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- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
questions I placed. Silence, in my opinion, indicates something important is at stake. I overcame these hurdles by first investing time in getting to know these workers, then by ensuring anonymity to informants (a standard practice in... View Details
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
next logical stage of development in terms of how we manage, how we lead. It also means evolving ourselves so that we are better suited for a world of networked communications. Q: What inspired you to begin exploring this kind of evolution? A: When I started to pay... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
Corporations in the world. “What I have been doing for the past three years is making connections—working with trade groups, universities, municipalities, NGOs, and other entities—and traveling around the state, inspiring companies to morph themselves into... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
year for research on existing lines, even as other countries are investing many times that amount. Says Cynthia Fisher (MBA ’90), president and CEO of BioMed 20/20 Technologies, a biotech and medical information products firm, “The... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
in the rural areas of Georgia hit hardest by the epidemic. Fresh from a meeting with Georgia’s attorney general, business leaders, and law enforcement officials, Shaw told Langford about a presentation made by tech billionaire and philanthropist Tom Siebel. Struck by... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
more likely to invest in skill, but caste affinity to the politician's party base also helps secure important positions. Global Shinjidai no Kachi Souzou (Value Creation during a Global Era) Author:Hirotaka Takeuchi Publication:In Keiei... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
to hone and manifest to become a powerful, impactful leader no matter where you work. She also examines the key traits of being a transformational leader, focusing on the gaps she has seen in leadership that could impede or damage any... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
University of Cincinnati every year for treatment? Why does he seem to struggle to walk? Horgan eventually came to understand that his brother suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy—a fatal, childhood genetic disease that impacts about... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
point where I’m comfortable, and I’m still growing—is to have courage to seize the moment, to have courage to own a point of view, to have courage to express it, to have courage to fight for it, and to have courage to act. In my experience, that has separated people... View Details
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driven, nonprofit institution Greatly impacted by external forces such as: economic cycles; world events, non-traditional and traditional competitors, etc. External Relations External Relations provides alumni with information about the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
accommodation to a host of conflicting interests, an arrangement that damaged society’s economic well-being. The agency theorists had a broad impact on corporate policy and, in particular, on a fundamental redefinition of the purpose of... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
covered. That's what we do for one another." That was the kind of thing that Sheryl did for everyone who worked closely with her. That really had an impact on the culture of her organization. The culture did scale even though the... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
almost any job and then that very rapidly declines and your career is subsequently path dependent, so I certainly didn't appreciate how much it impacts the overall trajectory of your life if you have a failure earlier on. I am one of the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
"I tend to think that small and focused is the name of the game," agrees Matthew R. Simmons (MBA '67), president and chairman of Simmons & Company International. Established in 1974 as a specialized investment bank to the oil service... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
JOSM and proposed research themes are presented in hopes that they will inspire impactful research on service operations. These themes are further developed in a companion article, “Service Operations: What’s Next?” Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
Confined to specialist journals and books, business history research too often lacks the impact it should have on the research and practice of business management and the social sciences, according to the editors of the newly published... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
impact on our trajectory." Last year, with three remaining locations in the Boston area, Finale's original lead investors acquired a majority ownership in the business, folding it into a Rhode Island-based holding company where Conforti... View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
they experienced from growth prior to the 1960s. Download the working paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14539 The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention Authors:William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
chain. We ran into the buzz saw of the recession just as we opened a fourth restaurant in a high-end mall. That’s now a couple of years in the rearview mirror, but you can’t deny that the recession had an impact on our trajectory.” Last... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
the Student Association (SA) and began one of the most active tenures of any SA president in recent memory. "I was motivated by the people at HBS and wanted to make a positive impact on the community," explains the friendly and outgoing... View Details