Integration Planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2024
News

Quantum Leap

acknowledges that full-blown, enterprise-grade quantum computers are still a ways off. This is hardly surprising: It took more than a decade to go from the vacuum tubes that made ENIAC hum to the transistors and integrated circuits that... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

Transporting "containerized cargo" seemed to be a natural, cost-effective extension of his business. McLean initially envisioned his trucking fleet as an integral part of an extended transportation network. Instead of truckers... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

26 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress

unit. "But traditionally in the US we have not placed a lot of emphasis on the role of workplace stress in the high cost of health care." In recent years, General Motors spent more on health care than it did on steel, and across the country, companies are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Strategy and the Internet

were often forced to change the way they conducted activities in order to conform to the "best practices" embedded in the software. It was also extremely difficult to connect discrete applications to one another. Enterprise resource View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

Singapore and Shanghai as similar and close. But, when you get near the functions, you begin to understand the differences and to appreciate the challenge of coordinating and integrating them for improved operating performance and... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

which often depicted air raids and destruction. “The children were drawing their nightmares,” she says. (Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) In February 2022, Ames had been planning to relocate to Ukraine. She had... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

participants. The Forum consists of 3 in-person days on the HBS campus, followed by a series of virtual sessions with HBS faculty and other distinguished speakers. Participants should plan to attend all sessions of the Forum. Certificate... View Details

19 Sep 2023
Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

accelerating the integration of wind, solar, and battery storage — while leveraging existing infrastructure assets. TS’s products can be used to substitute legacy conductors using the same tools and installation procedures. TS is a... View Details

07 May 2012
Research & Ideas

The Art of Haggling

openly reveal their own interests from the get-go. The seller learns that the buyer plans to use the cottage only in the summer, and in the course of negotiation agrees to look after the property in the off-season. Here both sides win:... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston

20 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 20

Perdigao and Sadia, the two massive food producers that had combined to form Brasil Foods in 2009. Now, the team is free to focus on their ambitious plan to double revenues by 2015. Domestically, the plan... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Competition provides a unique opportunity for students to put entrepreneurship principles into practice with an integrative learning experience. Students may participate in either the Business Track (for ventures whose economic returns... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

organizations successfully integrate new technologies into their operations. "In an industry context in which individual heroism and skill are assumed to be critical determinants of important outcomes," they write, "this... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

mindful of this distinction. LEADERSHIP Volunteers are integral to Alumnae Circles operations. While HBS staff support the Circles program, it would not exist without its dedicated volunteer leaders. We are grateful to our current Circles... View Details

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

all its emphasis on data and number crunching, conventional strategic planning is not actually scientific. It lacks the hypothesis generation and testing that's at the heart of the scientific method. To produce novel and successful... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 3

first report in 2008, Philips' integrated reports and its integrated reporting website had grown in sophistication. In planning for its View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

consequences of climate change more vivid, intuitive, and useful. Collaborating with scientists, designers, technologists, and other concerned generalists like him, Glendon founded Probable Futures, a nonprofit initiative that aims to change how we think about, talk... View Details

12 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Using the Law to Strategic Advantage

competition. PepsiCo used litigation to protect its marketing strategy by successfully asserting that a former marketing manager who left to work for a competitor would inevitably use trade secrets for directly competing products if he were now permitted to work on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Legal Services

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Demonstration Policy | About

respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: Respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how different... View Details

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

"I've heard many war stories," says Harvard Business School associate professor Connie Bagley, reflecting on conversations with former students who have started business ventures. To prepare current students for the HBS Business View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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