenge is to lead Freddie Mac, build its culture, upgrade its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
immigrant establishes a new notions store. The initial 3-month, GAAP-based income statement differs from one prepared by an economist friend. The store owner wants to know why one shows a profit and the other a loss. Purchase this case:
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
between groups, that then contributes to disruptive misunderstandings and mistrust. This module prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address these challenges. Purchase this...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?
engaging a therapist, even if everything seems OK. Establishing a relationship and providing historical context ahead of any stressors or crises will prepare both you and your therapist if those events arise. Peer support group The...
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by Julia B. Austin
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
expression of mere preferences in brand. (See also the sidebar, ZMET and the Mind of the Market Lab.) Already, more than 1,400 people have been interviewed with ZMET for such diverse clients as General Motors, Christian Dior, Hewlett Packard and Lifetime Television....
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by Martha Lagace
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
Starbucks; The Nature Conservancy and Georgia-Pacific; Bidwell Training Center, a nonprofit vocational and technical school in Pennsylvania, and Bayer Corporation; and Jumpstart, a Boston-based NPO that prepares low-income preschoolers to...
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by Nancy O. Perry
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
knowledge and leadership skills of senior level executives, particularly those on a general management track. Others who may presently be technical or functional specialists, but are preparing to assume broader general management roles...
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by Staff
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
participants' respective organizational situations. We also organize attendees into work groups for both case analyses and the evening integration sessions. This offers a different opportunity for interactive learning. O'Reilly: The program is designed to both engage...
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by Staff
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
cannot only rely on immediate, short term returns," Henderson writes in the paper. "Instead it rests on a sophisticated understanding of the risks entailed in doing nothing and on the opportunities inherent in moving early to prepare for...
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- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
with a number of questions. What were the implications of moving from an open hiring market to the placement of cohorts of BTR graduates in high-priority schools? Was BTR's model sufficient to prepare new teachers to join struggling...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
chapters so that students are prepared for the rewards and challenges they will face in the professional cost accounting world of today and tomorrow. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53893 forthcoming...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
When Clayton Christensen and Derek van Bever prepared to write The Capitalist's Dilemma for the June issue of Harvard Business Review, they took an approach rarely tried on the same scale: They outsourced it with 150 Harvard Business...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs
Fialkow, managing director of General Catalyst Partners, he would first employ the "earnest young man routine" to get an interview with an old guy in business who could explain the ins and outs of the industry. "Keep your hand out of your pocket, show...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change
he had been wary of taking a lead role in the conference, having had attended the 2009 conference in Copenhagen, a notoriously chaotic event that he deemed "a terrible failure." In preparing for the Cancun conference, Calderón...
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