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- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- October 2011
- Supplement
Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar: In-Class Comments, 4/7/11
By: David A. Garvin
Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and innovative HR policies. One of its practices, Vision Communities, is an inclusive forum for innovation and strategy formulation. As the company grows,...
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Management;
Service Operations;
Family and Family Relationships;
Behavior;
Information Technology;
Information Technology Industry;
India
Garvin, David A. "Ganesh Natarajan, CEO of Zensar: In-Class Comments, 4/7/11." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 312-705, October 2011.
- 17 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Teaming in the Twenty-First Century
is the engine of organizational learning," says Edmondson. From Theory To Practice In the book, Edmondson makes the case for managers to shift from holding a static view of teamwork to this dynamic one. Real-world examples drawn from her...
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by Maggie Starvish
- Career Coach
Phil Wong
operational foundation for running healthcare practices. Prior to pivoting into healthcare, Phil was a portfolio manager at a fund of hedge funds managing $1Bn+ on behalf of...
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Investment Management;
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- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
Working PapersFrom Manufacturing to Design: An Essay on the Work of Kim B. Clark Authors:Sylvain Lenfle and Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Kim Clark occupies a unique place in management scholarship. As a member of the Technology and...
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Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Research Overview
Jillian has an interest in understanding the effect of high worker autonomy and uncertainty on operational metrics. Her research attempts to empirically explore the relationship between efficiency, resource utilization, and quality in hospital settings.... View Details
- February 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Lincoln Financial Group (A)
Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) reorganizes its business in order to improve customer intimacy. However, to implement the strategy, they need to effect significant changes in the skills of their salespeople. This case series straddles human resource management, corporate...
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Competency and Skills;
Customer Relationship Management;
Training;
Selection and Staffing;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Evaluation;
Sales;
Corporate Strategy
Godes, David B., and David Lane. "Lincoln Financial Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-028, February 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- 2011
- Case
Wrapitup
By: W. Earl Sasser
A restaurant chain based in California offers made-to-order sandwich wraps using fresh, healthy ingredients. The founders of the company take a very active role in day-to-day business and tightly control every aspect of the restaurant operation from hiring store...
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- 05 Dec 2022
- News
5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast
- January 2022
- Case
Bee-ing Better at Bombas
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Youngme Moon and John Masko
David Heath and Randy Goldberg founded Bombas in 2013 to serve two missions: to deliver the “best socks in the history of feet,” and to donate socks (the most requested item in homeless shelters) to Americans experiencing homelessness. Eight years later, Bombas had...
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Social Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Digital Marketing;
Distribution;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Quality;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Human Needs;
Poverty;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Keenan, Elizabeth A., Youngme Moon, and John Masko. "Bee-ing Better at Bombas." Harvard Business School Case 522-038, January 2022.
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
makes the leadership and management of all kinds of change easier. There is a catchy, popular, oft-repeated view that “culture eats strategy for lunch.” This implies a relationship that is not helpful....
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by Avery Forman
- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)
technology companies. I spend most of my time focused on sourcing, evaluating and executing new investment opportunities in the healthcare technology sector. Additionally, I serve on the board of directors of some of our portfolio...
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- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
financial crisis of 2008 laid bare the hidden network of relationships in corporate governance: who owes what to whom, who will stand by whom in times of crisis, what governs the provision of credit when no one seems to have credit. This...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
For Guests - Commencement 2024
travel carbon footprint, click here . HBS has received requests to provide carbon credit recommendations to offset travel emissions as some don’t deliver their expected greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions. HBS is sharing a link to the CNaught offset platform as they...
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- March 2017 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
OpenNotes
By: Jeffrey Rayport and Annelena Lobb
In 2017, executives at OpenNotes, a national movement to improve the relationship between doctors and patients by sharing doctors’ visit notes about patients with patients, were considering options in efforts to achieve scale. The movement hoped to reach 50 million...
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Health Care and Treatment;
Technology Adoption;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey, and Annelena Lobb. "OpenNotes." Harvard Business School Case 817-080, March 2017. (Revised March 2017.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Iterative Coordination and Innovation
By: Sourobh Ghosh and Andy Wu
Agile management practices from the software industry continue to transform the way organizations innovate across industries, yet they remain understudied in the organizations literature. We investigate the widespread Agile practice of iterative coordination: frequent...
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Innovation;
Goals;
Specialization;
Coordination;
Field Experiment;
Software Development;
Organizations;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Goals and Objectives;
Integration;
Software
Ghosh, Sourobh, and Andy Wu. "Iterative Coordination and Innovation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-121, January 2020.
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
have to be a game changer—someone who is delivering value for tomorrow. Consequently, we need managers who build teams that are “collaborative-ready” and who can cultivate healthy relationships across the...
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by Martha Lagace
- January – February 2011
- Article
Are You a Good Boss-Or a Great One?
By: Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
Private moments of doubt and fear come even to managers who have spent years on the job. Any number of events can trigger them: an initiative is going poorly; you get a lukewarm performance review; your new assignment is daunting. HBS professor Linda Hill and executive...
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Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Personal Development and Career;
Groups and Teams;
Power and Influence;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Hill, Linda A., and Kent Lineback. "Are You a Good Boss-Or a Great One?" Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011).
- April 2024
- Teaching Note
'The Wheels on the Bus' Go Electric: Highland Electric Fleets and Partners
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-107. Founder Duncan McIntyre developed an innovative service-based business to electrify transportation fleets for school districts and scale through public-private partnerships while contributing to climate change solutions. The case...
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- 12 Nov 2009
- Working Paper Summaries