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17 Sep 2009
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Why self-checkout lanes don’t work

06 Jul 2020
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Working Through a Personal Crisis

27 Sep 2012
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Breaking the Cycle of Responsiveness at Work

09 May 2019
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The Most Anxious Generation Goes to Work

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

you to HBS. In 2018, I started reflecting on the big existential question of "what is my calling?" It was really intimidating to think about – my main criteria were to work on problems that mattered to me, that I could have fun doing,... View Details

12 Sep 2021
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Life Kit: How To Make Hybrid Work Successful

22 Jul 2015
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The Kids of Working Moms Are All Right

01 Sep 2013
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The trouble with grade inflation: It works

The Implications of Working Without an Office

In early 2020, the world began what is undoubtedly the largest work-from-home experiment in history. Now, organizations continue to wrestle with whether and how to have workers return to their offices. Business leaders need to be able to answer a number of questions... View Details

April 2023 (Revised September 2023)
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Levels: The Remote, Asynchronous, Deep Work Management System

By: Joseph B. Fuller and George Gonzalez

Levels is a highly innovative startup in the health care space. They intend to revolutionize health by linking behavior—eating, exercise, sleeping, etc.—to changes in metabolism. They believe metabolic health can be managed through careful monitoring of changes in... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Business Startups; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Technology Industry; United States

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March 1981 (Revised October 1998)
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Corning Glass Works International (B2)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Michael Y. Yoshino

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry

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May 30, 2012
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Government Regulation That Actually Works

By: David I. Levine and Michael W. Toffel

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March–April 1988
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Putting Expert Systems to Work

By: D. A. Leonard and J. Sviokla

Keywords: System

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June 1987 (Revised May 1990)
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John Deere Component Works (B)

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Having installed an activity-based system, the division is now exploring the insight provided by that system. In particular, it is studying the economics of lot-size process planning and product mix management. View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Production; Business or Company Management; Planning; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Product Marketing; Management Practices and Processes; Consumer Products Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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November 1991 (Revised June 1992)
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AT&T: The Dallas Works (A)

Describes the organizational challenges facing an AT&T plant a few years after the breakup of AT&T. In an effort to empower workers and to unite the factory behind change, management proposes an unusual team-based approach to driving the change. Teaching Objective: To... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Texas

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