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- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
during those moments, if you were to write down all the things that occur during those moments, and then asked yourself how often these things occur in your business life, and would they improve the way you... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
How do countries and companies work to achieve their carbon reduction goals? Is a Green New Deal necessary to transform the United States economy? These were just a few of the questions driving discussions at the 16th annual Symposium hosted by the Energy &... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
change the very system that has caused poverty in poor countries in the first place. Here again the profit motive would come into play. The WDC would not only provide jobs and raise incomes, it would also improve education by giving... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- Web
Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First Big View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
explore interactions between private business and public health, and demonstrate how consumers can create better and less expensive care for themselves. Book Excerpt: Consumer Power in Shaping Public Health Healthcare and education are... View Details
- 27 Sep 2016
- HBS Seminar
Catherine Tinsley, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
- 2013
- Book
Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics
By: Thomas H. Davenport and Jinho Kim
Managers today need to be able to analyze and make sense of data. They need to be conversant with analytical technology and methods and to make decisions on quantitative analysis. This book offers a variety of practical tools and examples to improve a manager's... View Details
- February 2013
- Supplement
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Video Supplement 2012
By: Anita Tucker and Amy Edmondson
Keywords: Process Improvement; Leadership Succession; Healthcare; Quality And Safety; Transparency; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Succession; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Improvement; Business Processes; Health Industry; Ohio
Tucker, Anita, and Amy Edmondson. "Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Video Supplement 2012." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 613-710, February 2013.
- Blog
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
I consume for the pleasure of good stories and engaging writing, which help improve my writing. These include legal thrillers with ensemble characters by John Lescroart, such as The Rule of Law; classic stories of investigators by Nelson... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building business for a better Brazil
Heinz, and Burger King. “Create a big dream. Keep it simple, easily understood, and measured. Attract the right people who work well together. Measure results consistently,” says Lemann. “You can create, run, or improve anything with this... View Details
- Web
Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online
learning and development. Explore Corporate Solutions Academic Solutions Supplement your curriculum with Harvard Business School faculty-led business courses. Explore Academic Solutions 98% View Details
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2022, over 65 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business
for example, they are less interested in protecting what was previously considered proprietary information. “Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Alibaba now open-source all their algorithms to make the most of their data,” observes Karim Lakhani, the Charles Edward Wilson... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
Photography by Benjamin Parks/GPA Business and art can both be viewed as aspirational activities. Business aims to improve people’s circumstances. Art, on the other hand, tries... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- November 2009
- Case
Finance Myopia in a Systems Business
By: J. Bruce Harreld
This short case describes the tensions that often arise between finance executives attempting to curtail unproductive activities and strategy executives trying to optimize overall firm performance. View Details
Keywords: Finance; Managerial Roles; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Conflict and Resolution; Strategy; Competition
Harreld, J. Bruce. "Finance Myopia in a Systems Business." Harvard Business School Case 810-071, November 2009.
- February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Buddy Valastro: Cake Boss
By: Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht and Katherine Connolly Baden
Buddy Valastro, celebrity baker and business owner, inherited his father’s bakery—Carlo’s Bake Shop of Hoboken, New Jersey—at the age of seventeen. He had willed the shop to survive and gone on to fame through his television show, “Cake Boss”—the name most people now... View Details
Keywords: Bakery; Entrepreneur; Scalability; Digital; Systems; Process Improvement; Team Effectiveness; Team Building; COVID-19 Pandemic; Food; Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Crisis Management; Change Management; Leadership; Creativity; Operations; Groups and Teams; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Buddy Valastro: Cake Boss." Harvard Business School Case 422-060, February 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Talismark
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 211-097. Talismark negotiated waste hauling contracts for small and medium size companies. Its owners, Charles Muszynski and Marshall Staiman, were able to grow the business by more than 30% per year since it was founded, but believed... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Business as a Force for Good
firms strive toward a more sustainable business model. In this video, Coupounas explains how her organization pursues its goals: “HBS was really essential in helping me establish what I really believed in as an entrepreneur, as a View Details