Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (1,084) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (1,084) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 19 of 1,084 Results →

    Michael A. Wheeler

    Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

    Keywords: construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction; construction
    • September 2009
    • Article

    The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders

    By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
    Technology management poses particular challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed... View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business Education; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment; Communication; Curriculum and Courses; Framework; Design; Goals and Objectives; Learning; Information Technology Industry
    Related
    • August 2019
    • Case

    Twiggle: E-Commerce with Semantic Search

    By: Shane Greenstein and Danielle Golan
    Four years after being founded, in 2014, by former Google executives Amir Konigsberg (CEO) and Adi Avidor (CTO), Twiggle had developed a search enhancement that plugged into an online merchant’s existing framework. The company utilized advanced structuring and... View Details
    Keywords: Search Technology; Customer Acquisition; Internet and the Web; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Growth and Development Strategy; E-commerce; Technology Industry; Israel
    Related
    • 09 Jul 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization

    how one CEO we’ve talked with builds in multiple perspectives to his decision-making. At his industrial products company, he has established bi-weekly meetings with his senior team focused on two questions: What do we know now that we... View Details
    Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
    • Web

    Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

    of this sort could be a valuable addition to many if not most companies in at least five ways: as a source of knowledge and expertise, as a sounding board and constructive critic, as a driver of accountability, as a stimulus for... View Details
    • 22 Feb 2018
    • Book

    The New History of American Capitalism

    property come into being and inflect material and ideological life. The study of finance as a concept constructed by law and naturalized by economics is one theme that the new history of American capitalism emphasizes and that exemplifies... View Details
    Keywords: Manufacturing
    • March 2006 (Revised September 2006)
    • Case

    Irizar in 2005

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
    In June 2005, Koldo Saratxaga, the leader of Basque-based luxury coach manufacturer Irizar, decided to leave after 14 years at the helm of the worker-owned cooperative. Under Saratxaga's stewardship, Irizar was saved from near bankruptcy in 1991 and has become a highly... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Resignation and Termination; Leadership Style; Production; Quality; Luxury; Competitive Advantage; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; South Africa; China; India; Mexico; Brazil
    Related
    • Web

    Greenhill House | About

    stucco and brick office building was designed in the Georgian Revival-style by McKim, Mead & White as part of the original 1920s campus plan, though construction was delayed for financial reasons until 1965, during the tenure of Dean... View Details
    • Web

    Polaroid: At The Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation

    Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
    • Web

    The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

    Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
    • Web

    Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

    Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details
    • 2006
    • Working Paper

    Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning

    To date, little research has been done on managing the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings. We examine the implementation of a supply chain planning process at a consumer electronics company, concentrating... View Details
    Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Business or Company Management; Supply Chain Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Planning; Electronics Industry
    Related
    • 19 Sep 2023
    • Blog Post

    2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

    joining HBS. Audrey Atencio (MBA 2024, Section G), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Piva Capital Piva is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm ($500mm AUM) investing in visionary entrepreneurs who are solving the world's critical problems in the View Details
    • August 1975 (Revised July 1983)
    • Case

    Lincoln Electric Co.

    By: Norman A. Berg
    Covers the strategy and management practices of the world's largest manufacturer of welding equipment. Discusses the compensation system and company culture, and the leadership style of management. View Details
    Keywords: Construction; Compensation and Benefits; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
    Related
    • Web

    Globalization - Faculty & Research

    Philanthropy and Charitable Giving ; Business and Community Relations ; Business and Stakeholder Relations ; Business and Government Relations ; Creativity ; Reputation ; Social and Collaborative Networks ; Civil Society or Community ; Social Issues ; Poverty ;... View Details
    • March 1995 (Revised March 2001)
    • Case

    The Black & Decker Corporation (A): Power Tools Division

    By: Robert J. Dolan
    Presents Black & Decker's performance against a Japanese competitor and others in the power tools market. Black & Decker is anxious to regain its market share leadership in particular segments of the market. View Details
    Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Competition; Globalization; Construction Industry; Construction Industry
    Related
    • Web

    Events - Business History

    Bayreuth), "Political Entrepreneurship in the German Export Industry after 1945" 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Part of the 2025 Business History Seminar, "Rethinking Entrepreneurial History," co-organized by Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski.... View Details
    • 07 Jul 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: July 7

    Stephan Heblich, and William R. Kerr Abstract We identify the impact of local firm concentration on incumbent performance with a quasi natural experiment. When Germany was divided after World War II, many firms in the machine tool View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Person Page

    Course Development

    By: Debora L. Spar

    Managing International Trade and Investment

    Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

    • 10 May 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Being Your Own Boss Can Pay Off, but Not Always with Big Pay

    startup capital, such as construction and child care. Industries that need more startup capital—such as farming, retail, trade, and hotels—have declined from 55 percent of self-employment in 1970 to 23... View Details
    Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald