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- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
respond to local differences. Recently, as at Coke, many companies have moved toward more localization and less standardization. But no matter how they balance localization and... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
is oil and gas, and I grew up next to an oil refinery. Witnessing the environmental damage and the contrast between our beautiful nature and our... View Details
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
requirements are identical regardless of the program length. Our goal in offering different program lengths is to give learners different options to balance the program’s rigors with their particular lifestyle View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
wasn’t secured by September 30, the remaining $180 million would disappear, giving Harmon and Enan just weeks to change more than a few hearts and minds. (Arguments used for denying View Details
- Article
On Balance: A CFO Interview
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. "On Balance: A CFO Interview." CFO 17, no. 2 (February 2001): 72–78.
- Portrait Project
Aman Kumar
for those who don't. There are two options: forge ahead, or pause and rest. Life is a fragile balance of both, managing energy as well as time, drawing inward in order to dispense outward. I wish for myself... View Details
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
means arriving with an attitude that is aspirational and focused on possibilities. Leaders and teachers show up to work thinking of others as much as or more than they do of themselves. They help foster an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
With a pandemic temporarily closing many businesses and stifling consumer demand, whole industries, especially those that recently leveraged their balance sheets to take advantage of near-zero interest... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
communities or condos we live in need not yet be protected by armed guards — but whom are we kidding? When CEOs make 500 times what their employees make, there is an upper class. This isn’t to say all taxation is good. It’s not — and... View Details
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
human capital and the machine learning toolbox stand to improve decision-making and product development. But doing so requires careful consideration of the balance between... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Web
Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
Janice Hammond Unlock actionable insights by mastering data analysis techniques to solve real-world business challenges and drive informed decision-making. 8 weeks, 5 hrs/week Pay by July 31 $1,850 Certificate Financial Accounting... View Details
- July 1998 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
IPODERAC
By: James E. Austin, Wendy Bermudez and Gustavo Escobar
This 32-year-old nonprofit organization has dedicated itself to the care and social development of abandoned street children in Mexico. Examines the organization's efforts to achieve financial sustainability, particularly through earned income activities on its farm.... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Management; Organizations; Problems and Challenges; Nonprofit Organizations; Balance and Stability; Service Industry; Mexico
Austin, James E., Wendy Bermudez, and Gustavo Escobar. "IPODERAC." Harvard Business School Case 399-016, July 1998. (Revised October 1999.)
- 01 Mar 2021
- What Do You Think?
What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?
managing the execution of existing policies and practices to pursue goals often set by others. Middle managers lead smaller numbers of associates but with more intense interaction, requiring them to balance... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- April 1983
- Supplement
Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video II
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Presents two divergent views on the administration of creativity. Jens Quistgaard, designer, discusses his feelings about Dansk's policy direction as it affects design creativity. Then Ted Nierenberg, president, discusses his type of management and some of the problems... View Details
Keywords: Management; Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Creativity; Balance and Stability
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video II." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-516, April 1983.
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
executives about how to balance those requirements? A: You are absolutely right—there is a constant tradeoff between managing for the short and long run. I can't speak for Sir Alex, of course, but I think he... View Details
- August 1995 (Revised April 1998)
- Background Note
A Note for Analyzing Work Groups
By: Linda A. Hill
Presents a model for understanding the behavior and evolution of primary, stable work groups over time. The model describes contextual factors, design factors, and emergent culture as determinants of group behavior and performance. Describes emergent behavior, norms,... View Details
Hill, Linda A. "A Note for Analyzing Work Groups." Harvard Business School Background Note 496-026, August 1995. (Revised April 1998.)
- May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)
By: Michael Tushman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the issues surrounding the funding of a centralized research service that supports two related divisions. The company has a very decentralized and financially driven culture, and the centralized service is used unequally, setting up a conflict. View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Conflict Management; Balance and Stability; Transportation Industry; France
Tushman, Michael, and Michael J. Roberts. "Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-040, May 2001. (Revised May 2015.)
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker
Business is about making money, not measuring macho. The scrap heap of business disasters is littered with managers whose ego drive overwhelmed good business sense. Founder and former chief executive Ray Noorda had a wonderful business in... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Crises Professor Robin Greenwood No additional materials available + More Info – Less Info Over the past decade, researchers at Harvard Business School, through the Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability... View Details