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- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
corporate synergies should be defined at the top and realized in the business units. Just as the CFO coordinates the budgeting process, a senior executive should coordinate the alignment process—a responsibility for the Office of Strategy View Details
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
Summing Up Who Will Save Us From Our Work Habits? We have a problem in the workplace. Some of it is being forced upon us by forces in society. Some of it is of our own making. But we face increasing challenges in managing our work time... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2020
- Working Paper
Global Talent and U.S. Immigration Policy
By: William R. Kerr
Talent is a critical resource for today’s knowledge economy. The United States has benefited substantially from high-skilled migration since the 1970s, especially with respect to innovation and entrepreneurship. This chapter reviews data on these immigrant... View Details
Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Immigration; Policy; Talent and Talent Management; Global Range; United States
Kerr, William R. "Global Talent and U.S. Immigration Policy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-107, April 2020.
- 26 Jun 2015
- News
Linda Hill: How to manage for collective creativity.
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
practices; or a natural flow of talent to organizations practicing management innovation. Will management innovation be "pushed" or "pulled"? What do you... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- January 2011
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (B)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-048, January 2011.
- Web
Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Entrepreneurial Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students July–August 2025 Article Case Study: Do We Reskill or Replace Our Workforce? By: William Kerr To remain competitive in the... View Details
- January 2011
- Supplement
Matrix Capital Management (C)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 211-060, January 2011.
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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research
Accounting & Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2025 Chapter Critical Choices in Designing a Board: An Overview By: Suraj Srinivasan and Lynn S. Paine Board design is never... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
match the cash flows of their business with their repayment obligations. If you are a tailor and you’re switching from sewing by hand to using a sewing machine, you have to learn how to use the machine and make sure your customers are... View Details
- Web
General Management - Faculty & Research
General Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors Doctoral Students Summer 2025 Article Does Marriage Have a Future? By: Debora L. Spar and Aryanna Garber June 19, 2025 Article How to Build a Life: The Strength You Gain by... View Details
- January 2011 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Matrix Capital Management (A)
By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane
Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Cash Flow; Stock Shares; Financial Markets; Investment Funds; Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods; Strategy; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
Baker, Malcolm P., and David Lane. "Matrix Capital Management (A)." Harvard Business School Case 211-017, January 2011. (Revised January 2015.)
- 21 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Employee Negativity Is Like Wildfire. Manage It Before It Spreads.
a function of the wind, and whether its overall intensity is increasing or decreasing.” Thinking about managing collective emotions is like thinking about controlling a fire. You care less about the individual trees and more about whether... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- August 2017 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Flex Hungary: Launching Production (A)
By: Willy Shih
This case examines design choices in the construction of flow lines. Flow lines are a popular way of arranging production because they are simple and inherently efficient. Equipment or workstations are arranged according to the sequence of steps in which a product is... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Line-balancing; Flow Line; Conveyor-paced Line; Consumer Goods; Consumer Products; Production Management; Production Planning; Production Scheduling; Operations; Production; Management; Supply Chain; Design; Analysis; Goods and Commodities; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; European Union
Shih, Willy. "Flex Hungary: Launching Production (A)." Harvard Business School Case 618-002, August 2017. (Revised March 2020.)
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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
Technology & Operations Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students June 2025 Case FinSec Bank: Charting an AI Course—Build or Buy? By: Michael Parzen 2025 Working Paper How Firms... View Details
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
Companies that manage for short-term gain rather than long-term growth have been blamed for everything from popularizing celebrity CEOs to causing a significant chunk of the current financial crisis. Now new research findings suggest that... View Details
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
Why would a business school professor want to write a case study about a string quartet? The answer was easy for Robert Austin, a scholar with research expertise in the management of innovation. While attending an academic workshop near... View Details
- August 2017
- Article
Relationship Between Labor and Delivery Unit Management Practices and Maternal Outcomes
By: Avery C. Plough, Grace Galwin, Zhonghe Li, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Shehnaz Alidina, Natalie J. Henrich, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, William R. Berry, Atul A. Gawande, Doris Peter, Rory McDonald, Donna L. Caldwell, Janet H. Muri, Debra Bingham, Aaron B. Caughey, Eugene R. Declercq and Neel T. Shah
OBJECTIVE: To define, measure, and characterize key competencies of managing labor and delivery units in the United States and assess the associations between unit management and maternal outcomes.
METHODS: We developed and administered a management measurement... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Evaluation; Outcome or Result; United States
Plough, Avery C., Grace Galwin, Zhonghe Li, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Shehnaz Alidina, Natalie J. Henrich, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, William R. Berry, Atul A. Gawande, Doris Peter, Rory McDonald, Donna L. Caldwell, Janet H. Muri, Debra Bingham, Aaron B. Caughey, Eugene R. Declercq, and Neel T. Shah. "Relationship Between Labor and Delivery Unit Management Practices and Maternal Outcomes." Obstetrics & Gynecology 130, no. 2 (August 2017): 358–365.
- Fast Answer
Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis
Resources and instructional videos for company and industry financial analysis, stock pitching, Business Analysis & Valuation Using Financial Statements (BAV), Investment Management and Capital Markets, Projects in... View Details
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
important career matter for individuals as well as for managers who want to inspire, nurture, and recruit stars. A new study by Harvard Business School's Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee on star knowledge workers, specifically security... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace