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- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
conflict." "The rapid infusers are truly indispensable in cases of massive blood loss," Olga Berg, Director of Development with the non-profit organization Ukraine Medical Consortium, said in a press release, noting that these devices are... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
where he worked 13 years for Cisco Systems during its meteoric rise. His passion for engaging with customers led him to run a global support organization for Cisco’s biggest customers. While at Cisco, the company sent him to HBS’s... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
several of the new research tracks the project has produced and how a few of these ideas are being put into action. Transportation and Infrastructure After organizing a transportation summit in February 2014 that featured everyone from GE... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
You’ve Been YouTubed
suggests that the moment can fade fairly quickly. Even so, an organization needs to be aware of how best to present itself in this new environment and respond to potential parodies of its brand. “It’s a transparent world,” he says. “This... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
today means a shortfall in performance tomorrow. Miller describes how to nurture leaders throughout the organization, from the front lines to the executive ranks. He outlines a clear and replicable approach to creating the leadership bench every View Details
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Developing the Global Leader
gives you a heightened sensitivity to cultural differences, and how those differences are tied up in language." After 60 or so hours of Japanese language instruction, George could more or less carry on a conversation, and did so with a retired chairman of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 02 Dec 2017
- News
Helping HBS Make Big Bets
Leadership Fellows program, she discovered nonprofit arts organizations as “an ideal way to scale the impact of the arts.” Established in 2001, the program connects graduating MBA students with nonprofit and public-sector View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Lesson Plans
students who become tomorrow's employees. Rohit Jain (GMP 5, 2008) @followrohit: Parents need to be involved in their child's education and school. Starts at home and have a working relationship with the teachers ... grow the school districts View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- News
Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan
2014 the JRC organized an immersion for 18 HBS faculty who attended a conference, participated in a symposium, and met with local business executives in Tokyo. The experience established a solid foundation for future research and has... View Details
- March 1998 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Dell Online
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Dell started online commerce for its PCs in 1996, and by 1997 had achieved a sales rate of $3 million a day. The case describes the internal process that led to these dramatic results and poses the question of how the firm should leverage this activity to meet Michael... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Market Transactions; Goals and Objectives; Business Processes; Distribution Channels; Internet and the Web; Information Infrastructure; Competitive Advantage; Computer Industry; Retail Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Dell Online." Harvard Business School Case 598-116, March 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
- February 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Nordstrom: The Turnaround
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
After a period of turbulence, the fourth generation of Nordstroms are in control of the $7.1 billion apparel retailer. They have instituted a number of changes in buying and IT that have turned the business around. What can they do to ensure future growth? View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Crisis Management; Growth Management; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Nordstrom: The Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 505-051, February 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
Record: A Step Toward Increasing Value for the Patient By: Carberry, Kathleen, Zachary Landman, Michelle Xie, Thomas W. Feeley, John Henderson, and Charles Fraser Jr. Abstract—ient-centered outcomes measurement provides healthcare View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
respond rapidly whenever necessary. As information technology escalates the pace and complexity of business everywhere, managers can ill afford to operate according to the bureaucratic dictates of the past. As View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine
broad-based success, coupled with Atlantic-branded events and rising advertising revenues, has driven six straight years of profitability. Sometimes described as a “media mogul,” Bradley never expected to find himself leading an View Details
- 16 Sep 2010
- News
Idea Takes Root
Almost without notice in the American press, a new international effort is under way to create a standardized global reporting model for operating sustainable businesses in the 21st century. HBS professor Robert G. Eccles is on the steering committee of the View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
quality and outcomes. Consumers need to have that information to make good decisions.” Jain believes that any health-care system should center on a strong doctor-patient relationship and allow physicians sufficient time and opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- July 2023
- Supplement
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Three years into their “Ambition” growth plan, in 2022, the management team of Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis is taking stock. The global COVID-19 pandemic and other headwinds required adjustments to their growth targets, but they believe that their... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Growth Management; Change Management; Transformation; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Leading Change; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Europe; Netherlands
DeLong, Thomas J., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 424-013, July 2023.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Generative AI and the Nature of Work
By: Manuel Hoffmann, Sam Boysel, Frank Nagle, Sida Peng and Kevin Xu
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology demonstrate considerable potential to
complement human capital intensive activities. While an emerging literature documents wide-ranging productivity
effects of AI, relatively little attention has been paid... View Details
Keywords: Generative Ai; Digital Work; Open Source Software; Knowledge Economy; AI and Machine Learning; Open Source Distribution; Organizational Structure; Performance Productivity; Labor
Hoffmann, Manuel, Sam Boysel, Frank Nagle, Sida Peng, and Kevin Xu. "Generative AI and the Nature of Work." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-021, October 2024.
- June 2018 (Revised July 2023)
- Case
John Chambers, Cisco, and China: Upgrading a Golden Shield
By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This case examines the role of Cisco led by John Chambers in facilitating web filtering in China. It begins by tracing the origins of Cisco as a pioneer of networking equipment. John Chambers, who had worked as a sales manager at IBM and Wang Laboratories, joined Cisco... View Details
Keywords: Cisco; Internet and the Web; Governance Controls; Ethics; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Technology Industry; China
Jones, Geoffrey, and Emily Grandjean. "John Chambers, Cisco, and China: Upgrading a Golden Shield." Harvard Business School Case 318-158, June 2018. (Revised July 2023.)
- October 2008
- Article
Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game
By: Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen McGinn
We propose taking a two-level-game perspective on gender in job negotiations. At Level One, candidates negotiate with employers. At Level Two, candidates negotiate with household members. In order to illuminate the interplay between these two levels, we review research... View Details
Keywords: Perspective; Negotiation; Research; Organizational Culture; Body of Literature; Jobs and Positions; Gender; Labor
Bowles, Hannah Riley, and Kathleen McGinn. "Gender in Job Negotiations: A Two-Level Game." Negotiation Journal 24, no. 4 (October 2008): 393–410.