Implementation - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Pride Goeth Before a Profit

initially—gaining their trust and asking them what we could do to make things better." When he receives good ideas, Schlichting lets the employees implement them. "Giving a project out gives them a little more pride," he... View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

diverse applications of AI, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data science Explore ethical AI-related challenges to implement it responsibly and manage risks Develop the skills and frameworks to shape your organization’s digital... View Details

09 Apr 2025
News

The Working Parent Revolution

the road? SK: I am an optimist as it relates to how things will continue to unfold. I think there was a huge wake-up call in COVID for employers to recognize that in order to have an engaged workforce and the ability to fill hard-to-fill roles was possibly going to get... View Details

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

organization and develop a foundation in digital marketing. The course provided tangible and tactical strategies that can be immediately implemented. Reagan Weeks Design and implement strategies to launch or grow your business in the... View Details

08 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 8

countless incremental fixes-attacking fraud, reducing errors, enforcing practice guidelines, making patients better "consumers," implementing electronic medical records-but none have had much impact. It's time for a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2015
Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

because they have not implemented reforms proposed to them by creditor nations. My belief is that there is plenty of blame to go around, but there is still a way for Greece to recover to the betterment of the entire European community.... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

20 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 20

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_16/b4174076731775.htm?chan=magazine+channel_business+views Cases & Course Materials Foxwoods: Turning Data into Insights in the Hospitality Industry Lynda M. Applegate and Deborah SouleHarvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Growth of the Social Enterprise

relationship can range from loose to tight with respect to the financial and operational interactions between affiliates and the central organization. A loose affiliation generally refers to a network of organizations committed to exchanging knowledge, pursuing a... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

Beyond the economic terms of the companies' arrangement, they aimed to foster a strong social contract between their management teams. Yet the implementation of their arrangement strained the emerging deal, and the separate distributors,... View Details

Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius

01 Dec 1999
News

Q & A: Herb Kohl

the School, I think I might have failed at Kohl's. I learned how to devise and implement a strategy and, most important, about the importance of working well with people. What was your strategy in running Kohl's?... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2004
Lessons from the Classroom

Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science

1990s, NASA had implemented a program called "Faster, Better, Cheaper," (FBC) which involved making fundamental changes to the way the organization developed unmanned spacecraft. It was a massive organizational transformation... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Israel - Global Activities 2020

her.” The case also chronicles complex challenges the bank faced around becoming more efficient and innovative simultaneously and all that it entailed, from implementing innovative products, leading change, and attracting top talent, to... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Monaco's Digital Transformation

sports, and tourism. In implementing Extended Monaco, Genta says, “Digital transformation is deep, it’s profound, and, like a building, it has to have a strong foundation.” In the digital world, that foundation is telecom and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

26 Sep 2018
News

Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure

environmental department. At the end of his term, Coady was appointed to lead the U.S. delegation for the creation and implementation of the Global Environmental Facility, to finance projects in biodiversity, climate change, and food... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2014
News

Net Gains

league has held more than 500 grassroots events across 10 Indian cities, featuring instruction by current and former NBA players and coaches. Last year, the NBA partnered with the Reliance Foundation—the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries, India's largest private... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

short-termism, including changes in both business and public policy. While business leaders and policymakers have been cautious in implementing many of these countermeasures, we must seriously consider them if want to rein in the public... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

Publisher's Abstract Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter revealed why change is so hard and provided an actionable, eight-step process... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value

surprise to industry observers, but the SEC's reaction did. On October 4, the SEC unexpectedly announced that it was indefinitely postponing the implementation of shareholder proxy access, pending the outcome of the lawsuit. A Natural... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Feb 2008
What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

of implementing such a broad definition, support the idea of sustainability as the integration—and intersection—of social, environmental, and economic responsibilities that are borne by managers. In for-profit organizations these... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

13 Apr 2017
News

Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge

principles of management theory. In Professor Kathleen McGinn, she found a strategic thought partner who has since served as WAVE’s board chair. “I didn’t realize HBS would be that powerful and integral in implementing our idea,” Rewane... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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