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  • 13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016

impact on discriminatory behavior. Smart choices and transparent experimentation can create markets that are both more efficient and more inclusive. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51982 Selection and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • January 2018
  • Case

Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.

By: Boris Groysberg, Matthew G. Preble and Katherine Connolly Baden
In April 2017, Victoria Sopik and Jennifer Nashmi, CEO and CFO (respectively) of Kids & Company, a Canadian childcare provider that they had co-founded in the early 2000s and developed into a nearly 100-unit enterprise, are discussing how the company should proceed... View Details
Keywords: Child Care; Childcare; Day Care; Daycare; Early Childhood Education; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Leadership; Marketing; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Product Design; Product Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Selection and Staffing; Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Service Industry; Education Industry; United States; Canada
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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

to enhance Taylor Guitars’ performance. About the Unit The Accounting & Management unit at Harvard Business School strives to be the worldwide leader in research, course development, and teaching on top managements' use of performance... View Details
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Help - Alumni

Copilot is not included in the suite of services. Two-Step Verification (Duo) When I logged into the alumni website, I saw a message that said my account has been disabled. What do I do? If you see the message below, then you should call alumni records, 617.384.5977,... View Details
  • 18 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 18, 2008

Those selecting earlier settlement options pay higher fees and interest, therefore revealing the level of credit constraints or impatience. We find that more credit constrained or impatient individuals spend their monies more quickly. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Teaching

Overview

Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant... View Details
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Research Areas - Doctoral

multi-disciplinary approach. 11. Social Enterprise research seeks to understand the challenges associated with driving sustained, high-impact social change. Current research focuses on leadership of socially mission-driven organizations; the role of business View Details
  • 21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008

diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the firm was able to become a global View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Program

Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual

health care delivery organizations, such as general managers, senior clinical leaders responsible for overseeing care delivery, and financial executives who direct cost management Senior executives or strategists from large organizations... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care
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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

high-impact results Encouraging emerging leaders to develop an appreciation for and understanding of the complexities of leading in the social sector Process & Salary Hiring organizations are selected... View Details
  • September 2019
  • Case

Teaming Up to Win the Rail Deal at GE (A)

By: Amy Edmondson, Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
In 2012, Nalin Jain, then head of GE aviation for South Asia, was given the added responsibility for GE’s transportation business in India, including bidding for a $2.5 billion contract to manufacture, service and maintain 1,000 diesel locomotives for state owned... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Human Capital; Groups and Teams; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; United States; India
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  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

Matching is economist-speak for how we get the things we choose in life that also choose us. You can't just choose a selective school or a job—you have to be admitted or hired—just as you can't simply choose your spouse, you also have to... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports
  • December 24, 2020
  • Article

How Businesses Can Find “Hidden Workers”

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, Eva Sage-Gavin and Ladan Davarzani
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-skill workers struggled to find and retain steady work. Now, many of these workers are considered “essential,” while many others are unemployed and struggling to find work. As the pandemic eases throughout 2021,... View Details
Keywords: Health Pandemics; Employees; Selection and Staffing
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  • 30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018

arising from a natural experiment: the introduction of an Illinois policy that enabled communities to select electricity suppliers on behalf of their residents. Using a flexible difference-in-differences matching approach, we estimate a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Oct 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

develops. But how do companies embed these principles throughout the organization such that decisions are based upon them? A: It's not the words; it's the conversations. Leaders must engage employees broadly in discussions of what these... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Leadership Fellows

expertise to roles where they produce immediate results and build long-term capacity within the organization while gaining exposure to senior leaders within the sector. Hear from Leadership Fellow students and organization participants... View Details
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Value Creation Through Effective Boards

greater insight into corporate governance oversight and best practices, you will emerge a stronger leader and decision-maker, ready to create more value for your company. This program is developed and taught in collaboration with the IESE... View Details
  • 19 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem

of retail space. Mercadona believes it has a responsibility to select the highest-quality, most affordable products to "prescribe" to customers, an approach that may sound paternalistic but, in fact, is much appreciated by... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Food & Beverage
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Africa - Global

Africa Research Center in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2017 followed by an office in Lagos, Nigeria in 2019, and an office in Nairobi, Kenya in 2022. This center plays an important role in helping HBS develop and strengthen relationships with business and academic... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review

“Harvard Business School should be a place where the most talented future leaders can come to realize their potential. We want to remove the financial barriers that stand in their way and alleviate the burden of debt so they can focus on... View Details