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- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
problem. As Deming told us long ago, poor outcomes are more often the result of bad processes than bad people. The weak shareholder/board relationship creates an untenable situation for directors. If we expect them to do their jobs, we... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Joel Bines
Bines to help turn Letts around. Once again, Bines found himself taking on responsibilities he had never held before - this time as an operations manager - and rising to the occasion. So when Letts was sold to a large commercial printing... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Job One: Alumni Engagement
examining expectations for programs and ser-vices, evaluating what HBS already offers, and helping to improve marketing and communications. From the School’s perspective, the importance and influence of a vibrant, engaged alumni body has... View Details
Keywords: Peter Cooper
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
expect bankers to have been less central than in Mexico and, perhaps, the United States. Second, I test if the availability of financing alternatives, like a well-developed bond market in Brazil, reduced the average importance of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
And it is changing fast. Its size and importance to human, environmental, and economic health means that no system is viewed with as much suspicion by so many people around the globe. Changing societal expectations and scientific and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
cutting-edge insights to drive change more effectively. What I didn’t expect was how profoundly the program would shift my approach to leadership and purpose. HBS taught me to think beyond processes and frameworks, focusing instead on... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Profile
Maliha Khan
take on a lot of responsibility at a young age," says Maliha. "Academia can be slow and laborious; suddenly, I found myself in something very fast and action-oriented where I could see results immediately." But as Maliha... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
The new academic year brings a sense of heightened expectation to the HBS campus. In the last twelve months we have realized extraordinary progress in a number of areas. As we look to the future, our central mission - to educate leaders -... View Details
- 06 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 6
emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling FDI to promote growth through backward linkages. Using realistic parameter values, we quantify the response of growth to FDI and show that an increase in the share of FDI leads to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
an overview of the context for managing layoffs in France. It describes the legal responsibilities of managers in conducting layoffs, recent unemployment trends, and the financial, health, training, job placement, and other benefits that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
effects. The highly publicized shortcomings of questionable efforts to deregulate are not encouraging—witness the case of the California electric power industry. It's not clear whether attempting to educate consumers about what to expect... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
marketing his work, sometimes investing his own money in outlets such as television commercials and billboards that are more frequently used for fast food than books. Whatever the genre (he has also published romance novels, science fiction, and children's books),... View Details
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
topic to understand better. Q: How did you go about designing your study in order to get a handle on this topic? A: It actually took us a couple of tries to come up with this design. The challenge was coming up with an experimental design where the objective quality of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”
infuse different skill sets into BMC – a low risk way of trying out new talent, maybe someone with no healthcare experience at all.” “The one-year commitment was key,” says Josh. “I was going into a new role, a new industry. It was nice that I wasn’t View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Into the Light
idea to reality. “I got on a plane and showed up and said, ‘Hi, I would like to provide electricity,’” she recalls. “I expected them to say, ‘Okay, crazy lady, go away.’” Instead, Poindexter got an enthusiastic View Details
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
may be expected to follow some standard process, especially if you work in a bureaucratic organization where everyone has their own defined tasks and there is a certain way of doing everything.) If your manager isn’t clear on by when, try... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: Making It Better
costs. A variety of coverage plans have emerged in response to a desire for lower-cost insurance, as would be expected in a consumer-driven market. BRIC countries are home to many health-service innovations,... View Details
- Profile
Cathy Zhou
our technology. On top of that, I get to lead, work alongside and learn from a wonderful team, truly own a P&L and scale an organization. I can think of few other roles where I'd be given so much opportunity-- this has been the incredible privilege, challenge and... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- Web
5.1 Information Technology | MBA
Resources to violate copyright laws. A student may be held responsible for misuse that occurs by allowing a third party access to their computer, account, or network connection. Key Policies & Guidelines Authorized Use A student is... View Details
- Web
The Arts of Communication - Course Catalog
reason a student must miss a class when their peers deliver speeches, they are expected to watch the class video and send feedback via email, cc’ing the course instructor, to each student who delivered a speech that day. This must be done... View Details