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- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
Summing Up Fixing the Way We Work There is a lot wrong with the way we work, but very little of this is due to new networking capabilities or communications technology. Neither can we blame increasing globalization and the demands of doing business across 24 View Details
- 29 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014
2014 is simple but powerful—maybe the best way to improve your work performance is to devote time to reflecting on your actions. Now is also your chance to tell Working Knowledge readers in more than 200 countries around the world what... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe
(UNC) tenure were his appointment of fifteen new chancellors and other university leaders; a systemwide enrollment increase of more than 27,000 students, to a total of 150,000 at the university's sixteen campuses; the near doubling of the university's annual operating... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
her time between factory floors, design meetings, setting the strategy, and crunching the numbers. “I’m happy that I was there as the production manager when we started out, but I had to determine the best... View Details
- 01 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'
Similarly, in the corporate world, talented managers need the right firm environment, the right organizational culture, and the organizational support and time to implement their program in order to succeed.... View Details
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
likes to look at this complicated new world in terms of what is changing and what is staying the same. A longtime observer of technology's impact on business, McFarlan has been intrigued by recent developments in the financial services industry. He notes that while the... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- Profile
Jake Flomenberg
experience as Co-President of the TechMedia club shape your career goals within the technology sector? My time serving the TechMedia Club was a great opportunity to reflect on my personal interests within the technology sector. I was able... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
moves about a dozen times before buying a home, and all too often the bookshelf purchased for one apartment isn’t needed in the next. As a result, about 10 million tons of furniture go to landfills every year, Ramírez says. He and Aditya... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
aligned and trained to handle crisis communication effectively and manage public relations under pressure. Process: Develop a well-defined communication plan that includes benchmarks and standards for timely... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- Student-Profile
Yiwei Li
components along with it, but one day I feel like I am missing something practical,” he says. “That’s why I went to CEIBS in Shanghai: I had been in school a long time and I decided I needed to get real-world experience. I had the... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | MBA
Frequently Asked Questions Summer Venture in Management Can I apply if I am not a college junior or senior? If I am employed, how will taking time off to attend SVMP be regarded by my employer? Do I need to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Mookerjee Picked as First Director of New HBS India Research Center
Mookerjee recently served as managing director of Capital One’s Asia business ventures, based in Bangalore, India. When that assignment ended in June 2004, he decided to remain with his family in India and subsequently launched an... View Details
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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online
and how it can be used as a competitive advantage Craft a compelling positioning statement and resonant brand story Understand the roles brands play in consumers’ lives and the importance of building enduring brand communities Learn how to View Details
- Profile
Kathleen Hebert
put what she has learned into practice. "Even in a place with as much institutional power as HBS, you can have a real impact on people's experiences." As a Section president, Kathleen says, "It's the first time I've had to... View Details
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
high quality information in the asset management business comes from increases over time in liquidity for investors. Liquidity is typically thought of as a positive, since it allows investors to quickly... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Assets: Matchup
Business, Government, and International Economy (BGIE) unit, Rithmire has taught the required BGIE course but now heads Managing International Trade and Investment, a second-year course that considers the politics, macroeconomics, and... View Details
John W. Brown
by 2004, and the number of employees increased from 325 to 15,000 during the same time period. Brown steadfastly expanded the company’s product lines and introduced an effective decentralized management... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
hours of travel time to the worker’s hometown lowered the likelihood of receiving the highest performance rating by 3 percent. “Vacation flexibility means being able to go to your manager and say this is... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
institutionalize the idea of regular face time between employees and their managers once-removed (that) high potentials 'suddenly appear' So in the case of the board, they should be accountable for assessing... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
operational underperformance. We transformed it into a service operating according to world-class standards. At the time you took over, 63 percent of Metro Manila’s water was either lost or stolen. Did you have a hard View Details