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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
measures reduce US dependence on supply chains linked to China? And what should we do with prices of imports from Vietnam and Mexico on the rise? Paper on Global Supply Chain Great Reallocation CASE STUDY Acquiring and Engaging Talent for... View Details
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
obtained through interviews with employees or by direct observation. There is no need to conduct surveys, although in large organizations, surveying employees may help. It is important to stress, though, that the question is not about the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
Malcolm P. McLean, a truck driver, fundamentally transformed the centuries-old shipping industry, an industry that had long decided that it had no incentive to change. By developing the first safe, reliable, and cost effective approach to... View Details
- 14 Dec 2007
- Op-Ed
When Your Product Becomes a Commodity
profits? If you've heard it, you've probably wondered if it was just a convenient excuse or if the manager had a valid point. The truth is, even when a raw material has no value added and quality standards are set by law or the industry,... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 05 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
another week of haggling would bring huge payoffs. This difference in perspective between the manufacturer's and the union's negotiating styles resulted in a strike. Effective negotiators realize that their reputation is not just a... View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. In addition to offering promotions more frequently, we find that firms offer deeper price discounts to manage earnings during these periods. Furthermore, our results... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
decisions because they fear failure. I know, because it happened to me. In my first year as CEO of Medtronic, I passed up the opportunity to buy a rapidly growing angioplasty company because it faced patent and pricing risks. While those... View Details
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
algorithm generates fair outcomes. As the algorithm sorts through information to optimize its objective, BEAT detects and eliminates bias at key points in the training process. For instance, BEAT could help a car service charge surge View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
gains-sharing plan was introduced to mold union workers and management into a common community of purpose. Throughout the decade of change, there were no layoffs, although many managers at the plant and corporate level were replaced if... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
beliefs that foam strikes incurred during the launch of the space shuttle Columbia posed no risk to its fuselage. This propensity to maintain silence, a flaw at once personal and organizational, is "widespread and problematic"... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and the Internet
competitive advantage—by operating at a lower cost, by commanding a premium price, or by doing both. Cost and price advantages can be achieved in two ways. One is operational effectiveness—doing the same things your competitors do but... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
percentage rent above a specified revenue threshold. Normatively, the industry seeks to spend no more than 10 percent of revenue on occupancy costs, but when entering leases, restaurateurs may well be optimistic about their projected... View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
James Lemoine, an assistant professor in the Organization and Human Resources Department of the School of Management at the University at Buffalo, have written extensively on VUCA, and argue, “If VUCA is seen as general, unavoidable, and unsolvable, leaders will take... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
wonderfully in the past no longer suffice. Drawing on the work of a number of thoughtful researchers as well as our own work, we are exploring a set of theories that can help managers respond to the ever-changing circumstances in which... View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
defeated by a less reformist coalition. Stock prices of government-controlled companies that had been slated for definite privatization by the BJP dropped by 3.5 percent relative to private firms. Surprisingly, government-controlled... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2024
- Working Paper
Does Private Equity Have Any Business Being in the Health Care Business?
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Zirui Song
Private Equity (“PE”) has come under increased scrutiny by the press, academics, and policymakers, as well as the public, for its investments in health care delivery. This scrutiny has been exacerbated by recent high profile hospital bankruptcies following PE... View Details
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Zirui Song. "Does Private Equity Have Any Business Being in the Health Care Business?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-012, September 2024.
- 21 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life
their work was no longer sufficiently impactful. Others no longer experienced the pleasures of their workplace environments, leading them to realize that the work itself was not sufficiently fulfilling.” The... View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- 09 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business
Imagine someone with no experience diving standing above the deep end of a pool and, “Watch me do a 10-meter platform dive!” Would you consider that person to be courageous – or reckless? In short, overcoming fear and uncertainty when it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
today’s fastest digital supercomputers years to complete. Quantum computers will be able to carry out complex financial chores like pricing derivatives and optimizing portfolios in the blink of an eye. They will crack even the strongest... View Details
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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
stagnant. By 2007, declining home prices and rising rates on adjustable rate mortgages triggered a wave of foreclosures, causing devastation to millions of Americans. Firms like Lehman Brothers pursued an aggressive strategy of borrowing... View Details