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- 26 Apr 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment: The Role of Scheduling
- Research Summary
Entrepreneurship in Education Reform
This work explores two questions in the US public education system. First, is there a correlation between improved leadership and management practices and increased student outcomes? And second, can the introduction of market forces such as customer choice among... View Details
The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice
Seeking and giving advice are central to effective leadership and decision making, and they require emotional intelligence, self-awareness, restraint, diplomacy, and patience on both sides. But managers tend to view these competencies as “gifts” that one either has... View Details
- 30 May 2012
- News
Widening Secret Patents Seen as Costing Inventors' Rights
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
New Guidelines to Help Companies Report on Sustainability Issues
- 17 Aug 2010
- News
Despite H.P.'s Efforts, Spectacle of a Chief Goes On
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
5 Takeaways For The C-Suite From 2016's Vote Prediction Debacles
- 20 Jun 2021
- News
After the Pandemic, Expect More Work for Freelancers
- 24 Feb 2022
- Video
Professor Arthur Segel: Unexpected
- 2007
- Chapter
Creativity in Product Development
Managing new product development is a key area of management, straddling strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship and macro-organizational behaviour. All of the contributors in the Handbook of New Product Developmet Management are well-known and leading exponents to... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Research; Creativity
Fleming, Lee, and Santiago Mingo. "Creativity in Product Development." In Handbook of New Product Development Management, edited by Christoph Loch and Stylianos Kavadias. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.
- December 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Background Note
Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs
By: Thomas Eisenmann
This note defines a business model and its major elements: a customer value proposition, a technology and operations management plan, a go-to-market plan, and a profit formula. For each element, the note lists questions that an entrepreneur must address when evaluating... View Details
Keywords: Business Model
Eisenmann, Thomas. "Business Model Analysis for Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-096, December 2011. (Revised October 2014.)
- February 1986 (Revised June 1988)
- Supplement
Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (E)
Presents a description of two management style assessment questionnaires that were completed by Donna Dubinsky: the Influence Style Questionnaire and the Leadership Practices Inventory. Dubinsky's results are summarized and presented in two exhibit graphs. This data... View Details
Jick, Todd D. "Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 486-087, February 1986. (Revised June 1988.)
- October 1981 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (A)
Relates the April 1979 discovery of improper income transferal practices used at the H.J. Heinz Co. Background data on the company is presented, along with a detailed description of the organizational practices, the management incentive system, and the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Business Processes; Compensation and Benefits; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "H.J. Heinz Co.: The Administration of Policy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 382-034, October 1981. (Revised April 1984.)
- 11 Aug 2011
- News
Fluor Joins Softbank as Companies Buy Back Stock in Slump
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
More Companies Raising Prices on Goods, Expected throughout 2021
- 29 Apr 2020
- News
Huawei scores chip coup against US pressure
- 24 Oct 2011
- News
HTC Gets a Taste for Deals
- 06 Sep 2018
- News
A boost for school principals
- December 2020 (Revised March 2025)
- Case
Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (A): Designing a Turnaround
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Nancy Boghossian Staples
Facing a significant decline in revenues in 2016, David Gwilliam, Head of Transformation at PepsiCo UK introduced a new way of working (“Responsive Working”), which encompasses a set of work practices and some new team structures. The work practices comprise a set of 9... View Details
Keywords: SLAM Teams; Turnaround; Groups and Teams; Employees; Training; Decision Making; Planning; Performance Improvement; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
Edmondson, Amy C., and Nancy Boghossian Staples. "Responsive Working at PepsiCo UK (A): Designing a Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 621-076, December 2020. (Revised March 2025.)