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  • 01 Sep 2003
  • News

Andrea Silbert

we are doing really counts.” With a mission “to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through entrepreneurship,” CWE provides education, training, technical assistance, and access to capital to women who want to run or expand their own... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • March 2010 (Revised March 2014)
  • Case

Roll Back Malaria and BCG: The Change Initiative

By: Nava Ashraf, Rachel Gordon and Catherine Ross
Roll Back Malaria, a global partnership dedicated to fighting malaria has not met its founders' expectations of effectively combatting malaria. In 2005, after several internal evaluations, RBM leadership has decided to engage the Boston Consulting Group to work on a... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Communication Strategy; Communication Intention and Meaning; Non-Governmental Organizations; Change Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Negotiation; Health Industry
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  • 07 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 7

the evaluations given (and consequent resource allocation). We empirically evaluate effects in data collected from a grant proposal process at a leading research university in which we randomized the assignment of evaluators and proposals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Aug 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower

Cars negated the ability to interact with people on the streets. As it turned out, cops did a better job fighting crime when they sought input from the public. That had happened organically when they walked their beats. And by sharing... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health
  • 24 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 24

and discrepancies can emerge as a result. Effective Auditing for Corporates provides you with proactive advice to help you safeguard core value within a corporation and to ensure that auditing processes and key personnel meet the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Apr 1998
  • News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

executives who have successfully navigated the process of starting and growing a dynamic entrepreneurial company, as well as from those who have led their own organizations through difficult change in order... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2006
  • News

Getting on Board

corporate board consideration.” As you organize your campaign, Stautberg says, “It’s best to cast a wide net. Networking is essential,” she emphasizes. “Who knows you and respects your capabilities? If you have a positive relationship... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

internal processes online. Originally GM had different Web sites for its different types of cars; however, in 1999 the company decided to put all their Web sites under one organization. To streamline its relationships with dealers, GM... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing
  • 18 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

The Essentials for Enlightened Experimentation

R&D systems for performing experiments that will generate the information needed to develop and refine products quickly. The challenges are managerial as well as technical: Organize For Rapid Experimentation Examine and, if necessary,... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke
  • 09 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 9, 2016

signals, we consider the influence of singular sector-level triggers, which we call entrepreneurial beacons. We argue that the actions or outcomes of salient organizations attract and motivate entrepreneurs, thus increasing the rate of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Nov 2024
  • Blog Post

Weekend Sprint: Accelerating Climate Solutions

This fall, Professor Jim Matheson offered the inaugural "Launching Climate Ventures" Sprint, a one-day program that provided students with an understanding of the process of launching a climate-focused technology venture. This was a... View Details
  • Web

IT Strategy: Protecting HBS Information and Data Assets | Information Technology

IT Strategy: Protecting HBS Information and Data Assets Strategic Priority: 4. Protect HBS Information & Technology Assets By Annie Harrison on December 4, 2024 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email The Opportunity A secure View Details
  • May 2012
  • Article

Herbert A. Simon on What Ails Business Schools: More than A Problem in Organizational Design

By: Rakesh Khurana and J.C. Spender
We critically examine Herbert Simon's 1967 essay, "The Business School: A Problem in Organizational Design." We consider this essay within the context of Simon's key ideas about organizations, particularly those closely associated with the 'Carnegie perspective' on... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Perspective; Innovation and Invention; Business Education; Research; Management Practices and Processes; Teaching
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  • March 2002 (Revised June 2002)
  • Case

EMCF: A New Approach at an Old Foundation

By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Michael Bailin, president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF), embarked on a three-year effort to transform the foundation's grant-making in theory and practice. This case details his efforts to move from an "initiatives-based" approach in philanthropy to a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Expectations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Cognition and Thinking; Customization and Personalization; Theory
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  • 17 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

ownership concentration affect the need for and process of corporate restructuring? This case provides students with an opportunity to analyze the restructuring of a Turkish multinational business group by way of a merger. Finansbank AŞ... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Blog

HBS Online and Executive Education Leadership: Q+A with Patrick Mullane and Luis Viceira

sees that, too—but that shouldn't prevent the two organizations from working together towards better products. This is especially important in a world of blended learning, an area where we’ve already seen some huge success. There is much... View Details
  • Web

Teaching & The Case Method | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

guide students to important points of learning as well as an outline on how to best organize students’ comments on multiple classroom blackboards. Aldrich Hall Seating Chart, 1957. William J. Riley papers (DC 1957.1). Show caption Hide... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2003
  • News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

respiratory syndrome (SARS) led us to this difficult decision. The Washington, D.C., Forum, originally scheduled for March 2004, will be deferred to a later date. The 2005 Forum will take place as planned in London on June 21–24. We are extremely grateful to the local... View Details
Keywords: Susan Luick Good; HBS Alumni Association; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • Web

Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About

months! Today, it seems, it simply is not possible to have a plan for a year or longer and just stick to it. Adaptive organizations challenge the status quo, test new ideas, gather feedback, and learn. They manage conflict and team... View Details
  • 02 Nov 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?

and I have researched and written about. In our work, we found that an “owner”—either a loyal employee or customer who takes responsibility for improving relationships, products, and processes as well as referring new employee candidates... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett