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- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
technologies. Particular areas, such as Finance, Marketing, Control, and Managerial economics, seemed to lend themselves naturally to computer analysis, as did cases on manufacturing, where computers could provide instant feedback on, for... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
clear-cut. “A problem with megatrend predictions is that, even if they turn out to be generally accurate, they’re not managerially useful.” In the first month of social distancing in the United States, online sales at Walmart and Target... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
dispute and a trend analysis of over 400 total WTO disputes, I find that the WTO dispute settlement process is helping to legitimize the institution of free trade through its public display of rational authority and neutral expertise. At... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
Initiative at Arthur Andersen, in their new book, Broken Promises: An Unconventional View of What Went Wrong at IBM. Based on interviews with IBM executives, company records, and surveys of the company's customers, Broken Promises is a cautionary tale of strategic... View Details
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
process has a number of built-in, even cultural, aspects that resist change," Fox writes. "These include an irregular and erratic flow of weapons systems appropriations; the very nature of cutting-edge, highly risky research and... View Details
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
convinced him that he needed more management skills. By his own recollection, he was virtually "clueless" about the very special place to which he was heading. His application to the MBA Program caught the attention of View Details
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
rethink their business models and radically transform their organizational capabilities. The implications for organizations and management are profound. Let's take one example. At the heart of most modern corporations are information, planning and control systems, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
ask for legal help and being able to process that help effectively are teachable managerial skills. Managers also need to understand the importance of keeping their lawyers in the loop, not just on discrete... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Getting on Board
Membership on a corporate or advisory board seems like a natural fit for MBAs with solid managerial skills and career experience. But according to the experts, unless you are a prominent CEO, finding a seat at the boardroom table today... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
generally takes one of two approaches. The market timing and catering approach views managerial financing and investment decisions as rational managerial responses to securities mispricing. The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
In this uncertain economic climate, downsizing and layoffs are a sadly frequent occurrence. Although bad news is always painful to deliver and to hear, the process of conducting "necessary evils"—such as layoffs or firings—can... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
promote greater parental participation in the schools. “This was essentially a start-up effort within the department,” Kete says. “The hiring process was managed not by the districts but at each of the city’s schools, something without... View Details
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
Gaurav Goel: "Analytics is a powerful weapon but we need prudent processes for data capture that ensure a consistent quality of data." The tone of responses suggested that there was little question that the analytics of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
organizational processes among corporations and nonprofits. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/cmarquis/GolfingAlone_FINAL.pdf Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Response: How China's Environmental Enforcement Is Catching Up to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
(mergers), turnarounds, crisis management, scaling, reinvention, and career action planning. The course will develop skills in diagnosing, designing, and executing complex actions. It forces students to contemplate the managerial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
team, an experience that convinced him that he needed more management skills. By his own recollection, he was virtually “clueless” about the very special place to which he was heading. His application to the MBA Program caught the attention of View Details
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
Skinner III, head of the Atlanta-based consultancy LCS Partners. The article discusses the importance of understanding your ideal customers; the implications for selling, cost management, growth strategy, and organizational relationships; and a View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
practices; yet, tighter coupling is more likely in suppliers with certain types of managerial structures (certified management system and unions). We also find important interactions between these organizational structures: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53958 Effects of a Tournament Incentive Plan Incorporating Managerial Discretion in a Geographically Dispersed Organization By: Deller, Carolyn, and Tatiana Sandino Abstract—Using retail... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
current profitable business model exists (as distinct from many VC-backed developmental businesses), and frequently the businesses are of a scale that they can be acquired and owned by individuals instead of institutions or families. The View Details