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- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
do you think? Original Article Periodically, somebody comes up with the idea of turning the organization upside down, with the customer on top. Those serving customers in the frontline come next, and top View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Rachel Honeth
the direct managers with entrepreneurial mindsets – the ones who were doing well and moving up – were HBS alumnae." Inspired, and eager to learn skills she hadn't acquired as a journalist, Rachel... View Details
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
they set up a new group named Kittyhawk. An entrepreneurial manager from R&D was assigned as group leader, and he was given freedom to recruit any star engineering talent he required. These engineers... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
by his example. He grew up in a very small village in India and was one of the first people in his family to attend college, where he studied engineering. He then went to England to get a diploma in View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 02 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Event Planning for Recruiting Success – Part 2
in, managing work life balance, innovations in healthcare, or stock valuation. A great Industry Education event encourages conversation, provides a look behind the scenes, and keeps our MBA students’ wheels turning. It increases your... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Turning Troubled Schools into High-Achievers
Through UP Education Network, founder Scott Given (MBA 2010) is helping to turn around chronically underperforming Massachusetts schools by making and managing significant changes in all areas, from... View Details
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
fully solve the recent problems. Q: Are there inherent flaws in the set up of an asset management business? Given that it is a business, can it properly look after the needs of its investors while also... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
employer and employee, Nomad manages the process, from background checks to malpractice insurance to payroll. It charges health care institutions a 15 percent commission for each hire—a transparency unheard of in a sector in which the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
self-employed member receive some form of public assistance. And in my research I found that the increase in entrepreneurship came with increased eligibility, not enrollment. I can’t say for certain whether people end up enrolling when... View Details
Keywords: April White; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
Summing Up Should "Moneyball Analytics" Play a Greater Role in Preparation for Management? There was general agreement among respondents to this month's column that we will see a growing emphasis on analytics among View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Career Coach
Michele Chambliss
Michele’s over 20 years of experience as an engineer, management consultant, and strategic advisor bring a unique perspective to her work in student and alumni career coaching. Ranging from the strategic (who am I and what do I want to be... View Details
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
drives. CB: Ultimately, though, the power of modularity does not lie simply in the creation of financial option value and the ensuing impact on competition. Modularity also helps simplify complex systems and divvy up complex tasks so that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
the best overall showing. Chicago and Stanford each disappeared from the top five in at least one ranking. And the London Business School showed up only once in the top five — as No. 1. Two questions leap from this jumble. How can four... View Details
- 05 Apr 2021
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?
on longer term leadership development.” The growth of remote work resulting from the global pandemic has affected both the importance and nature of middle management. Esther Derby asserts that the “role for middle managers is more... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
hosting contests to find solutions to problems ranging from automotive design to cleaning up oil spills. Karim R. Lakhani has spent the past five years working with NASA, Harvard Medical School, and TopCoder to determine the most... View Details
- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
marketing officer. It requires the long-term infusion of customer centricity and marketing strategy capability throughout the organization. Over time, this should mean a higher percentage of general managers coming View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- Web
Doctoral Students | Information Technology
learn, and work more effectively every day. Getting Started Information for community members who are setting up new accounts at HBS. Setting Up Password Manager (1Password)... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
company’s name. Clearly, all signs point to your firm’s continued success. Right? Not necessarily, says HBS assistant professor Donald Sull in Revival of the Fittest: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Managers Remake Them. Based on... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- News
Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission
in the planning room one day when a US Navy SEAL walked in the door, and asked me if I've heard of Operation Red Wings. So we talked for a little bit, we opened up a map, and he pointed to a place in Northeastern Afghanistan called the... View Details
- 13 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future
managers to favor short-term profits over long-term gains. The research results suggest that managers of public companies are under much more pressure than their private-firm counterparts to show short-term... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish