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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog

to change? 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

11 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

supported by management. Deshpandé's observation that in top international firms, "corporate culture trumps national culture," is in line with what other studies show. They indicate that as high-performing global companies View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2005
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Do You Speak Business?

international firms, “corporate culture trumps national culture,” is in line with what other studies show. They indicate that as high-performing global companies implement transnational strategy and strive to achieve competitive... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Pursuing A Passion in Health Care

implemented by Radiometer since its acquisition by Danaher in 2004 and I’ve seen how much it infiltrates every aspect of how they do work. (There is an HBS case about it!) Overall, the job has gotten off to a great start and I can’t... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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Olujimi Williams

implement strategy.” A rotational plan with a global twist To extend his combined engineering/business education, Olujimi joined General Electric’s Energy business where he participated in an advanced rotational program. Through a... View Details

07 Nov 2014
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Investing for the Long Term in Education

what you want to accomplish in the long term, what the goals are in the long term, and then working your way back to what efforts and what strategies you have to implement to get there. We have a long-term goal, not a short-term goal, of... View Details

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

change, we will continue to further destroy the planet and further cement inequality. This is why my hope is that President Biden and his team will implement a set of policies that will put human beings and the planet back at the core of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2006
News

East to West

behind-the-scenes dynamics of implementing the new system and closes with these questions: Just how well is it working? What additional changes are needed, if any? “This case challenges students to think about different systems of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

01 Jun 2010
News

Get Well Soon

Medical Center” (CCHMC) details how one institution has implemented its own version of health-care reform, taking overall perfor-mance levels from well below average to the top 10 percent in the industry. Coauthored by HBS assistant... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

25 Apr 2014
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To create breakthrough strategies, harness creativity to the scientific method

team would generate options for implementation and then define what would need to be true for each option to prevail. Through identification of barriers and tests to see how they might be overcome, the team determines which strategy is... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

MBAs mobilize to assist small business owners

immersed themselves in each city to work with entrepreneurs such as Sebastian Jackson, founder of the Social Club Grooming Company, in Detroit. Jackson worked with the team to create a new compensation structure, implement a CRM, and plug... View Details

09 Sep 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

in organizational behavior (OB), this is a fundamental departure from the extant operations management (OM) literature. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-058.pdf Future Lock-In: Future Implementation Increases... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

this moment in time, companies finding opportunities to collaborate within their industry is a powerful way forward. In addition, Kevin and Kenneth agree that diversity and inclusion needs to be discussed and implemented at every level of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Apr 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami

Are you interested in connecting with other alumni leveraging their careers to confront climate change? BEI invites HBS Alumni to join our Alumni in Climate Networking Series for a chance to connect with local alumni to discuss ideas, trends, opportunities, and... View Details

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Shared Value Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

practice committed to driving adoption and implementation of shared value strategies among leading companies, civil society, and government organizations. Launched by Michael Porter, Mark Kramer, and FSG at the Clinton Global Initiative... View Details

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5.2 Cases Involving Sexual Harassment or Other Sexual Misconduct & Cases involving Discrimination or Bullying | MBA

that a policy violation has occurred, the Conduct Review Board (CRB) must accept that finding as final and non-reviewable. The only opportunity to appeal the determination of a policy violation is provided within the grievance procedures View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children

with vulnerable children. Recently, Brochu assumed a new position as the head of human trafficking programs for Geneva Global, a leading social enterprise that implements philanthropists' humanitarian goals at the grassroots level around... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Running faster to compete

in 1978 and put the now $26 million company on the international map with Aquamesh. As the company expanded, Knott implemented innovative, money-saving measures, such as generating electricity via hydropower, recirculating heat from... View Details

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