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- 29 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Whence IT Value?
they were unproductive and after which they started carrying their weight? That seems unlikely. Observers of this phenomenon have advanced three more-plausible explanations about the recent confluence of IT and productivity. The first is that the incredible recent... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee
- Mar 2012
- Article
Does America Really Need Manufacturing?
School's Pisano and Shih, executives need to examine two things. The first is modularity, or the degree to which product design can be separated from manufacturing. When modularity is low, product designs can't be clearly specified and design choices affect... View Details
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
But with few exceptions, organizational structure has failed to keep up with other market-fueled technological innovation. As a result, a lot of companies are stuck in a structure rut, and aren’t operating as smoothly as they could be. “We have this sort of binge diet... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
top-management counsel, hiring the most qualified staff, and an apprenticeship process that built excellence. For example, Marvin Bower, founder of McKinsey, preached that partners had to focus on serving the right senior clients on their... View Details
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From Concept to Product | Baker Library
Morse’s contributions as manager of black-and-white film research: “Since 1948 [Land’s] closest associate in developing and improving the sixty-second process has been a Smith arts major named Meroe Morse. . . . Land credits her with many... View Details
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Introduction - The Production - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
repeatedly underscored in the industrial photograph collection. In John Mudd’s atmospheric image, factory employees harness the might of Midvale Steel Company’s massive 9,000-ton forging press. In publicity shots for the Chrysler Corporation, employees participate in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
Reflective Leader program Today, however, the practice of education is changing, from a short-term learning intervention to one centered on a lifelong process of development. At HBS, our core mission is to keep the School relevant for... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Faculty Books
How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy by John A. Quelch and Katherine E. Jocz (HBS Press) Professor Quelch and Research Associate Jocz demonstrate marketing's critical role in the growth and governance of societies and how good marketing improves the political... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Taking Time Out for a Challenge
during this unprecedented public health crisis. She is committed to planning for the long recovery and rebuilding process that lies ahead. “I’m proud that, over the last year, Welbodi was able to play an important role in helping three... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Ambidextrous Organization
processes of the past, while also gazing forward, preparing for the innovations that will define the future. This mental balancing act is one of the toughest of all managerial challenges — it requires executives to explore new... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- News
A Toast to Macchu Pisco
of returning to work at Diageo, the world’s largest spirits company, but I decided HBS had given me all the tools I needed to take the entrepreneurial risk.” Asher is personally involved in the production cycle in Peru, monitoring the overall View Details
- Career Coach
Matt Spielman
executives and their teams. Together, they identify a starting point then co-create a path forward to realize key objectives. The process utilizes Inflection Point’s proprietary A-C-H-I-E-V-E goal setting and goal pursuit framework, a... View Details
- 10 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
EXPERTS SHARE 5 TIPS TO BECOME A BETTER MANAGER
manage. 1. Have a process At its core, good management is all about processes. A process is a series of steps or actions that results in a particular outcome. When you look at management and decision... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
we have the right balance between process and progress. Doing this has helped our team gel and get to know our individual strengths and weaknesses and what issues are important to each of us. We're excited to share our mission, vision,... View Details
- 11 Apr 2014
- Blog Post
HBS in San Francisco: Get a Recap on West Coast Recruiting
of the Boston area. CPD provided all logistical support for the 93 interviews that took place on March 17th and 18th in San Francisco easing the interview process for both recruiters and students. Our office also facilitated networking... View Details
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Reproductions | Baker Library
There is no charge for reference scans. Scans for publication or distribution You can request high-resolution scans for use in articles, books, exhibitions, classrooms, presentations, etc. You may be charged for high-resolution scanning. We will confirm any charges... View Details
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Books - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
activity-based costing (TDABC), an easier and more powerful way to implement ABC — revealing inefficient processes, unprofitable products and customers, and excess capacity. The authors also show how to use TDABC to link strategic planning to operational budgeting, to... View Details
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
Doubles Partner
heavily involved in her firm’s decision-making process well before she announced her retirement. In a December 2020 interview with the HBS Alumni Bulletin, Stillman describes the duo’s skill sets as “different and super complementary. I’m... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)
between hard work and good luck. Leading us through the pivot into the digital era has been gut-wrenching at times. People didn’t care about the 50 years of work that had come before. It was a process of dissolving while evolving. In... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 30 Nov 2021
- News
Cold Calculations
Arctic Ice Project is ready to scale. “It’s time for us to put our foot on the accelerator,” Payne observes. The Arctic Ice Project recently hired a new executive director and is in the process of expanding its board. Fundraising is key... View Details