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  • 15 May 2015
  • Blog Post

2+2: A "Liberating and Life-Altering" Choice

I first learned about the 2+2 Program after an older friend from Vanderbilt, my undergraduate college, applied and was accepted into the inaugural class in 2008. My undergraduate background was in political science and human and... View Details
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5.3 Annual Notice: Digital Millennium Copyright Act | MBA

subject to termination of their network access and may be reported to the appropriate Dean or Human Resources officer for disciplinary action. Find Harvard's policy or review the FAQs . A paper copy of this... View Details
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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise

  This short list of databases is commonly used by students of the course for the paper assignment. We may have more useful resources for your specific topics. Please contact Baker Library Services for assistance.... View Details
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Tools | New Venture Competition

Tools Social Enterprise Track Across Harvard Business School and beyond, resources are available for you as you consider and bring to life an idea for the New Venture Competition (NVC). 2024 Winners Play Video duration: 2:05 2024 New... View Details
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Lehman Brothers Archives | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Skip to Main Content Lehman Brothers Collection Resources Baker Library Collections Corporate Reports Collection R. G. Dun & Co. Credit Reports HBS Cases Baker Old Class Collection Related Archival Collections Bibliography Site Credits... View Details
  • February 9, 2021
  • Article

For a More Equitable Recovery, Corporations Must Stop Using a College Degree as a Proxy for Ability

By: Gerald Chertavian
Keywords: Race; Equality and Inequality; Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management
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  • April 2021
  • Article

The Effects of Quota Frequency: Sales Performance and Product Focus

By: Doug J. Chung, Das Narayandas and Dongkyu Chang
This study investigates the comprehensive and multidimensional effects of quota (goal) frequency on sales force performance. We develop a theory of salespeople’s behavior—aggregate effort and the product type focus—in response to the temporal length of a sales-quota... View Details
Keywords: Sales Force Compensation; Field Experiment; Quotas; Quota Frequency; Commissions; Bonuses; Goals; Salesforce Management; Compensation and Benefits; Goals and Objectives; Behavior; Performance
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  • April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

From Globalization to Dual Digital Transformation: CEO Thierry Breton Leading Atos Into 'Digital Shockwaves' (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley, JT Keller and James Barnett
Thierry Breton, chairman and CEO of IT company Atos, faced a pivotal juncture. After spending eight intense years scaling the company globally to over 100,000 employees in 70 countries, he was ready to take the next crucial step. Breton was convinced that rapid digital... View Details
Keywords: Dual Digital Transformation; Transformation; Disruption; Employees; Competency and Skills; Training; Decision Making; Digital Transformation
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  • 1999
  • Chapter

Management Buyouts and Managerial Ethics

By: L. S. Paine
Keywords: Executive Compensation; Ethics; Conflict of Interests
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  • August 2011 (Revised February 2012)
  • Supplement

Ockham Technologies (B): Building the Board

By: Noam Wasserman
Describes the issues facing a founder-ceo regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing development work. View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Management Teams; Groups and Teams
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  • September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
  • Supplement

Cathy Benko: WINning at Deloitte (B)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Deborah M. Kolb and Cailin B. Hammer
Cathy Benko pulls together a group of Deloitte and Touche's top partners for a weekend discussion of the Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women (WIN). Benko, stimulated by the strong reaction by the attending partners, agrees to take on the leadership... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Partners and Partnerships; Agreements and Arrangements; Retention; Gender
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  • March 1995 (Revised August 1995)
  • Supplement

Datavision (C)

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Describes the events to follow Datavision (A) and (B). Covers the aftermath of two previous team-building meetings and leaves off with the protagonist struggling with how to proceed. View Details
Keywords: Employees; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Social and Collaborative Networks; Computer Industry
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  • January 1991 (Revised March 1991)
  • Case

Prepare/21 at Beth Israel Hospital (A)

In response to escalating cost pressures throughout the hospital industry, the management of Beth Israel Hospital (BI) decided to implement a productivity plan to cut their operating costs. They chose the Scanlon Plan, an employee participation and incentive program... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Cost Management; Employees; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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  • January 1976 (Revised June 1984)
  • Case

Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (A)

By: John P. Kotter
In 1969, Megalith centralized its financial and control functions. John Boyd, senior vice president for finance, hired four brilliant young managers to "bring the group out of the stone age." By 1975, this management team had created a near-perfect finance office of... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Problems and Challenges
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  • 02 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories

to rate each item on a 7-point scale ranging from practical (1) to pleasurable (7). Keinan also asked the shoppers to circle one of two answers for each item: "Because I need it" or "Because I want to have it (although I... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • March 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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Darktrace: Scaling Cybersecurity and AI (A)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Alexis Lefort
In 2023, Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson was contemplating her growth strategy at a leading U.K.-based cybersecurity venture, launched in 2013 by a group of anti-terror cyber specialists, University of Cambridge mathematicians, and artificial intelligence (AI) experts.... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Talent; Scaling; Entrepreneurship; Cybersecurity; Leadership; Business Growth and Maturation; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; Europe; United States
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  • 10 Sep 2024
  • Research & Ideas

What Happens When Business Owners Turn to ChatBots for Advice

AI’s capabilities to help solve business problems, particularly in parts of the world with fewer resources and less access to technology. “The fact that generative AI was a little over a year old, and we could use it to advise several... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
  • 22 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Remembering Well and Making Meaning of Memorial Day

worlds of possibility I didn’t even know of in the military, with a deep-seated, organization-wide commitment to helping students build and get to whatever success looks like for them.   HBS has also given me the tools and resources to... View Details
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Harvard Business School

A. Thomas is a recognized thought leader in the field of strategic human resource management. His papers document his research on issues relating to executive development, cultural diversity in... View Details
  • 02 Nov 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?

consider other constituencies too: e.g., vendors who are stuck operating under the big players’ rules; innovators, who can’t make their better ‘mouse trap’ available to the world without the resources of the big players; citizens, whose... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail; Technology; Telecommunications; Communications; Consumer Products; Service