Capacity - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

identity and reputation from unjust attacks. And the firm as a whole needs a similar defensive capacity for its dealings with hostile competitive firms, community groups, or governmental agencies. The defending and learning drives can... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

04 Oct 2021
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How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

soul destroying fiefdoms of self interest.” The dilemma of nature and nurture was framed by David Massello when he said, “Ah trust—starts at birth at least between baby and parent. I think people already own the capacity to create trust.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2019
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that 85 percent of alumnae have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the workplace, ranging from suggestive remarks to unwanted physical contact. Of those, 23 percent said they performed below their capacity as a result, and 38... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

December 2011
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Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration

By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong

Bergerac Systems is a small, rapidly growing manufacturer of diagnostic instruments used in veterinary practices. The company introduced the OmniVue chemistry analyzer, which enables veterinarians to run a wide range of blood and blood chemistry tests on their animal... View Details

Keywords: Financial Analysis; Manufacturing Strategy; Strategy; Production; Supply Chain Management; Vertical Integration; Performance Capacity; Financial Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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22 Apr 2002
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Does Spirituality Drive Success?

discussed how their spirituality helped them evolve as leaders. "There are so many pressures on you as a leader to lose your compassion and develop a thick skin, to lose your capacity for doubt and curiosity," said Dr. Ronald... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

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Data Storage - Research Computing Services

Keep an eye on the space usage, as project spaces that reach capacity will throw errors in programs and when transferring files, and data loss may result. As with home folders, project spaces that reach View Details

18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

and later shared a trailer with Armstrong in order to facilitate advanced doping techniques to boost their red blood cell counts for increased oxygen capacity during the Tour de France. In his 60 Minutes interview, Hamilton rightly... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

live our lives, HBS is elevating and expanding faculty research on the breadth and depth of this digital transformation. HBS Live Online classrooms In response to growing demand for online learning, HBS built two new virtual classrooms on campus that will increase... View Details

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

Banking, "have leveraged resources far beyond their organizational boundaries to achieve social impact, deliver on their own organizational mission, and at the same time build greater capacity within their sectors." The network... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

January 2018 (Revised January 2020)
Case

People Analytics at McKinsey

By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Olivia Hull

A private equity–backed fast food chain has hired McKinsey’s new People Analytics group to help it improve performance. As the final client workshop approaches, Associate Partner Alex DiLeonardo ponders the best way to present the team’s findings, especially those that... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Customer Relationship Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost Management; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Measurement and Metrics; Performance; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Consulting Industry; Service Industry

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16 May 2000
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Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising

Web site publishers and advertisers, the company licenses the targeting technology it has developed to Web publishers and advertisers. The power of this technology, which is called DART (for dynamic advertising reporting and targeting), lies in its dynamic View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

Module 8 Leading Self at Scale and Scope Examine the personal and organizational challenges of leading through inflection points and adversity and assess your capacity to rise to new leadership responsibilities. Module 8—Leading Self at... View Details

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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory

financing) poses many challenges to core investing activities such as financial projections, valuation and exit modeling. Family offices doing direct investing have unique capacities to be flexible, long-term partners to companies absent... View Details

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

marketing managers had already made commitments to supply Ford and General Motors with 433,000 radial tires per month by the following summer and wanted to promise additional tires if capacity was on stream.12 DiFederico argued that the... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

problematic for the workplace since it implies that workers will slow down their work rather than risk appearing idle—making it difficult for managers to tell how much work employees actually have and leaving them no capacity for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize

value freedom—they say, people have their own agency,” Rouen says. “Therefore, it’s their responsibility if they get sick or not, so governments have less fear of being blamed.” Healthcare woes linked with higher underreporting The researchers also found that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

associated with the building of industry giants. Overcapacity acquisitions are aimed at reducing capacity and duplication. They happen when the giants must be trimmed down to fit shrinking world markets. Recommendations Acquired companies... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

Disruptive Strategy Professors Rory McDonald & Clayton Christensen Strengthen your capacity to create winning strategies and bring innovations to market by discovering customer jobs to be done and aligning your business’s resources,... View Details

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

your people unfairly? When you failed to listen and learn and instead directed and dictated? Do you feel you've been working at peak capacity in recent years? If not, why not? Are you unwilling to admit your mistakes to your direct... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

together and rationalize them, this should result in cost savings. If you bring two companies together, you will control more capacity within an industry and gain more pricing power. Imagine if Amazon wanted to merge with eBay. The... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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