Implementation - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 16

their collective interest levels to implement a regression discontinuity approach. We confirm the positive effects for venture operations, with qualitative support for a higher likelihood of successful exits. On the other hand, there is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2025
News

Uncertain Terms

Should you make this multibillion-dollar acquisition? Fire the CFO? But setting up a systematic process for evaluating and implementing new initiatives? That’s boring! We celebrate visionary, go-for-broke leadership. Yet big, prescient... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

questions do candidates consistently bring to your recruiters? How successful are your new hires?Answers to these questions will help reveal where you can implement technology and/or an optimized process to achieve improved results in... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

11 Sep 2015
Blog Post

What is the JD/MBA Program at HBS?

public service. The combination of degrees allows JD/MBA students to be thinkers and doers, giving us the tools to work through challenging problems and implement effective, timely solutions. Tian: Similar to Zach, I wanted to build some... View Details

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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog

just be concerned with the value captured by the one-time formulation of a beautifully aligned competitive strategy, which was the focus of the RC Strategy course, but by the value potential of their business model and with its value realization through effective View Details

29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

examined benchmarks on fiscal and monetary measures that were being implemented across the world. The team also consulted leading actors in the public and private sectors. “We received data from different ministries—tourism,... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

founder to pledge the company’s commitment to implement these ESG elements.” MPower’s first three investments reflect the firm’s wide range: WOVN Technologies, a group that produces a website and associated app that allows organizations... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

discrimination, where companies have various prices at the same time for different customers, depending on everything from geography to browsing history. Donald Ngwe: This has always been the best-case scenario for any seller, but it hadn’t been View Details

23 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity

Colgate University designed a study to compare the work environments surrounding two distinct sets of projects, one producing a much higher level of creativity than the other. Implementation of the initial research (which was funded by... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

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Dafna Bearson

gaps between the skills that employees have and the skills they need to address modern challenges. Through one Lab project, Dafna is working with a team of scholars and industry partners to explore the implementation of a reskilling... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

How Do I Get Your Job?

close to our clients; that’s how we see the trends. We listen and we implement quickly. + ONLINE web-only content RU: Your cofounder and business partner is your husband, Barry Beck. Do you have any advice on how to select a cofounder?... View Details

Keywords: April White; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2014
News

Feedback

our content to that market?” is a question that also drives off-mainstream sports—for example, hockey in Austria. We are currently on the way to implementing a new kind of live streaming channel which features only the most relevant... View Details

11 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: HelloFresh

make a difference every single day as you develop and implement your ideas. This is a unique opportunity to grow quickly in a fast-paced, rapidly growing international startup. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 May 2015
Blog Post

How Being an HBS Partner Changed My Life

in my level of involvement with HBS and the Harvard Community. My story is not meant to be proscriptive but rather illustrative of a basic truth. And the truth is this: for all future partners, HBS is here as a safe space to dream - and as a place to learn skills... View Details

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IT Strategy: Building and Fostering Our Community and Culture | Information Technology

the overarching HBS Office for Community and Culture and will continue to partner with them to ensure alignment of IT’s work with the School’s larger program. The Impact & Outcomes Since implementation and operationalization, the Task... View Details

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-006.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsKanebo Ltd. (A) David F.Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno, and Lizzie GomezHarvard Business School Case 111-037 Speculation as to how Japanese companies might View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

discover and implement the breakthroughs required for realization of the vision; 3) the creation of a system that ensures both the timely identification of breakdowns (and the dissemination of information about them) that, if unresolved,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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

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

Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service

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