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- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
they were interviewed in-depth about how they went about their work and, specifically, what they did to be more productive. Using these insights, the Bell Labs team designed an innovative hands-on training program, which the star View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
year gains. We evaluate the performance of all policies under consideration using the same statistical and simulation tools and data as the U.S. policymakers use. Other case studies perform a sensitivity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
be divided into strategic and operational activities. Strategic activities include, among others, long-term capacity planning and network configuration of warehouses, distributors, and retail stores. Examples of operational activities... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
50 percent bottom-line improvement during the next year. To do this, Andrus knew she would need a focused and dedicated team. What she had was an overburdened one. In fact, a company survey showed that 60 percent of Andrus's 48 reports believed that they were working... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
how new products or services would perform at various prices or with different characteristics. The machine learning algorithms that might power such a device are, at least for now, incapable of producing such promising results. But what... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
performance while ensuring that their limited energy and processing capacity is being spent on truly mission-critical tasks. "It is nearly impossible to plan for the next six months—there simply is not... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
where they can and work together with NGOs and governments, recognizing that they have the capacity to jointly enact solutions.” The core expectation that consumers have of brands in any situation, but particularly in a crisis, is that... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
of its major holdings in joint venture companies, which would generate the financial capacity for M&A activities again in later years. In the meantime, Sijbesma wanted the company to prove it could grow organically as well. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
government, which included the closure of schools and offices and strict safety regulations for the reopening phase such as increased distance between tables and seats and capacity reduction. Canteen’s CEO decided to use the time to... View Details
- 2012
- Book
Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours
By: Robert C. Pozen
In "Extreme Productivity," Pozen reveals the secrets to workplace productivity and high performance. His book is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by an existing workload—facing myriad competing demands and multiple time-sensitive projects. Offering antidotes to a... View Details
Pozen, Robert C. Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours. New York: Harper Business, 2012. (Third best business book of 2012 according to Fast Company.)
- September 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
Snake River Steel
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Snake River Steel." Harvard Business School Case 692-022, September 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- November 1979 (Revised July 1986)
- Case
Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (A)
By: W. Earl Sasser
Sasser, W. Earl. "Boise Cascade: Manufactured Housing Division, Lafayette Region (A)." Harvard Business School Case 680-079, November 1979. (Revised July 1986.)
- February 1984 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Sof-Optics, Inc. (B)
Involves the introduction of a technology which almost completely eliminates direct labor for a major segment of the product line. The technology is unproven though, and requires managing the learning process. The teaching objective is to review the differences in... View Details
Jaikumar, Ramchandran. "Sof-Optics, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 684-045, February 1984. (Revised March 1991.)
- July 2018 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
The Boston Cranberry Company
By: Alan MacCormack
This case describes the operations of a fictitious company that processes Cranberries. The case contains data that allows students to calculate the bottleneck stage in production, and to evaluate alternative investment options for increasing cranberry processing... View Details
Keywords: Process Analysis; Plant Management; Operations; Production; Management; Analysis; Performance Capacity; Investment
MacCormack, Alan. "The Boston Cranberry Company." Harvard Business School Case 619-009, July 2018. (Revised June 2020.)
- November 1980
- Case
New England Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (A)
Cash, James I., Jr. "New England Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 181-043, November 1980.
- 1994
- Chapter
Core Capabilities and Core Rigidities
Leonard-Barton, D. A. "Core Capabilities and Core Rigidities." In The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development, edited by H. K. Bowen, K. B. Clark, C. H. Holloway, and S. C. Wheelwright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
- June 1998 (Revised January 2002)
- Teaching Note
Baker Precision Instruments, Inc., TN
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Donald Rosenfield
Teaching Note for (9-687-052). View Details
- November 1987 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Ethyl Corp. in 1979
Describes the competitive situation facing the market leader in antiknock additives, the Ethyl Corp. Demand is declining rapidly and Ethyl has to decide whether to close capacity, and if so, how. Raises issues of corporate as well as SBU strategy because antiknock... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Corporate Strategy; Performance Capacity; Auto Industry; Chemical Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Ethyl Corp. in 1979." Harvard Business School Case 388-075, November 1987. (Revised March 1990.)
- 2009
- Article
Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It
By: Benjamin Edelman
The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion: Existing protocols allow only a finite set of computer numbers ("IP addresses"), and central authorities will soon deplete their supply. I evaluate a series of possible responses to this shortage: Sharing... View Details
Keywords: Internet; Performance Capacity; Technology Networks; Market Transactions; Resource Allocation; Policy; Price; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It." Auctions, Market Mechanisms and Their Applications 14 (2009): 95–106. (Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Science.) (Featured in Working Knowledge: When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses) (Circulated in 2008 as Running Out of Numbers? The Impending Scarcity of IP Addresses and What To Do About It.)