Theory Of Constraints - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Sep 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation

a family business? What's the strategic way to make concessions? How Can I Negotiate More Skillfully And Confidently? Negotiating in Three Dimensions "Negotiation is increasingly a way of life for effective managers," say HBS professor... View Details

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Eric Chavez

Eric Chavez, the son of immigrants who moved from Mexico to find greater opportunity in the United States, “does not take this life for granted.” His parents worked their way up from picking lemons in California to maintaining properties... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech

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Collection Highlights | Baker Library

The Theory of Moral Sentiments , collected works, and miscellaneous writings. Hancock Family Papers Papers, dated 1664-1854, containing business and personal correspondence, financial records, and legal... View Details

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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Technology & Innovation Professor of Business Policy, INSEAD “Michael Porter’s stature as the preeminent business strategist in the world is unassailable. He invented the theory View Details

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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

delivery organization. Better Accounting Transforms Health Care Delivery ACCOUNTING HORIZONS (June 2014) Robert S. Kaplan and Mary L. Witkowski The paper describes the theory and preliminary results for an action research program that... View Details

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Lindsay Hyde

Many students come to HBS with an interest in social enterprise; many others hope to become entrepreneurs. But Lindsay Hyde arrived on campus with significant accomplishments in both domains. As the founder of Strong Women, Strong Girls,... View Details

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Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

visual evidence. Additional areas of collecting interest include documenting women in business and the significance of family business. Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The... View Details

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

changing the constraints under which firms operate. Are there changes that would make it easier for business to contribute to the public good? Would these kinds of shifts be desirable or would they have... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

02 Jul 2001
What Do You Think?

Built to Last or Bought to Sell?

stimulated by advocates of agency theory over the past two decades. And it brings to mind the old Milton Friedman axiom that the business of business is to make money... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Mar 2001
What Do You Think?

Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?

does this theory imply about the employment contract? ... I believe that many people join organizations to be part of something, to make a contribution, and to be a valued member View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Lauren Taylor & Rebecca Henderson

actually my “Clarendon Lectures” – I was asked by Oxford University to summarize my research in innovation, and in the summer of 2011 delivered three lectures – this is the book. While it does draw heavily on my published work, I’d also... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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nature of promising start-ups, the evolution of fledgling businesses, and the societal implications of new businesses. Using a thorough, analytical approach, Bhidé applies more... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

allegory, he offered: "As opposed to the constraints of adult work life, the allegory celebrates a rebellious kind of manhood in which masculinity is earned by letting... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

incomplete information. “The course Public Entrepreneurship was very influential in helping me think of the government as an entrepreneurial ally rather than a detractor—especially when you’re trying to scale a solution to social... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

graduate school, how does the fear of incurring a large amount of debt keep individuals from applying to HBS? Chad Losee: We did a market research study in 2019 to understand what prevents qualified... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

09 Jul 2019
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The Road to Impact

When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance, but ever since his undergraduate days of studying public and international affairs at Princeton, Offensend planned that, one... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

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Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

his writings on color theory echoed the language of educational policies, racial segregation, and civil rights court case transcripts. As she has said, “Color theory and human... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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California, leading scholars in economics, psychology, statistics, and decision theory grapple with strategic uncertainty and the question of how to make wise choices. The 23 papers in this collection—which... View Details

03 Aug 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

of disconnects between theory and reality, such as what leaders say and what they do. Such experiences may help account for the relatively small proportion of employees... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

02 Jul 2019
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Summer Listening - HBS Podcasts to Take to the Beach

company’s strategy, or you have a rival who could block your path to the C-suite. Listen Now! The Disruptive Voice Explores the theories of disruptive innovation with academics, researchers, and... View Details

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