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- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
rate as must-do's entirely on your own, Andrus says. "After I go through this process myself, I go see my boss to make sure I'm aligned with him and with his stakeholders. You have to learn to be open and to listen to how your boss... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- Web
Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online
happy to provide our tax ID and bank account information to facilitate payments from organizations sponsoring your enrollment. However, we cannot provide specialized information or complete paperwork as part of a vendor setup process for... View Details
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
operations. This is, in some sense, what Wal-Mart's global strategy is primarily about. Q: How do you see business shaping the future of globalization? In which ways are companies playing a big role, and in which ways could or should they View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Organizations Create Social Value
on board. Close alignment between strategy and mission. How can organizations get the right people with the right skills to develop social value? The recruiting processes should be centered on personal values. Then, hold on to the good... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
practice. “We propose to step back and ask how we can best integrate machine learning to solve previously untenable marketing problems facing real companies?” Combining man and machine A product of the 11th Triennial Invitational Choice... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 06 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
the United States, identifies the final strategic imperatives it is trying to achieve and then translates them into action plans. At the end of each month the management team steps back and says, "Do our strategic imperatives make... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
likely to under-achieve your potential." Do You Have A Succession-planning Process In Place? Kaplan stresses the importance of developing potential successors for key positions in your company-including your own-and creating a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
the players he developed—Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes—became true standouts in their generation, providing the club with a strong base on which to build. Managing this process well over a long period unavoidably... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
clusters are most prevalent in advanced economies, you say that they're one of the essential steps for countries moving in that direction. How are clusters nurtured in emerging nations? A: Many developing countries have free-trade zones... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
increasing densification of urban areas will put even more pressure on how cities—and the people who live in those cities—deal with trash, according to Waste Connections CEO Worthing Jackman (MBA 1991). It requires stepping up a... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
Almost fifty years ago, nineteen-year-old Andy Grove stepped off a boat in New York City, a poor immigrant from Hungary who barely escaped Nazi occupation. A decade later he co-founded Intel, the chipmaker that would help invent the PC... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
core activities of teaching, research, and disseminating ideas. Faculty and students alike embraced the custom technology that enabled teaching and learning both in the classroom and remotely. They were supported by hundreds of frontline staff who came to campus every... View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
tend to have a really nice quality perception, it also helped improve our overall quality scores. So, it really was the trifecta in terms of overall performance. Morrell: So this pilot process begins in the San Diego market. Did you go on... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
a software company that encourages households to reduce their energy consumption. From Opower's earliest days, its managers utilized experiments to amplify their environmental impact and enhance customer value. We will revisit some of their most consequential... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
pervasive uncertainty created by COVID-19 in other ways, for example nurturing the relationship with other firms in their networks or establishing new connections that could lead to new learnings. Other firms, and especially businesses located in weak institutional... View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
is far cheaper, better informed, and more trustworthy than outreach from a representative less attached to the company. Pay attention to, develop, and reward internal expertise. Such talent will naturally begin to surface as a result of the View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
also theirs. To Rawi Abdelal, an HBS professor of international management who serves as faculty co-chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Dlodlo’s community-focused approach to redevelopment represents a necessary View Details
- 25 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Almost Didn’t Apply to HBS
Like many of you reading this article, I prefer to plan out each step of my life. Methodically marching towards each life goal, and rolling with the punches life throws at me. Oftentimes though, unforeseen events take place, and our well... View Details
- 10 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw
The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to four years in a field of... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
marketing, finance, and managing teams. You can acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to launch a new venture on the job, but success requires having the right mentors and advisors—and some time to step away from day-to-day demands... View Details