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- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to prepare for the physical integration of Gillette prior to the change of control. The execution of these plans posed numerous challenges in global business units as well as in individual country...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
particular skills and needs. People with ASD may also have little preparation or capacity for the common social interactions required on a daily basis at work. As Sonne and his family adapted to life raising their son, the nature of...
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- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
Most executives put a huge amount of time into their jobs, assuming that more hours equal more value added. That's too simplistic. Think first, read or write second. Figure out your argument in advance; then jot down your four or five key points and write the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
search that a firm needs in order to cope with interactions among strategic decisions. Cases & Course MaterialsActis: January 2008 Harvard Business School Case 808-130 Paul Feltcher, the CEO of Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, is...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
for its ad campaigns through Agency Machine, its proprietary online platform. CEO John Winsor wanted to change the way that advertising was done, a difficult task in an industry entrenched in traditional models. The case follows Winsor as he View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
to understand them, and be prepared to educate the VC about why his exercising too much power could hurt both parties in the long-term. Maximize trust. Beneath all the financial projections, the VC negotiation is a process in which people...
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Anna Secino
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is just the latest in a string of high-profile leaders making the perp walk. What went wrong, and how can we learn from it? Professor Bill George discusses how powerful people lose their moral bearings. To stay grounded executives must View Details
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by Staff
- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
sign to fall short," Cohen says. Companies preparing for an equity issuance and companies that engaged in insider trading in the following quarter also tended to call only on positive analysts, for the obvious reason that it would boost...
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- 02 May 2012
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?
appreciation of the complexity of the task of preparing leaders, a broader "curriculum" that includes emphasis on followership and the context in which the task is performed, and better measurement of effectiveness. This leaves...
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by Jim Heskett
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
biggest decision that our customers make. It no longer was a priority during the pandemic.” To top it off, all of these changes in the business environment had to be “managed from a distance,” without the richness and immediacy of face-to-face communication. View Details
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
(SEAS) and Harvard Business School as SEAS prepares to move two-thirds of its faculty and classes to a new campus in Allston, 1.5 miles from its current Cambridge location. Companion cases (“SEAS in 2016,” HBS No. 817-063, and “HBS in...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
and OnDeck is preparing an IPO later this year that has been valued at $1.5 billion. While the online market is in the earliest stages of transformation, it is clear that the traditional small business bank lending model has left gaps...
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- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
while preparing for the future and emerging as a less provincial financial group. In 2012 she reflected on the change efforts and the opportunities and challenges ahead. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313107-PDF-ENG Harvard...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
Unilever CEO Paul Polman, we can see the effect these groups have had on more senior executives. Polman has asked his top 500 executives worldwide to experience these groups. He notes, "Forming True North Groups is an integral part of the Unilever Leadership...
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by Bill George
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
potential move with the other members of his or her group to assess their level of interest and prepare them for the change. The second stage involves the integration of the team leader with the new company's top leadership. This part of...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
procedures to start a business declining from 15 to 5. Equally good news was that the average time to prepare and pay taxes declined from 264 to 193 hours over the same period. The Failures This is all good news and, in theory, should...
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by George Serafeim
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
some minorities—those who eventually became executives—avoided that fate. What kept them motivated and prepared to take advantage of opportunities that arrived belatedly? A common thread among them was their relationships with mentors....
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by David A. Thomas
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
Economic links with the west were few. All three were relatively advanced economically compared to other nations in the former Soviet Union, so they seemed best prepared to make an economic transition to independent statehood. None of...
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by Martha Lagace
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55099 Harvard Business School Case 818-110 Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad Silkroad—a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
of its primary holding, Fullerton Health, was deeply involved in preparations for taking Fullerton public on the Singapore stock exchange. Three years after SIN Capital had invested in Fullerton—a provider of enterprise health...
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Sean Silverthorne