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- February 2020
- Supplement
Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum Industry; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
Fuller, Joseph B., Gamze Yücaoğlu, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-057, February 2020.
- February 2020 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Gamze Yücaoğlu and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case opens in 2017 as Tim Murray, CEO of Aluminum Bahrain (Alba), the largest single-site aluminum smelter in the world outside China and a major contributor to the Bahraini economy, was contemplating the recovery options as the company was facing the most severe... View Details
Keywords: Aluminum; General Management; Cultural Change; Change Management; Crisis Management; Decision Making; Organizational Culture; Safety; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Bahrain; Middle East
Fuller, Joseph B., Gamze Yücaoğlu, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Managing Blackout at Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-056, February 2020. (Revised March 2020.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
Forecasting Airport Transfer Passenger Flow Using Real-Time Data and Machine Learning
By: Xiaojia Guo, Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Bert De Reyck
Problem definition: In collaboration with Heathrow Airport, we develop a predictive system that generates quantile forecasts of transfer passengers’ connection times. Sampling from the distribution of individual passengers’ connection times, the system also produces... View Details
Keywords: Quantile Forecasts; Regression Tree; Copula; Passenger Flow Management; Data-driven Operations; Forecasting and Prediction; Data and Data Sets
Guo, Xiaojia, Yael Grushka-Cockayne, and Bert De Reyck. "Forecasting Airport Transfer Passenger Flow Using Real-Time Data and Machine Learning." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-040, October 2018.
- February 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
Avaya (D): Early Results of the Demand Generation Initiative
Avaya's top management wants to improve demand generation. This requires an improvement in the relationship between Sales and Marketing. This case series (Avaya (A)-(D)) walks the student through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the... View Details
Godes, David B. "Avaya (D): Early Results of the Demand Generation Initiative." Harvard Business School Supplement 508-051, February 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- February 2008 (Revised May 2008)
- Supplement
Lincoln Financial Group (C)
LFG reorganizes its business in order to improve customer intimacy. However, to implement the strategy, they need to effect significant changes in the skills of their salespeople. This case series straddles human resource management, corporate strategy, and sales... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Salesforce Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Financial Services Industry
Godes, David B., and David Lane. "Lincoln Financial Group (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 508-030, February 2008. (Revised May 2008.)
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
"discovery-driven planning," created by Ian MacMillan, a professor at the Wharton School, and Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia. In the interest of simplicity, How Will You Measure Your Life? distills the tool to a single question: "What assumptions must prove true... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Recent Alumni - Alumni
Volunteer Recent Alumni OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT ALUMNI Recent alumni support the School and the global alumni community by volunteering in a wide range of important roles, from reunion planning to fundraising to writing Class Notes, as... View Details
- Web
ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
effort. William H. McLean (HBS MBA '34), Doriot's former teaching assistant, served as Doriot's chief assistant throughout the war. Henry W. Hoagland (HBS MBA '39), another student of Doriot's, also worked as an aide to Doriot in the Military View Details
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Forum - U.S. Competitiveness
Edwards . Started 04 Feb 2014 America's Prosperity Depends on Outwitting Our Broken Political System Forum started by Sol Erdman and Lawrence Susskind Nearly every member of Congress has blocked steps that would help their constituents prosper. The answer? Sol Erdman... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
that it can happen at the departmental level within organizations. You’ve often said that talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not. What is HBS doing to level the playing field? Our starting point is the racial equity plan we... View Details
- 22 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Case Protagonists at HBS
being ethical and acting with integrity. It’s being respectful and grateful to others. It’s enjoying the presence of people and giving as much knowledge as you plan to take. Practice those things. View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It
capacity, shelf life, and customer demand. Such risks aren't new. In fact, "the underpinnings of problems today started two decades ago," says Craig Holmes, director of business continuity planning for Aon Risk Consultants,... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 01 May 2020
- What Do You Think?
Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?
future. Sara Anhorn, Executive Vice President of Talent, commented, "People want a different way of working people with the type of talent we need at Critical Mass live everywhere, not just near where we have different plans to open... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 May 2017
- News
David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
Counsel while earning a law degree at Georgetown, “so I was comfortable with research.” As he pitched his services to companies in need of legal advice, he refined and expanded his business plan to focus on research in the financial... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
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Research - Health Care
leaving physicians overburdened and unfulfilled. The aim of this... May 2, 2024 Article Require Hospitals to Disclose Their Pandemic Plans Now By: Regina E. Herzlinger , Richard J. Boxer and Ben Creo The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated... View Details
- 04 Nov 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Do We Chase Stars?
and agony of doing the hard work themselves." (Phil Clark); "It's about selling the dream that the star will add to the bottom line fast with new clients, etc." (Jacoline Loewen); "Rather than create succession plans... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- September 2019
- Case
JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership
By: Ethan Bernstein and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Nigel Le Quesne, CEO of Jersey-based financial services firm JTC, firmly believed that "shared ownership" was at the heart of his company’s successful track record. The firm had seen its revenues, profits, and number of clients and staff grow steadily throughout its... View Details
Keywords: Ownership; Employee Ownership; Leadership Style; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Going Public; Mission and Purpose; Management Practices and Processes; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry; Channel Islands; Europe; United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership." Harvard Business School Case 420-008, September 2019.
- 02 Aug 2017
- What Do You Think?
Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?
judged or rewarded on the engagement levels of their charges? The challenge begins with hiring the right people. When Amazon announces, as it did last month, that it plans to hire 50,000 people in one day into an organization with about... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Brandon Tieu
students to work backwards from their ideal life and thoughtfully plan the skills, experiences, and resources needed to achieve it. If you are at HBS, you may find that many of the traits you seek are already within you. Above all—enjoy... View Details
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
the less effective the drug. The problem for Merck, Wosinska said, was that this group was not likely to realize they have a problem. They are only compelled to action after the hair loss is obvious. So the consumer most likely to buy the product would see fewer... View Details