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Clinical Trials as a setting for Health Policy and Management Research
The clinical trial marketplace is in flux. A decade ago, pharmaceutical firms almost exclusively conducted the study of their novel drug compounds within major academic medical centers. But today, industry-sponsored clinical trials are increasingly using community... View Details
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Markets of Progress: Coffee, Commerce, and Community in the Soconusco, Chiapas, 1867-1920
Markets of Progress presents a new holistic story of rural development in Mexico at the turn of the century. In the Soconusco, as in regions throughout the world, the accelerating circulation of commodities and capital, ideas and immigrants reshaped society... View Details
Keywords: Commodities; Coffee; Mexico; Foreign Investment; Institutions; Immigration; Developing Agriculture; Development; Export Crop; Emerging Market; Property Rights; Labor History; History; Capital Markets; Business History; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Central America
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
If you want to be awed by the pace of technological advancement over the past few decades, compare the capabilities of a bulky PC from 1984 with those of a sleek smartphone in 2016. You’ll find stark differences. But if you want to be underwhelmed, try comparing a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Overview
Engaged with field work in East Africa, South Asia, and in several large hybrid organizations in the United States, Professor Whillans places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the social psychological literature and relevant... View Details
- 22 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies
poses no major obstacles to analysis. In fact, its size enables us to be more confident in our findings. Q: With the increased use of electronic communication, is there an impact on communication structures when we start to lose the human... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
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Press / Media
By: Debora L. Spar
I'll have a girl, please
American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006
DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
class-action suit against the corporation) had adopted the salient structural characteristics and processes of experienced private-equity boards, I believe that many of the red flags signaling Enron’s economic woes and ethical drift would... View Details
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Course Development
By: Debora L. Spar
Managing International Trade and Investment
Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details
- January 1995
- Case
Oticon A/S: Consolidated
A condensed version of Oticon A/S: "Cogitate Incognito" ("Think the Unthinkable"; Oticon A/S Company Motto) & Oticon A/S: Project 330. In this case the presentations of the company, its products, competitive position, and use of information technology have been... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure
Hagstrom, N. Peter. "Oticon A/S: Consolidated." Harvard Business School Case 195-142, January 1995.
- September 1980
- Background Note
Organizational Barriers to Department Store Success
By: Walter J. Salmon
Salmon, Walter J. "Organizational Barriers to Department Store Success." Harvard Business School Background Note 581-027, September 1980.
- November 1980 (Revised October 1984)
- Supplement
Progressive Corp.'s Divisionalization Decision (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Progressive Corp.'s Divisionalization Decision (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-068, November 1980. (Revised October 1984.)
- February 2013
- Teaching Note
Fonterra (TN)
By: David E. Bell and Mary Shelman
Teaching Note for Fonterra View Details
- 01 May 1978
- Conference Presentation
The Impact of Organizational Structure: Models and Methods for Change
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. "The Impact of Organizational Structure: Models and Methods for Change." Paper presented at the International Conference on Implementing Equal Pay and Equal Opportunity, Wellesley College, Center for Research on Women, May 01, 1978. (Also in Equal Opportunity Policy for Women, edited by R.S. Ratner. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1979.)
- December 1987 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Manufacturers Hanover Corp.: The New Information Technology Organization (B)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Manufacturers Hanover Corp.: The New Information Technology Organization (B)." Harvard Business School Case 188-038, December 1987. (Revised March 1990.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
new generation of aircraft like Boeing’s 787 and 777X and Airbus’s A350 series impacting the structure of global networks? —Ryan Both (GMP 18, 2015) CARTY: The new generation of long-range aircraft is not likely to have a major impact on... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- June 28, 2021
- Article
4 Imperatives for Managing in a Hybrid World
By: Kalle Heikkinen, William R. Kerr, Mika Malin and Panu Routila
As more and more companies turn to a hybrid model of work more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, what challenges are leaders likely to face when managing people both in the office and remotely? Interviews with 38 executives in Nordic countries point to four main... View Details
Heikkinen, Kalle, William R. Kerr, Mika Malin, and Panu Routila. "4 Imperatives for Managing in a Hybrid World." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 28, 2021).
- March 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Supplement
Growing Integrated Services at Jones Lang LaSalle (2008) (C)
By: Ranjay Gulati and Luciana Silvestri
This case describes the strategic and organizational challenges that Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) faced between 2005 and 2008. Having dismantled its long-standing service-line-oriented structure, JLL created two interdependent groups: Accounts and Markets. Accounts housed... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Strategy; Integration; Real Estate Industry; North America; South America; Central America
Gulati, Ranjay, and Luciana Silvestri. "Growing Integrated Services at Jones Lang LaSalle (2008) (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-116, March 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Background Note
Economic Liberalization and Industry Dynamics
Programs of economic liberalization often lead to dramatic changes in industry structure. This note presents excerpts from several research papers that summarize findings on how industries evolve following abrupt policy reforms. The note is organized into seven... View Details
Keywords: Industry Structures
Kennedy, Robert E. "Economic Liberalization and Industry Dynamics." Harvard Business School Background Note 700-075, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- 1977
- Book
Studies in Canadian Industrial Organization
By: R. E. Caves, M. E. Porter, A. M. Spence and J. T. Scott
Caves, R. E., M. E. Porter, A. M. Spence, and J. T. Scott. Studies in Canadian Industrial Organization. Toronto: Canadian Commission on Corporate Concentration, 1977.
- 12 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager
It's getting a little less lonely at the top. So says recent research that reports a dramatic change in the top management structure of large US firms. According to a survey of some 300 Fortune 500 companies, the number of managers... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel