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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
managers would probably admit to being better at some aspects of their jobs than others, but to be clear, our research is aimed at the organizational level. And in that context, the idea of tradeoffs is nothing new. Peter Drucker and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
not-so-pretty picture of a frustrating and baffling decline in performance by the varsity boat at the United States Military Academy. Polzer, whose teaching and research focus on organizational behavior, leadership, and teams, sees many... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Benefits from Bonuses? Over the past decade, senior corporate executives have been earning record-high bonuses in record-high numbers. What accounts for this striking increase? Do bonuses motivate executives and enhance organizational... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Shattering Glass
early years, it was primarily women students agitating for equality, and they accomplished a lot. But in more recent decades, the School itself really bought in and accelerated change. Now we are mobilizing men in the effort. If we combine that with the right View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
with its star’s interests and goals? What if an organizational change prevents stars from undertaking the type of assignments they most enjoy? What if the nature of the firm’s culture and leadership is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
the forces affecting attitudes and behaviors in each generation and analyzes the implications of organizational and technological changes for their future. Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Charles W. ("Bill") Cassell
industry while working as director of operations at Beacon Communications Corporation in Acton, Massachusetts. "I studied the factors that made some companies successful," he says, "and discovered that the few companies that stay on the A list often have an View Details
Keywords: Eileen McCluskey
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
On The Case
case centers on how much of a stretch Mihaljevic and his team should build into the 2023 targets. “Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Cleveland Clinic” by Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag April 2024 Sweet Spot “I’m an organizational anthropologist, so I... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
theoretical and practical challenges related to an organization's philosophy and operations. According to Associate Professor Karen Wruck, an expert on finance and firms in crisis, acquisitions often fail to create the value anticipated by the buyer due to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS
all. But Branson, whose career began in the late 1960s when he launched a student magazine and then a record company, told the audience that his enterprises all fit the company's brand. He defined the Virgin brand as representing service and value for the customer,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
control of people’s schedules could be achieved without negative organizational consequences. So was it relatively easy to get team members on board with this? Not at all! Remember, this was totally counter to the intense work View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
begin with, some CEOs find the prospect of succession downright depressing. For them it means failure or organizational death. They love the job; it is their identity. They think of building a cohort of potential leaders, not as the path... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
student of organizational culture and inclusion, Benko says there’s no magic formula. “The market for public and private board seats is seemingly the most inefficient market I have witnessed. For so long it... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
to HBS faculty member involved relating to former professors and mentors as colleagues. "I had a hard time calling them by their first names," she says. Now the William L. White Professor of Business Administration and a senior associate dean, Baldwin has taught... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success
found that in Asia, the prevalent organizational culture varies among countries. "While we had previously seen that Japanese firms, for instance, typified the clan-like culture... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Books
organizational performance is substantial and quantifiable. An effective business culture can account for up to half of the performance differential between organizations in the same business. Drawing on... View Details
Keywords: Utilities
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
poignant stories of entrepreneurial victories and losses from fellow alumni. Donna L. Dubinsky (MBA '81) discussed the challenges she has faced as president of Palm Computing. Sears, Roebuck CEO Arthur C. Martinez (MBA '65) talked about his experiences furthering View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
you have cash, customers, and a product. The beauty of this turnaround is we have all three. It’s more of an organizational and cultural turnaround. I want to get people inside, as well as people outside,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America’s economy, shaped the country’s development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization and other powerful forces, it faces a moment of truth. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
in organizational success and personal growth. He also provides a 28-day program for mastering innovation’s key steps: finding insight, generating ideas, building businesses, and strengthening innovation prowess in the workforce and... View Details