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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
turn, means putting the "mom-and-pop" operations cherished in American lore out of business. Indeed, the creation of the Standard Oil Trust in 1882, which put small companies out of business and... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
Twenty years has provided time to judge the success or failure of Theodore Levitt's predictions of a global economy populated by standardized products and marketing approaches. For the colloquium, a number of Harvard Business School and... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
volume. The distinguishing operational characteristic of by-product synergy is that quantities of the primary product and by-product are linked, with production of the primary product defining the upper bound of the quantity of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
Executives must adjust the span of control for each key position and unit on the basis of how the company delivers value to customers. Consider Wal-Mart, which has configured its entire organization to deliver low prices. Wal-Mart's strategy depends on View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
activities. Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, and Tatiana Sandino Periodical:The Accounting Review (forthcoming) Abstract Many companies View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
Wruck cites one case she followed in which the initial match looked great. The target and bidder had operations in the same industry, creating a potential for synergies. But integration of the target into the acquiring firm and its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- Web
1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA
created, and shared during field activities, Clarify ownership rights and non-disclosure agreements for students, faculty, and company sponsors in company-sponsored field-based learning projects. The policies governing Field Based Learning/Independent Projects include... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Business as a Force for Good
As director of B Lab, the standards organization for certified B corporations, Kim Riether Coupounas (MBA/MPA 1995) encourages companies around the world to be a force for good. By promoting policies that benefit their employees, their... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
William F. Connell (MBA '63)
to make them feel like owners. Connell also maintains a tight system of quarterly operations reviews and monthly financial reports, making frequent visits to plants and customers. In an ongoing commitment to the highest View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
rather, how do we get the organizations of the world to agree to standardized job types?" Suresh Annappindi points out that "...although people and products cannot be equated and subjected to the same exact metrics ... we can... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
redefine the meaning of success in business. B Lab’s mission is to assemble a global community of Certified B Corporations, which are companies that meet certain prescribed standards of social and environmental performance, public... View Details
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
System Architecture By: Baldwin, Carliss Y., Alan MacCormack, and John Rusnak Abstract—In this paper, we describe an operational methodology for characterizing the architecture of complex technical systems and demonstrate its application... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
engineers. Right off the bat, Stuckey identified two issues. One, there was no standard to evaluate the CIP managers at the division level. And two, the way the funds were being distributed at the headquarters level was problematic as it... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Finance: Helping Consumers Improve Their Financial Life
Large consumer banks have historically collected a lot of data on their customers, which they have used to sell standardized products. Increasingly, however, we have seen new entrants using customer data to help the consumer and provide... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
acquisitions. Today, the company Parker leads from its headquarters in Bradenton, Florida, offers a wide range of products to protect people and property, has 6,500 employees, operates in 35 countries, and generates annual sales... View Details
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Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care
learn so much from patients, but getting them involved requires encouragement, building trust, and growing awareness. Learn more: Patient Engagement: Five Basics Patient Engagement Through Value Patient Registries 2. Data & Analytics: Aggregating and View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
party — a government or an insurance company — not only sets the prices but goes so far as to specify procedures and even the kinds of patients to be covered. Lately, payers are even telling doctors how to practice medicine, and those who... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
marketing strategy by the marketing department, one focused on the role of customer relations in product development, is considered. The creation of a set of basic principles and operating procedures for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business regulation is increasingly implemented through private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne