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March 2012
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Does America Really Need Manufacturing?

Too many U.S. companies base decisions about where to locate production largely on narrow financial criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take into account the impact it might have on their ability to... View Details

Keywords: Production; Geographic Location; Innovation and Invention; Competitive Advantage; Product Design; Risk Management; Manufacturing Industry; United States

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10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

tightly: performance evaluation and risk management. Everything else is managed loosely, and local leaders get an enormous amount of discretion in figuring out how to get things done. Change leaders need to be prepared to give the same... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
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Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)

By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia

On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalized Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

programs are 100 percent online, and available to participants regardless of their location. Do I need to log in to an HBS Online course at certain times? There are no formal class times. All learning happens online, so participants are able to complete the course on... View Details

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has hit many companies hard—some to the point of considering bankruptcy—Antill’s research findings may help business leaders make important decisions to avoid the high price of liquidation and choose a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

30 Jun 2008
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Rethinking Retirement Planning

place an undue burden on workers who don't have the interest, time, or expertise to manage their finances. A pioneer in translating finance and mathematics into practical, Wall Street-ready models, Merton was awarded the 1997 Nobel... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

18 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams

to ask questions and make comments. In reality, however, the speakers often do the opposite—dominating the time and not allowing for much discussion at all. "As professors we do this too," admits Gino. "It's very difficult... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

2016 University of Chicago Press Innovation Equity: Assessing and Managing the Monetary Value of New Products and Services By: Ofek, Elie, Eitan Muller, and Barak Libai Abstract—This book bridges the gap between what academics know, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 11

organizations, Kaplan and Haas identify five common mistakes when managers attempt to cut health care costs. The mistakes are triggered, primarily, by working from the line-item expense categories on P&Ls, rather than clinically based... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Demonstration Policy | About

amplified sound. Using public safety as their guide, HBS and Harvard administrators and security officers will determine the most appropriate means and time to address policy violations. If it is not possible to address such violations... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

in part because they typically occur at an earlier stage in an industry's life cycle. Many industries exist for a long time in a fragmented state: local businesses stay local, and no company becomes dominant regionally or nationally.... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

examine the effects of team familiarity and diversity in experience on performance for software development projects. We find the interaction of team familiarity and diversity in experience has a complementary effect on a project being delivered on View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 May 2021
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The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

the time.” SB: “We both screamed over the phone to express how shocked we were! Later in the conversation, Brianna asked me to keep the HBS packet until she moved to Boston. We also added each other on WeChat after the phone call.” Two weeks later, Sophie and Brianna... View Details

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Peter Gumulia

management is only one piece of the puzzle. I wanted to get closer to the decision making – which ultimately led me to business.” After college, Peter turned to management consulting with a two-year stint at... View Details

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Uzoma Nwagba

"African government? Don't. You must be corrupt or crazy. Or you will fail." Big Mentor always means well. But this time he will be wrong. That classic doomsday narrative will not remain Africa's soundtrack. No, not even in our... View Details

12 Apr 2010
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One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

How can managers better identify, describe, and confront the issues of environmental and social sustainability that their companies increasingly encounter? One answer is One Report, a method of integrating information about financial and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

Ryan Dumlao , CORe Participant “Being able to break down real-life scenarios, and look at the management processes within each—what worked and what didn't—provided a unique method of learning, and was incomparable to other course... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

on benefitting DACs and groups currently underserved by transit. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created the $3 billion Weatherization Assistance Program,[57] which uses formula grants managed by the Department of Energy to reduce... View Details

22 Dec 2020
Blog Post

The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

Fellowship, but I am now part of a developing community of other recipients who share similar journeys. All in all, my time at HBS has been transformative (one of the truest clichés that you’ll hear about HBS). I wear my background like a... View Details

27 Oct 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

and executive management team is alike; every unhappy board and executive management team is unhappy in its own special way. In high-performing SMDOs, the board and executive View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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