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- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
shortened to thirty-five hours. What has happened? Take France, for example. French productivity is up; some would claim it is now higher than the U.S., just as is productivity in The Netherlands, Belgium, and the former West Germany. For example, Volkswagen's market... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark
generator. We were also able to climb the inner staircase to reach the roof of the nacelle for a view of the helipad used for operations, maintenance, and servicing. The sheer scale and complexity of the manufacturing process left us in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
loved, not the winning.” Gamechanger: “After I stopped being solely focused on my results, I started to climb back up the ladder and won the last, biggest race of the year. That got me an invitation to the US team camp. From there, I was... View Details
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
however, internees could go hiking and climbing in the nearby mountains for nine hours at a stretch. Germans who were interned during WWI lobbied on behalf of their countrymen during WWII. Several, for example, penned a letter to... View Details
- 03 Apr 2013
- What Do You Think?
Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?
two-year MBA program. More important, those climbing the ladder in this manner must not be penalized for doing it this way. The point is that organizations will, as a result, be just as productive and also able to choose leadership from a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
3 Growing Pains from my First Year at HBS: Academic, Social, and Career
things in a way that I can be proud of instead of trying to climb up the ladder in the most efficient manner possible. The goal is to accept and learn from whatever the outcome is. Social: from desperately looking for "best... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- News
To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual
we ask, ‘how can we have a positive impact to bring down the COVID-19 numbers?’” Lundgren says attendance has steadily climbed as the pandemic wears on, as people seek both practical guidance—how to stay safe, wear a mask, etc—as well as... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
kid” at Ford Motor Company, McNamara climbed the corporate ladder and, after fourteen years, was named president (the first from outside the Ford family) in November 1960. Bucking sacrosanct industry notions, he promoted vehicle safety... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
first stay-at-home order. COVID-19 fears were keeping diners home. Restaurant visits spiked immediately when states allowed restaurants to offer in-person dining again. However, restaurant activity remained lower than pre-COVID levels. Restaurant demand after lockdowns... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
jump over, and A-frames to climb up and down. Did you see Best in Show, the “mockumentary” about dog shows? Yes, I thought it was hilarious. Some of it was more accurate than I'd like to admit. People take the sport very seriously, but... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
or $500 million in capital, they're simply not interested in funding companies that need $10 million or less to develop real market traction." According to Dodi, the growing number of companies with women in leadership positions is the result of 25 years of women View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
concrete roadmap towards brand building that will give you an unmatched strategic advantage. The Way Up: Climbing the Corporate Mountain as a Professional of Color By Errol L. Pierre (AMP 203, 2022) and Jim Jermanok Wiley In The Way Up:... View Details
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
startups that found further success in the market—are rare, and mainly involve companies purchased for their intellectual property. Lessons for universities The study’s findings are significant as university research expenditures climb to... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies
wanted to work out in the field,” Amanda said in an interview with Climate Stories. “I was inspired to preserve the mountains I climbed as a child.” Her father challenged her to look at it from a broader perspective. “My father, an... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
After Ozempic
meanwhile, climbed from $16.2 billion to $33 billion in that same period, riding the GLP-1 wave. Novo Nordisk’s valuation has shot up to almost $600 billion, which is more than the entire Danish GDP. And the top of the curve is still out... View Details
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
for Refugees. Some forecasters expect the number of forcibly displaced migrants to climb to 1 billion as climate change makes more parts of the world uninhabitable. “They will affect you. They will affect me. They may be you and me, as... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
Parish, was among the runners-up. The journey has not been easy; the class has experienced its share of deaths, disappointments, loss of loved ones, ongoing physical ailments, and business failures. But we have persevered. Having climbed... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
says, ‘I left my heart in San Francisco,’ but it wasn’t the ‘little cable cars climbing half-way to the stars’—it was the willingness to follow a long path of discovery and try and fail repeatedly until one succeeded. And the best... View Details
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
balancing act is perhaps too eloquent; it was more like juggling a few bowling balls while climbing up 10 flights of stairs. I would focus 100% on my internship with an LA-based fintech startup during the day, and then 100% on FinGig in... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
have the greatest impact. She may be a COO, but Heidi Brooks is much more than a number-cruncher sitting at a desk all day. A woman of action, occasionally she trades in her pantsuit and briefcase for a cargo vest and backpack. In 2012, she View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers