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course material for copyright compliance, reaching out to copyright holders for permission to use their material. They also verify that course material is accompanied by appropriate releases. Case Services works with faculty and their research partners to View Details

25 Nov 2013
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Standard-Essential Patents

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Jean Tirole; Legal Services

19 Apr 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Is India’s Manufacturing Sector Moving Away from Cities?

Keywords: by Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami & William R. Kerr; Manufacturing

2016
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The Mirroring Hypothesis: Theory, Evidence and Exceptions

By: Lyra J. Colfer and Carliss Y. Baldwin

The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of firms (e.g., communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical patterns of dependency in the work being performed. A thorough understanding of the... View Details

Keywords: Modularity; Innovation; Product And Process Development; Organization Design; Design Structure; Organizational Ties; Mirroring Hypothesis; Industry Architecture; Product Architecture; Complex Technical Systems; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Relationships; Innovation and Invention; Product Development

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30 May 2018
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Should Retailers Match Their Own Prices Online and in Stores?

prices don’t have to be the same across channels. That gives the retailer more freedom with pricing.” Among the retailers studied, between 55 and 60 percent self-matched prices, and the rest either didn’t state a formal policy or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail

April 2009 (Revised August 2010)
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Buro Happold

By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman

Padraic Kelly became Managing Director (MD) of the engineering services firm Buro Happold in 1996. One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current size where it was constrained by a structure of having each... View Details

Keywords: Training; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Skills; Organizational Culture; Programs

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30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations

You're sort of figuring out for yourself, do you want this to be a formal kind of important, serious conversation or just something casual and fun? You're figuring out a topic and a mood. AW: You also suggest to people that they ask about... View Details

01 Nov 1999
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John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

to frequently asked questions. In January 1894, N.C.R. produced a more formal Sales Manual that combined the two. The Manual reached its maximum size in the edition of 1904, with nearly two hundred pages. After that it was condensed so... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

09 Feb 2023
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The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

with its format that included live cases, simulations, and Ted-style talks. Course themes included, among others, resilience; long time frames; diversification; leadership; formal and informal structures of power; technology;... View Details

04 Apr 2023
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Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

16 Apr 2001
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Breaking the Code of Change

expressed as shareholder value. Its focus is on formal structure and systems. It is driven from the top with extensive help from consultants and financial incentives. Change is planned and programmatic. Theory O has as its purpose the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria

09 Nov 2021
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The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

given the chance. You have to make the program apply to everyone, not just those who volunteer.” The researchers share their findings in the working paper Treatment and Selection Effects of Formal Workplace Mentorship Programs, coauthored... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Nicholas Torres. Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia , Article, Economic Journal, August 2023. With Gaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, and Nicolas Torres. Managerial Quality... View Details

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Competitions & Challenges - Health Care

Competition presentation. BAHM Competition Sponsored top MBA programs, competitions are held each year at a different BAHM school, and each member school selects students to represent it. Students submit a written paper and deliver a View Details

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

Roberts received his BA, cum laude, from Harvard College in economics in 1979. He was awarded his MBA, with high distinction, from Harvard Business School in 1983. He completed his formal studies in 1986 when he received his doctorate, as... View Details

05 Jul 2006
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How Important Is “Executive Intelligence” for Leaders?

is the relative importance of executive intelligence, style, and personality in effective leaders? What importance do these findings have for the selection of candidates for, and the design and execution of, formal (MBA) and on-the-job... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Aug 2020
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Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

in student organizations, journals, and clubs at both schools. We’re a group with pretty eclectic interests, and through both the formal seminar and the informal one we put together on off years, I’ve learned about new areas of the law,... View Details

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C. Roland Christensen - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

authority on case method teaching. Christensen joined the Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty in 1946, and although he formally retired in 1990, he continued to write, teach, and offer seminars on Case Method teaching until the last... View Details

02 Sep 2020
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My MBAid Story: Christine Keung (MBA 2020)

when she was three years old and grew up in Los Angeles, where she helped her parents in their tiny Chinese restaurant after school. She reflects on what made HBS such an incredible experience, how she took full advantage of the opportunities available to her, and how... View Details

10 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India

Keywords: by Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr & Stephen O'Connell

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