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- April 1997 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
KPMG Peat Marwick U.S.: One Giant Brain
Demonstrates how organizations can move toward creation of processes and information technology infrastructures for effective knowledge management in order to enhance performance and productivity. More specifically, describes the knowledge management strategy of KPMG... View Details
Keywords: Internet; Information Technology; Knowledge Management; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry; United States
Alavi, Maryam. "KPMG Peat Marwick U.S.: One Giant Brain." Harvard Business School Case 397-108, April 1997. (Revised July 1997.)
- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
its value. But only 16 percent felt that “their firm’s culture is exactly what it should be.” In other words, they’re telling us that it’s an important way to improve firm value, but 76 percent of them haven’t done as much as they could... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- September 2018 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds
By: Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Nathaniel Schwalb
After much internal debate, THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS of Denmark have decided to allocate a small percentage of their investment portfolio to impact investments. Cambridge Associates, one of the leading investment advisory firms in the world, has been engaged to assist... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Mission-Related Investing; Foundations; Investment; Venture Capital; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Investment Funds; Decision Making; Consulting Industry; Financial Services Industry; Denmark; Europe
Gandhi, Vikram, Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Nathaniel Schwalb. "THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds." Harvard Business School Case 819-021, September 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: Jill J. Avery
Creating Brand Value (MBA elective course)
Overview:
In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable assets and sources of their sustainable competitive advantage. But, managing brands to achieve their full value potential... View Details
Overview:
In the consumer/retail space, brands are often companies’ most valuable assets and sources of their sustainable competitive advantage. But, managing brands to achieve their full value potential... View Details
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
a Need for Obesity Care Re: Jon M. Jachimowicz 23 Jul 2024 Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities Re: Lakshmi Ramarajan 09 Jul 2024 Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage... View Details
- 09 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Startup Balancing Act
said to my coworker, and with that I stepped off the hover board. “Hopefully, you can learn it by the end of the summer” he replied while laughing. I gave him a firm handshake and returned to my desk. My summer internship is at a medical... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 18 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Who Really Determines CEO Salary Packages?
contract cause: compensation consultation commonality. A compensation consultant is an independent advisor who helps shareholders decide what to pay their CEO. Compensation View Details
- August 2023
- Case
The Ethical Tightrope: When to Disclose the AI Shortcut
By: David G. Fubini, William Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
In this short vignette on ethics in consulting, John Child, a new Associate at a prestigious firm who is eager to impress, decides to use an AI tool to expedite his analysis and craft his presentation due to a short project timeframe. Feeling uneasy about his decision... View Details
Fubini, David G., William Fubini, and Patrick Sanguineti. "The Ethical Tightrope: When to Disclose the AI Shortcut." Harvard Business School Case 424-011, August 2023.
- Web
Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
with reusable grocery bags has been strongly promoted as environmentally and socially conscious. In parallel, firms have joined policy makers in using a variety of initiatives to reduce the use of plastic bags. However, little is known... View Details
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
practices that had been recognized by consulting firm McKinsey & Co., they began surveying large and random samples of companies to understand how well best practices were being used. In the first 10... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Oct 2016
- HBS Seminar
Luís Cabral, NYU Stern School of Business
- Web
Europe - Global
as the representative of the INSEAD administration on the School’s Board of Directors. Earlier in his career, Vincent has been active as a management consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton in New York and Paris. His field of View Details
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
holding group], for example, runs his companies closely and is planning to pass the leadership of his firms to his two sons. Similarly, the heads of some of America's largest firms, both publicly held and private, are the scions of the... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supplier reliability tracking is a process whereby customers use past supplier performance to build beliefs about supplier capabilities and hence about future supplier... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
Fuller partnered on the work with scholars at the Project on Workforce including Kerry McKittrick, co-director; Ali Epstein, research project coordinator; and research assistants Sherry Seibel, Cole Wilson, and Vasundhara Dash. The team reviewed more than 350 pieces of... View Details
- Profile
Mark Giragosian
College and Northwestern University, including internships in consulting and investment banking. Upon retiring from the Joffrey, Mark worked at Morgan Stanley. “I wanted to have another career, not just another job. I looked for... View Details
- Web
Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
Technology & Innovation Technology & Innovation December 2014 Article The Distinct Effects of Information Technology and Communication Technology on Firm Organization By: Nicholas Bloom, Luis Garicano, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman