Total Reward Strategies - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jun 2022
Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

interacting together to provide your experience of your total life situation. You cannot use this implicit knowledge, however, because it is preverbal, presymbolic. What you know deeply, but only implicitly, needs to be transformed into... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

October 2014
Case

Mothercare, 2014

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In early 2014, Mothercare was the UK's leading retailer of mother-and-baby products. In fiscal 2013, it generated £341 million in revenues from its 255 UK stores and £128 million online, and was more than three times the size of its next biggest competitor, Mama and... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Turnaround; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry; United Kingdom

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Educators

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Breaking the Code of Change

examining the strategies for change employed. Instead of this halfhearted approach, managers are better off picking a pure model: a clear Theory E approach with its benefits and costs or a pure Theory O approach with its benefits and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

longer term. Whether industries are experiencing decreases or increases in demand, all firms and organizations need to take a step back or forward and ask themselves: What should be my minimally viable strategy to get through these... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

22 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 22

their accounts of social change good examples of multi-level theorizing. Some scholars are practiced and immersed in thinking about organizational phenomena through a positive lens; for others it was a total adventure in trying on a new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “To our knowledge, ours is the first study to do that.” Total upheaval Over the past 25 years, the once-profitable newspaper industry has endured upheaval due to... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

31 Oct 2018
What Do You Think?

What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

leader’s role should involve reducing fear among associates to a minimum. Beatriz commented that, “quite often, team members paralyze due to fear and start delegating upward New KPIs, action plans, and strategies that don’t decipher the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Student Research - Doctoral

Student Research Student Research Examining critical issues in management Featured Research Reputation Burning: Analyzing the Impact of Brand Sponsorship on Social Influencers By: Mengjie Cheng and Shunyuan Zhang 01 JUL 2025 | Management Science Extraverts Reap Greater... View Details

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FAQ - Alumni

counted in that year’s giving totals and listed in HBS's annual Report on Giving . For questions about an existing pledge or to customize your pledge fulfillment schedule, please contact HBS Gift Management at gifts@hbs.edu or... View Details

21 Mar 2019
HBS Case

The Ferrari Way

makers in creating an engine that not only performs well but sounds great to the driver. “They go crazy trying to make a turbo engine sound good,” Thomke says. “Most manufacturers wouldn’t bother. It’s too much effort to find that perfect compromise.” A View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

December 2020
Case

XP: Dual Track Financing Alternatives

By: Marco Di Maggio, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira

XP, an investment platform, was on the verge of defining whether to do an IPO or selling off a majority stake to Itaú Unibanco, Brazil´s largest financial conglomerate. Under the leadership of Guilherme Benchimol, XP´s co-founder and CEO, XP had risen to become the... View Details

Keywords: Financing Decisions; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Latin America; Brazil

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Educators

Purchase

23 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

service industry such as commercial banking. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707485 Shahla Nawabi: Reconstructing Afghanistan Harvard Business School Case 807-023 Explores the strategies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Cost of a Product Recall

American emissions tests. Volkswagen estimated that fines, repairs, and legal costs would total more than $30 billion. And worse, the company ceded its command of America’s diesel car market—producing more than one-third of the models... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Auto; Medical Devices & Supplies

12 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

Customers at the Back of the Line Are Anxious—Can You Keep Them from Leaving?

to learn how being last affects consumer behavior. To get started, Buell and Harvard student Jay Chakraborty observed customers at a local grocery store with five checkout lanes—a total of 286 customers over a cumulative five hour span.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service

17 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 17

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-090.pdf Why Every Company Needs a CSR Strategy and How to Build It Authors:Kash Rangan, Lisa A. Chase, and Sohel Karim Abstract The authors argue for a strategic and pragmatic, rather than ideological,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jan 2011
News

Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

History and Ourselves 2008 Selected lead editor of Graham and Dodd's classic Security Analysis, 6th edition Seth Klarman wrote the book on value investing. Literally. His 1991 Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for... View Details

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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

This book gives an overview to the philosophy and applied strategies of teaching in a participant-centered learning environment. Articles September 2007 Academy of Management Learning & Education Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep., 2007), pp. 364-374.... View Details

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Planned Giving - Alumni

Giving Planned Giving Giving Planned Giving Leave a Legacy Through planned giving, you can use a variety of strategies and assets to support HBS during your lifetime or at your passing, while also fulfilling your financial planning goals.... View Details

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PE & VC investors by investment criteria (industry, stage and geography)

menu and select Fund Manager. Under Asset Class, select Private Equity. Under Strategy, select Venture Capital. (Or click any other desired strategy within Private Equity). Select any geographies under Location. Click More... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

and be a model for future businesses. Raya Partners: Profitability and Purpose TXU (A): Powering the Largest Leveraged Buyout in History Key concepts: Corporate strategy This case is designed to support a lively discussion about the... View Details

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