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  • 03 Nov 2011
  • What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

underpinnings of trust, as suggested by related survey data. One major determinant is whether a manager or the organization does what it says it will do, whether it lives up to "the deal" on things... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Dec 2007
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

marketing function and the C-suite. Reasons for this are varied, but may include CEO and board priorities taken up by other issues or too much delegation of responsibility to the chief marketing officer. When a firm's marketing activities... View Details
  • 13 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

attended various schools of experience. Managers who have successfully worked their way up the ladder of a stable business unit—for example, a division that manufactures standard high-volume electric motors... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
  • September 2011 (Revised October 2012)
  • Case

Ganging Up on Cancer: Integrative Research Centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (A)

By: Heidi K. Gardner, Edo Bedzra and Shereef M. Elnahal
Dr. Barrett Rollins, Chief Scientific Officer of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, attempts to engender cross-scientist collaboration by applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting innovation, Integrative Research Centers, are novel in... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Motivation and Incentives; Employees; Performance Evaluation; Leadership Style; Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management
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  • 19 May 2021
  • News

Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

local communities. “Our collective reach is much greater than our individual club reach,” says David Harris (MBA 1984), President-elect of the HBS Association of Boston, and co-lead in organizing the conference. He also served as a panelist, sharing his expertise as... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 01 May 2013
  • News

How to Manage Closure as a Leader

  • Fast Answer

Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

Resources and instructional videos for company and industry financial analysis, stock pitching, Business Analysis & Valuation Using Financial Statements (BAV), Investment Management and Capital Markets, Projects in... View Details
  • July 2015
  • Exercise

An Activist Approach: Confidential Role Assignment for Castle Rock Management

By: Guhan Subramanian and Kait Szydlowski
A three party, multiple-issue negotiation exercise dealing with a potential merger between two leading department stores, called for by an activist investor hedge fund in a letter to both companies. Company management will now attempt to navigate next moves, which are... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Activist Investors; Takeover Defense; Negotiation Types; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Retail Industry
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  • 17 Jul 2024
  • News

Starting up in the US: An Entrepreneur’s Path to the Green Card

  • January 2002
  • Case

Intrinsix: Managing Growth at an Electronic Design Service Company

By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Intrinsix is a 15-year-old semiconductor design services company that wants to continue its growth and market reach and appears to be ready for an initial public offering (IPO). This case leads up to this strategic decision point by tracing the growth of Intrinsix from... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry
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  • May 1997
  • Teaching Note

Introduction and Overview: Managing Product Development, Instructor's Note

By: Marco Iansiti
The first module, comprising three cases and a team exercise, provides an impressionistic look at all the issues raised in greater detail in subsequent classes. It thus enables students, who come to the course with a range of experience and skills, to get up to speed... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Product Development; Projects; Groups and Teams
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  • 27 Jan 2019
  • News

Harvard study questions benefits of fund manager diversity

  • 06 Aug 2018
  • News

Trump's call to retrain workers a chance for business to step up

  • Web

Information Management | Baker Library

Information Management Keeping up with the ever-changing information landscape is crucial for maintaining the accessibility and use of your content. The Information Management... View Details
  • 08 Sep 2013
  • News

Management lessons are just what the doctor ordered

  • 20 Jul 2013
  • News

Executive Education program helps build nonprofit management skills

  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

supposed to pay off, the greater the uncertainty. Hence, investment decisions and compensation contracts tend to converge toward more short-term, observable metrics that encourage corporate managers and professional money View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
  • Fast Answer

Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips

Which Bloomberg tips are for the HBS Investment Management course? These Bloomberg tips below were created for students enrolled in the HBS Investment Management course.  For more... View Details
  • 01 Dec 1998
  • News

Managing the Business of Life

interview, we catch up with the group for another update. Not surprisingly, much has changed over the past decade in their households and in their careers. In the profiles that follow, our protagonists once again candidly discuss how they... View Details
  • Web

Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

Technology & Operations Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students November–December 2024 Article How to Avoid the Agility Trap By: Jianwen Liao and Feng Zhu Agility is all the rage in... View Details