Executive Ability (Management) - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 May 2018
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Executives learn how to lead digital disruption

2012
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The Balanced Scorecard: Comments on Balanced Scorecard Commentaries

This paper provides the author's insights about five papers written in this volume about his published work on the balanced scorecard (BSC). The author finds that academic commentary on the BSC often ignores its role in strategy execution. The paper discusses how the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy Execution; Performance Management; Strategy; Public Sector; Balanced Scorecard; Performance

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22 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

Business leaders can't develop and execute effective strategy without first gathering the right information, says Harvard Business School professor Robert Simons. In his new book, Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

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Managing Turbulence

all-out war for scarce talent. How do the best business leaders manage through these disruptions? What strategies have proven successful in unstable environments with few certainties? How do leaders continue to grow when faced with... View Details

24 Mar 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Economic Uncertainty and Earnings Management

Keywords: by Luke C.D. Stein and Charles C.Y. Wang; Financial Services

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Managing Innovation

intradepartmental teams of four to six managers are encouraged to apply. Learning and Living at HBS When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience... View Details

Teaching Interest

Managing Social Enterprise (MSE)

This course examines how to create, develop and scale high-performing social enterprises - be they nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid organizations. Unlike the business world where most stakeholders agree on the definition of success and are driven by market forces,... View Details

Teaching Interest

Supply Chain Management

By: Kris Johnson Ferreira

The Supply Chain Management (SCM) course builds on aspects of the first-year Technology and Operations Management (RC TOM) course. However, whereas RC TOM focuses primarily on developing and producing products and services, SCM emphasizes managing... View Details

05 Dec 2011
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Harvard Business School Breaks Ground for New Executive Education Complex

13 Nov 2021
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Chief Executives are Weirder than Ever

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Advanced Management Program

responsibilities, the Advanced Management Program is designed to bring about a full-scale change that empowers executives to create and renew competitive advantage for their organizations. Three highly... View Details

Teaching Interest

Accounting for Managers

By: V.G. Narayanan

I teach financial and managerial accounting to executives and MBA students. View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Managerial Accounting; Financial Accounting

Nov 07 2022
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The General Management Program Impact

Awards

Strategic Management Society Annual Conference PhD Paper Prize

Winner of the 2020 Strategic Management Society (SMS) Conference Best PhD Student Paper for “Algorithm-Augmented Work Performance and Domain Experience: The Countervailing Forces of Ability and Aversion” with Prithwiraj Choudhury. View Details

01 Jan 2007
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James A. Hamilton Award, American College of Healthcare Executives

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General Management Program

Summary Taking your organization and your career to the next level requires going beyond your field of expertise to gain an end-to-end view of the enterprise, an in-depth understanding of business operations, and a multidisciplinary approach to leadership. The General... View Details

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Risk Management for Corporate Leaders

By: Robert Simons

As companies adapt to the aftershocks of the global recession, senior executives and boards are discovering that risk management has never been more important. The financial crisis revealed that risk management structures break down just when... View Details

01 Jan 2022
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Family Ghosts in the Executive Suite

The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage

From HBSP: " In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their... View Details