Cross Functional Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Rich Schneider

Rich (HBS’74) has been a Career Coach since 2009 and works with both students and alumni. He retired from a 35 year career in management consulting that year and is presently active in several capacities: Partner in Sage Partners, a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Health Care; Manufacturing; Sports

15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

the challenges of transforming American community hospital systems. Can be used to teach: the evolution of structure, organization, and strategy of U.S.-based community hospital systems; integrated practice units and care cycles; View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 26

identifying the types of GPs that drive the identified correlation between GPs and reduced shareholder value. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1718488 August 2013 American Journal of Managed Care... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Finance Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students MBA Required Curriculum (FIRST YEAR) Finance I This course examines the role of finance in supporting the functional areas of a firm, and fosters... View Details

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Courses - Entrepreneurship

Courses First Year (Required Curriculum) During the first year at HBS, all students pursue the same course of study called the Required Curriculum. By studying under a common curriculum, students build a solid, broad foundation of general View Details

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

emerged, and it’s one that hinges on social skills. Sadun leads the Digital Reskilling Lab at HBS; Fuller co-leads the School’s Managing the Future of Work project. Here, they talk about the rise of soft skills in the C-suite. Your... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

Research Summary

Overview of Research

My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details

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Senior Executive Leadership Program—China

peers who span functions, industries, and countries Take advantage of resources for lifelong learning as a member of the global HBS alumni community Who Should Attend Senior executives, senior functional leaders, or general View Details

December 2008 (Revised January 2011)
Case

Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich, Forest L. Reinhardt and Mary Louise Shelman

Arcadia Biosciences is an entrepreneurial California agricultural biotech company seeking to earn carbon credits by modifying commodity crops for use in China and India. Eric Rey, Arcadia's CEO, faced a strategic inflection point in early September 2008. The company... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; China; India; California

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23 Nov 2021
Book

What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins

that a culture limits the kinds of strategies that can be executed. As Edgar H. Schein has put it, “More and more management consultants are recognizing ... that, because culture constrains strategy, a company must analyze its culture and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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Help - Alumni

Current qualifying programs include: Advanced Management Program (AMP) Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) General Management Program (GMP) Joint Program with Harvard John A. Paulson School of... View Details

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

we measure better versus worse? Even more simply, How do we keep score? "At the economy wide or social level," he continues, "the issue is the following: If we could dictate the criterion or objective function to be... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6

Publications Managed Globalization: Doctrine, Practice, and Promise Authors: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier Publication: Journal of European Public Policy 17, no. 3 (April 2010): 349-366 Abstract Two alternate visions for shaping and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016

functional proximity over base proximity when locating preventive health services. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51094 forthcoming Production and Operations Management... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jul 2014
Blog Post

Create a Content Marketing Strategy for your Talent Acquisitions Team

As a talent acquisitions manager or a marketing manager within a human resources team, you’ve probably asked yourself how to reach large quantities of high quality candidates in a thoughtful and meaningful... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Doctoral

age restriction? It's never too soon to consider a career in academia—nor too late. The profile of today's doctoral students in business administration reflects a diverse cross section of society—virtually all life stages, professional... View Details

04 Jan 2017
What Do You Think?

How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?

bureaucracies can be made more effective in what they do. One sentiment: Don’t confuse bureaucracies with deliberative (as opposed to intuitive) thinking, or with Daniel Kahneman’s ideas about “thinking slow.” Bureaucracies have functions... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research

Recent Publications High Stakes: A Framework for Geopolitical Risk Management By: Meg Rithmire and David Fagan 2025 | Report | Faculty Research This report provides a data-based assessment of how U.S. companies perceive geopolitical risk... View Details

Career Coach

Jamal Eason

Jamal (HBS’11, West Point ‘04) enjoys working with alumni & students to navigate their career paths in product management and general management in the tech sector. Leveraging his 16 years of experience... View Details

Keywords: Technology

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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