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- 04 Mar 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do People Want to Work Anymore?
selection is less important, training is reduced, along with compensation, and as a result, there is a high rate of turnover with more time spent on recruiting (but not necessarily training). Within weeks of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- April 1983
- Supplement
Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video II
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Presents two divergent views on the administration of creativity. Jens Quistgaard, designer, discusses his feelings about Dansk's policy direction as it affects design creativity. Then Ted Nierenberg, president, discusses his type of management and some of the problems... View Details
Keywords: Management; Brands and Branding; Problems and Challenges; Creativity; Balance and Stability
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Dansk Designs Ltd.: The Administration of Creativity, Video II." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 883-516, April 1983.
- 01 Oct 2014
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship: Sparking Curiosity
Classes started the other week and I am settling into the busy hum of case studies, student club events and catching up with classmates. Each conversation is a new opportunity to reflect upon my summer... View Details
- September 2016
- Case
Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Ricardo Andrade
Partners Group (PG), a Swiss-based PE manager, initiated a series of strategic shifts and evolved from a predominately fund-of-funds manager into a large, multi-asset class PE firm focused on direct investments. PG was the first PE firm to go public in 2006. A number... View Details
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Ricardo Andrade. "Partners Group: Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Harvard Business School Case 217-035, September 2016.
- Program
High Potentials Leadership Program
session application due: 27 SEP 2024 Applications submitted after the due date will be considered on an individual basis and may not be processed in time to grant admission. Read More To apply, you will... View Details
- June 2012
- Article
Short Termism: Don't Blame the Investors
By: Francois Brochet, George Serafeim and Maria Loumioti
The article presents research on executives and corporation investor relations. A study is conducted of the language used by executives in conference calls discussing earnings with investors and financial analysts. A correlation was found between the use of language... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Business Earnings; Managerial Roles; Investment; Agency Theory; Communication Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations
Brochet, Francois, George Serafeim, and Maria Loumioti. "Short Termism: Don't Blame the Investors." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 6 (June 2012).
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Won't you please take a vacation?
- 11 Mar 2020
- News
Zooming into Remote Work: A Virtual Conversation
- 11 Mar 2020
- Video
Managing Through Crisis: How To Work Remotely
- 02 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
If you choose to pursue a career in business, I can guarantee that you will experience moments that will test you as never before. At times like those, what quality will you need more than any other? I believe that quality is courage.... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: the Case for Pluralistic Risk Management
By: Anette Mikes and Amram Migdal
The Kursk, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow waters of the Barents Sea in August 2000 during a naval exercise. Numerous survivors were reported to be awaiting rescue, and within a week, an international rescue party gathered at... View Details
Mikes, Anette, and Amram Migdal. "Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: the Case for Pluralistic Risk Management." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-003, July 2014.
- January 2002
- Case
Price-Fixing Vignettes
By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
This case escribes the antitrust prosecutions in the United States and abroad of the international bulk vitamins cartel. Both the civil and criminal fines were historically high, and it was the first time the United States prosecuted foreign nationals for U.S. criminal... View Details
Keywords: Price; Lawsuits and Litigation; Governance Compliance; Auctions; Laws and Statutes; Monopoly; Globalized Markets and Industries; Retail Industry; Health Industry; United States
Subramanian, Guhan, and Michelle Kalka. "Price-Fixing Vignettes." Harvard Business School Case 902-068, January 2002.
- June 1988 (Revised July 1989)
- Case
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.: The Inflation Strategy Task Force (A)
1980 was a critical time for John Hancock with high inflation, high interest rates, increased competition, and the desertion of policy holders seeking new investment opportunities. A new lower level (of vice presidents) task force was set up by the executive committee... View Details
Barnes, Louis B. "John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.: The Inflation Strategy Task Force (A)." Harvard Business School Case 488-049, June 1988. (Revised July 1989.)
- 07 May 2015
- News
The Art (And Science) Of The Not-So-Subtle 'Humblebrag'
- 25 Aug 2011
- News
Without Its Master of Design, Apple Will Face Many Challenges
- 07 May 2012
- News