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- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
in engineering and infrastructure construction, its challenges in planning and innovation, and the special things that a firm must do to compete successfully in the Chinese market. We conclude with China's approach to the global economy... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
leadership team create an action plan that makes sense for the company's strategy? This case is designed to be used with the "Balanced Scorecard Simulation Game." Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
reason(s) for the center's shortcomings and develop a plan of action so that this center's problems do not undermine the whole initiative toward greater scientific collaboration. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
"Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but [fellow nominee] Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time." Millions of viewers were turned off by his impulsive bullying, and Carter and Lady Gaga, both in the audience, knew instantly... View Details
- 06 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea
fear mongering and all the other attack strategies (more on that soon). Delay There are questions and concerns that can kill a good proposal simply by creating a deadly delay. They so slow the communication and discussion of a plan that... View Details
Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
reducing their consumption (or even just planning to reduce their consumption), business managers may decide to scale back on their own operations, so as not to produce a lot of output that no one's going to buy. Firms will start laying... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
point is the most crucial—employee trust is hard to regain once it’s lost. E = Execute your organization’s post-COVID workforce plan in a timely fashion and evaluate your progress constantly. Ultimately, the TAKE framework is about... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
managers from pursuing value-destroying opportunities within the firm just for the sake of deploying capital or because they want to run larger companies. And, distributing cash through buybacks can help reward loyal shareholders who believe in the long-run View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
rituals. We define a ritual as a predefined sequence of symbolic actions often characterized by formality and repetition that lack direct instrumental purpose. Using different instantiations of rituals and measures of anxiety (both... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better
of the many actions a CEO could take during the course of a day—attending meetings, reviewing a marketing campaign, schmoozing clients on the golf course. So Sadun and her colleagues instead divided up activities with a much simpler... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
other aspects of the business? It would actually inform my decisions in a better way. I could pursue more productive lines of action for the firm.' "Business is only getting more complicated. Understanding the interactions of various... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?
anywhere it is, those are positive things. Gazette: The league has made a number of rule changes over the last several seasons to try to speed up the games and make them more exciting, and plans to introduce more next year. Will any of... View Details
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
recognize that there is an optimal dependency ratio range beyond which increasingly urgent action is needed to stabilize social costs and attract investment." Several interesting actions were suggested.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
Barack Obama narrating A Promised Land. There truly is no other way to absorb this massive tale of his life, family, marriage, and political journey. I'm five hours into the 29-hour tale and plan to listen to Michelle's version of the... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
buy or sell stock. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/07/what-good-are-shareholders/ar/1 Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival amid Political and Civil Violence Authors:Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Recovering from the Need to Achieve
operated this way or felt this way. Many are relieved to hear the condition has a name." Harvard is fertile ground for HNAPs, too. DeLong plans to make his book required reading in the second year courses on Authentic Leadership and... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
of developing its third set of 10‐year goals, with the aim of producing a plan that will ensure the viability of the company 50 years from now. With this end in mind, Dow's leaders understand their obligation to continue investing in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
the less effective the drug. The problem for Merck, Wosinska said, was that this group was not likely to realize they have a problem. They are only compelled to action after the hair loss is obvious. So the consumer most likely to buy the... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
instability in Third World countries, and last year's shutdown of West Coast shipping docks—have awakened managers as never before to supply chain risks, some of which had been introduced or heightened by the very actions companies had... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
product, or service against the best-known similar activity, so that challenging but attainable goals can be set and a realistic course of action implemented to efficiently become and remain best of the best. In one dramatic benchmarking... View Details