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Digital Operations - Course Catalog
chains, streamline processes, and implement new business models. They will gain insights into advising firms on digital transformation, managing tech-driven operations, and investing in emerging business models. Educational Objectives: By... View Details
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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive - Course Catalog
Or why does this constitute a viable growth opportunity for the company? Then we ask students to think about what needs to be done. What actions can management take that will predictably lead to success? What problems might one predict as management View Details
- 05 Jan 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
you have people in Park Slope, Brooklyn, walking through water up to their knees, people notice.” Burnt Island Ventures has a broad vision that is committed to finding and implementing solutions to everyday water concerns around the... View Details
- 15 Sep 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act
cases themselves, exist or may be supplied for teaching business." Business-school faculty therefore needed to develop cases of their own. But Donham recognized that these cases would have to be different from legal cases. For businessmen, the primary tasks were... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
for implementing the changes, have produced only limited improvements. The problems of schedule slippages, cost growth, and technical performance shortfalls on defense acquisition programs have remained much the same for the past 50... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
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New Releases
bottom-line value is extracted from the key dimensions of implementing sense and respond strategies," says Nolan, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Management of Technology, who is a frequent collaborator with Bradley, the William... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
company. CSOs should have their finger on the pulse of the company culture, understanding what motivates employees and devising a strategy for implementing change that aligns with the workforce. Sometimes the strategy needs to be... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
converting planning to action. The MCAP contains ambitious mitigation and adaptation goals but lacks specific funding sources or enabling legislation. Therefore, the MCAP remains a suggestion document rather than a concrete plan for View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
specifics are determined lower down in the organization. Even if you get the plan right, implementing it is a whole other project. Some of Clark's research in the book deals with the extent to which the operating organization also has to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Politics and War - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
the suspension of gold payments by the Bank of England. Prime minister William Pitt was forced to implement the issue of paper money when the Bank announced a gold shortage, due to loans it had made to finance the war with France. Rumors... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation
Harvard Business School, discusses how businesses can sidestep the often prohibitive costs and time-consuming trials of experimentation by implementing new technologies. Wendy Guild: We've all heard the old saw, "If it ain't broke,... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
implemented what we propose. Yet lean retailers like Home Depot and Wal-Mart already incorporate some SKU-level analysis in their own inventory decision making. Calculating SKU-level variation can be done on a simple spreadsheet, so... View Details
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Jenny Tison
In fact, one of HBS’ greatest lessons, in Jenny’s estimation, has to do with the importance of structure. “Just because you’re a good person,” she says, “doesn’t preclude you from having to implement an infrastructure of ethical checks... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Students and Alumni Fostering a Supportive Community
participate in the experience. After months of work, in April 2020, the task force presented a comprehensive report to then-Dean Nitin Nohria that outlined a number of challenges and offered a range of recommendations. Fetter and Isaac are pleased that the School has... View Details
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Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health - Recruiting
Nashville-based startup focused on facilitating value-based care for rural Medicare populations. Main Street Health works to bridge the gap in health care access for rural communities by establishing partnerships that help Medicare companies View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping: A Healthy Dialogue
company, turning it into an industry leader. His insights on how he empowered his employees were really unique, and I heard many CEOs in the audience say that they wanted to start implementing some of his methods. Scott Huennekens (MBA... View Details
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Doctoral Students | Information Technology
collaborate more efficiently, unlock the potential of new research, and ensure seamless learning experiences and career possibilities for participants. How can HBS IT help you make a difference? We’re here to help you identify and View Details
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HBSGrid Terms of Service - Research Computing Services
devices on which you use confidential information Protect confidential information in your physical possession Properly protect confidential information when storing or transferring it Implement proper security features on all... View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
policy nonprofit that focuses on solving global poverty problems, worked with 3,146 Zambian girls in the eighth grade across 41 schools in Lusaka to implement it. Schoolgirls in Zambia receive negotiation training through the “Girls... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
implement strategic marketing programs. To order HBS Press books, call 800-545-7685 or visit www.hbsp.harvard.edu. Other books by HBS authors are available at the Business School Coop (617-499-3248; 617-547-5003 fax). View Details