Management Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

that statues can be “powerful and hurtful symbols of systemic racism.” Roosevelt and his family agreed: “The composition of the Equestrian Statue does not reflect Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy. It is time to move the statue and move... View Details

04 Mar 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar

Among the most popular elective courses at Harvard Business School is Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE). Developed by Professor Clayton M. Christensen, the course teaches future leaders how to use well-researched academic theories to understand... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

12 May 2015
Blog Post

"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"

and selfless – each one thinks they were the “admissions mistake.” I love that no matter how busy they are, they’re always willing to help; the way in which the system is set up actually reinforces this: The grading View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Robin Greenwood, the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking and Anne and James F. Rothenberg Faculty Fellow, saw another catastrophe on the horizon: widespread business failure and a bankruptcy... View Details

Keywords: April White

December 2012 (Revised October 2022)
Case

Plastiq

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford and Matt Noble

The young CEO of a venture-backed startup needs to figure out his go to market strategy and the right profile for his first key sales hires. Should he develop partnerships with channels that would provide leverage or build out a direct sales force? And should the sales... View Details

Keywords: Payments; Sales; Channels; Credit Cards; Digital Platforms; Selection and Staffing; Cost vs Benefits; Salesforce Management; Marketing Channels; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Management Systems

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01 Oct 1997
News

Shaping the Way Business Does Business: HBR at 75

the times. HBR has been a voice for the concepts and practices that have created the practice of management - a profession that was in its infancy when the magazine was inaugurated in 1922. This month marks HBR's 75th anniversary, a... View Details

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS

Rohit Daniel Wadhwani's research and teaching interests lie in business and financial history and public policy. He received his B.A. with honors from Yale College in 1991. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a management consultant with APM... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard; Banking; Financial Services

21 Nov 2019
Blog Post

The Power of Business in the Energy Transition

management systems for buildings. Tying in a policy perspective, Former US Energy Secretary and MIT Professor emeritus, Dr. Ernest Moniz, presented a perspective of a Green Real Deal that simultaneously must... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Energy / Cleantech

01 Oct 1999
News

The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change

Chuck Belle (MBA '73) promised to attempt to install a pass-fail system and said that "free nights are few . . . but we have a social committee that shall pleasure the time." Dean Fouraker's welcome included the promise, "You will... View Details

Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer

01 Jun 2013
News

Lesson Plans

the numbers, that's becoming less and less true." —Stacey Childress STUDENT-CENTRIC SCHOOLS "Our old system worked well enough for an industrial-based economy. In a knowledge-based economy, we need an individualized, personalized approach... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing

views its stores as its most critical selling platform, and inside them it works hard to be in tune with its customers' aspirational leanings. Music pours through Bose sound systems and the stores are sprayed with a scent to envelop... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products; Retail

19 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 19

settings. We find evidence consistent with this proposition for 68 currency and systemic banking crises in 17 countries from 1983 to 2005. We exploit a key publicly disclosed signal of fundamentals that drives financial markets, namely... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Prompt-a-thon Invites HBS IT Staff to Sharpen GenAI Skills | Information Technology

challenges and use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to create and refine prompts and solutions within a set time frame. HBS IT recently held a Prompt-a-thon hosted by the Business Relationship Management and Instructional... View Details

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Admissions Resources - Doctoral

letters, and suggestions on how to identify and approach your recommenders. Standardized Tests As you prepare for your PhD application, watch this video to learn more about what standardized tests are required for admission. Topics covered include the Graduate Record... View Details

01 Feb 2002
News

Replicating Toyota's Success

Spear focused on the company's approach to solving problems and noticed the conscious way Toyota's managers involve employees in this process, even to the point of leaving a production line at suboptimal performance so that workers could... View Details

Keywords: Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

state after an outbreak of illness. Approved the first generic versions of Coreg, a widely used medication for high blood pressure and chronic heart failure. Proposed new standards for formulating, testing, and labeling sunscreen drug products and established a UVA... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

Working PapersDeterring Online Advertising Fraud Through Optimal Payment in Arrears (revised) Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract Online advertisers face substantial difficulty in selecting and supervising small advertising partners. Fraud can be well-hidden, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Aug 2024
News

Quantum Leap

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real

Actually, we like to see them fail as often and as early as possible," Assistant Professor Stefan H. Thomke said with a wink as he watched students in his elective MBA course Managing Product Development (MPD) set up their display booths... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

the exclusively domestic orientation of the "hierarchical industry leaders" can entail large missed opportunities for other members of the ecosystem, who are unable to fully exploit their potential in global markets. For example, Japan's advanced mobile... View Details