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- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
coded by the operator — to understand the area’s emergency needs. The third component, the institute portion of EMRI, organizes emergency medicine conferences and helps to focus attention on the need for... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
disillusioned because while the names and faces changed, the partisan-driven gridlock in Washington and politicians’ focus on primary voters, special interests, and donors did not. “I was always looking for ‘who’s the right candidate?’”... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
the scholarship emanating from this research stream has grown substantially in quantity, quality, and breadth. Likewise, firms across the world have increasingly implemented broad and sophisticated non-market strategies. Within strategy beyond markets, there are a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
and academics are focusing considerable attention on the concept of "corporate social responsibility" (CSR), particularly in the realm of environmental protection. Beyond complete compliance with environmental regulations, do... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
with a relentless focus on process and product improvement." Employee Investment Is Critical For Mercadona, investment in employees is part and parcel of process and product improvement. In 2008, the chain invested four weeks of... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
aside time to focus that can help restore work-life balance. Joseph Fuller: Make time for ‘deep work’ at the office and home People have struggled to balance the demands of work and their personal lives since the emergence of organized... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
post-secondary education, economic mobility, and labor market demand. You can find Managing the Future of Work on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. Enjoy. READ MORE Bill Kerr: As job openings consistently outnumber the unemployed, View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
Each year hundreds of hardworking HBS students volunteer their time to arrange on-campus conferences that attract a wide variety of top-notch speakers, expert panelists, and enthusiastic audience participants. Working through student clubs, MBAs organize gatherings... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Most Successful CEOs Come from Within By: Bower, Joseph L. Abstract—The financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession caused a crisis of public confidence in business and American-style capitalism, with its focus on maximizing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
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How do you navigate that process? What are the danger zones and warning signs that leaders need to pay attention to? Course Content and Organization: The course will be divided into two main modules. The first module will View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
April 5–6, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In its call for the submission of theoretical and empirical papers for the symposium, the NBER noted that the global financial crisis of 2007–2008 and its aftermath have focused attention on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jun 2019
- Book
Are You a Digital Manager?
need to do their part and devote time and attention to aligning their interests and cultivating collaborations across the organization. Only when everyone understands the big picture and feels a part of it can they prioritize and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
investment. In addition, he worked half-time with a Boston-based management consulting firm on the strategy problems of several important corporate clients. He soon decided to focus his full attention on... View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
particularly in the vaccine space, had begun to attract the attention of much larger pharmaceutical companies. While there was much appeal to working with these companies, these relationships could also challenge Crucell's independence.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
effect, to build wealth that accrues to society. In addition to writing and teaching about these larger issues, the School has the responsibility to focus society's attention on them. Q: As Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture
diverse or non-traditional investors between women, people of color, and people from Latinx communities. Across most of their business, there is a fairly equal distribution between male and female employees. “We are paying attention to... View Details
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
documents. Skilled negotiators therefore focus on continuing to learn at the negotiation table as they carefully gauge reactions and responses while testing hypotheses by asking questions and putting offers on the table. The great... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
grievances? This article, the first in a series on negotiation dynamics, identifies six ways to more effectively separate fact from fiction at the bargaining table. The focus will be on the interactive quality of the process—specifically,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"-delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments-makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Productivity Tip: Stop Moving Your Star Workers | Working Knowledge
assign workers to projects to maximize productivity, Tamayo says. However, he says, “few companies are paying attention to this.” Tamayo’s paper, “ No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm ,” is forthcoming in the Review... View Details