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- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
of 145 globally distributed members of nine project teams of an organization, we found that uneven proficiency in English, the lingua franca, disrupted collaboration for both native and non-native speakers. Although all team members spoke English, different View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
right kind of competition working. The health care system can achieve stunning gains in quality and efficiency. And employers, the major purchasers of health care services, could lead the transformation. [ ] Positive-sum Competition In a healthy system, competition at... View Details
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Kamen Bliznashki
with all levels in the organization and bringing a systematic approach to attacking some of the strategic challenges facing the company enabled me to be successful on the job. View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Preparing middle school students for the opportunities that lie ahead
done a lot of work supporting the public school districts and I was becoming more and more familiar with what was going on in the public schools in terms of student achievement levels and a rapid decline that you see in middle school.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Wan Heads HBSP
time when good leadership at all levels is one of the most essential elements of any organization's survival, we believe this line of books will make an important contribution to advances in business, government, and society,” said Carol... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Check Is in the Mail
kept by American merchants at a time when hard currency was often scarce. Period documents reveal a fascinating level of intimate detail in how a creditor’s reliability was assessed. “You start to get a real, not abstract, image of... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
firm has a high percentage of misconduct doesn’t mean all of its advisors are bad. “Customers shouldn’t necessarily be afraid of firms with high levels of misconduct, but they should make use of the resources publicly available to them,”... View Details
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘The Strategist’
organization. But, in the end, it is the strategist who bears the responsibility for setting a firm's course and making the choices day after day that continuously refine that course. That is why strategy and leadership must be reunited at the highest View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
between Islamic and Western legal and financial concepts and practices. While charging interest is ruled out, the Koran does allow Muslims to participate in profits. "They can become a partner on a level playing field with other... View Details
- 23 Jul 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Balanced Scorecard in Action
adds a metric that summarizes customer profitability. The ability to measure profitability at the individual customer level allows companies to consider new customer profitability metrics such as "percentage of unprofitable customers."... View Details
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Viktor Puzakov
slips of paper with identifying information. “During the war, there was a superstition that if you filled out the slip, you would be killed.” Of all the containers they found, Viktor says, “only one held a slip. And it was blank.” Elevator to a new View Details
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Alex Slusky
started the program.” The best simulation of business experience Alex pursued the MBA because he had an interest in venture capital and wanted “to find a way to combine technology and strategy – how do we go up a level in business? Where... View Details
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
including hiring, training, and firing personnel. All reward teams at all levels for performance. All provide generally unmonitored time for employees to develop product and service innovations as well as either redesign their jobs or... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
decline"? Growth at the organizational level opens up opportunities for new customers, new hiring, acquisitions, increased profitability, and generally more liberal policies as a result of the removal of constraints associated with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
born that are still household names," including Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Mercedes, Sears, Nestlé, Marks & Spencer, and Bayer. To reach that level of success, she asserted, is extraordinarily difficult, demanding great diligence,... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
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Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals - Course Catalog
serves both as a sophisticated follow-on to basic negotiation courses and/or as a self-contained negotiation course taught at an advanced level with a heavy emphasis on handling challenging real-world cases. Unlike past versions of this... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
“A place to grow personally and professionally.” - Yolanda Anton
has visited Argentina, China or Norway? Or about the mechanical engineer fixing airplane engines? About the art lover that visits every possible museum? About the initiator of many initiatives to foster women’s presence at all levels in... View Details
- 09 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Learning from Classmates at HBS
I was at a point in my career where the learning curve had flattened, and I wanted to push myself to a higher level both personally and professionally. While at HBS I’ve been so amazed by the connections I’ve made and the community of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
consumers prefer single songs over music “bundles.” The result? It is time for the industry to rethink its products and prices, writes Associate Professor Anita Elberse. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6312.html. India Transformed? Insights from the Firm View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering women to lead
Public Policy, Hood asks students to consider—in an era where women are achieving at rates higher than ever before—why are there so few women leaders at the highest levels of decision-making? Her class combines leadership theory with... View Details