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B2B Sales and Distribution - Course Catalog

Objectives: This course is designed for students who would like to gain an understanding of the complexity of managing large sales and go-to-market organizations. There are three main themes to the class – people, go-to-market strategy... View Details
  • 24 Apr 2014
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Managing the challenges faced by a local nonprofit

Norm Merritt (MBA 1988) talks about using his management expertise to assist his local Audubon Society solve some complex operational issues. (Published April 2014) View Details
  • May 1997
  • Teaching Note

Tale of Two Electronic Components Distributors TN

By: Ananth Raman and Bharat P. Rao
Teaching Note for (9-697-064). View Details
Keywords: Distribution Channels; Negotiation Deal; Consolidation; Growth and Development; Internet and the Web; Complexity; Electronics Industry
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Raman, Ananth, and Bharat P. Rao. "Tale of Two Electronic Components Distributors TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 697-124, May 1997.
  • 30 Aug 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine published To Err is Human, a groundbreaking report that pushed the issue of medical errors into the public spotlight. That we all make mistakes was certainly nothing new: Operational failures occur... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health
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Doctoral Affiliates - Business & Environment

Ashley Palmarozzo is a doctoral student in the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) unit at Harvard Business School. Kala Viswanathan Doctoral student Kala Viswanathan is a doctoral student in the Technology and View Details
  • 30 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

Executives must adjust the span of control for each key position and unit on the basis of how the company delivers value to customers. Consider Wal-Mart, which has configured its entire organization to deliver low prices. Wal-Mart's strategy depends on standardization... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • 01 Jun 2012
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Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home

be flexible in, a complex and evolving competitive environment. They need decisiveness—the ability to act with appropriate urgency and scale on key business issues. And, most importantly, global leaders need to be extremely good at... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 01 Aug 2001
  • News

Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)

at the School, John H. Davis, coined the term "agribusiness." The two men wanted a word to describe the complex value-added chain that begins with a farmer's purchase of livestock or seed and ends with a product ready for the consumer's... View Details
Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; John H. Davis; Agriculture; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • 16 Jun 2017
  • Blog Post

What is the HBS Leadership Fellows Program?

These young alumni bring a combination of on-the-ground experience and analytic rigor to the challenges faced by organizations operating in a complex environment characterized by ever-increasing demands for... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Financials | Annual Report 2024

particularly noteworthy considering the challenges that confronted Harvard Business School and other academic institutions this year, from an economic landscape marked by higher operating costs to an increasingly View Details
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Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting

challenges with renewed confidence. Complex issues felt more manageable, and I found myself approaching problems with a more strategic and holistic lens. My career has continued to evolve since SELP—India. As Country Head of Supply Chain... View Details

    J. Peter Grace

    Grace dramatically grew the company through massive diversification efforts. In 1950, Latin American operations brought in 60% of W.R. Grace & Company sales. Grace’s diversification efforts decreased the above percentage to only 19%... View Details
    Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
    • 30 May 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    Health Care Under a Research Microscope

    Wal-Mart, and even department stores—that treat minor illnesses and provide routine screenings. "They are a delivery model and an operating system that's configured to the lowest complexity... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Biotechnology
    • 13 Nov 2020
    • News

    Student Startups Help Fight COVID-19

    2,000 conventional ventilators for a population of 210 million people. “When ventilator shortages became an issue in the United States, we knew we had a proven product that could help,” says Gupta. The company moved quickly to establish a manufacturing View Details
    • 24 Feb 2022
    • Blog Post

    African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector

    your unique professional experience in the public sector at HBS? I have worked on some of the most complex operating challenges facing governments to date, including lack of public trust, deteriorating... View Details

      J. Chadbourn Bolles

      Under Bolles dynamic direction which spanned 34 years, Chadbourn grew from a small hosiery operation with $500,000 in annual sales to an international and diversified textile and apparel complex with $68... View Details
      Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
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      Kara Hardie

      Kara Hardie is an experienced healthcare consultant and an MBA/MS Biotechnology candidate. Kara spent four years at The Boston Consulting Group, partnering with clients across the healthcare sector on complex strategic issues. Kara's... View Details
      • 01 Jun 2017
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      Case Study: Something New

      affordable prices, a unique offering in the otherwise crowded wedding industry. But custom design creates ongoing operational challenges. As it grows, should Anomalie leverage its supply-chain advantages to create a line of off-the-rack... View Details
      Keywords: April White
      • Sep 2007 - 2007
      • Conference Presentation

      Antecedents of Boundary Spanning in Cross-functional NPD Teams

      By: James R. Dillon, Shikhar Sarin and Amy C. Edmondson
      Boundary spanning has been shown in prior research to enhance innovativeness and performance of product development teams. In this study, we examine team conditions that foster boundary spanning behavior. We analyze survey data from 207 members of 54 cross-functional... View Details
      Keywords: Product Development; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Performance Improvement; Boundaries; Leadership Style; Product; Complexity; Integration; Power and Influence
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      Dillon, James R., Shikhar Sarin, and Amy C. Edmondson. "Antecedents of Boundary Spanning in Cross-functional NPD Teams." Paper presented at the Product Development and Management Association Annual Global Conference on Product Innovation Management, Orlando, FL, September 2007.
      • 06 Jun 2013
      • Op-Ed

      How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

      in frequency and complexity as the virtual model spreads and takes root. Apple is in the extraordinarily uncomfortable position of suing one of its major suppliers, Samsung, for alleged patent infringement. And now, with Rana Plaza and... View Details
      Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
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