Publications

July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
Background Note

Multinationals and the First Global Economy before 1914

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

Reviews the literature on the growth of globalization before 1914 and examines the role of multinationals in the process. View Details

Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development

December 1989
Supplement

People Express Philosophy: Interview with Don Burr, Video

By: Michael Beer

Presents an interview with Don Burr as he reviews the philosophy of management and managements approach of People Express. View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Management Teams; Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Air Transportation Industry

September 2014
Article

Pollution and Skin: From Epidemiological and Mechanistic Studies to Clinical Implications

By: Jean Krutmann, Wei Liu, Li Li, Xiaochuan Pan, Martha Crawford, Gabrielle Sore and Sophie Seite

In recent years, the health effects associated with air pollution have been intensively studied. Most studies focus on air pollution effects on the lung and the cardiovascular system. More recently, however, epidemiological and mechanistic studies suggest that air... View Details

Keywords: Pollutants; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties

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Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of... View Details

Keywords: health care; nonprofit industry; professional services; consulting

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

Sean Silverthorne: "How to Write a Great Business Plan" has been one of the most downloaded articles on Harvard Business Publishing since you wrote it in 1997. Why do you think you hit a nerve? Bill Sahlman: Writing a business plan is a seminal moment in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

July 2021
Case

Performance Review: Joseph Park and Elena Ramírez

By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti

Niya Jones, a Partner at a major management consulting firm, must review the work of two of her mentees––Joseph Park and Elena Ramírez––for their first end-of-year performance review as new Project Leaders. Both have produced strong results in their new roles, but... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Management Style; Goals and Objectives; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Leadership Style

13 Feb 2018
News

Is America in a Retail Apocalypse? Ask Yelp

27 Mar 2024
News

Behind the Research: Isamar Troncoso

February 1999 (Revised March 2000)
Background Note

Changing Physician Behavior

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer

A review of strategies to change physician behavior including feedback, profiling, consensus-based guidelines, care paths, and computer systems. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each observation. View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; SWOT Analysis; Behavior; Strategy; Health Industry

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April 2003 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Abby Joseph Cohen: A Career Retrospective

By: Ashish Nanda

This case provides a career retrospective as of 2003 on Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Joseph Cohen. It reviews Cohen's career path and progress through key decision points. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Personal Development and Career

News

Diagnosing the Democrats

February 2008 (Revised November 2010)
Background Note

Accounting for Business Combinations: Acquisition Method

By: David F. Hawkins and F. Asis Martinez Jerez

A technical note reviewing business combinations and Goodwill accounting under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, No. 141R. View Details

Keywords: Goodwill Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Standards

Research Summary

Overview

Everett is currently engaged in the following research projects: - Are the Best Junior Officers Getting Out of the US Army? (ongoing) - What Predicts Success at the United States Military Academy Preparatory School? (ongoing) - Follow the Leader- What Is the Effect... View Details

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories

followed a detailed five-step process. The critical first step was coming up with ideas for possible experiments and then assessing and prioritizing them. Ideas were submitted by team members and by branch staff and were often inspired by View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke; Banking; Financial Services

Adi Sunderam

Adi Sunderam is the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard Economics department. He teaches Finance 2 in... View Details

Keywords: asset management; banking; brokerage; federal government; financial services; investment banking industry

April 2005 (Revised February 2007)
Case

American Outsourcing

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Alexander Veytsman

Covers the phenomenon of outsourcing jobs from the United States. Reviews the evolution of Mexico's Maquiladoras, manufacturing special economic areas in China, and information technology and service-sourcing in India. Also reviews exports/imports, exchange rates,... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Employment; Emerging Markets; Wages; Trade; United States; Mexico; China; India

2016
Book

An Easy Introduction to Financial Accounting: A Self-Study Guide

By: V.G. Narayanan

This book is a self-study guide written for someone who wishes to teach themselves basic financial accounting. It is based on a course by the same author that has been successfully completed by thousands of students worldwide. It explains concepts in simple language... View Details

Keywords: Financial Accounting; Introduction To Financial Accounting; HBX; HBX CORe; HBX CORe Financial Accounting; Introduction To Accounting; Accounting

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