Step Processes - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 May 2018
Blog Post

Yes, Introverts CAN Network Successfully: A Brief How-To for People Who "Hate" Networking

and manipulative." The key, he says, is to "take these adjectives and turn them upside down. Introverts can succeed by creating a networking process that is real, sincere and genuine." Networking isn't something only... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work

few Irish natives living in England - to get to know each other in a casual atmosphere, giving them free time between planned activities. "We wanted to begin, in a small way, the process of building bridges between the communities and... View Details

04 Jan 2016
News

Taking Time Out for a Challenge

master’s degree in public policy from the Kennedy School in 2005. At HBS, she is pursuing a PhD in organizational behavior and sociology. Manning decided to take a leave from her PhD path and step in as acting CEO of Welbodi, providing... View Details

Keywords: ebola; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

15 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap

users of palm derivatives) and consumers are prepared to reimburse for the additional cost incurred for the certification process or a premium for the CSPO (Certified Sustainable Palm Oil) product. One can argue and say that ensuring... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Addressing The Financial Security Gap

leadership, BlackRock’s Retirement Group, which manages $1.3 trillion in retirement assets for some 35 million Americans, has taken steps to address these issues. In 2020 they held the BlackRock Savings Summit, a virtual retirement... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Jun 2016
News

How Do I Get Your Job?

people would want to use because of what it looks like or how it functions. OW: Once you came up with your idea, what steps did you take to validate it? SK: I wish I could say that I hired consultants and did a focus group, but honestly,... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

in individual information processing steps of the S&OP process, a tradeoff which to our knowledge has not been highlighted in the supply chain management literature. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends

surveys that get very low response rates. Instead, we’ve been focusing on angel groups that have systematic processes for looking at would-be companies and evaluating them. In particular, we have a forthcoming working paper looking at 13... View Details

Keywords: Re: Josh Lerner; Financial Services; Banking

Blog

How the Pandemic Changed Case Development in Latin America

including faculty and research staff traveled to the company and worked closely with company executives during a series of intensive interviews over a very short span of time. With the pandemic that well-established process came to a... View Details

01 Mar 2003
News

Naina Lal Kidwai

India’s reform process is more arduous than in authoritarian China. But in India, there’s more of a collective “buy-in” to reforms because the interests of all constituencies have been considered. What areas do you see as most in need of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

05 Dec 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?

information and assumptions went into the process, and to know how susceptible the conclusion is to small changes." Referring to an example of Royal Dutch Shell's early scenario planning efforts, Hugh Quick volunteered that "I was involved in Shell's... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

negotiated. Indonesia was, of course, not alone. Argentina is another prominent example where foreign investors in infrastructure found themselves with contracts that could not reasonably be honored. In my view, the most pressing step is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities

21 Nov 2013
News

Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins

BlackBerry's fortunes, though, as the company continued to post disappointing earnings. Heins stepped down on November 4, a few weeks after the company announced it would be laying off 40 percent of its global workforce. So where did... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Oct 2002
News

Books

steps of successful change previously identified in Kotter's Leading Change. (An introductory chapter offers enough background for those unfamiliar with the earlier work to appreciate the instructive and often inspiring anecdotes.) For... View Details

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SAS/CONNECT - Research Computing Services

PC SAS version 9.3 or 9.4 to connect to SAS 9.2 on the server): Compute Services (CS) Remote Library Services (RLS) Give user access to all of the computing resources on the remote host. Give user access to all the data regardless of where they are stored. Data View Details

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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online

why brands are among a company’s most valuable assets and evaluate different methods businesses use to build and maintain brand equity. Highlights Ricardo Marques, Vice President of Marketing, Michelob ULTRA Tina Sharkey, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Brandless The Five... View Details

14 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Weekend Sprint: Accelerating Climate Solutions

This fall, Professor Jim Matheson offered the inaugural "Launching Climate Ventures" Sprint, a one-day program that provided students with an understanding of the process of launching a climate-focused technology venture. This was a... View Details

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Business Track | New Venture Competition

hydrogen value chain, linking consumers with producers affordably and flexibly. Team: Eli Litchman (MBA 2025), Fenil Desai. How to Register & Key Dates The key steps in the process & deadlines. Eligibility... View Details

05 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?

Summing Up Should CEO succession processes be certified? Respondents to this month's column agree that CEO succession is badly managed, perhaps accounting in large part for the fact that few "inside outsiders" ever make it into... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

26 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 26

Hall, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the influence of risk managers in two large UK banks over a period of six years. Our analysis highlights that a process we term toolmaking, whereby... View Details