Best Practices Transfer - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Apr 2023
In Practice

Is AI Coming for Your Job?

cuts in white-collar staff. Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and co-leads the Managing the Future of Work initiative at HBS. Ayelet Israeli: For now, AI still needs human intervention In the near... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

19 Sep 2023
HBS Case

How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money?

And so, to the extent that maybe you don’t want an AI offering now, but you want one five years from now, the effort of building a centralized data store for all that data will be important. Rand: What are some best View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

16 May 2023
HBS Case

How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

the bottom of the pyramid.” When companies incentivize hostility From his humble beginnings, Stavros studied at Duke University and found his way into private equity after graduating. One day, while sending wire transfers to equity owners... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

treatment has been successful. Such an assessment depends on multiple factors, including the patient’s pretreatment status; the qualifications of personnel performing the treatment;... 01 Jan 2021 Article Integrated Practice Units: A... View Details

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Finding Job Opportunities - Alumni

practices and resources on How to Engage a Search Firm . If you are interested in connecting with retained executive search firms, it is usually best not to reach out directly. Instead, make a connection... View Details

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

Succession planning is hard work: It must be embraced by the organization and driven by the CEO. In the book, Bower identifies best practices companies can follow to identify, groom, and train internal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

This article considers key issues relating to the organization and performance of large multinational firms in the post-Second World War period. Although foreign direct investment is defined by ownership and control, in practice the... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

accountability for performance through effective external and internal governance. Unit research, course development, and teaching fall into two broad areas: Financial Reporting and Analysis and Management Accounting. Our research helps scholars and educators... View Details

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Research Areas - Doctoral

potential application management principles and best practices from other industries can be applied; how the process of innovation can be improved; how principles of strategy and consumer choice can be... View Details

25 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal

becomes clear you can raise $4 billion for your next fund instead of the planned $1 billion. Professor of Management Practice Nabil N. El-Hage coauthored the case with HBS professor and Finance unit head Richard Ruback. "Very few... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services

05 Sep 2023
Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

which is where reflection comes in. People who are best at learning from failure don’t wait until they fail to start reflecting. Rather, they keep a practice journal or another method to gather data during... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

correctly and shaping one’s response to it optimally. The maxim of Epictetus, “What, then, is to be done? To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it naturally happens,” has similarities to both Buddhist doctrine and... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty

needed. Time off where the mind isn’t cleared and also high-quality work isn’t done is doubly ineffective. Finally, he would provide resources to those going on sabbatical to ensure employees “got off on the right foot.” These resources would also be directed towards... View Details

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

initial socialization focused on personal identity (emphasizing newcomers' authentic best selves) led to greater customer satisfaction and employee retention after six months, compared to (a) socialization that focused on organizational... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2024
Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

failed to meet the quotas could be transferred or have their work hours reduced. The unsurprising result is that when employees found themselves unable to meet the quotas, a significant number of them resorted to exaggeration and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

Program

Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

Summary As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy program explores the best View Details

May 2007
Article

Inner Work Life: Understanding the Subtext of Business Performance

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer

Anyone in management knows that employees have their good days and their bad days and that, for the most part, the reasons for their ups and downs are unknown. Most managers simply shrug their shoulders at this fact of work life. But does it matter, in terms of... View Details

Keywords: Employees; Performance; Motivation and Incentives; Perception; Practice

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15 Aug 2019
Blog Post

The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

communities she serves. Each one is poised to have a tremendous impact in the communities in which they work in addition to having outsized financial impact. Some of the best parts about the MBA experience I’ve had were created or... View Details

03 Nov 2015
First Look

November 3, 2015

Discretionary Task Ordering: Queue Management in Radiological Services By: Ibanez, Maria, Jonathan R. Clark, Robert S. Huckman, and Bradley R. Staats Abstract—A long line of research examines how best to schedule work to improve... View Details