Publications

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

(MBA 2005) “Managing Creativity at Shanghai Tang” Krizia Li (MBA 2012) “Multiple Lenses on “Optical Distortion” Janet Shaner (MBA 1989), David Yermack (MBA 1989) “Heather Evans” Richard Craven (MBA 1987) “Head Ski” Roy Hitchings (MBA 1974), View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Learning, and Business Analytics. Amy C. Edmondson : Received the IOC Vision of Excellence in Leadership Award from the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital in 2021. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for... View Details

January 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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Jay Gould, 'The Most Hated Man in America'

By: Tom Nicholas, John Masko and Matthew G. Preble

Railroad magnate Jay Gould, a controversial figure in the history of U.S. capitalism, was a disruptive influence on an industry that had previously relied on formal and informal agreements to move traffic long distances across lines operated by different companies.... View Details

Keywords: Railroads; Gould; Vanderbilt; Rail Transportation; History; Consolidation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competition; Strategy; Rail Industry; United States

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

knows how fitting, how proper, was his choice of that word. David A. Moss David A. Moss is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

development, personnel, patents, financing, mass production, and marketing. Along with Silver and Brown, he began to assemble a talented team including: Howard G. Rogers, who left Harvard to join Land-Wheelwright Laboratories and... View Details

2009
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The Principles of Embedded Liberalism: Social Legitimacy and Global Capitalism

By: Rawi Abdelal and John G. Ruggie

In this essay we revisit the principles of “embedded liberalism” and argue for their relevance to the contemporary global economy. The most essential principle is the need for markets to enjoy social legitimacy, because their political sustainability ultimately depends... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Ethics; International Finance; Globalization; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Labor

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August 1977 (Revised April 1987)
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Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Karen Gordon Mills and John P. Reed

Describes the technical, economic, and competitive trends in the metal container industry. The strategy of Crown Cork and Seal is then described in relation to these trends. Focuses on two immediate threats to Crown's strategy: the future of aerosol cans, given the... View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Industry Structures; Environmental Sustainability; Trends; Manufacturing Industry

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

reconceptualizing career development post-pandemic and the implications for us and our organizations. CASE STUDY Behavioral Economics and Choice Architecture: Helping Customers and Employees Make Better Decisions Associate Professor John... View Details

April 2018
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Hawk Electronics, Inc.

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and John J. Lafkas

Hawk Electronics ("Hawk") presents the problems that a company can encounter when its divisions have distinct strategies, especially when one division has been favored at another's expense. It also highlights how such problems can reflect cognitive biases, which... View Details

Keywords: Business Divisions; Resource Allocation; Strategy; Innovation and Management