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- October 1979 (Revised March 1995)
- Background Note
Note on the Management of Queues
Contains four sections: 1) measuring the performance of queuing systems; 2) types of queuing systems; 3) the behavior of simple systems (elementary queuing theory); and 4) the management of queues (including a discussion of their psychology). View Details
Keywords: Mathematical Methods
Maister, David H. "Note on the Management of Queues." Harvard Business School Background Note 680-053, October 1979. (Revised March 1995.)
- Web
Online Management Course | HBS Online
This course is part of the Leadership & Management track. Introduction to Management Essentials ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! View Details
- October 2009
- Article
Managing Risk in the New World
Five experts gathered recently to discuss the future of enterprise risk management: Kaplan, the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School, who with his colleague David Norton developed the balanced scorecard; Mikes, an assistant professor at HBS who studies... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Crisis; Capital Structure; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Risk Management
Kaplan, Robert S., Anette Mikes, Robert Simons, Peter Tufano, and Michael Hofmann Jr. "Managing Risk in the New World." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 10 (October 2009): 68–75.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Promoting a Management Revolution in Public Education
- October 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Infosys (A): Strategic Human Resource Management
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Jaya Tandon and Ganesh Rengaswamy
Hema Ravichandar, head of human resources, was given a new and aggressive milestone to reach: ensure Infosys is on the Top 10 lists of both Best Performing Companies and Best Employers by 2007. No large organization had ever been able to achieve this distinction... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Transition; Cost; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry
DeLong, Thomas J., Jaya Tandon, and Ganesh Rengaswamy. "Infosys (A): Strategic Human Resource Management." Harvard Business School Case 406-010, October 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- May 1991 (Revised January 2017)
- Teaching Note
Turner Construction Co.: Project Management Control Systems
By: Robert Simons
Teaching Note for Turner Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems (190-128) View Details
- 2010
- Simulation
Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence
By: Linda A. Hill and William Q. Judge
In this single-player simulation, students play one of two roles at a sunglass manufacturing firm and face the challenges associated with implementing an organization-wide environmental sustainability initiative. The initiative seeks to change raw material inputs in... View Details
- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)
A medium-sized investment management firm is attempting to decide whether to try to grow, and if so, how. It is a complicated decision because the managing partner and her colleagues have significantly different views. This case provides the background on the industry,... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Decision Making; Sales; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Shapiro, Benson P. "Howard, Shea & Chan Asset Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 597-021, August 1996. (Revised October 1996.)
- July 1986
- Article
Management, Managers and Revolution
By: James E. Austin and J.C. Ickis
Keywords: Management
Austin, James E., and J.C. Ickis. "Management, Managers and Revolution." World Development 14, no. 7 (July 1986): 775–789.
- September 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Gerson Lehrman Group: Managing Risks
By: Boris Groysberg, Paul Healy and Sarah L. Abbott
It was June 2011 and Alexander Saint-Amand, President and CEO of Gerson Lehrman Group, the largest expert network firm globally, has found his firm once again in the midst of controversy. This controversy centered around a number of insider trading cases that had been... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management
Groysberg, Boris, Paul Healy, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Gerson Lehrman Group: Managing Risks." Harvard Business School Case 412-004, September 2011. (Revised January 2012.)
- 15 Aug 2023
- Cold Call Podcast
Ryan Serhant: How to Manage Your Time for Happiness
- 02 Nov 2010
- Conference Presentation
Risk Management in High-reliability Organizations
By: Anette Mikes
- 2002
- Chapter
Management Turnover and Financial Distress
By: S. C. Gilson
Gilson, S. C. "Management Turnover and Financial Distress." In Bankruptcy Anthology, edited by Charles Tabb. Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing Company, 2002.
- September 1995 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A)
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Rebecca Voorheis
Nypro is the world's leading injection molder of precision plastic parts, operating a global network of 21 plants. Nypro's strategy is for each plant to offer identical capabilities, because its customers are global companies with worldwide sourcing needs. The case... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Operations; Performance Consistency; Manufacturing Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-061, September 1995. (Revised December 2018.)
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Enterprise Risk Management in Action
By: Anette Mikes
Mikes, Anette. "Enterprise Risk Management in Action." ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation Discussion Paper, October 2005.
- February 1990 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
Salomon Brothers: Managing the Firm
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Salomon Brothers: Managing the Firm." Harvard Business School Case 490-011, February 1990. (Revised December 1990.)
- January 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Background Note
Managing Networked Businesses: Course Overview for Students
Provides an overview for students of the MBA elective course Managing Networked Businesses (MNB). MNB focuses on management challenges in businesses that exhibit network effects. The first section of the note explains that such businesses comprise a large and growing... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Capital Structure; Business or Company Management; Network Effects; Organizational Design; Business and Government Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; Competitive Strategy
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Managing Networked Businesses: Course Overview for Students." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-103, January 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- spring 1999
- Article
A New Manifesto for Management
By: S. Ghoshal, C. A. Bartlett and P. Moran
Keywords: Management
Ghoshal, S., C. A. Bartlett, and P. Moran. "A New Manifesto for Management." MIT Sloan Management Review 40, no. 3 (spring 1999): 9–20.