Fitness - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

architectures they adopt, deciding what to "design/make" themselves, and what to rely upon others to provide. With regard to developing intellectual property, our work demonstrates the need for an architectural framework that defines how the various building... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Sara Mattei Gentili

book. A kid walked up to me. In an attempt to connect, I shared something about the story I was reading. “You are weird,” said the kid and he turned his back and rejoined the group. That moment, I realized that I needed to work to fit in.... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Operations Management (M&SOM) Journal Best Paper Award for “The Value of Fit Information in Online Retail: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment” with Santiago Gallino. Michael W. Toffel : Finalist for the 2021 MSOM Responsible... View Details

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

22 Dec 2020
Blog Post

The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

didn’t believe I fit the bill as the all-ambitious corporate guru that I imagined all HBS students to be (hilarious in retrospect). With encouragement from my friends and professors, I decided to apply anyway, and wow, am I happy I did. I... View Details

26 Jun 2013
News

How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

HBS. It's "where I really got into learning," he says, citing Professor Milt Brown's marketing course as especially enjoyable. So it's only fitting that Reiss himself would become a protagonist of case studies: he's also featured in a... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

funny—but remember your brand’s purpose Social media is a place where people appreciate humor—as long as it fits with the brand image, Avery says. Squatty Potty does an excellent job of engaging its audience with amusing and entertaining... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

and various roads to success. Assessing Your Fit Due to the risk involved in choosing the wrong CEO, companies are placing increased emphasis on assessment as part of the search, and this process is equally important for candidates.... View Details

25 May 2016
News

Backing Harvard’s Work for Children

observes, “Not all Harvard donors are accustomed to thinking broadly when they give. As Maya and I discovered, there are opportunities that might fit perfectly with your philanthropic agenda, even if they don’t seem to relate directly to... View Details

01 Feb 2021
What Do You Think?

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

example: “When we think of diversity, we bring in people to improve diversity and then expect them to fit into existing systems and structures For instance, if I were to take the example of India, often meetings start at 4 p.m. and go on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)

factors we've observed and intend to study further, in addition to measuring their effect on performance." "When an organization sets up its structure, there's a lot of talk about alignment and fit relative to the addition of new... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

with the social impact of the organization. Managerial opportunity and opportunity for managerial development, particularly jobs that require business and managerial skills gained at HBS. Opportunity to produce significant, sustained benefits for the employer within... View Details

10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

the firm, though they do take bold business initiatives. Some firms like Southwest have no long term debt. Southwest self-financed because to grow too quickly would have undermined their ability to hire employees who fit Southwest's... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

the regional or national electorate. It is difficult to find renowned corporate leaders who fit this category because in business, typically, the Chameleons are weeded out before they reach the top. The world of politics is another... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

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MBA Elective Curriculum-- Competing Through Business Models

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

The words “business model” are inescapable in our daily fare of business news. These two ubiquitous words seemed to effortlessly rise up to prominence during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. When businesspeople, journalists, academics, and other... View Details

30 Nov 2023
Blog Post

College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA

other Peek participants from around the world! What is the time commitment for participating in Peek? You have the flexibility to pick the events that fit your schedule. There will be over 12 hours of programming for you to choose from... View Details

21 May 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

challenging aspects of your job? One challenge is that global standards, like SASB, which were originally designed for US markets, may not perfectly fit in an Asia context; e.g. SASB’s industrial categorization may not View Details

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Mission-Driven Governance

By: Raymond Fisman, Rakesh Khurana and Edward Martenson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a useful, easily applied theory of governance performance. The existing model is fundamentally adversarial, rooted in the paradigm of principal-agent conflict. At its base is an image of governance as a never-ending struggle... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Knowledge Management; Standards; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation

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18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

those with chronic health conditions. She was extremely good at understanding the customers' needs and then devising solutions to fit those needs. She got a thrill out of it! Then I asked her what she hated about her job. She hesitated,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Which HBS Executive Education Program is Right For Me?

lot of insight into the teaching intent and benefits of each program. Through our conversations with prospective applicants, we are able to narrow down the programs that are just the right fit for a potential applicant's development... View Details

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