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- 2013
- Chapter
Effective Teamwork and Collaboration
By: Heidi K. Gardner
Book Abstract: The ability to attract, develop, and retain talent has become one of the biggest competitive issues for law firms. But although talent management is now recognized as a business issue of prime importance, law firms often lack the experience, vision, and... View Details
ShotSpotter
SST offered a subscription-based gunfire detection service, ShotSpotter Flex, to cities across the United States, and a few abroad. Over its 20-year history, SST had mostly honed a reliable business to government sales model, and the company had been focused on... View Details
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs
to take a deep breath and be OK with not being perfect.” In today’s fast-paced business environment, however, those old evolutionarily adaptive habits don’t apply. “The marketplace has never been more uncertain and full of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms
provide a competitive edge and build customer loyalty. 4 weeks, 5-6 hrs/week Pay by July 24 $1,850 Certificate New Dynamic Teaming Professor Amy Edmondson Acquire the tools, processes, and skills to build agile, adaptable teams and lead... View Details
- 27 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Religion in the Workplace: What Managers Need to Know
monkeybusinessimages How to handle religion in the workplace is a contentious and litigious issue that many business leaders struggle with. The subject is so third-rail hot that even Harvard Business School has devoted relatively few courses and case studies to it.... View Details
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
disclosures, performance evaluations, self-regulation, participation, and adaptive learning. Nonprofit leaders must adapt any such mechanisms to suit their organization-be it a membership-based organization,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes
goods in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic presents a complex landscape shaped by a blend of inflationary pressures, changing consumer behaviors, and adaptive strategies by both consumers and companies. As we navigate through this... View Details
- Web
Africa - Global
admissions and outreach activities on the continent. Locations Africa Research Center: Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa Africa Research Center: Lagos Lagos, Nigeria Africa Research Center: Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya News & Highlights February 2025 ALUMNI EVENT... View Details
- 15 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
A Major Roadblock for Autonomous Cars: Motorists Believe They Drive Better
AI in Adapting to Change Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense? Can we automate our way to better decision making? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Illustration created by... View Details
- Research Summary
Management Control Systems in Multiunit Companies
By: Tatiana Sandino
Professor Sandino conducts research on early-stage multiunit companies that introduce management control systems to help maintain operations, as well as company culture, as they grow, but also to enable adaptation to the different markets that they serve. Building... View Details
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- February 2024
- Case
More than Optics: Olympus's Vision to Become a Leading Global MedTech Company
By: David J. Collis and Haisley Wert
In August 2022, CEO Yasuo Takeuchi reflected on Olympus Corporation’s recent transformation from being known as a Japanese consumer camera company to becoming a leading global medical technology (MedTech) company. Over the past dozen years, Takeuchi and prior... View Details
Keywords: Global Human Resource Management; Medical Technology; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Globalization; Business Model; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Japan; United States
Collis, David J., and Haisley Wert. "More than Optics: Olympus's Vision to Become a Leading Global MedTech Company." Harvard Business School Case 724-426, February 2024.
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
PublicationsDriven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership Author:Paul R. Lawrence Publication:Jossey-Bass, forthcoming (2010) Abstract The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to comprehend, to bond) to the leadership... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2012
- Working Paper
Author-Level Eigenfactor Metrics: Evaluating the Influence of Authors, Institutions and Countries within the SSRN community
By: Jevin D. West, Michael C. Jensen, Ralph J. Dandrea, Gregg Gordon and Carl T. Bergstrom
In this paper, we show how the Eigenfactor® score, originally designed for ranking scholarly journals, can be adapted to rank the scholarly output of authors, institutions, and countries based on author-level citation data. Using the methods described herein, we... View Details
Keywords: Body of Literature; Measurement and Metrics; Networks; Rank and Position; Research; Motivation and Incentives
West, Jevin D., Michael C. Jensen, Ralph J. Dandrea, Gregg Gordon, and Carl T. Bergstrom. "Author-Level Eigenfactor Metrics: Evaluating the Influence of Authors, Institutions and Countries within the SSRN community." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-068, February 2012.
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
encountered skepticism from both European consumers and investors about the unfamiliar self-storage concept and internal debates on how much to adapt the U.S. business model to European lifestyles. Wall Street analysts also do not value... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
Working PapersNone available this week Cases & Course MaterialsAnalyzing Work Groups Harvard Business School Note 407-032 Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407032 Ayala Corp Harvard Business School Case 207-041... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 2023
- Article
Balancing Risk and Reward: An Automated Phased Release Strategy
By: Yufan Li, Jialiang Mao and Iavor Bojinov
Phased releases are a common strategy in the technology industry for gradually releasing new products or updates through a sequence of A/B tests in which the number of treated units gradually grows until full deployment or deprecation. Performing phased releases in a... View Details
Li, Yufan, Jialiang Mao, and Iavor Bojinov. "Balancing Risk and Reward: An Automated Phased Release Strategy." Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) (2023).
- Article
Regulatory, Legal, and Market Aspects of Smart Wearables for Cardiac Monitoring
By: Jan Benedikt Brönneke, Jennifer Müller, Konstantinos Mouratis, Julia Hagen and Ariel Dora Stern
In the area of cardiac monitoring, the use of digitally driven technologies is on the rise. While the development of medical products is advancing rapidly, allowing for new use-cases in cardiac monitoring and other areas, regulatory and legal requirements that govern... View Details
Keywords: Wearables; Regulatory Changes; Medical Technology; Medical Devices; Market Access; Market Entry and Exit; Information Technology; Health Care and Treatment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States; Germany; Belgium
Brönneke, Jan Benedikt, Jennifer Müller, Konstantinos Mouratis, Julia Hagen, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Regulatory, Legal, and Market Aspects of Smart Wearables for Cardiac Monitoring." Art. 4937. Sensors 21, no. 14 (July 2021).
- December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Case
Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez, Damien McLoughlin, Tonia Labruyere and Tonia Junker
The Irish company Kerry Group, one of the leading global players in the taste and nutrition industry, wants to ensure its future growth in developing and developed markets. Founded in 1972 as a dairy cooperative, it had grown into a provider of taste and nutrition... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Environmental Sustainability; Food; Nutrition; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Range; Market Entry and Exit; Customer Relationship Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L., José B. Alvarez, Damien McLoughlin, and Tonia Labruyere. "Kerry Group: Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life." Harvard Business School Case 721-019, December 2020. (Revised February 2021.)