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- 14 Mar 2007
- Op-Ed
Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity
and Forstmann Little & Co., have dramatically downsized or announced their intention to cease operations after experiencing investment missteps and succession problems. Meanwhile, new organizations have amassed enormous sums of... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
extremely broadly (even, in some cases, onto generations that have yet to be born) and to overcome a broad range of failures in the private marketplace. This is why, in my view, government truly is the ultimate risk manager. Even with a new administration in place... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
disruptive to its drug development efforts and delay new drugs coming to market. UK politicians expressed concerns over downsizing and job losses in the economically important pharmaceutical sector. The case allows readers to explore who... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
In this uncertain economic climate, downsizing and layoffs are a sadly frequent occurrence. Although bad news is always painful to deliver and to hear, the process of conducting "necessary evils"—such as layoffs or firings—can... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
an e-book. Another discussion topic was the difficulty of downsizing the print publishing side of the business while simultaneously forging a new strategy for e-book publishing. "The situation is fraught with complications,"... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
strike many people as controversial. One would be the downsizing of Scott Paper Company under "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap, in which the company eliminated approximately a third of its workforce. Another would be the employee buyout of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
From tech to media to management consulting firms, layoffs are back. Downsizing during a healthy economy can help lay the foundation for efficient growth or make space for new roles that harness newer technology, such as artificial... View Details
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
bring about the downsizing of 219 drivers' positions. Lagrange had to figure out how to get the RATP employees on board, particularly drivers and trade unions. How could he convince them of the necessity to automate Line 1? How could he... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
medications, marketing the selling capabilities in the face of falling revenues and an imminent workforce reduction. Rather than downsize the organization quickly to save costs, Wyss and his team took a different approach. They told the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
firm. It also helped employees start 1,000 new companies and replaced jobs in communities where Nokia was a major employer. One-third of all mobile phone sales between 2011 and 2012 came from new products that were developed at R&D sites and manufactured at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
years for these reductions to have a material impact on a city's unfunded liabilities. In fact, many cities are downsizing employment, rather than hiring new workers. Cities could require all public employee retirees to join Medicare when... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
was U.S.-owned, it had a history of stable lifetime employment and a union that enjoyed close relations with management. However, when the plant's first U.S. manager instigated downsizing to enhance returns—even though the plant was... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
and the technology. Therefore, rather than allocate capital to competing projects (the zero-sum game), senior managers must nurture individual expertise and initiative, then leverage it through cross-unit sharing (the positive-sum game). Already we have seen View Details
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
course, our reflex when confronted with fear of the future is often to run for cover, particularly if management can get away with downsizing while blaming the crisis. But of course, this only fulfils the short-term objectives of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
management team, supported by an external consulting firm, introduced a series of aggressive cost-cutting measures that resulted in a downsizing of the workforce, and impacted some distinctive features of the services provided by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
transport/ride launched in 1967), and numerous airports. However, these systems were largely designed to move a large number of people on a fixed schedule along a track from point to point to point. In today's revival, people movers are View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
buyer characteristics. Consider the experiences of condo developers targeting retirees who wanted to downsize their homes. Sales were weak until the developers realized their business was not construction but transitioning lives. Instead... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel