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  • Program

Finance for Senior Executives

Benefits By examining corporate finance from both internal and external perspectives, this executive finance program provides a solid grounding in the fundamentals of finance. You will build the skills and confidence to immediately apply financial analysis techniques,... View Details
  • 28 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

writing in the MIT Sloan Management Review suggest that productivity and workforce engagement are maximized at four meeting-free days. But if some meetings are necessary, one productivity expert says that 25 minutes or less is ideal,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Managing Health Care Delivery

your organization's performance Identify and address gaps in your health care delivery organization Evaluate and create flexible strategies for ensuring more effective care Respond to new market forces, payment models, and consumer... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care
  • Web

Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

refine a topic that will constitute the central piece of your dissertation research. Students will then prepare a dissertation prospectus, which must be reviewed by a prospectus committee typically comprised of at least three faculty... View Details
  • 14 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

Grossman Periodical:Harvard Business Review 84, no. 11 (November 2006) Abstract One of the biggest management challenges anywhere is how to improve student performance in urban public schools in the United... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Feb 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

away from certain professions: They lack confidence in their ability to compete in fields that men are stereotypically believed to perform more strongly in, such as science, math, and technology. Women are also more reluctant to share... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

a successful transformation in your company. Spousal Control and Intra-Household Decision Making: An Experimental Study in the Philippines Author:Nava Ashraf Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract Using an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • December 2010
  • Article

The Case for Professional Boards

By: Robert C. Pozen
When the world's largest financial institutions had to be rescued from insolvency in 2008, many experts laid the blame at the feet of corporate boards. But insufficient board oversight is a problem that had supposedly been solved in 2002. As the United States... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Failure; Accounting Audits; Quality; Behavior; Legal Liability; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Performance Effectiveness; United States
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  • August 1986 (Revised May 1993)
  • Case

Rohm and Haas (A): New Product Marketing Strategy

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Lesley Susan
Joan Macey, Rohm and Haas' market manager for Metalworking Fluid Biocides, found that sales of a new biocide, Kathon MWX, was utterly disappointing. This was all the more puzzling since sales of her other product--Kathon 886 MW, a liquid biocide used only in... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Distribution; Performance; Sales
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Mergers and Acquisitions

Details Enable growth through an effective M&A process Build stronger M&A strategies Identify the right targets, assess business value accurately, and perform meaningful due diligence Negotiate complex multi-party, multi-issue deals that... View Details
  • 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006

system, she would wind up significantly underpaying her other analysts, all of whom had performed well. Should she follow the compensation system or not? And what should be done about the underperforming analyst? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Preparing to Be a Corporate Director

your awareness of current and emerging issues facing boards and companies Balance the demands of shareholders with those of other stakeholders in driving long-term corporate performance Interact more effectively with your company's board... View Details
  • 12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

operations that have great potential for exciting and innovative conceptual and empirical work. To frame these research themes, the article provides a systematic literature review of operations articles published in the Journal of Service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 7, 2006

engineering development and construction projects. In what ways are the challenges of managing large, complex projects different from the challenges of managing other large industrial activities? How is it possible to evaluate the reasonableness of manager's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Program

Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management

nonprofit management course is presented jointly with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. Key Benefits This program delivers the strategic perspectives, practical frameworks, and leadership skills you need to drive high performance... View Details
  • 02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

forthcoming Review of Accounting Studies The Effect of Enforcement Transparency: Evidence from SEC Comment-Letter Reviews By: Duro, Miguel, Jonas Heese, and Gaizka Ormazabal Abstract—This paper studies the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • July 2001 (Revised March 2002)
  • Case

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., The

By: Andre F. Perold and Austin K Scee
NASDAQ's mission "to facilitate capital formation" is threatened by the emergence of Electronic Communication Networks, which are not as heavily regulated by the SEC. This case reviews the development of NASDAQ and its evolution from a loose network of broker-dealers... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Stocks; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Perspective
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  • 2014
  • Working Paper

The New Empirical Economics of Management

By: Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur and John Van Reenen
Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firm-level management practices data across multiple sectors and countries. We developed the survey to try to explain the large and persistent TFP differences across firms and countries. This review... View Details
Keywords: Management; Organization; Productivity; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Microeconomics
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Changing the Game

Learn More Key Benefits This program improves your performance in a wide range of competitive transactions. You will return to your company ready to make the right moves during negotiations and become a skilled representative your... View Details
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Leading Professional Service Firms

governance, decision-making, performance approaches, and metrics Optimize the use of your time and energy, achieve work-life balance, and help your colleagues to do the same Communicate your vision and strategy effectively and inspire... View Details
Keywords: Professional Services; Professional Services