by David Stauffer - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jan 2008
News

HBS Course Uses Literature To Teach Moral Leadership

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

31 May 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water

"job" that customers were "hiring" a milkshake to do. KFC’s Explosive Growth in China In China, Yum! Brands opens a KFC restaurant every day. But this is not the KFC you know in America. A case study written by View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Food & Beverage

21 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

without much physical interaction: Zoom replaced meetings, Slack subbed for water-cooler talk, and offices stood mostly vacant. “Our view is that the metaverse can still succeed.” Researchers Andy Wu and David R. Clough felt the brunt of... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations

Professor David M. Upton is the faculty chair of BCAO. He spoke with an Executive Education staff member about the course.EE: How do you define the term "operations"? Upton: "Operations" constitutes all of the... View Details

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January 2021
Supplement

What Went Wrong with Boeing’s 737 Max? (B)

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal

Following the March 10, 2019, crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, en route to Nairobi, Kenya and the October 29, 2018, downing of Lion Air flight 610 as it took off from Jakarta, Indonesia, Boeing’s 737 Max jet, the model flown in both instances, was grounded by... View Details

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15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

to leave, all in about one hour." More than thirty years later, Professor David Upton makes Benihana the very first case he teaches in his Technology and Operations Management course (POM's successor). Explains Upton, "After... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

02 Sep 2010
What Do You Think?

How Transparent Should Boards Be?

Summing Up The dilemma posed by the HP-inspired vignette of a CEO allegedly failing to adhere to company values divided respondents to the September column. Two schools of thought evolved. One was that the CEO should be fired for cause... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

seemed obvious. Q: Customers are ruled by these four drives, just like everyone else. So what product, or product strategy, is needed to attract the four-drive customer? A: Those who study brands have found that great brands are based on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?

system is in better shape. Professors Victoria Ivashina, David Scharfstein, and Arthur Segel, all members of the Harvard Business School Finance Unit, examine the current state of affairs. victoria Ivashina Is the US financial system in... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Banking; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

24 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works

Now, at 79, Fauci is the central figure that Americans depend upon to lead us through this crisis with his honest, candid advice and counsel. Last week he was on all five Sunday talk shows and then on a Facebook Live show with Mark Zuckerberg, followed View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Health

03 Apr 2009
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How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?

Summing Up To remain sane and relevant, must we smell the flowers as well as the ozone? This month's question of how much obsolescence business and society (and by implication, we as managers) can absorb brought out both the poets and the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Publishing; Journalism & News

05 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?

the start of the influenza season in the United States. “It’s quite strong evidence that just the natural course of your day bringing you by the flu shot clinic increases your likelihood of getting a flu shot” Getting employees to go to... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

2008
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Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage

By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton

In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize... View Details

Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Operations; Performance; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy

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20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

March 3rd at Harvard Business School, discussing their successes and failures as entrepreneurs. The common themes: Jump in, take risks, challenge yourself, trust your instincts, and learn from both experience and the experienced. I've Got An Idea! If he were starting... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

Tommy Pan Fang and University of British Columbia business professor David Clough. Wu’s research centers on strategies used by technology entrepreneurs to achieve scale for competitive advantage. Platforms... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

03 Feb 2020
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Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

organizations are, at once, on many right tracks and wrong tracks. “The right question is therefore not the amount of ‘rebel talent’ but how to focus it on the right causes.” David Wittenberg concurred. As he put it, “organizations should... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 May 2018
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Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?

Summing Up Does IP Ownership Belong in International Trade Deals? Intellectual property (IP) regulation remains an active issue in trade negotiations between the China and the United States. The most straightforward element of the negotiation—US attempts to reduce its... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

04 Dec 2000
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Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

consumers were that deregulation: (1) unleashes the power of a self-correcting free market (Jeff Struck), giving customers services at prices they are willing to pay and quality levels that they are willing to pay for (at least in the airline industry, according to... View Details