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- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
Companies face a growing yet largely undetected threat to their worker productivity, employee retention and, ultimately, competitive advantage: the needs of employees who are caregivers. The aging population, an increasingly female workforce, View Details
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
Esty. To that end, readings and classroom discussions in GMP are very different from the Harvard MBA program, and from other HBS leadership programs. Where the MBA program develops functional skills, GMP... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- February 1990 (Revised July 1992)
- Case
Whistler Corp. (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano
Describes the circumstances surrounding Whistler Corp.'s decision whether or not to continue manufacturing operations in the United States. The company had been experiencing severe problems in its domestic manufacturing operations and was thus unable to compete with... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Pisano, Gary P. "Whistler Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 690-011, February 1990. (Revised July 1992.)
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
slaps down his papers, and fixes his audience with a piercing gaze before choosing one unfortunate soul: "Mr. Brown. Begin." Startled, Mr. Brown launches into a halting rehash of the day's assignment before he's View Details
- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
librarian challenged him to a duel. Schumpeter won the duel by cutting a small slice out of the librarian's shoulder. The two men later became good friends, and the students got access to the books. Like... View Details
- 04 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?
A number of studies have suggested that US workers waste between one and two hours a day web surfing, costing their companies billions in lost productivity. In response, some employers have banned private Internet use at the office, a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
For the past six months, there has been a lot of handwringing about the market downturn. Most everyone has been advising entrepreneurs to marshal their capital, cut costs, and extend their runway. In... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 1990
- Article
Outsourcing: Harbinger of IS's Transformation
By: R. L. Nolan
Nolan, R. L. "Outsourcing: Harbinger of IS's Transformation." Stage by Stage (1990): 1–9.
- April 1995
- Case
Montague Corporation (A)
By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
The Montague Corp. is a small company started in 1987 and owned by David Montague, age 31, and his father. The company designs, manufactures in Taiwan, and sells through distributors worldwide a high-quality "bicycle that folds." The company offices are located in... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Globalized Firms and Management; Family Business; Bicycle Industry; Taiwan; Cambridge
Berg, Norman A., and James Weber. "Montague Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-037, April 1995.
- 1995
- Article
What Downsizing Does to Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile and R. Conti
Amabile, T. M., and R. Conti. "What Downsizing Does to Creativity." Issues & Observations 15 (1995): 1–6.
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
product, or service against the best-known similar activity, so that challenging but attainable goals can be set and a realistic course of action implemented to efficiently become and remain best of the... View Details
- Comment
Discussion of 'The Use of Management Control Mechanisms to Mitigate Moral Hazard in the Decision to Outsource'
By: Dennis Campbell
Campbell, Dennis. "Discussion of 'The Use of Management Control Mechanisms to Mitigate Moral Hazard in the Decision to Outsource'." Journal of Accounting Research 50, no. 2 (May 2012): 593–604.
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
strikes. It's as if doing so is tantamount to admitting failure as a leader. This tension is not necessarily surprising. Fortune 500 CEOs are some of the most driven, results-oriented people on the planet. Because their jobs compel them... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
four years came along. It brought tax cuts and higher growth. The unemployment rate fell. Wages, particularly for low-income workers, increased. But contrary to Phillips curve thinking, inflation remained... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 1995
- Article
Managing Distrust: The Hidden Cost of Downsizing
By: D. Sull and N. Nohria
Sull, D., and N. Nohria. "Managing Distrust: The Hidden Cost of Downsizing." Business Ethics Forum 8 (1995): 73–83.
- December 2005
- Article
Reducing Slack: The Performance Consequences of Downsizing by Large Industrial Firms, 1977-93
By: E. Geoffrey Love and Nitin Nohria
Love, E. Geoffrey, and Nitin Nohria. "Reducing Slack: The Performance Consequences of Downsizing by Large Industrial Firms, 1977-93." Strategic Management Journal 26, no. 12 (December 2005): 1087–1108.
- April 2004 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
OfficeTiger
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall
OfficeTiger was founded in late 1999 with an innovative approach to global outsourcing. The company's employees, located primarily in India, provided services for corporations, investment banks, and professional services firms throughout the United States, Europe, and... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; India
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Johanna Regine Naunton Blaxall. "OfficeTiger." Harvard Business School Case 804-109, April 2004. (Revised July 2007.)
- November 2006
- Case
Kroger Union Negotiations
By: Dennis A. Yao
A stylized version of the negotiations between Kroger Company and its local unions during the mid-1980s. Management faces a sequence of individual negotiations with local unions during a time of weak economic performance when management is seriously considering... View Details
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
developers and 27 percent wanted sales leads, 13 percent were looking for growth marketers and 7 percent wanted front-end developers/UX/designers. Sure, it’s fine to look for a generalist [or augmenting your... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
a part-time, off-career job in HR for one year. Then, if and when things were under control, she could come back and see clients again. Kara Gruver Though it seemed like a step... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild