Robert C. Clark - Publications - Faculty & Research

Harvard Business School has announced the recipients of the 2022 Alumni Achievement Award: Patricia C. “Tosh” Barron (MBA 1972) Former President, Engineering Systems; Former President, Office Products Division, Xerox Corporation Salman A.... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse

spectacular corporate failure in modern capitalism. Was this an aberration?” he questioned. “Can we draw lessons that can be applied to other corporations? What are the implications for our research and teaching?” Dean Kim B. Clark also... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Enron; faculty; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

April 2012
Article

Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry

By: Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman

The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development... View Details

Keywords: Performance Capacity; Operations; Advertising; Production; Corporate Strategy; Relationships; Medical Specialties; Complexity; Risk and Uncertainty; Experience and Expertise; Diversification; Quality; Health Industry

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10 Jan 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Operations Management

Strategy Failures? What Really Drives Your Strategy? Why do so many companies veer off their strategic plan? Look for a disconnect between corporate strategy and how resources are allocated, say Harvard Business School's Joseph L. Bower and View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Faculty News

Eisenmann (Assistant Professor and MBA Class of 1961 Fellow); Allen Grossman (Bloomberg Professor of Management Practice in Philanthropy); Peter Tufano (Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management); and David M. Upton (Albert J.... View Details

Keywords: H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA '33); Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

2002
Comment

Managing in an Age of Modularity

By: C. Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark

Keywords: Management

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01 Dec 1999
News

A Class Act

communicating, such as letters and phone calls. Robert C. Berner (MBA '36), who has served as class secretary for 43 years, is in regular contact with his classmates. "The class is my extended family,"... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Mar 2010
News

Alumni Books

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing by Robert A. Finkel (MBA ’89) with David Greising (McGraw-Hill) Ten investment and management masters share the wisdom they... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2017
News

The Changing Nature of Research

Rivkin, the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for research. “The world’s problems are becoming increasingly complex and no longer lend themselves to a single method of research.”... View Details

08 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 8, 2008

and longitudinally (in a field study of windfall spending). Finally, participants who were randomly assigned to spend money on others experienced greater happiness than those assigned to spend money on themselves. Leading from the Boardroom Authors:Jay W. Lorsch and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Tony Mayo Tony Mayo is the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the Organizational... View Details