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- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
emphasis on coordinating and communicating with the center's many diverse leaders. "Many nonprofits are led by people who only know programs, not operations," Grossman says. "A key strength of Levy's is knowing how to... View Details
- 27 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities
with which they can be used. Cheap labor is not really cheap if workers are unproductive. Input costs can be overshadowed by logistical costs, delays, and inefficiencies. There are hidden costs of outsourcing. The most obvious is the cost of management and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2022
- News
Leading on Climate Change
Almheiri, the Minister of Climate Change and Environment for the United Arab Emirates At the national level, Almheiri is leading the UAE’s recently launched Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, a coordinated effort between government... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence
partners, whose involvement was facilitated by HBS’s Mexico City research office. “Many of the companies were surprised by how much they learned about innovation from seeing our students develop insight through design thinking,” he says. “It’s an exciting business... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Making a Case for Women
and Assistant Professor Myra M. Hart. Hart, a key player in last November's Women Leading Business Executive Education seminar (see page 32), will coordinate the program at HBS for the Division of Research. Following national media... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
missions, NASA missed the opportunity to identify problems (and solutions) that might have helped avoid later failures. The final set of problems that conspired against the success of FBC in the Mars program was a lack of coordination... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
structure, social history, and educational system, companies developed under a system of family management that emphasized personal relationships more than formal structures, and relied more on broad-gauged financial controls than on View Details
- 29 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?
accommodating in finding a compromise that does not look like punishment but may encourage others to seek their own deal. This is a big wake-up call for Europe. It is clear that it must reboot. There are many places to find closer integration, including a closer... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- Profile
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
regulatory project for the bank, which included automating risk controls and coordinating with colleagues in Peru, Argentina, and India. A promotion to corporate compliance increased the complexity of her role, exposing Margarita to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
top-down or laissez-faire management by the general manager; poor coordination across functions, businesses, or borders; lack of effective and honest vertical communication; and inadequate leadership skills and development throughout the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
possible. Its initial program focuses on partnering with school districts to coordinate federal and private funds to provide free breakfast in public schools. "Hunger in the United States is not like hunger in other parts of the world,"... View Details
- 21 Oct 2010
- News
Hell? Maybe Not.
breakfast buffet available in the recruiters’ lounge (the students have a space of their own, stocked with the quantity and variety of snacks and caffeinated beverages such a situation demands). I’m curious about this annual ritual, which represents months and months... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic, and then followed up with regular telephone calls to coordinate counseling, medications, and family support. Overall, outpatient costs went up 21 percent, but inpatient costs went down 74 percent.... View Details
- 26 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future
environment. By doing so, they benefit not only their own shareholders and stakeholders but their homeland. Thus, these firms must be encouraged to act as incubators, spawning new ventures that provide outlets for talented workers. Second, View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
From the Classroom to Casablanca
time and students may never know if or how their proposals were implemented. So, it came as welcome news when the School’s Global Experience Office, which coordinates FGI, learned that the idea recommended by a student team in 2016 has... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 09 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from CPG to a Self-Driving Car Startup through my Summer Internship
working at a pre-revenue startup. For example, at my pre-MBA role, producing a video entailed big budgets and an entire agency team to help coordinate the shoot day. At Cruise, creating a video involved my acting as both the client and... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
optimistic that a coordinated effort by business, labor, government, academia, and citizens at large can help reverse this course and put the American economy back on a positive track." The Project's research focuses on key dimensions of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
of time and lack of knowledge. Their solution? Elevate board service to a profession by creating a nonprofit, public-private Corporate Governance College (CGC) to employ, train, and coordinate the placement of full-time professional... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
The Show Goes On
if they’re in a scene with dancing, they’ll have to be moving in some sort of coordinated way. Everyone is going to be fine. They just don’t know that yet. How is the Show funded? Ticket sales and some corporate sponsorships. The Show is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
Minneapolis, and San Francisco. The Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), which is principally funded by the HBS Class of 1963, will coordinate research in each district aimed at identifying the key forces that are shaping... View Details