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- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
make exactly that happen: a process tested successfully by BCG teams in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. A process I have seen implemented with good and not-so-good managers; on big and small teams, with tight View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
brought in. You are now seeing budgets and deadlines being hit, and customer feedback is more enthusiastic. The kinds of results you want—financial returns—haven't changed. The next round of financing is coming up and you have been asked... View Details
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
How To Make Diversity a Reality
things done and you get that group of people together in a room to talk about solving this problem. You put a deadline on those people to come back with a plan, actionable plan, the resources you need to get this done, the milestones... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 9
submission deadline is December 1, 2011; the results of the competition experiment will not be revealed until that date. The submitted models will be ranked based on their prediction error. The winners of the competitions will be invited... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) | MBA
A quick financial aid assessment is included to determine eligibility and process. The IFC course fee will appear on the student bill in October. Students are required to pay the full amount by the deadline indicated on the bill. Contact... View Details
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
consistently delivers a valuable, innovative product under the pressure of a very firm deadline (opening night, eight o'clock curtain). The product, a play, executes again and again with great precision, incorporating significant... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
costs,” Whillans says. “It will help you feel more in control.” It’s also OK to request more time to get work projects done if necessary, since studies show managers are generally willing to extend deadlines when employees ask. “It’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
company experiences a crane accident with multiple fatalities. The CEO, a client, and an employee must make choices to meet the company's obligations. Set in 2006, the case looks at the choices faced by board members of a museum that is an important client and that is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
Brother” or punitive style—micromanagement often drives people out of their jobs. Rather, they should be part of an overall higher-touch, more open managerial style suited to the stresses and constraints of the pandemic era. Assigning shorter View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
possible unintentionality generate a large increase in the settlement rate; including a deadline further increases the response. The small price effect, compared to the large message effect, can be explained by two countervailing effects... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
classes and visits to New York (where FashionStake is based). "The contest worked as a forcing mechanism for us," Gulati says. "Without the discipline of deadlines and deliverables we might have flamed out at the first hurdle." "For us,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
forcing mechanism for us,” Gulati says. “Without the discipline of deadlines and deliverables we might have flamed out at the first hurdle.” “For us, the main goal wasn’t to make it to the finals or win, it was to get good feedback that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
or her math homework and still make it to that important work deadline that I have when I’m working at home and my child is distance learning. And that took us away from thinking about some of the bigger picture challenges that a lot of... View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
requested amount generates a small increase in the settlement rate. However, for the same reduced request, a message informing infringers of the price reduction and acknowledging the possible unintentionality generate a large increase in the settlement rate; including... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
weekend deadline for a new cooling room. With 20 local businesspeople due to arrive for a tour and lunch, Viana had grabbed a broom without comment and began sweeping up the sawdust. Never mind that he had two secretaries at his last job,... View Details
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Departments | Employment
the learning experience. What sets HBS Online apart? Our learning model is built around three key characteristics: active, case-based, and social. You complete coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines to ensure you’re... View Details
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when considering a pitch, which investors should you target, how to build a syndicate, and which advisors do you want on board; negotiating term sheets. How to Meet Scientific Deadlines - you raised money, and now you need to hit... View Details