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- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
Global health care is entering its most challenging era, with increasing demand for services from consumers newly arrived in the middle class, under-served people, and rapidly aging populations, all the while dealing with the need to View Details
- July 1995 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Becton Dickinson (E): An Assessment of Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling
By: Michael Beer and Pamela J. Maus
This case presents an assessment of the strategic human resource management (SHRM) profiling process implemented at Becton Dickinson. It explores the questions the assessment raised about the viability of the process and what aspects might be changed if the process is... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Human Resources; Management Practices and Processes; Strategic Planning; Health Industry
Beer, Michael, and Pamela J. Maus. "Becton Dickinson (E): An Assessment of Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling." Harvard Business School Case 496-007, July 1995. (Revised April 1999.)
- 2015
- Chapter
The Fourth Wave: Business Management and Business Education in the Age of the Anthropocene
By: Andrew J. Hoffman and John Ehrenfeld
Sustainability has become mainstream in both management practice and management research. Firms incorporate sustainability strategies into their core mission. University administrators promote sustainability as central to their curricula. Scholars pursue sustainability... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Natural Environment; Leading Change; Management Systems
Hoffman, Andrew J., and John Ehrenfeld. "The Fourth Wave: Business Management and Business Education in the Age of the Anthropocene." Chap. 13 in Corporate Stewardship: Achieving Sustainable Effectiveness, edited by Susan Albers Mohrman, James O'Toole, and Edward E. Lawler, 228–246. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing, 2015.
- Teaching Interest
Managing Global Health: Applying Behavioral Economics to Create Impact (MBA)
Health, and development more broadly, is not something we give to people: it is something they produce themselves, interacting with supply-side and institutional factors. This course trains students to see through the lens of the end-user and to use the levers of... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
or arrogance. Martina suggested that “pride in one’s organization stems from a collective reach for excellence, civility, and a humble perspective this is what is fostered by management teams who lead by example. Arrogance I believe comes... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Financial Management of Smaller Firms Course Number 1452 Baker Foundation Professor Richard Ruback Professor of Management Practice Royce Yudkoff Fall; Q1Q2;... View Details
- June 1993 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Three New Opportunities and the Seven Skills of Management
Keywords: Opportunities; Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Three New Opportunities and the Seven Skills of Management." Harvard Business School Case 193-187, June 1993. (Revised February 1994.)
- November 2015 (Revised January 2016)
- Teaching Note
McDonald's Corporation: Managing a Sustainable Supply Chain—From Amazon Soya to Cage Free Eggs
This case provides an opportunity for students to consider how large, multinational corporations should respond when targeted by activists regarding environmental and social concerns in their supply chains. Greenpeace targeted McDonald's because its chicken supplier... View Details
- 29 Jul 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: The Case for Pluralistic Risk Management
Keywords: by Anette Mikes & Amram Migdal
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
included in what is going on. There is a lot of advice for managers about how to promote inclusion in an organization. Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid remind us as leaders to practice inclusion on an everyday... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- January 2025
- Supplement
Go Mobile: Aligning District Managers and Store Teams (B)
By: Tatiana Sandino and Samuel Grad
In January 2025, Modi reflects on the past decade of Go Mobile and looks ahead to new growth strategies. View Details
- 15 Apr 2024
- Book
Struggling With a Big Management Decision? Start by Asking What Really Matters
book Your True Moral Compass: Defining Reality, Responsibility, and Practicality in Your Leadership Moments. In the following excerpt from the book, Badaracco, the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics, explains why it’s important for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Zurich Insurance: Diversity and Inclusion
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People... View Details
Keywords: Managing Change; Organizational Behavior; Diversity Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Leadership; Human Capital; Human Resources; Insurance; Diversity; Insurance Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Zurich Insurance: Diversity and Inclusion." Harvard Business School Case 417-037, September 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Zurich Insurance: Zurich Oxygen
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People... View Details
Keywords: Managing Change; Management Development; Leadership; Organization Behavior; Management Skills; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Human Capital; Human Resources; Insurance; Insurance Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Zurich Insurance: Zurich Oxygen." Harvard Business School Case 417-036, September 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- 24 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience
Madeleine Diagne is an International Business student at the University of Houston – Downtown, and a Summer Venture in Management (SVMP) 2022 alum. Graduating high school during the height of the pandemic was yet another obstacle... View Details
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
Introduction to Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) Our Most Comprehensive Offering 5 pre-set courses + 2 electives + a capstone project. Choose from the New Leader or Experienced Leader learning paths.... View Details
- 1984
- Other Unpublished Work
Informal Networks: Keys to Successful Management - HBS Discussion Paper
By: J. Ronald Fox and Paul Edwin Morrison
- Web
Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Management Society (MSOM) with David Simchi-Levi and He Wang for "Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling" (2018). Kris Johnson Ferreira : Finalist in the 2021 Manufacturing & Service... View Details
- May 1997
- Teaching Note
Module Overview: Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains: Matching Supply and Demand TN
By: Ananth Raman
Prepares students to configure operating and distribution systems to provide product (or service) supply to match customer demand. Begins by introducing students to the supply-demand mismatch problem, documenting its significance in many companies, and suggesting ways... View Details