Implementation - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups

transistor — emanated from groups of people with complementary skills," say the authors. Furthermore, they argue, creativity doesn't have to come in visionary leaps. Incremental steps count, too, and figuring out how to implement a... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

orthopedic surgical groups at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Mayo Clinic, University of California San Francisco, Connecticut Joint Replacement Unit and the Schön Klinik in Germany. These sites... View Details

01 Jan 2004
News

Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963

told me a lot in and of itself," he says. Meanwhile, Nielsen developed his own definition: "The mission of a school is to serve as the primary partner, with parents, in the total development of a child into a responsible citizen." Eager to View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

lab and the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases. But in a much larger sense, Yeo is looking out on Singapore's future-a future he has played a primary role in creating since 1986, first as the longtime chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB), which plans... View Details

16 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters

"black box." Peering Into The Black Box In a new working paper written with Adam M. Kleinbaum (HBS DBA'08) of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, titled Inside the Black Box of Corporate Staff: Social Networks and the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy

help connect them with students who are skilled in strategic planning and business development with a passion for the energy space. For large companies that are developing or implementing an energy strategy, Amanda sees a chance for... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

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US Immigration Changes Are Finally Coming, But Not the Right Ones | Working Knowledge

HBSWK with asset from AdobeStock / Christina Felschen President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to crack down on both documented and undocumented immigration, and has vowed to implement the “ largest domestic deportation operation in... View Details

20 May 2020
Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

entirely brick and mortar body coaching business. Several months later when it was time to implement the plan Surette developed, Brady asked Surette to join his team full-time and drive progress forward. Growing the Team Before Peters... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2016

system, began implementing a new learning management system in the MBA Program, and implemented a new technology platform to support a wide range of Executive Education functions. The increase in... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

challenges then are first, to screen and prioritize the multitude of possible new applications, and second, to shift the mindset of an organization that has held the identity of an ‘imaging’ company for decades.” The case details how President and CEO Shigetaka Komori... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

14 May 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams

mastery" goals probably lead to better effects than strict "performance" goals. Good people with the best of intentions can focus so much on a stretch goal that they fail to recognize how it leads to unethical behavior and/or excessive risk-taking. Goal setting is easy... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

08 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Writing the Case for Public School Reform

what came to be called the Campaign for Human Capital. He then oversaw the implementation of a variety of efforts, including a marketing blitz touting the benefits of teaching in Philadelphia; a recruitment event, "Rolling Out the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

07 Jan 2002
What Do You Think?

Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?

bit wider for the implementation of systems designed to enable our behaviors as consumers to be tracked even more fully? What do you think? Original Article In the past several years, significant fears have been expressed concerning the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 Aug 2017
Blog Post

“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”

need to get new customers and/or get more orders from our current customers. I have to come up with a marketing plan, then implement the ideas that the team finds agreeable.” So far, Rahil has pursued options such as a referral program, a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

02 Dec 2015
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Laura Mackay...

you could say. As VP of Strategy & Operations, I was responsible for defining our strategic roadmap and designing and implementing our business operations. While I learned a great deal in my role and was fortunate to have a great team... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Health Care; Entrepreneurship

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

complex interplay between reducing reliance on fossil fuels and the growing demand for vital minerals like cobalt. Exploring innovative solutions, from recycling critical minerals to implementing regulations ensuring supply chain... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

Faculty Q&A: Price Check

of all the others. After we built and implemented a software tool to make demand predictions and optimize prices, we ran a field experiment to test the impact of our tool and saw a 10 percent revenue increase in the test group. This shows... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

20 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

The Power of Ordinary Practices

her research. New Business: Teresa, tell us about the general context of your research. Teresa Amabile: With all the focus entrepreneurs and business executives place on strategy, they can lose sight of the people "in the trenches" who actually have to View Details

Keywords: Re: Teresa M. Amabile

01 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy

Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy, published by Prentice Hall. Q: What's the context for the development of this book? Simons: My colleagues and I in the School's Accounting and Control Unit have spent a lot of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert Simons

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

hours of operation, merchandising displays, and pricing. By contrast, the span of control for managers at corporate headquarters who oversee merchandising and other core operations is set at "wide." They are responsible for View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

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