relocation - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

profitability, 4) relocation process, and 5) takeover by new management. At each stage, students must confront tensions in balancing profit, growth, and control. Difficulties encountered in the business are due to management's attempts to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs

previously undisclosed files, many of which detailed the treatment of Kikuyu detainees during the Mau Mau Rebellion. The files had been removed from Kenya and relocated to Britain in the 1950s, along with reams of documents removed from... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 8

relocate to Japan and compete with other world-class international business schools. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811061-PDF-ENG The Wright Brothers and Their Flying Machines Tom Nicholas and David ChenHarvard... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Oct 2017
News

The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

from MBA class, 2002. So after I graduated from 2002, then I stayed in Boston for a year, working here. Then my husband graduated from 2003. So when he graduated, he found a job with United Health Care in Minneapolis. And I said, OK, so we're View Details

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

look beyond just relocating supply toward harnessing process innovations and revisiting some of the trade-offs between product variety and flexibility. Harvard Business Review Webinar Student Perspective on Entrepreneurial Journey Having... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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The Golden Thread

find I was psychologically detaching from that professor identity,” she reflects, referring to task two. “It’s very gradual, and I don’t know if it will ever be complete; as long as I continue to write and talk about my research, I will probably retain part of that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

students, relocated persons, immigrants, or refugees—will find useful advice for landing a job in the United States this book. Readers will learn the different stages of the search process and how to prepare for each one, as well as... View Details

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). SEAS is relocating its campus across the street from the business school in a few years, and the two organizations are discussing collaboration opportunities. Seeking answers from... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2012
News

Competitiveness at Risk

country is not competitive. Competitiveness has to do with being a productive location in which to do business, which allows companies to succeed globally while also supporting good wages. One without the other is unsustainable. If businesses win not through... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

with sales and purchasing and relocated the business to a more efficient facility. She wondered if she moved too quickly. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-021... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

under way by the turn of the century, as millions of workers moved from the interior to new factories on the coast, leaving behind their families for 48 weeks a year. At the same time, they were building the massive transportation infrastructure that eventually allowed... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

that when a firm actually disappeared from the directory from which we were drawing our data, the women were very likely to leave the industry (93 percent). When a firm disappeared from the industry, the men were more likely to relocate... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2024
News

Next Level

MBA and then moved to the firm’s Seattle office in 2006, after relocating with her now-husband, Cory Toedebusch (MBA 2006). From there, she became the chief of staff to the CEO of T-Mobile in 2011 and senior vice president of emerging... View Details

Keywords: Maggie Mertens; photos by Cameron Karsten; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

overseas suppliers. One example is Hasbro, which began sourcing from firms in India, Vietnam, and Mexico in the last five years. Moving existing suppliers out of China. Goertek, a supplier of Google’s Pixel watch, and Foxconn, a manufacturer of Apple’s MacBook, have... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

01 Jun 1996
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Class Acts

times during Minto's childhood, she and her family had to relocate from their native Canada for extensive sojourns in Africa and Europe. As a result, she soon discovered how to adapt quickly to new surroundings. "At a new school, I would... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Screen Saver

need to maximize moviegoing to Hollywood blockbusters and also source smaller movies that appeal to our diverse audiences throughout the year," says Frank, who cites Lopez's "incredible positive energy and vision" as the key reason for her family's View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2011
News

The Spangler Effect

have more requests for meeting rooms and the auditorium than we can possibly accommodate.” Not on the approved list of uses, despite frequent inquiries, are weddings, funerals, and bar mitzvahs, she adds. “Spangler is a very special place,” says Steve Nelson. “It View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

05 Dec 2016
News

The Dragon’s Tale

their families for 48 weeks a year. At the same time, they were building the massive transportation infrastructure that eventually allowed factories to relocate to the center of the country and to move goods from the factory to customer.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

07 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 7

opportunities to develop skills (“crucible experiences”) and a greater motivation to relocate out of the challenging context. We also find that managers deployed to a challenging context early in their careers continue to experience... View Details