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  • 15 Mar 2019
  • News

How the modern office is killing our creativity

  • July 2023
  • Case

Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The founders of Dutch professional services firm Schuberg Philis, and the new leadership team entrusted with the day-to-day management, must set the path forward in 2019. The company has grown into a €70 million revenue strong IT provider with top ranks in the... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Growth Management; Change Management; Transformation; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Leading Change; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry; Europe; Netherlands
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  • September 2005
  • Article

Decolonising Barclays Bank DCO? Corporate Africanisation Programmes in Nigeria, 1945-1969

The reaction of British business to the decolonisation of the Empire has been the focus of much recent research, but few studies have shed light on the continued presence of commercial activities after independence. Barclays Bank DCO in Nigeria began indigenising its... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Foreign Direct Investment; Banks and Banking; Macroeconomics; Banking Industry; Great Britain; Nigeria
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  • January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

Less Is More: Will Aldi's Expansion Plans Pay Off in a Crowded U.S. Grocery Market?

By: David Collis and Haisley Wert
In 2024, the discount grocery retailer Aldi announced bold U.S. expansion plans. Within five years, the German company would increase its store count by 30% to reach 3,200+ stores across the United States and approach becoming the fifth largest grocery retailer in the... View Details
Keywords: Scope; Grocery; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 23 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 23

suggests that this model-which tolerates moral complexity-is perhaps one of the few that can adapt and endure over time. Manufacturing Morals is a perceptive must-read for anyone looking for insight into the moral decision making of today's business leaders and those... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

the technology bubble to examine the hypothesis that inexperienced investors play a role in the formation of asset price bubbles. Using age as a proxy for managers' investment experience, we find that around the peak of the technology bubble, mutual funds run View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

    Deborah M. Winshel

    Deborah Winshel is a Senior Lecturer in the General Management Unit of Harvard Business School.  She teaches several MBA required courses: Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD), Leadership and Corporate Accountability and the Field Immersion course (2025 in... View Details

    • September 2012 (Revised September 2014)
    • Case

    Doing Business in Malaysia

    By: C. Fritz Foley, Michael Shih-Ta Chen and Keith Chi-Ho Wong
    This case focuses on the current business environment in Malaysia as of 2012 by introducing the main economic, political and cultural aspects of the country for those interested in doing business there. The advantages and challenges of investing and doing business in... View Details
    Keywords: Emerging Market Finance; Emergent Countries; Business History; Economic History; Fieldwork; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Strategy; Malaysia
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    • August 2018
    • Case

    BlackBuck (A)

    By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
    The case presents the challenges of scaling an asset-heavy company (that relies on its operations). It highlights how decisions on the early team impact a company’s ability to scale, linkage between growth and cash flows, as well the organizational impact of high... View Details
    Keywords: Founders; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Cash Flow; Growth Management; Truck Transportation; Online Technology; India
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    • 16 Jun 2021
    • Interview

    Harvard Business School: How to Build Fearless Organizations

    By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ron Lovett
    Our guest is Amy Edmondson - Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Amy has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and... View Details
    Keywords: Psychological Safety; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Diversity; Communication
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    • Research Summary

    The Transparency of Ethical Behavior

    (with Max Bazerman, Karim Kassam, and Neeru Paharia)
    This research analyzes how unethical behavior is viewed when performed... View Details
    • 28 Jun 2023
    • News

    Know Your HBS Staff: Margaret Mitropoulos

    • 01 Jan 2024
    • Blog Post

    Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS

    you can expect your second year need-based HBS Scholarship to be similar to what you received in your first year. 8. What is the difference between a scholarship and a loan? An HBS Scholarship is a need-based award made possible by real... View Details
    • 23 Oct 2018
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

    difficult tasks. Second, overestimation of ability by both men and women varies across categories. To understand these patterns, we develop a model that separates gender stereotypes from misestimation of ability related to the difficulty... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • December 2013
    • Article

    Measuring the Value of Process Improvement Initiatives in a Preoperative Assessment Center using Time-driven Activity-based Costing

    By: Katy E. French, Heidi W. Albright, John C. Frenzel, James R. Incalcaterra, Augustin C. Rubio, Jessica F. Jones and Thomas W. Feeley
    Background: The value and impact of process improvement initiatives are difficult to quantify. We describe the use of time-driven activity-based costing(TDABC)in a clinical setting to quantify the value of process improvements in terms of cost, time and personnel... View Details
    Keywords: Quality Improvement; Value Agenda; Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Accounting; Health; Measurement and Metrics; Value; Health Industry; North and Central America
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    • 11 Oct 2016
    • First Look

    October 11, 2016

    controlling for current performance, and that this relation is driven by the perceptions of middle management and professional staff rather than senior executives, hourly, or commissioned workers. Taken... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
    • Case

    Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy

    By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brian Trelstad and Courtney Han
    2023 marked five years of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)’s “systems philanthropy” approach to grantmaking. Located in northeastern Massachusetts, the community foundation served 800,000 residents across 34 cities and towns that varied widely by... View Details
    Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Reputation; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Alignment; Nonprofit Organizations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Massachusetts
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    • May 8, 2020
    • Article

    Lead Your Team Into a Post-Pandemic World

    By: Hubert Joly
    The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has tested leaders, especially as it relates to how they lead their workers. As the crisis goes on, many that the author has spoken with have begun to frame it around three distinct phases: The Shelter-in-Place Phase, the Re-opening... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19; Re-opening; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Employees; Communication; Human Needs
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    • Research Summary

    Front-Line Organizational Learning

    Dr. Tucker uses operations management and organizational learning theory to understand and improve front-line work processes.  Specifically, she examines the conditions under which the problem solving routines of front-line workers are likely to result in positive... View Details
    • 13 Jun 2017
    • Blog Post

    4 Things You Need to Know about the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

    Harvard Business School has offered joint degrees for many years—including those with Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Medical School. Harvard recently announced the launch of a new program: a joint MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences degree offered... View Details