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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Faculty Books
experiences in more than twenty countries. (See cover story) How Countries Compete by Richard H.K. Vietor (HBS Press) Professor Vietor examines the different social, economic, cultural, and historical forces shaping governmental... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
several of which are described in our book. All these companies compete in markets that have long existed, and in which they were minor players up to a few years ago. None offers products or services that are markedly different from those... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
nonprofitsneed to be able to compete on a level playing field. "So much of theirability to compete is based upon the availability of capital and how theyacquire it." Jed Emerson Social Return On... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller
job postings than unemployed people in that space. WK: Add to that how quickly the technology and demographic forces are changing many parts of the workplace, and it’s clear that there’s a need to ensure that the middle skills workforce has the View Details
- 22 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Marketing Club Presents: The Brand Summit
schools across the country will compete for the $2,000 grand prize. This case will require participants to complete quantitative and qualitative analyses similar to those expected in post-MBA marketing roles. It is a great opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Profile
Kayode Ogunro
operations, from entrepreneurship. It provides an overall competence in all management aspects that really makes sense." "At Weston Presidio," Kayode says, "I had seen a lot of companies in similar situations. But now... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
intended to enhance rather than compete with or substitute for current offerings. Finally, the platform will be built on a robust and self-sustaining economic model. “We are committed to leveraging technology to develop highly... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
If You're #1, Watch Out
Where the Money Will Be," an article published in the November 2001 Harvard Business Review. "In markets where product performance is outstripping customer need, the market leader is vulnerable," write Christensen and coauthors Michael Raynor (DBA '00) and Matt... View Details
- Article
Front-line Staff Perspectives on Opportunities for Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Hospital Work Systems
By: Anita L. Tucker, Sara J. Singer, Jennifer E. Hayes and Alyson Falwell
Objective To link safety-related concerns raised by frontline staff about hospital work systems (operational failures) to the safety and efficiency of hospitals, and to contrast these concerns with national patient safety initiatives.
Data... View Details
Keywords: Perspective; Opportunities; Safety; Performance Efficiency; System; Failure; Conferences; Employees; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Experience and Expertise; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
Tucker, Anita L., Sara J. Singer, Jennifer E. Hayes, and Alyson Falwell. "Front-line Staff Perspectives on Opportunities for Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Hospital Work Systems." Health Services Research 43, nos. 5, pt.2 (October 2008).
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
LEVITT The details differ slightly, but the story, in its telling, is always the same. Ninety or so MBA students sit nervously awaiting the start of their first Marketing class. At the appointed time — not a minute more or less — a slight man with bushy eyebrows and an... View Details
- June 2024
- Article
Defining Who You Are by Whom You Serve? Strategies for Prosocial–Professional Identity Integration with Clients
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Yen
Many professionals want to both achieve professional success and contribute to society. Yet, in some professional contexts, these aims are in tension because serving elite clients is considered the pinnacle of professional success, but professionals themselves may view... View Details
Keywords: Identity; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Behavior; Social Entrepreneurship
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, and Julie Yen. "Defining Who You Are by Whom You Serve? Strategies for Prosocial–Professional Identity Integration with Clients." Administrative Science Quarterly 69, no. 2 (June 2024): 515–567.
- January 2025 (Revised February 2025)
- Technical Note
Skills-First Talent Management Onboarding, Development, and Performance Management
By: Boris Groysberg, James Barnett, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden
The second in a series of notes on how organizations manage skills-first talent-management chains, covering onboarding, development, and performance management. Onboarding included the practices, programs, and policies used by an organization to facilitate new employee... View Details
- 2005
- Chapter
On Coaches, Counsellors, Facilitators and Behavioural Consultants.
Executive coaches, career counsellors, psychotherapists, group facilitators and behavioural consultants all have overlapping, yet different areas of expertise. To make an informed decision about the kind of long-term leadership development program you want, it is... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decisions; Learning; Leadership Development; Outcome or Result; Programs; Behavior
Wood, Jack D., and Gianpiero Petriglieri. "On Coaches, Counsellors, Facilitators and Behavioural Consultants." In Mastering Executive Education: How to Combine Content with Context and Emotion, edited by Paul J. Strebel and Tracy Keys, 155–169. London: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2005.
- September 1991 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation
By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Geoffrey K. Gill
Allegheny Ludlum's (AL) technical vice president, Jack Shilling faces the task of determining how to allocate engineering resources among five areas of technology. AL's technology organization has great strategic importance and has therefore been untouched by the... View Details
Keywords: Engineering; Resource Allocation; Information Technology; Policy; Leadership; Decisions; Competency and Skills; Projects; Joint Ventures; Strategy; Electronics Industry; Technology Industry
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Geoffrey K. Gill. "Allegheny Ludlum: Research and Engineering Resource Allocation." Harvard Business School Case 692-027, September 1991. (Revised January 1992.)
- 26 Nov 2021
- News
Organizations Need a Dynamic Approach to Teaching People New Skills
- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
It may have been a year—or 50—since the six dozen Harvard Business School alumni gathered in an Aldrich Hall classroom Monday morning had dug into a case study. However, once they got over the initial fear of being cold called by Professor Mihir Desai, it didn’t take... View Details
- 25 Oct 2016
- News
Dimon on the Federal Reserve, Taxes, and his Optimistic Outlook
(Yahoo Finance) (Yahoo Finance) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s (MBA 1982) recent interview at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. earned rave reviews from at least one savvy investor, Yahoo Finance reports. “It was off the charts—one of the best I’ve ever heard,”... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
Last month, more than one million people lined the streets of Boston for a parade in honor of their National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins. Talk about consumer excitement over a product! On that score (or should I say “SCO-ORE!”), could the Bruins’ remarkable... View Details
- 23 Aug 2011
- News
New Kid in School
Ellison: Teaching is "in my DNA." Courtesy Ed Ellison After graduating from HBS and spending several years at Salomon Brothers and CS First Boston, Ed Ellison (MBA ’91) left Wall Street to go into education because “teaching and coaching are in my DNA,” he told the... View Details