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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
experience and informed perspectives to the study and practice of leadership at HBS. Through ongoing financial support and engagement, alumni are contributing to our shared ambition to make this world one in which people can improve their... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)
By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Toyota Argentina (TASA) and the union representing automotive industry workers in the country had been working together since 2011 to address the challenges faced by Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Zárate (Argentina). The strategy for moving forward was built on an... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Performance; Production; Performance Improvement; Strategy; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategic Planning; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry; Argentina
Tamayo, Jorge, Erik Snowberg, and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago. "Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-412, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster
By: Nelson P. Repenning and Rebecca Henderson
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Performance Improvement; Competitive Advantage; Earnings Management; Management Practices and Processes; Revenue; Quality; Competency and Skills; Motivation and Incentives; Auto Industry; United States
Repenning, Nelson P., and Rebecca Henderson. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-033, September 2010.
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
From social media to the grocery store to the corner office and all the way to the stratosphere, the research and entrepreneurial adventures HBS faculty, doctoral students and alumni undertook this year have changed the way we understand and operate in the View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Research Brief: The High Cost of Election Expectations
perfect laboratory to test initiatives designed to improve both. Eager to showcase the country’s strengthened commitment to democracy, Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) partnered with Assistant Professor... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
What's Trending at HBS?
With the start of the new school year, HBS faculty are preparing several virtual programs for alumni through the Trending@HBS webinar series. In hour-long sessions, they will discuss their research and views on timely business topics, as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
PORTER: Health care's zero-sum competition model adds costs and results in severe quality problems. University professor Michael Porter never planned to write a book on health-care reform. In fact, he expected brickbats in response to a coauthored article in the June... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Escape from Alcatraz
taco bar—but local businesses have already discovered that it can also be a learning experience for professional teams, requiring real teamwork to advance through obstacle courses and solve absurd puzzles. It can take 10 to 20 or more... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
Mumbai, Bhandari looked at companies developing sophisticated diagnostic and treatment tools that, she says, “could have huge potential to improve rural health care—if they could be made affordably.” To Bhandari, the financial aid she has... View Details
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Transforming Baker Library
Baker Library, long the primary icon associated with Harvard Business School, is getting a total makeover. During the summer, the School began an extensive renovation of the stately 1927 building. By late 2005, the new Baker... View Details
- Web
FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
supporting high and rising living standards for the average American. The Project focuses especially on the roles that business leaders can play in improving the U.S. business... View Details
- 02 Jun 2019
- News
A Data-Driven Approach to Gun Policy
Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration (photo by Stu Rosner) MIKE LUCA, Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration (photo by Stu Rosner) Not long after, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Aldrich Renovations Reach Halfway Point
also take the classrooms to the outside world,” she adds. Professor Janice Hammond recently took advantage of the technology improvements by bringing the CEO of UPS, Michael Eskew, into her Aldrich classroom via videoconferencing,... View Details
- June 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Ducati Corse
By: Francesca Gino and Andrew P. McAfee
Ducati Corse, the racing arm of Ducati Motorcycles, has entered the Moto GP circuit with a completely new bike. This bike was designed and tested using a great deal of information technology. After a very successful initial season, the Ducati Moto GP team sees... View Details
Keywords: Design; Business Strategy; Product Marketing; Information Technology; Performance Improvement; Change Management; Research and Development; Motorcycle Industry; Italy
Gino, Francesca, and Andrew P. McAfee. "Ducati Corse." Harvard Business School Case 605-091, June 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I lead in a crisis? What roles does... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Healthy Profit
one of four ways that Quelch says companies can affect public health, along with concentrating on the well-being of its employees, its community, and the environment. The principles can help the bottom line, too, offering improvements in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
several fatalities there. There were 28,000 employees at that mine; we brought people up from below ground and worked to retrain and refocus them. We lost millions of dollars while production was curtailed, but it was the right thing to do. We’ve View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience
Saurav Patyal (MBA 2018) (photo by Susan Young) Saurav Patyal (MBA 2018) (photo by Susan Young) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT: HBS Fund The HBS mission—to educate leaders who make a difference in the world—resonates deeply with Saurav Patyal (MBA 2018). “My goal is to utilize... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Photos by Rafael Monroy Daphne Leger (MBA 2012) did not enroll in business school to maximize profits, but rather to maximize social impact. “I firmly believe that business has a key role to play in solving... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers