management focus - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

amortization from its constitution, in favor of fair value accounting. Ramanna said that there are no unequivocal villains in thin political market situations, but rather "a quilt of special interests." Still, he argued that managers in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

28 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

more and more cases, when leaders make critical decisions, they are not choosing among specific, detailed options, each supported by in-depth analysis, nor are they expecting to implement the option they choose in a familiar, predictable, or View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

Frei is the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management at HBS and is the author of Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Joseph Fuller: Focus on doing what is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

September 1999 (Revised February 2004)
Case

Juice Guys (B)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Sharon Lee Fox and Cynthia Rushmore Kuechle

The case explores who the customers are for a new beverage product, their desires as customers for this product, and their desires when ordering this product from a local specialty store location. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Customer Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Commercialization; Customer Satisfaction; Food and Beverage Industry

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01 Sep 2020
News

In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested

made Harden’s CEO appointment official in 2018; now, as then, the Australian native is leading Hello Sunshine’s efforts to focus on strong, female-focused narratives across film, television, unscripted, and animation divisions, in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; women in business; COVID-19; film; media; television; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2025
News

On The Case: The Base Factor

Managing Customers for Growth. She designed it for students who want to grow their own business, help others grow theirs, or be better able to evaluate growth trajectories as a potential investor. Ascarza developed “Madrigal: Conducting a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Oct 2002
News

John R. Davis

adds, springing back into the driver's seat. Someday, he acknowledges, he will not be able to manage the work on his own. For now, he says as he takes in the expansive view of rolling hills and the peaceful soundtrack of mooing cattle, “I... View Details

03 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors

Spencer Stuart, directed by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher and management consultant Deborah Bell. The team worked for over a year before that to identify board members from more than 60 countries, in industries including... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 Mar 2023
News

SVB Crash Analysis

banking system, the government should follow the lead of other countries and create “payment banks” that take little-to-no risk, are highly regulated, and have access to the payment network. Silicon Valley Bank’s Focus on Startups Was a... View Details

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Margaret Busse Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

19 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Digital Technology’s Profound Game Change for Marketers

field his generation should focus on, the field that would shape the future. Today's advice for aspiring graduates is also a single word: "software." In a sweeping Wall Street Journal article last summer, Netscape founder Marc... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang; Advertising; Technology

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

knowledge of a technical system to gain strategic advantage. The strategy involves, first, identifying "bottlenecks" in the existing system, and then creating a new architecture that isolates the bottlenecks in modules. An entrepreneurial firm with limited... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Negotiation is Like Jazz

negotiation requires adapting your communication acts to the most advantageous pattern. Learning The Notes Imagine you're a sales rep negotiating with the procurement manager of a professional services firm. Your company is the only... View Details

Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn

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Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation - Course Catalog

development, while using AI tools for both research and prototyping. Our goal: have you gain deep expertise in your focus area, while ideally uncovering multiple potential opportunities to investigate further. With respect to problem... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Health Care a Top Priority at HBS

a topic of great interest to our faculty, students, and alumni.” She notes that some 20 percent of HBS professors are interested in health care, pursuing research in four general areas: management best practices; lab-to-marketplace... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

18 Mar 2020
News

Leading Change

“Business and Climate Policy: Your Vital Role,” on February 12, 2020. Moderated by Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management at HBS and Faculty Chair of BEI, the event drew 100 alumni and guests to the... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

I have recently returned from the Board's winter meeting at HBS, and, as usual, I found being back on campus extremely energizing. Our subcommittees on information technology, alumni career management and development, and global alumni... View Details

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Fola Folowosele

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? At Mesoamerica Energy, the wind energy company I worked at prior to business school, I held a cross functional role that straddled engineering and business development. It was through this experience that I realized... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products

11 Oct 2022
News

Righting the Ship

When Ross Stuckey (PLDA 21, 2016) joined the NAVSEA Warfare Centers—a part of the naval research labs responsible for developing science and tech for national defense—as their capital improvement program (CIP) manager in 2016, he was... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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