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- 24 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Internship In Action
introducing a new operational strategy for a group of sellers. After a few weeks of investigation my manager and I pushed to initiate the launch of this new operational strategy, which has been super cool. After visiting the warehouse and... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 11 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
E-Commerce Unplugged
Companies that spent decades understanding consumer-buying psychology traditionally assumed that specific products could satisfy discrete consumer needs. Now, they will need to define consumers by their fundamental life intentions (the life aspirations members of the... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/Bookentry_Main.lasso?id=13257 Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth: How High Status Individuals Decrease Group Effectiveness Authors:Boris Groysberg, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Hillary Anger Elfenbein... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
increased service quality competition lead to customer defection, and which customers are most likely to defect? Our empirical analysis of 82,235 customers exploits the varying competitive dynamics in 644 geographically isolated markets in which a nationwide View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
effectiveness of groups, how perceivers use group properties to inform their judgment, and the contextual and individual differences that allow some perceivers to be more accurate. Across seven studies, we present consistent evidence that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jun 2018
- News
Dhivya Suryadevara Named GM’s Next CFO
percent a decade ago. "While Suryadevara’s appointment highlights one positive development, it also underscores a not-so-great one. In having a woman in the CEO and CFO role, GM will join what is currently a group of one. Among Fortune... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
lot has changed in the automobile business since Mark Fields (MBA 1989) was a young man growing up in Paramus, tooling around in his ride (full disclosure: his mom’s 1976 Chevy Caprice) on his way to becoming a rising executive on the industry’s View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?
act (with candor, humility, and trust) become too hard to execute in the fast paced environment we live in?” Why is it so difficult to lead with candor, humility, and trust? What do you think? Original Post In the eyes of some, candor,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
professionals, and parents alike forge their own paths to fulfillment. Publisher's Link: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/How-Will-You-Measure-Your-Life-Karen-Dillon?isbn=9780062102416&HCHP=TB_How+Will+You+Measure+Your+Life Retail... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
production and sales of fast moving, low-priced goods. Provides an opportunity to discuss trends in consumer eating habits, supply chains for locally-produced goods, and changes in retail formats. In... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
central belief is that humanity is meant to live in unity and harmony. As a leader of his local Spiritual Assembly, he conducts interfaith and intercultural (especially with Chinese) discussion groups and has continued to promote social... View Details
- Career Coach
Deborah Resnick
navigating challenging team dynamics and/or role transitions. Work Experience: Effective Engine Group (Founder); McKinsey & Company (Consultant, Director of Professional Development); Clorox; BC Natural Foods; Moen (Industrial... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
he returned. The group focused on growth. LEGO building sets became increasingly complex. A line of LEGO-branded children's clothing debuted, and a division of the company pitched book, movie, and TV ideas. While the number of branded... View Details
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel Dean Jay Light and a group of Harvard Business School faculty explored the origins and possible outcomes of the U.S. financial crisis at a recent "Turmoil on the Street" panel. 9.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
Rosen added, “If you really want people to act like owners, combine real employee ownership and an ownership culture.” Employees may approach their work with a renter’s mentality. Casual MBA observed that, “From running a retail... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
events, each attended by some 180 alumni in the region. Professor Suraj Srinivasan discussed COVID-19 crisis management and the outlook for business with Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Holding, a Dubai-based company that operates View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
least three plans, one based on "best case," one based on "worst case," and one representing "best guess." One could argue that the process itself has a degree of humility built into it. Fashion retailers... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
James Reinhart
picked up from their doorstep (for free). Every piece of clothing that arrives at one of thredUP’s distribution centers gets a thorough quality inspection, then is photographed and listed on thredUP.com to be resold for up to 90 percent off the View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
downturn in 2001, however, Anderson said that the dialogue changed, shifting to her suitability for the work at hand. "That was a conversation I was absolutely unprepared for," she recalled. "I questioned every aspect of my being. I hit the wall."... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
has worked with groups like Credit Suisse to convene an invitation-only conference of investors in order to identify investable, repeatable, scalable and, therefore, financeable projects. Next up for Coady is an effort—with a working name... View Details
Keywords: April White