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- 12 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career
guidelines do you think managers should bear in mind? How can they increase the likelihood that star performers will replicate past success in a new environment? A: Our research shows that stars whose jobs require them to cooperate and... View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
support the contributions of people from different backgrounds a large part of the answer? If so, should organizations initiate efforts to improve diversity and inclusion simultaneously? How do we manage the complexity and View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
friendlier toward business and investors." Despite all his private-sector activity, Keshavjee spends the bulk of his time on philanthropy, earning numerous awards and commendations for his service. Honey Care Africa, just one of those... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
prison. The convoy requested assistance to inspect and dismantle the threat, but there were no additional personnel to send. Dilemmas such as this happened hundreds of times a day throughout Iraq, recalls Maura Corby Sullivan (MBA/MPA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
50 Years & Counting
manifested in individual women," McGinn stresses. "It's evident in family and community dynamics and local and national economics. We can see how change happens woman by woman, family by family, and community by community. It's a fascinating View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
In the fall of 2009, baseball's Anaheim Angels knocked the Boston Red Sox out of the American League Division Series in a humiliating three straight games. Within a matter of weeks, Sox general manager Theo Epstein had launched one of the... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
new study of physician offices transitioning to electronic health records (EHRs) used in managing patient care. In general, larger offices in the study that employed EHRs recorded productivity gains, but certain types of smaller practices... View Details
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
For the most part, this requires management to look closely at the roles of various parts of the business and alter the way employees interact. Increasing the pace of business innovation almost always requires reallocating decision rights... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
moving to part time for family or lifestyle reasons. In late career, we often see people who are downshifting or exploring the nonprofit sector. There’s also a spike two or three years after graduation, when young View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
For these employees, you (or they) may feel that a scaling business is not a fit. Early stage is their sweet spot and a transition may be necessary. However, before concluding that it’s time for some of these early team members to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
technologies on the health-care industry. A highly rated teacher, she is also an acclaimed public speaker, board member, and policy adviser whose expertise on health-care management has influenced private- and public-sector... View Details
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
skills do we need to teach managers of such businesses? Where you have massive uncertainty, you can't rely on a lot of the traditional tools of analysis to support decision making. But, once we get outside those traditional tools, what do... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Inciting Wonder
history. As the New York Times reported (December 14, 2008), “Ms. Rogers, an Obama fundraiser and an executive at Allstate Financial, will oversee every White House social event from Easter egg hunts to lavish state dinners (along with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Last Look
us straight: “My husband’s first cousin, Andrew Rogal, is the person in the foreground. He was not an HBS student. Rather, his wife at the time was hired as a photographer for end-of-year HBS events, and Andrew showed up to see how things... View Details
- Profile
Jeremy Andrus
something and owning ultimate responsibility are two completely different things. What in your background has helped you the most? I’ve taken different skills from different places. I spent some time at a small entrepreneurial venture in... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
should be developing a half-dozen or more leaders who could be long-term CEO candidates. The ideal future CEO should be at least 10 years from the company’s typical retirement age, so they have sufficient time in office to make... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- October 2009
- Teaching Note
GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative (TN)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Sebastian Raisch and Christian Welling
Teaching Note for [410052]. View Details
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
payroll hours in an industry full of uncertainties. "In an optimal world, a manager would know exactly how much workload would exist at a store in any given month. In reality, that's never clear—some customers require more View Details
- 21 Nov 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms
management. Even a cursory reading of recent headlines shows how vulnerable financial firms can be in this interrelated world, making risk management strategies crucial to success. "We'll spend time... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
I approached him, and he picked up the telephone and called a former student at General Foods who agreed to hire me for the summer. That resulted in my eventually working there full-time, and it launched my marketing career. The other View Details