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- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
managers observe frontline employees, solicit ideas about improvement opportunities, and work with staff to resolve the issues. We randomly selected 19 hospitals to implement the 18-month long MBWA-based improvement program; 56 work areas... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
management, specialization of financial intermediation, and marketing methods. The contributors—leaders in business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector—discuss new research and ideas about the future of credit markets,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
regulator to seek out and manage systemic risks regardless of the kind of financial institution posing it. Paulson affirmed his support for the idea in a March 18, 2009, op-ed article in the Financial Times. In January, an international... View Details
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
who chairs the MBA Program. Datar and Garvin are members along with seven other faculty members. The group's challenge is to hammer out details for implementing changes in the three areas where there's broad agreement for action. Ideas... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
central points. First, we believe the School needs to resurrect a few select ideas that, despite their fundamental importance, have been neglected over time. Second, we believe there is a need for greater paradigmatic closure amongst the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
how you stay committed. If leading launch sessions, show your appreciation for teammates by giving them your undivided attention, hearing their ideas and concerns, and responding with the resources available. Relaunches are a time to... View Details
- 03 Mar 2020
- News
Can This Man Change the American Diet?
Bright, yeah. Yummy. I’m going back for another. Ayr: We’re going to look more closely at the tea. I’m not sure the hay straws pass the test. The chocolate bars I think are really interesting and we love the idea of the soup. We’ll think... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
if it’s worth adopting, Luca says. How do higher wages affect productivity? Many companies pay above-market wages based on the idea that employees will work harder if they’re making more money. However, studies that have probed that... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 30 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?
contingent on value-added communities [built around ideas] are self-defining, just about everything is decentralized ideas compete on an equal footing.” Again, not all of his case examples were drawn from the West Coast. But many of them... View Details
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
communicate with colleagues across the decentralized chain of independent outlets. Franchisees use the site to communicate with their employees and share ideas for improving sales. However, there are some concerns that the site is... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
have a clear idea of why it is involved in CSR and the expected outcomes. They should know whether CSR benefits the brand, boosts the reputation of the business, affects customer retention, reduces waste, or provides a boost to employee... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
support. Internally, it is important so that people working within the nonprofit have a clear idea of concrete goals that the organization is saying it will achieve, because this will help them figure out what actions to take, motivate... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor
management around homer making suggests many nuances surrounding the practice. At the end of my period of study, a new turn-gate was installed at the main exit of the plant. The idea was perhaps to regulate the outgoing flow of workers,... View Details
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
R&D supply chain; they did not have to enter the industry as a drug company. What this has added up to is a sector filled with "islands of expertise," Pisano said, with every idea almost seeming to merit its own firm. Key... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
into summary statistics.” You Might Also Like: From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World? How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
Tech Giants Can’t Win by Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao. Copyright 2024 Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao. All rights reserved. You Might Also Like: Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy? Digital... View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
and Stay Flexible Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations? The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image:... View Details
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
financially underserved. Chrys and his parents in Aldrich early in the spring semester At the start of their first spring semester at HBS, Shrey and Chrys would meet almost daily after class to chat with HBS alumni and professors, brainstorming View Details
- Blog
When Generations Learn Together
Venture Capital, and we had a great experience. We reviewed cases and learned from our assigned teams, but also talked between and after classes to share ideas with each other. I thought the material might be duplicative of what my day... View Details
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From Concept to Product | Baker Library
Edwin Land, February 21, 1951. Polaroid Corporation Records Related to Meroë Morse, b. VII.3, f. 12. As both a research and manufacturing enterprise, Polaroid translated ideas into usable technologies, mass produced and marketed its... View Details