integration - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills - Course Catalog

learning. This course thus aims to address a critical and timely need within the HBS curriculum by offering students a comprehensive and integrated approach for attaining success in their post-MBA role as advisors and counselors. Given... View Details

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Building Trusted Organizations - Course Catalog

organization’s ability to deliver products and services they can trust, or through breaches of integrity —when questions of motives, personal ethics, and a commitment to others’ wellbeing come into play. It explores losing and restoring... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead

faculty research on brand authenticity and maintaining brand identity post-merger. Or, read what thought leaders have to say regarding best practices on integration post-mergers, or explore news on current M&A activity in the craft beer... View Details

31 Oct 2018
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Building on History

blessed to be the first African American to do a range of things in my life, starting with integrating what was called the Southwest Conference in 1965 as the first African American to receive a basketball scholarship. That was a blessing... View Details

01 May 2013
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Catherine E. Kuehn Price, MBA 1986 & Malcolm K. Price, MBA 1987

first-year students are spending time abroad, and the increased integration with other areas of Harvard really recognizes the importance of interdisciplinary learning. I wish I could go back again as a student!” Malcolm views the couple’s... View Details

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

processes. We describe a property-rights model of firm boundary choices along the value chain that generalizes Antràs and Chor (2013). To assess the evidence, we construct firm-level measures of the upstreamness of integrated and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

skills building boot camp, a global immersion field study, and a team-based entrepreneurial project designed to integrate knowledge from the first year curriculum—FIELD teaches students that what they have learned about business in the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

01 Dec 1998
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New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership

One key to becoming more integrated into the global marketplace will be southern Africa's ability to respond to the radical economic and social changes taking place in its own backyard. "This not only poses complex challenges for... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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Four Professors to Retire

Charles J. Christenson Chuck Christenson, the Royal Little Professor of Business Administration and a specialist in management control, has been a member of the HBS faculty for 39 years. Throughout his career, he has been an innovative teacher who View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

integration affects prices, this paper provides evidence that prices can affect integration. Many theories in organizational economics and industrial organization posit that integration, while costly, increases productivity. It follows... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

Teradyne: Testing Opportunity In 1994, Teradyne, a leading provider of machines that test the quality of microprocessors and other integrated circuits as they come off the assembly line, saw an opportunity to create a more compact and... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

Profile

Alika Phipps

the perspectives of people with different backgrounds and interests; the ability to listen to other points of view and integrate them with your own understanding. At the end of the day, you converge on an opinion and a plan of action.”... View Details

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Multimedia Development | Information Technology

standalone multimedia case studies comprised of videos, exhibits, and interactive elements integrated with case text. We also produce web-based case supplements with videos and electronic exhibits to accompany written cases and video... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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The Innovation Imperative

for HBS: curriculum innovation, internationalization, intellectual ambition, inclusion (diversity), and integration with Harvard. “The capacity to innovate was vital to the success of American universities in the 20th century,” Nohria... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2014
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Making a Statement

doctors were quite competent, but the group wasn’t working together. “We brought in a comprehensive, integrated system, with a better flow of information, and patient outcomes improved dramatically,” says Paul. The company that grew out... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Inside MTV’s Global Fame

integrated marketing, constantly cutting deals with advertisers not just to buy spots on MTV Europe but also to sponsor entire shows and concerts and to offer unique rewards to viewers as well. He takes credit (or blame) for MTV’s being... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

12 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 12, 2009

recommendations cover the entire hiring cycle in seven steps: anticipating the need for new hires, specifying the job, developing a pool of candidates, assessing the candidates, closing the deal, integrating the newcomer, and reviewing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Oct 1998
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A Message from Dean Clark

process that is clear and efficient. The appointment of an ombudsperson, who has responsibility for the integrity of the process and serves as a first point of contact, is a key development in this effort. In closing, I would like to... View Details

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

organizational units, whether a line-business unit or a staff function, understand how their unit contributes to overall organizational success. This process aligns the decentralized units to a strategic partnership with each other and the corporate parent to deliver... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

March 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Case

Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: Deciding about "Megadeals"

By: Anette Mikes

Inspired by one of the few banks that successfully weathered the 2007-2009 credit crisis, the case illustrates risk management in a corporate finance business. Chief executive Alastair Dowes has to decide if the risk governance process is adequate to uncover mega-risks... View Details