Value Added - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

To create synergy, we require more than a concept and a strategy. The enterprise value proposition defines the strategy for value creation through alignment, but it doesn't describe how to achieve it. The... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail

04 Aug 2003
What Do You Think?

Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?

Summing Up "Good attitudes supercharge organizational performance beyond what the skill/talent level would indicate," according to Perry Miles. "Attitude is one of the strongest determinants of performance," added... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

skills development." Other essentials for governments, Donovan said, are a willingness to privatize businesses, and to follow the rule of law "as opposed to the rule of individual parties and special interests." Another is what he termed an appropriate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2010
News

Alumni Books

interviews conducted by the authors, this book is filled with colorful stories about selecting and working with management, pioneering new markets, adding value through operational improvements, applying... View Details

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

20 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Risky Business with Structured Finance

the value of the assets." In their paper, the authors recount how, over the past decade, risks have been repackaged to create triple-A-rated securities. By mid-2007, they write, 37,000 structured finance issues in the United States... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

09 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Set Your Recruiting Vision for 2020

bias in hiring and retention to grow a team that values diversity over the long term. Build a leadership pipeline: Be proactive about identifying talent and promoting their professional growth to create a diverse leadership team. Goal:... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Jul 2011
News

Brightening the Future

School is really about developing leaders who make a difference in the world,” he observes. “By adjusting their business paradigms to put more emphasis on adding value to society and focusing on the needs of... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

Kaplan, who has been working on a multiyear project with HBS Professor Michael E. Porter on improving value in health care, has found that often the most effective medical procedure is one that costs the least: talking. In a recent... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)

about myself during this time of reflection led me to realize that my next move should be to start my own firm. As a portfolio advisor in Houston, I learned people value advice more than just stocks; they’re also looking for informed... View Details

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Professors Introduce Valuation Software

In an age when mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs are increasingly common in business, you need a new skill in your kit bag: the ability to analyze and value potential partners, deals, investments—even your own company. The Business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

18 May 2011
News

U.S. Manufacturing Comeback?

thousands of former U.S. manufacturing jobs, will all but disappear as Chinese wages and the value of the yuan continue to rise. “All over China, wages are climbing at 15 to 20 percent a year because of the supply-and-demand imbalance for... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Let Customers Call the Shots

that would directly welcome empowerment, companies whose value proposition evolves around consumer control should expect a slow start and work on consumer education and reassurance. You could argue that adoption is more likely when the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 May 2020
News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

address topics like emotional coping skills, the food supply, and even one on Gospel music. “We want to lift each other up.” Virtual Alumni Forums Offer Deeper Connection in Unsettling Times For the more than 500 alumni participating in 60 HBS Alumni Forums nationwide,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Jul 2018
Blog Post

Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East

their brands in Middle Eastern markets. There, she arrived at a crucial insight: "CPG brands were spending big on equity advertising, but they could not directly link sales and ad buys to show ROI. I really felt there was a need we... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Designing Change

Courtesy Pentagram Graphic designers have created some of the world’s best-known logos, from Coke to Mercedes to McDonald’s. Yet their role in establishing a company’s identity is not always understood or valued by senior management. In... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

shareholder value in concentrated industries. By contrast, non-delay provisions have an unambiguously negative relation with value, and more so in concentrated industries. Overall, our analysis suggests that there are governance... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2020
News

Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness

bowing out of certain faculty meetings in which he no longer felt that he was adding value (and where it was socially acceptable to do so). He also stepped down from the editorial boards of four prestigious... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference

paper as you can get." Participants ready to launch new ventures added skills to their entrepreneurial tool kits in an interactive seminar presented by HBS professor Myra M. Hart, while others heard about international investment... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2004
News

New MBA Leadership Course

into three interrelated parts. First, students learn about the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of companies and their leaders. Next, they look at organizational systems and governance structures that can foster responsible behavior. Finally, they examine... View Details

Keywords: HBS; LCA; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 May 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why.

beliefs (confirmation bias), to give ourselves too much credit or not enough blame (self-serving bias), or to place more value on losing $100 than making $100 (loss aversion). In business, a bias-clouded decision can have disastrous... View Details