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- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Giving women more control over their biological clocks
Reproductive technology pioneer Christy Jones (MBA 2004) founded Extend Fertility in 2004 to enable women to freeze their eggs and then utilize them when the time is right. (Published November 2014) View Details
- August 1974 (Revised November 1980)
- Case
Japan (B): The Military Challenge to Civilian Control
By: Bruce R. Scott and Audrey T. Sproat
Scott, Bruce R., and Audrey T. Sproat. "Japan (B): The Military Challenge to Civilian Control." Harvard Business School Case 375-029, August 1974. (Revised November 1980.)
- January 2022
- Article
Rational Habit Formation: Experimental Evidence from Handwashing in India
By: Reshmaan Hussam, Atonu Rabbani, Giovanni Reggiani and Natalia Rigol
We test the predictions of the rational addiction model, reconceptualized as rational habit formation, in the context of handwashing in rural India. To track handwashing, we design soap dispensers with timed sensors. We test for rational habit formation by informing... View Details
Hussam, Reshmaan, Atonu Rabbani, Giovanni Reggiani, and Natalia Rigol. "Rational Habit Formation: Experimental Evidence from Handwashing in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 14, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–41. (Lead Article.)
(Un)principled Agents: Monitoring Loyalty after the End of the Royal African Company Monopoly
The revocation of the Royal African Company's monopoly in 1698 inaugurated a transformation of the transatlantic slave trade. While the RAC’s exit from the slave trade has received scholarly attention, little is known about the company’s response to the loss of its... View Details
- June 2022 (Revised August 2022)
- Case
Sage V Foods and Element Farms: Preparing for the Future of Controlled Environment Agriculture
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Rachel Lee and Canning Malkin
Goldberg, Ray A., Rachel Lee, and Canning Malkin. "Sage V Foods and Element Farms: Preparing for the Future of Controlled Environment Agriculture." Harvard Business School Case 922-303, June 2022. (Revised August 2022.)
- June 2017
- Teaching Note
Quiet Logistics (A) and (B)
By: Robert Simons and Jennifer Packard
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 115-001 and 115-003. View Details
- August 1994
- Case
Higashimaru Shoyu Company, Ltd. (A): Price Control System
Illustrates how Japanese firms use profit pressures to increase efficiency. In particular, explores how pseudo profit centers create pressure on workers to increase revenues and reduce costs, and the use of semiautonomous teams in a traditional Japanese workforce. View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Groups and Teams; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Management Systems; Japan
Cooper, Robin. "Higashimaru Shoyu Company, Ltd. (A): Price Control System." Harvard Business School Case 195-050, August 1994.
- April 1987
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 6: Fred Lerner -- Inventory Planning and Control
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy, Video 6: Fred Lerner -- Inventory Planning and Control." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-544, April 1987.
- 2011
- Working Paper
From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
As the main producers of managerial elites, business schools represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Practice; Business Education; Labor and Management Relations; Decision Making; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Finance; Knowledge; Production; Business Conglomerates; Education Industry; United States
Fourcade, Marion, and Rakesh Khurana. "From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-071, January 2011.
- April 1990 (Revised August 1997)
- Case
Organizational Capabilities and U.S. War Production: The Controlled Materials Plan of World War II
By: Robert D. Cuff and Richard S. Tedlow
A vehicle for the discussion of a very important set of institutional arrangements that helped enable America to mobilize its economy for World War II. View Details
Keywords: Economy; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; War; United States
Cuff, Robert D., and Richard S. Tedlow. "Organizational Capabilities and U.S. War Production: The Controlled Materials Plan of World War II." Harvard Business School Case 390-166, April 1990. (Revised August 1997.)
- April 7, 2017
- Article
Signs You’re Losing Control of Your Family Business
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
These red flags signal the need to reassert authority. View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Signs You’re Losing Control of Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 7, 2017).
- 2008
- Working Paper
From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America
By: Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana
As the main producers of managerial elites, business schools represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American... View Details
- June 1998
- Article
Using Delegation and Control Systems to Mitigate the Trade-off between the Performance-Evaluation and Belief-Revision Uses of Accounting Standards
By: V.G. Narayanan and A. Davila
Narayanan, V.G., and A. Davila. "Using Delegation and Control Systems to Mitigate the Trade-off between the Performance-Evaluation and Belief-Revision Uses of Accounting Standards." Special Issue on Mastering Finance Series. Journal of Accounting & Economics 25, no. 3 (June 1998).
- Article
CDS Trading and Nonrelationship Lending Dynamics
By: Jung Koo Kang, Christopher Williams and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman
We investigate how credit default swaps (CDSs) affect lenders’ incentives to initiate new lending relationships. We predict that CDSs reduce adverse selection that nonrelationship lead arrangers face when competing for loans. Consistently, we find that a loan is... View Details
Keywords: Credit Default Swaps; CDS Market; Non-relationship Lending; Debt Contracts; Adverse Selection; Lending Monitoring; Cross-selling
Kang, Jung Koo, Christopher Williams, and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman. "CDS Trading and Nonrelationship Lending Dynamics." Review of Accounting Studies 26, no. 1 (March 2021): 258–292.
- April 1993 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Safeway Manufacturing Division: The Manufacturing Control System (MCS) (A)
Describes a decision that SMD management made to implement an MRP II system in its 38 plants. Raises the issues that needed to be addressed to enable the implementation, and is positioned so the students can develop a detailed implementation plan. View Details
Stoddard, Donna B., and Maryellen C. Costello. "Safeway Manufacturing Division: The Manufacturing Control System (MCS) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-134, April 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
- Article
The Art of Balancing Autonomy and Control: What Managers Can Learn from Hackathon Organizers about Spurring Innovation.
By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf, Sarah Lebovitz and Lior Zalmanson
Today, managers recognize that innovation requires a high level of work autonomy for their employees. This encourages curiosity, enables independent thinking, and provides an environment in which employees can experiment and test new problem-solving approaches with... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Hackathon; Autonomy; Control; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management
Lifshitz - Assaf, Hila, Sarah Lebovitz, and Lior Zalmanson. "The Art of Balancing Autonomy and Control: What Managers Can Learn from Hackathon Organizers about Spurring Innovation." MIT Sloan Management Review 60, no. 2 (Winter 2019): 1–6.
- 1995
- Article
Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence
By: S. C. Gilson and M. R. Vetsuypens
Gilson, S. C., and M. R. Vetsuypens. "Creditor Control in Financially Distressed Firms: The Empirical Evidence." Corporate Practice Commentator 37 (1995): 339–361.