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2014
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Sharing Design Rights: A Commons Approach for Developing Infrastructure

This study empirically investigates the relationship between design structure and organization structure in the context of new infrastructure development projects. Our research setting is a capital program to develop new school buildings in the city of Manchester, UK.... View Details

Keywords: Design; Buildings and Facilities; Education

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November 2008 (Revised March 2011)
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a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova

a-connect was started in 2002 by three former McKinsey partners who wanted to develop an alternative business model consulting firm, which they have positioned as a high-end staffing company. The company has been very successful, growing to revenues of CHF 30 million... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Initial Public Offering; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Consulting Industry

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30 Nov 2017
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Law, Management, and Strategy: Collapsing Boundaries and Managing the Interstices

08 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens

enough of the right parties to gain agreement on your proposal and ensure successful implementation. Building such a sustainable winning coalition involves systematic steps that my colleague David Lax and I call a "negotiation... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius; Real Estate; Construction

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

help people achieve their own goals. It can’t be about the leader alone. And the more there are some specific demonstrations to point to, the more a leader awakens hope and ensures belief. Change requires a belief in possibility. Innovation is always inherently... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Interviews - Recruiting

Hire Talent Interviews Hire Talent Interviews HBS-Coordinated Interviews Let HBS manage your first-round interview logistics so you can focus on what matters: finding the right candidate for your position. Request an interview on our... View Details

16 Jul 2007
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Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

prescriptive guidance for how we can facilitate the selection of should choices: structure these choices so that they are binding and implemented in the more distant future. This research is in our working paper "Future Lock-in: Or, I'll Agree to Do the View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

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Kanwulia Gwam

is to pronounce. Who has the right to exist without justification. I hypothesized then what I know to be true today: not everyone is allowed to just be themselves. The tension between self-acceptance and societal belonging is undeniable.... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Pet Project

Illustration by Shane Cluskey Like pet owners everywhere, Katie Spies (MBA 2019) would do anything for her dog. In 2014, when her Italian greyhound, George, started experiencing seizures and other health problems that didn’t respond to medications, the vet recommended... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

21 Sep 2020
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Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

scheduling frequent meetings to seek feedback on projects or by subjecting important decisions to large and diverse groups to reach consensus. Thomke recalls working with a company recently where the working group was so large, it became difficult to schedule meetings.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

22 Apr 2019
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Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

managers and also something an individual should weigh when deciding whether to accept a management offer. Many companies spend a lot of time and money training their sales managers, but they’re not choosing the right people for the job... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

authenticity—it goes all the way back to Aristotle's logos, pathos, ethos. So I think these ideas have been around for a long time. I think we are experiencing a crisis of trust in many organizations and institutions right now, which I... View Details

03 Mar 2003
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Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

for shares. These include requiring participating preferred with a high cumulative dividend, redemption rights exercisable after only several years, and ratchet anti-dilution protection with no cap. One must ask, what's the reputation of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online

Business School Gain the knowledge and tools to decide whether an MBA is right for you, how it could impact your career, and how to prepare for business school. Access your free e-book Free E-Book Advance Your Career with Essential... View Details

12 May 2023
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Alabama's Yella Fella

Photo credit: Auburn University Photo credit: Auburn University In 1970, Jimmy Rane (OPM 11, 1986) took over a tiny treated-lumber business in Abbeville, Alabama, that was hovering near bankruptcy. Its owners, Rane's in-laws, had died suddenly in a car accident. Over... View Details

Keywords: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods; Wholesale Trade

15 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

Looking For a Job? Some LinkedIn Connections Matter More Than Others

When it comes to seeking a new job, making connections on LinkedIn can be key to landing an offer. But building a large network on the platform isn’t as crucial as cultivating the right kinds of connections, new research shows. While... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 Sep 2022
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8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

talking about enlisting product users, critics, and experts for a fresh view. He says the question for this tension is: “How do you best sequence the knowledge of others inside and outside the organization to solve the right problem with... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

05 Apr 2004
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Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

as extreme, can diminish and even destroy trust. An offer that is explained and justified will probably preserve trust, and may enhance it. Consider the case of an author negotiating with a literary agent over the right to sell his book.... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

27 Feb 2019
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The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

competitors to take advantage of the market opportunity,” she says. Danielle Kost is senior editor at Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Image: Jarretera Related Reading: Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right Don’t Just... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

particular structure that may or may not have been right for them,” she said. Be Intentional About Your Interviews When building out an interview process, employers need to consider the what, the how, and the who. What they will be... View Details

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