Competencies - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 May 2011
News

A Prescription for 2011 Graduates

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

12 Jul 2011
News

Phone Fun

Braterman: The man to call when it comes to selling phones. Photo courtesy Russell Braterman When it comes to selling mobile phones to a youthful market, Phones 4u’s marketing director Russell Braterman (MBA ’00) favors ad spots during “quirky and weird” British... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2011
News

A Man without a Pause

Between the ages of 30 and 40, James Wolfensohn (MBA ’59) lived a life most would find enviable. An Olympic fencer and graduate of both law and business schools (he cofounded a laundry service at HBS), Wolfensohn landed in London during the “Eurodollar revolution” as a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; World Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

27 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

Resilience TrainingDepressed employees are up to five times more likely to experience work-related problems than employees with chronic physical illnesses. So why aren't employers helping them? What Hospitals Must Learn to CompeteWhy is it so difficult for American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

Web

Closings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

substantive close to the class, fearing that without some pulling-together of the class discussion, students may leave feeling confused, frustrated and perhaps demotivated. These competing views suggest that case instructors should take... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Abraham presents "Gender-Based Double Standards in Defining High Status: How Educational Status Shapes the Gender Pay Gap" (Flash Talk) Malissa Alinor presents "Just a Race Hire? The Effects of Competency Microaggressions on Workplace... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Advance Racial Equity in the Office

don’t even realize it’s happening, Rice says, but it means that people of color can’t compete on equal footing for career mobility. Doing nothing to fix systemic disadvantages is “fundamentally racist, not to mention cancerous to our... View Details

28 May 2019
News

Action Plan: Border Crossing

advancing children’s well-being worldwide. Tea has donated nearly $500,000 to the organization to date; for Rawdon, seeking out the recipients of those dollars also opens the door to on-the-ground relationships, as was the case when her sons played soccer in Turin,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

19 Mar 2019
News

A Quick Study

company’s core competency is health education for patients and health professionals alike, Gaglani says, and the goal is to reach 1 billion people by 2025. It represents a massive opportunity. “I realized that there were a lot of things... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Faculty Books

developing organizational capabilities and managerial competencies to implement a clearly defined strategic intent. This case-based book discusses the marketing challenges faced by global U.S. companies (Bausch & Lomb, Reebok, and... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Mar 2012
News

Competitiveness at Risk

Americans—especially those in the business community—do to increase the ability of firms to compete successfully in the global economy while raising US living standards? This is one of the most important questions facing the nation and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

to find that they were now competing with Amazon.” Reversing the trend What should boards do to improve their focus on innovation? Making that strategic change starts with a frank analysis of the skills and expertise that may be lacking... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative

private plans need to increase the value they provide to patients and the system as a whole. To read more: Robert Huckman and Gary Pisano, "The Firm Specificity of Individual Performance: Evidence from Cardiac Surgery," [PDF] Management Science Robert Huckman, "The... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS

we say "educate leaders," what kinds of leaders are we talking about? he asked. "If we are interested in educating leaders whom others declare to be leaders, we have to recognize that people only call someone a leader if they feel confident about his or... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

05 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

Products German craftsmanship and quality are famous, and according to Fear, German companies generally compete as niche producers, particularly those that manufacture high-quality goods that demand a premium price. In 2004-2005 Germany... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2012
News

Shop Talk, Different Avenues

Wilkis Wilson, Traub, and Maybank Main article: Where Innovation Rules Marvin Traub (MBA 1949) joined Bloomingdale’s in 1950, became its president in 1969, and served as chairman and CEO from 1978 to 1991. Today, as chairman of Marvin Traub Associates, he continues to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; shopping; e-commerce; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

August 2009 (Revised November 2010)
Case

Managing Creativity at Shanghai Tang

By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Robert G. Eccles

Shanghai Tang is a luxury brand that focuses on Chinese-inspired fashion, accessories, and home decoration products. In fall 2008, amidst a growing global economic crisis, Raphael Ie Masne, executive chairman of Shanghai Tang, had to decide what to do with the recently... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Financial Crisis; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Creativity; Apparel and Accessories Industry

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May 1994
Case

Colgate-Palmolive: Managing International Careers

Colgate-Palmolive, the U.S.-based consumer products firm, has long emphasized international experience for its managers and has developed a comprehensive policy to manage expatriate assignments. The rise in dual-career families has made some managers reluctant to... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Personal Development and Career; Experience and Expertise; Consumer Products Industry; United States