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- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
which require full and fair disclosure of the financial performance of companies and of the risks associated with their business. This attitude is reminiscent of the Roaring Twenties when, according to Representative (and later Speaker of... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
in order to make it to the next day. That doesn’t translate to successful job performance in a business environment, however. From their first day in the program, Reset participants (or students, in Reset’s vocabulary) work in a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
most profitable products and customers and demonstrating how, when, and where to apply over twenty distinct improvement tools and techniques. Finally, it discusses how to embed the process and the tools into the ongoing operations of a... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
neither upsell the customer to a device that may suit their needs better or make complementary sales of cables and ancillary devices that may improve the experience, and that customers are unlikely to buy online themselves. On a broader... View Details
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
performance of business units can be evaluated using measures of economic value creation. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/211061-PDF-ENG China Environment Fund: Doing Well by Doing Good Christopher Marquis and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens. These authors focus first on trade, capital inflows,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundwork
and improvements to this residential space. 4 Klarman Hall ETA 2018 Klarman Hall will replace Burden Hall as a venue for events and gatherings. The building will include elements of a large-scale conference center, a View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
orders and have them delivered to their tables—a service often performed by managers. “Now when I see a customer talking to a manager, it’s a good thing,” says Karavites, smiling. Traditionally, the bank of cash registers that separates... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
Strategic Leadership Development. The mission of the CDC is to improve the capabilities of clients' in-house legal departments, such as by making them better partners with the business units and improving... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
companies, which in turn are linked to the overall performance of the economy. There is an inherent uncertainty about the future prospects of these companies and the economy which does not go away at any investment horizon. Thus stocks... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
a production chain, that maximized output.” Klug admires the way Aoki took command of a key variable in restaurant management: table turnover, or “turns.” “Rocky made the restaurant a theater, with the chef as the star of the show,” Klug says. “When the meal was over,... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
reputation over time. Second, it is consistent in always delivering the same message. Third, it distinguishes between the company's performance and the impact of a changed environment by highlighting the indicators that are under its... View Details
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
point. "His hands perform a rapid-fire ballet of encouragement: palms outstretched to reassure the uncertain student, wrists moving in quick circles to urge onward the confident," noted a 1976 article in the Harvard Gazette.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
to emphasize a point. “His hands perform a rapid-fire ballet of encouragement: palms outstretched to reassure the uncertain student, wrists moving in quick circles to urge onward the confident,” noted a 1976 article in the Harvard... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
theoretical models emphasizing the role of managerial myopia. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1603484 The Impact of a Corporate Culture of Sustainability on Corporate Behavior and Performance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
which company politics should improve government, from breaking up entrenched old boys' networks to leveraging a company's existing organizational expertise. Private firms have realized efficiency and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
types of work Cash rewards are best suited as a motivator for work that is measured quantitatively, Whillans says. Many studies of the service and sales industries show that cash rewards lead to increased sales and improved customer... View Details
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
the alignment of tactics required to drive performance across a range of business activities. Case Students will develop implementation approaches for existing business problems in each module. The course will illustrate how difficult... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
possible time. Perhaps they make a contribution, but the process seems close to plain old “pump and dump,” hardly my idea of long term. Professor Salter offers several thoughtful recommendations to improve the View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
arrival at LC in 1994 that the company had done relatively little consumer research, he immediately launched an intensive survey of customer needs. He also performed an asset inventory of the entire organization, which revealed "a lot of... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry