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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
created by working as colleagues on this project." "And last but by no means least," Sasser adds, "EDP gives our faculty the very rewarding sense that they are contributing to improving an organization whose only mission is to help poor... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
households, or masters of the universe on Wall Street, rely on their own personal experience when forming judgments about the financial future. That means the average chief executive of an investment bank was working on data going back no... View Details
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
strategic planning and forecasting, I actually enjoy jumping back into the spreadsheets!" How do you unleash your "inner swagger?" "To me, unleashing your 'inner swagger' means being self-confident and empowering yourself to boldly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
chairman of the management company and chairman of the company’s mutual funds. That means the chairman has a fiduciary obligation to both of those sets of shareholders. It’s impossible to wear those two hats. You’ve been characterized as... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
out of their current roles. For example, Fitzpatrick explained, “Is this role a means to an end and they are trying to get to the next rung on the ladder, or are there certain skills they are looking to acquire so they can continue to be... View Details
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
call center operations are described in detail, as are its decision-making and business processes. At the end of the case, executives are considering whether Ctrip should actively pursue either the budget or luxury travel segments, which would View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
paper identifies performance pressure as a critical barrier to effective knowledge utilization. Performance pressure creates threat rigidity effects in teams, meaning that they default to using the expertise of high-status members while... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
are increasingly paying attention to the aesthetic, symbolic, and emotional value of products, a value that is conveyed by the design language—that is, the combination of signs (e.g., form, colors, materials) that gives meaning to a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
channel stewardship, as we define it, is anchored in the principle of evolutionary change. This should not be confused with incremental change. Stewardship means constantly guiding and directing changes in channel design and management to... View Details
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Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni
includes having received and accepted a written offer. For search fund founders, this means having fully committed to pursuing an ETA search. Awards cannot be based on a tentative, expected, developing, or verbal offer/plans. If you do... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
embrace this change are missing out on a significant portion of the talent pool and the marketplace, honestly.” When it comes to the “how,” Wiley is equally straightforward. Take away the emotion and politics that so often swirl around issues of race, she advises, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
other thing I would say is, and I’ve been meaning to get this off my chest for a few weeks, where are the health insurers in all of this? They’ve done a few things, like pay for COVID tests and waive deductibles, but they’re continuing to... View Details
- 07 May 2018
- News
What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
Morrell: So you've been on this continent for five and half years. How do you think the experience has changed you? Tapon: It's made me a lot more patient. I mean I'm a pretty patient person to begin with, but definitely became a lot more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
today means a shortfall in performance tomorrow. Miller describes how to nurture leaders throughout the organization, from the front lines to the executive ranks. He outlines a clear and replicable approach to creating the leadership... View Details
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
there are a lot of whales cruising around in and out of the Bay. There's a speaker we had at MaiTai Cabarete, that has been doing TED talks. The project is called, The Muse Seek Project. And what she does is she combines music, whales, and deaf people. And what I View Details
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
Feedback Shapes Social Networks By: Green, Paul, Jr., Francesca Gino, and Bradley Staats Abstract—Many organizations employ interpersonal feedback processes as a structured means of informing and motivating employee improvement. Ample... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
many managers overestimate the attractiveness of using IP to exert market power. Rather, the value of the various means to protect and benefit from IP depends on firm strategy, the competitive landscape, and the rapidly changing contours... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
deficits, taxes, and transfer payments, depend on one's reference point/reporting procedure/language/labels. As such, they, too, represent numbers in search of concepts that provide the illusion of meaning where none exists. This paper,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
organizations which has largely overlooked the changing design of executive power and the means of senior executives, who have more leeway to construct their roles than managers at any other organizational layer. F.A.R.T.: Top Secret! No... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
more than 2 billion are malnourished, even though we produce enough food today to feed everyone. The carbon footprint of food waste totals 3.3 billion metric tons, enough to rank as the third-largest country in the world in greenhouse gas emissions. Wasted food View Details