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20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

sales began to slide. While Steinhafel believed that Target's long-term strategy and positioning were right, he pondered a set of strategic and operational challenges. Did Target have the right mix of offensive and defensive tactics to View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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1.5 Attendance | MBA

per this Attendance Policy. Examples of emergencies that could disrupt classes include (but are not limited to): Severe weather conditions in which the Governor of Massachusetts declares a state of emergency (hurricane, tornado, severe... View Details

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

“Any donation can help buy a meal or water, let alone get people out of the rubble.” FEBRUARY 10 Board director, investor, and author Ebru Dorman (MBA 1999) wrote a post on LinkedIn that covered the situation on the ground in Turkey. "Extreme View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

with team launch sessions, Reimert connects with each remote team member in one-on-one telephone sessions. She often has these conversations walking from room to room of her home, or, if the weather is nice, strolling on the sidewalk.... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

The Spangler Effect

to put the study rooms in the library instead of Spangler, and how many seats to put in the auditorium.” Ultimately, Spangler got 29 study rooms and a 350-seat auditorium. Essential Spangler: Warm weather always draws a crowd to the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Jul 2024
News

Surviving the Iditarod

and I knew that from a schedule perspective, if I kept my pace, I should be able to finish within the cutoff. And I was past the Norton Sound. So that kind of big mental and actual very real crux was behind me. Of course, things didn't stop there because the View Details

30 Nov 2018
What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?

Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Energy

27 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

shocks." They focused on two potential shocks: bad weather and big sporting events. "We were lucky," Sadun says. "We happened to collect the data during monsoon season. At the same time, during the study period, India hosted the Indian... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2012
News

Made in the USA

easily adapted to other wire-based products, such as WireWall security fencing, which has become one of Riverdale’s best sellers in the security-conscious, post-9/11 era. Like most companies, Riverdale Mills has experienced good years and bad, but the company has View Details

Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; cheese; lobster fishing; Fishing, Hunting and Trapping; Agriculture; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2009
News

Rich Wilson

check the masthead wind vane. With the muscle fatigue of three months at sea, this last phase was the hardest for me. But you must stay disciplined: study the weather data, make the sail changes, write for the schools, grind the winches.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

Harvard Business School Case 208-099 Primus is a credit derivative product company. How will they weather the credit crisis of 2007? Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

a sense of purpose, then it is very difficult to see beyond today's controversy. CEOs of vanguard companies know this sense of purpose helps them even when the stock price is down. They have a longer-term vision that keeps them focused and helps them View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2016
News

The Taxi Wars of Jakarta

Unsurprisingly, then, Jakarta underwhelms in comparison to other world centers. Last year, in its annual liveability index, the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Jakarta 116—below Almaty, Kazakhstan, and New Delhi—out of 140 cities. Residents call Jakarta, with its... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Hutton; Illustrations by Josh Cochran

04 Sep 2019
News

Deep Dive

never seen before.” Each dive begins the same way. The Pressure Drop first spends several days mapping the area to find the deepest point. Then, the crew waits on Mother Nature—ideally, the weather must be clear and relatively calm. As... View Details

Keywords: April White; photo by Jeff Wilson; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Sep 2017
News

History’s Lessons

politics to social movements to the world’s weather patterns, we are living in the midst of great volatility. How do we see clearly, not only here and now, but also into an uncertain future? In this context, the past—carefully... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

distinct sets of challenges. Having weathered a myriad of issues during the global financial crisis that included operational shortfalls, failed partnerships, bankruptcies, lender consolidations, lagging tenant demand, low investment... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

We also show how the local farmer can leverage polyculture farming, a farming practice that increases the resilience and yield of crops, to mitigate risk of weather or pest damage, increasing his competitiveness. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works What are you doing to weather the pandemic? Share your insights below. View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

the data support our model over alternative explanations such as recession-induced reduction in agency costs (due to managerial fears of bankruptcy) and changing coordination costs. Countries with more decentralized firms (like the U.S.) View Details