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Building Capabilities in Professional Service Firms
One of the most distinctive aspects of professional service firms is that the vast majority of the people who work in them are directly involved in serving clients. Long-term success in a professional service firm requires obtaining and developing the right... View Details
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Enfranchisement of Service Workers
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
Enfranchisement is achieved through an integration of empowerment with methods of pay for performance. Evidence from Ito Yokado Group in Japan and Nordstrom in the US demonstrates the positive effects of enfranchisement. Successful efforts to enfranchise employees: 1....
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Franchise Ownership;
Employees;
Compensation and Benefits;
Service Industry;
Japan;
United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Enfranchisement of Service Workers." California Management Review 33, no. 4 (Summer 1991).
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MBA Registrar Services - MBA
MBA Registrar Services General Inquiries Cross-Registration Services for Alumni Propose an Independent Project Welcome Our Services MBA Registrar View Details
- August 2000 (Revised June 2001)
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Fsas: Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.
Fsas was created as a spinoff subsidiary of Fujitsu to service PC networks. As the company succeeded, it became listed on Japan's stock exchange--second tier. Now the Internet is causing Fsas to decide how to structure itself again. Should it spinoff a new company?
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Internet;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Innovation and Invention;
Information Technology Industry;
Japan
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Yoshinori Fujikawa. "Fsas: Fujitsu Support and Service Inc." Harvard Business School Case 601-003, August 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
- 30 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Reflecting on my service
genesis of my public service comes from growing up on Long Island, where the September 11th attacks affected me intimately. Over forty people from my hometown were killed; my uncle survived only because of a timely smoke break. As an...
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- April 2008
- Module Note
Service Design in the Context of Customer-Operators
By: Frances X. Frei
Taught as the second module in a Harvard Business School course on Managing Service Operations: Understanding the Customer Operating Role (606-092). Addresses the design and management of service operations with significant customer operating roles. The focus is on...
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Frei, Frances X. "Service Design in the Context of Customer-Operators." Harvard Business School Module Note 608-134, April 2008.
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Baker Library Services - Alumni
Careers Baker Library Services Careers Baker Library Services Career research for HBS alumni is a top priority for Baker Library. We help alumni with their career research in several ways: Building a...
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- December 1998
- Case
Retail Financial Services in 1998: Merrill Lynch
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of Merrill Lynch's current strategy for retail financial services. Retail Financial Services in 1998 should be given to all students as background material. The class should then be split into groups, with each group receiving one of the following...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Retail Financial Services in 1998: Merrill Lynch." Harvard Business School Case 799-055, December 1998.
- December 1998
- Case
Retail Financial Services in 1998: Fidelity Investments
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of Fidelity Investment's current strategy for retail financial services. Retail Financial Services in 1998 should be given to all students as background material. The class should then be split into groups, with each group receiving one of the...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Retail Financial Services in 1998: Fidelity Investments." Harvard Business School Case 799-053, December 1998.
- December 1998
- Case
Retail Financial Services in 1998: Charles Schwab
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of Charles Schwab's current strategy for retail financial services. Retail Financial Services in 1998 should be given to all students as background material. The class should then be split into groups, with each group receiving one of the following...
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Keywords:
Investment Funds;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Industry Structures;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Retail Financial Services in 1998: Charles Schwab." Harvard Business School Case 799-052, December 1998.
- June 2001 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (B)
In late 1999, Madison Avenue was experiencing phenomenal growth in sales, clients, employees, and services provided. The stress and strain on the firm's employees was considerable and threatened to jeopardize the high-quality, active-ad management for which the firm...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Growth Management;
Service Operations;
Digital Marketing;
Business Processes;
Advertising Industry
Spear, Steven J., and Anne Karshis. "Madison Avenue: Digital Media Services (B)." Harvard Business School Case 601-021, June 2001. (Revised September 2005.)
- July 2007 (Revised October 2007)
- Teaching Note
PayPal Merchant Services (TN)
- December 1986 (Revised November 1988)
- Background Note
Note on Psychiatric Services
Keywords:
Medical Specialties
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Note on Psychiatric Services." Harvard Business School Background Note 187-087, December 1986. (Revised November 1988.)
- October 1977 (Revised September 1983)
- Case
Colonial Food Services Co.
By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson
The first case in a four-part case series which outlines the events leading up to a performance appraisal interview. Describes the background of the company.
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Beer, Michael, and James G. Clawson. "Colonial Food Services Co." Harvard Business School Case 478-005, October 1977. (Revised September 1983.)
- March 1991 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
ISS--International Service System A/S
Montgomery, Cynthia A. "ISS--International Service System A/S." Harvard Business School Case 391-093, March 1991. (Revised August 1993.)
- May 1984 (Revised May 1988)
- Background Note
Retail Financial Services Industry--1984
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Retail Financial Services Industry--1984." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-246, May 1984. (Revised May 1988.)
- Apr 16 2018
- Testimonial
Building Community Through Service
- April 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- Supplement
TD Canada Trust (C): Translating the Service Model to Service Operations
By: Dennis Campbell and Brent Kazan
Campbell, Dennis, and Brent Kazan. "TD Canada Trust (C): Translating the Service Model to Service Operations." Harvard Business School Supplement 108-055, April 2008. (Revised October 2008.)
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Services for Alumni - MBA
Services for Alumni Certificates of Attendance Transcripts Apostille and Certification Support Replacement Diploma Educational Records Name Change Certificates of Attendance Information about requesting documentation of your studies and...
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- March 2005 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Web Services Strategy
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Fernando Suarez
Microsoft and IBM have excluded Sun Microsystems from the board of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I), an industry consortium that will shape the evolution of Web services standards. Sun managers must decide whether to join WS-I as a contributing...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Standards;
Corporate Governance;
Power and Influence;
Web Services Industry;
Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Fernando Suarez. "Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Web Services Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 805-095, March 2005. (Revised June 2006.)