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McCollum Center | About

McCollum Center McCollum Center was made possible through the support of Margaret W. and Leonard F. McCollum and the Continental Oil Company. It is named in honor of Leonard McCollum. The construction of the... View Details

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Research Services - Faculty & Research

benchmarking are available for emerging technology and the latest productivity hardware. Cultural expertise Our regional research centers in Latin America , Asia-Pacific , Japan , India , Europe , Shanghai ,... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Emmons Heads Christensen Center

In addition, the center will conduct and disseminate research on best practices and innovations in case-method pedagogy, and serve as a convener for symposia on teaching and learning. Funding for the View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

August 2016
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VMD Medical Imaging Center

By: Susanna Gallani and Eva Labro

VMD Medical Imaging Center, a local independent provider of medical imaging services, is facing some important challenges. Despite efficiency improvements and cost cutting initiatives carried out over the past few years, their profitability is shrinking; their prices... View Details

Keywords: Costing; Death Spiral; Transfer Pricing; Activity Based Costing and Management; Competitive Strategy; Medical Specialties; Health Industry

01 Dec 2010
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Innovation Takes Center Stage

during Nohria’s summertime conversations. In his view, HBS should “chase knowledge, not demand.” The School’s strategy for more than a decade has been to establish a small physical footprint with six global research centers, but together... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

2013
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What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda

By: Markus Menz, Sven Kunisch and David J. Collis

During the past five decades, scholars have studied the corporate headquarters (CHQ)—the multidivisional firm's central organizational unit. The purpose of this article is to review the diverse and fragmented literature on the CHQ and to identify the variables of... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Headquarters; Corporate Parent; Corporate Center; Multidivisional Firm; Multibusiness Firm; Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Business Headquarters

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April 2006
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Adrian Ivinson at the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair

By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Ayesha Kanji

Adrian Ivinson is the director of Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair (HCNR), a not-for-profit research center at the Harvard Medical School (HMS). The center was started in late 2000 with a gift of $37.5 million from an anonymous donor. Its mandate was to... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Power and Influence; Organizational Culture; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Motivation and Incentives; Change Management; Alignment; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Health Industry; Massachusetts

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Publications Browse faculty-authored books , cases , scholarly articles , working papers , and more. Global Research Centers To facilitate faculty research and case development... View Details

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Drawing from its research and the knowledge and skills of the School's most experienced faculty, the Center develops materials and video products that showcase strategies, best practices, and innovations in... View Details

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Principal Research Interests

My research is principally focused on nineteenth- and twentieth-century subjects, with an emphasis on economic and especially financial history. I am interested in the role of banks and capital markets in the process of economic development as well as in the political... View Details

April 2012 (Revised August 2013)
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General Motors Technical Center India – Powertrain Engineering

By: Willy Shih, William Jurist, Brian McIntosh and Helen Wang

Prabjot Nanua was proud of the growing capabilities of the General Motors Technical Center India Powertrain Engineering group that he oversaw. Since 2003, engineers there had expanded the center's capabilities, developing a reputation within GM for completing... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Headquarters; Research and Development; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; India

01 Oct 2024
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Harvard Center for International Development Launches Research Initiative Focused on China and Its Role in the Global Econom

December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
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IBM Watson at MD Anderson Cancer Center

By: Shane Greenstein, Mel Martin and Sarkis Agaian

After discovering that their cancer diagnostic tool, designed to leverage the cloud computing power of IBM Watson, needed greater integration into the clinical processes at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the development team had difficult choices to make. The Oncology... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Operations; Failure; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Product Development; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Houston; Texas