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Computer-Aided Deliberation: Model Management and Group Decision Support
By: J. F. Nunamaker, L. M. Applegate and B. R. Konsynski
Nunamaker, J. F., L. M. Applegate, and B. R. Konsynski. "Computer-Aided Deliberation: Model Management and Group Decision Support." Operations Research 36, no. 6 (November–December 1988).
- June 2022 (Revised January 2023)
- Case
Buurtzorg
By: Ethan Bernstein, Tatiana Sandino, Joost Minnaar and Annelena Lobb
As co-founders of home nursing company Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok and Gonnie Kronenberg prized both self-management and organizational learning. Buurtzorg’s 10,000 nurses across 950 neighborhood nursing teams in the Netherlands were empowered to manage themselves, both in... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Best Practices; Best Practices Transfer; Flat Organization; Self-Managed Organizations; Self-Managed Teams; Organizational Learning; Knowledge Management; Learning; Management Practices and Processes; Human Resources; Communication; Organizational Structure; Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Groups and Teams; Networks; Health Industry; Netherlands; Europe
Bernstein, Ethan, Tatiana Sandino, Joost Minnaar, and Annelena Lobb. "Buurtzorg." Harvard Business School Case 122-101, June 2022. (Revised January 2023.)
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
Nike managers failed to pick up the relevant market signals and learn from them. It took them too long to figure out that consumers wanted something different from what Nike was offering at the time. Unfortunately, Garvin states, this is... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- May 2012
- Case
Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Kerry Herman
This case documents decision-making processes, organizational culture, and other contributors to NASA's failed Columbia mission in 2003. Addresses the question of how organizations should deal with "ambiguous threats" - weak signals of potential crisis - and explores... View Details
Keywords: Cognitive Biases; Teams; Organizational Learning; Ambiguous Threat; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Decision Making; Failure; Crisis Management; Aerospace Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., and Kerry Herman. "Columbia's Final Mission (Abridged) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-095, May 2012.
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
skills, as HBS faculty and recent alumni explain in the following course profiles. Entrepreneurial Management Associate Professor Amar Bhide keeps a slide rule tacked above his office desk. "Although I don't use it anymore," he explains,... View Details
- March 1995 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
NIKE Inc. in the 1990s (B): Strategy and Management Changes, 1993-1994
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Nike's performance to 1994 and describes challenges facing the new president and COO, Thomas Clarke. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "NIKE Inc. in the 1990s (B): Strategy and Management Changes, 1993-1994." Harvard Business School Case 595-103, March 1995. (Revised April 1995.)
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. Optimism and pessimism are strong, stable traits that reflect our coping strategies. We live in an... View Details
- November 2014 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
DoubleDutch
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Matthew G. Preble
Lawrence Coburn and Pankaj Prasad, co-founders of the event solution startup DoubleDutch, have to make a significant decision about their young company's sales function. DoubleDutch's key product was a mobile application (app) and event management platform that... View Details
Keywords: Sales Management; Selling; Marketing Management; Strategy Implementation; Business Marketing; Sales Force Management; Salesforce Management; Marketing; Sales; Marketing Strategy; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Technology Industry; United States; Europe; Asia
Cespedes, Frank V., and Matthew G. Preble. "DoubleDutch." Harvard Business School Case 815-044, November 2014. (Revised February 2016.)
- 24 Jun 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Entrepreneurial Gap: How Managers Adjust Span of Accountability and Span of Control to Implement Business Strategy
Keywords: by Robert L. Simons
- 2015
- Working Paper
The Challenges and Enhancing Opportunities of Global Project Management: Evidence from Chinese and Dutch Cross-Cultural Project Management
By: Ying Zhang, Christopher Marquis, Sergey Filippov, Henk-Jan Haasnoot and Martijn van der Steen
This study investigates the role of national and organisational culture in day-to-day activities of multinational project teams, specifically focusing on differences between Chinese and Dutch project managers. We rely on fieldwork observation and interviews with... View Details
Keywords: Management; Organizational Culture; Projects; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; China; Netherlands
Zhang, Ying, Christopher Marquis, Sergey Filippov, Henk-Jan Haasnoot, and Martijn van der Steen. "The Challenges and Enhancing Opportunities of Global Project Management: Evidence from Chinese and Dutch Cross-Cultural Project Management." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-063, February 2015.
- 1998
- Chapter
Virtual Teams: Using Communications Technology to Manage Geographically Dispersed Development Groups
By: Dorothy A. Leonard, P. A. Brands, Amy Edmondson and Justine Fenwick
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Communication Technology; Information Technology; Networks; Management; Technology Industry
Leonard, Dorothy A., P. A. Brands, Amy Edmondson, and Justine Fenwick. "Virtual Teams: Using Communications Technology to Manage Geographically Dispersed Development Groups." In Sense and Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan, 285–98. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
- 1994
- Article
Doing Diversity: Effectively Managing Identity Group Difference in Organization
By: D. A. Thomas
Thomas, D. A. "Doing Diversity: Effectively Managing Identity Group Difference in Organization." Business Ethics Forum 7 (1994): 23–32.
- Web
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 21 Feb 2024 Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Locations Company Perspectives Recruiting Strategies Summer... View Details
- Web
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Course Number 6334 Senior Lecturer Randolph Cohen Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Weekly, 2 hour sessions Project Enrollment: Limited to 80 students Field Y welcomes both... View Details
- September 1978 (Revised November 1979)
- Background Note
Some Aspects of Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution in Management Groups
Provides a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses of group problem solving and suggests criteria for when to use a group. Also, describes the three primary modes of conflict resolution (smoothing and avoidance; bargaining and forcing, problem solving) and... View Details
Ware, James P. "Some Aspects of Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution in Management Groups." Harvard Business School Background Note 479-003, September 1978. (Revised November 1979.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: the Case for Pluralistic Risk Management
By: Anette Mikes and Amram Migdal
The Kursk, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, sank in the relatively shallow waters of the Barents Sea in August 2000 during a naval exercise. Numerous survivors were reported to be awaiting rescue, and within a week, an international rescue party gathered at... View Details
Mikes, Anette, and Amram Migdal. "Learning from the Kursk Submarine Rescue Failure: the Case for Pluralistic Risk Management." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-003, July 2014.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Managing Firms in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from the Time Use of Indian CEOs
By: Raffaella Sadun
The success or failure of a company is often ascribed to the behavior of its CEO. Yet little is known about what top managers actually do, whether this matters for firm performance, and why it differs across firms. We provide some answers by developing a new survey... View Details
Keywords: Management Style; Performance; Outcome or Result; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry; India
Sadun, Raffaella. "Managing Firms in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from the Time Use of Indian CEOs." Working Paper, 2013.
- 28 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni
are available to help, and there are alumni who are willing to share their stories and advice. We are grateful to our alumni with diverse abilities who, based on their own lived experiences, are offering four critical pieces of guidance to current students to help them... View Details