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- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
and medical officers. Each officer went out for roughly an hour at a time and was encouraged to obtain feedback from nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, and administrators. Later, the officers held large staff meetings in each unit to gather more View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Training Principals to Build Great Schools
(HGSE). Spearheaded by Grossman and Mary Grassa O’Neill, a senior lecturer at HGSE, the Certificate in School Management and Leadership is designed to give principals the tools to build and lead high-performing schools. The program combines HBS’s expertise in managing... View Details
Keywords: University Collaborations
- 09 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 9
Many organizations have implemented incident reporting systems to highlight actual and potential operational failures in order to encourage problem solving and prevent subsequent failures. Our study is among the first to develop and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
special set of clients. “We aimed to serve disadvantaged populations and the organizations that serve those populations.” From the beginning, Bridgespan has focused on a special set of clients. “We aimed to serve disadvantaged populations... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students
provides capital from a pool of donations to a portfolio of curated organizations whose ethos align with four pillars of purpose: justice system reform, education parity, health and wellness access, and community outreach and social... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
Franchise Organizations by Jeffrey L. Bradach (Harvard Business School Press) How much impact do chains such as Pizza Hut and McDonald's have on today's economy? Here are some telling numbers: a new franchise opens in the United States... View Details
- March 2012
- Case
Schuberg Philis
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis has within a few years grown into a well-known player in the Dutch IT outsourcing market and regularly wins high customer- satisfaction marks. The growing workload and 100% promise to customers have increased the... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Alignment; Information Technology Industry; Netherlands
DeLong, Thomas J., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Schuberg Philis." Harvard Business School Case 412-092, March 2012.
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
capability in order to preserve proprietary information (Kulkarni). Doherty was concerned that organizations might extend their boundaries without a clear strategy. He offered a "2x2" rule-of-thumb... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Health IT at the Bedside
implementation. Systems need to be selected, workflows altered, and the inevitable kinks ironed out. Change is hard. Yet, in my experience, after an individual or organization undergoes the transition from paper to digital, few would ever... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Heroines and Helping Hands
WuDunn Photo Courtesy Sheryl WuDunn Girls matter — we take that for granted here in the developed nations, and we all expect our daughters, sisters, and wives to make a difference in the world. But take a moment to think about another kind of girl, one who might live... View Details
Keywords: Sheryl WuDunn; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
- 1992
- Article
On the Organizational Determinants of Technological Change: Towards a Sociology of Technological Evolution
By: L. Rosenkopf and M. Tushman
Rosenkopf, L., and M. Tushman. "On the Organizational Determinants of Technological Change: Towards a Sociology of Technological Evolution." Research in Organizational Behavior 14 (1992).
- March 1999
- Article
Discussion of "Engineering Bureaucracy: The Genesis of Formal Policies, Positions, and Structures in High-Technology Firms" by James N. Baron, M. Diane Burton, and Michael T. Hannan
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. Discussion of "Engineering Bureaucracy: The Genesis of Formal Policies, Positions, and Structures in High-Technology Firms" by James N. Baron, M. Diane Burton, and Michael T. Hannan. Special Issue on Bureaucracy: Issues and Apparatus Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 15, no. 1 (March 1999): 42–46.
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
administrators, and students," he notes. Toward that end, Dobron and SA Technology Committee chair Judy Stahl (MBA '96) helped put into place the School's new information technology platform, which included establishing a site on the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The 'multiplier effect' of supporting education
André Jakurski (MBA 1973), founding partner/managing director of JGP Asset Management, and his wife, Maria, generously support various organizations that provide direct services in Rio de Janiero as well as educational institutions,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building schools to create new opportunities
Joe Schell (MBA 1973), a former investment banker, talks about his leadership role in education for several not-for-profit boards. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
with colleagues and practitioners. The event's overriding message, according to organizer Karen Wilson (MBA '91), executive director of the HBS Global Initiative, is that the School is open to new ideas, new technology, and new ways of... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
his foresight, wisdom, and sheer hard work, Arthur has helped make possible products such as microprocessors and computers, which in turn have helped companies create hundreds of thousands of jobs and change our lives, in the work–place and at home.” Rock has also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
organization to be named a semifinalist in the annual HBS Business Plan Contest, leading to the formation of a separate social enterprise track in the contest. In 2004, with a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sternberg... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Faculty Books
firm. China and Globalization The Social, Economic, and Political Transformation of Chinese Society by Douglas Guthrie (Routledge) This book is about the economic reforms sweeping across China over the last 25 years. Visiting Professor Guthrie has View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
Groysberg. “At Williamsport, Toby worked to understand the organization and get the employees involved, so when it was time for buy-in and action, they were ready to go. She’s a high-potential leader.” And an open-minded one as well: “I... View Details