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June 2010
Case

FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario

Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe

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01 Jun 1998
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HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work

a way to help the communities in this region. In considering what they could do in this volatile area, club members decided to focus on what they do best: business management.... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Up to the Challenge: Martin Gonzalez - Quiet Courage

Gonzalez, a self-described “technology fanatic,” served as cochair of the MBA Technology Com-mittee, participated in the HBS Business Plan Contest, and spent the summer between his first and second year working with MBA Career Services... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; courage; sports; illness; cancer; international students; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

2007
Working Paper

Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz

Civil society actors have been pushing for greater accountability of the World Bank for at least three decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along four basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy,... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Motivation and Incentives

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April 2014 (Revised January 2015)
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Note on Mobile Healthcare

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

Delivering health care to the global population was a challenge. Health care costs accounted for ten percent of world GDP by 2013. In the U.S., health care costs were expected to top $3.1 trillion in 2014. New technologies, shortages of trained personnel and... View Details

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09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

stores, schools, and other food-handling establishments, checking whether they adhere to public health regulations. The rules are strict. Food businesses where serious violations are found must clean up... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

11 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)

which business and social impact can work together to be a force for good in the world. Business is a driving force in our world, whether we like it or not. So, what are we... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Ensuring a business’s profitability enables it to serve society

company is having in India, for example, embodies founder Henry Ford’s mantra that it is “in Ford’s DNA to give back to communities.” Said Fields, “Only a profitable business... View Details

19 Mar 2020
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Two out of three people are not prepared for the next economic recession, according to a study. Here's how you can get financially ready while quarantined.

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

brand-name multinationals that contract out the work. “In a sense, global supply chains are serving a regulatory function, with companies imposing an additional layer of rules and investing resources to enforce them,” says Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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How to Communicate your Organizations’ People-Centered Values - Recruiting

their diversity and inclusion recruiting goals and to communicate their commitment to diversity and inclusion in the recruiting process, there are a lot of questions on how to... View Details

10 Nov 2020

External Partner Event: Applying to MBA Programs from College

Join us as we take part in a joint panel discussion with Yale School of Management, Harvard Business School, and MIT Sloan. We will discuss why college students should consider applying to MBA Programs,... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Uniting business, industry, and governments to save the planet

of the solution for global conservation and natural-resource management. “We will not succeed in our work unless we encourage business leaders to understand the degree to which... View Details

31 Mar 2023
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Bring your authentic self to work: Advice from HBS alumni

that end, five Harvard Business School students and alumni have generously offered advice based on their experience coming out and being out at work as members of the LGBTQ community. With thanks to Justin,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 4/5

companies and not come to business school. This is why we’re here at HBS. Don’t let this unique and monumental time pass you by. We need your help to hold HBS accountable, and... View Details

01 Jan 2020
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Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

Laurence Dutton SUMMING UP How Should America Admit Talented Workers of the World? The notion of attracting talented workers to the United States deserves support, especially at times when the unemployment rate is low. But the H-1B... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

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Wall of Recognition of Service to Country | About

Wall of Recognition of Service to Country The Wall of Recognition of Service to Country is a tribute to all Harvard Business School community... View Details

21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

Google.org, IDEO, and other local businesses described their perspectives on the problem. The HBS Community Partners team will use the opportunities identified at the event to bring together cross-sector... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

John Rice (MBA 1992) that fights racial and economic disparities by empowering a new generation of diverse leaders. Engaging with MLT fellows broadened Ramirez’s exposure to corporate opportunities and planted the seed for attending View Details

Keywords: All Industries

June 1995
Case

Northern Telecom and Netas (B): Transferring Technology to Central Asia

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Kalman D. Applbaum and Pamela A. Yatsko

In the early 1990s, the Turkish telecommunications firm, Netas, established joint ventures in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan as miniature replications of Netas's own experience on the receiving end of technology transfer with Netas's 51% owner, Northern Telecom. This case... View Details