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- 2000
- Book
Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life
By: Robert J. Sternberg, George B. Forsythe, Jennifer Hedlund, Joseph A. Horvath, Richard K. Wagner, Wendy M. Williams, Scott A. Snook and Elena L. Grigorenko
Keywords: Experience and Expertise
Sternberg, Robert J., George B. Forsythe, Jennifer Hedlund, Joseph A. Horvath, Richard K. Wagner, Wendy M. Williams, Scott A. Snook, and Elena L. Grigorenko. Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- 12 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Enhancing the Practical Relevance of Research
- 2004
- Chapter
Institutional Pressure and Environmental Management Practices
By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
Delmas, Magali, and Michael W. Toffel. "Institutional Pressure and Environmental Management Practices." Chap. 10 in Stakeholders, the Environment and Society, edited by Sanjay Sharma and Mark Starik, 230–245. New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004.
- 2003
- Introduction
Getting the Best from Best Practices
- March 2011
- Article
Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Recent accounting scholarship has used statistical analysis on asset prices, financial reports and disclosures, laboratory experiments, and surveys of practice. The research has studied the interface among accounting information, capital markets, standard setters, and... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Asset Pricing; Risk Management; Surveys; Capital Markets; Measurement and Metrics; Valuation; Fair Value Accounting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Financial Reporting
Kaplan, Robert S. "Accounting Scholarship That Advances Professional Knowledge and Practice." Accounting Review 86, no. 2 (March 2011): 367–383.
- July 2005 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
Toshifumi Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Seven and I Holding Co., was widely credited as the mastermind behind Seven-Eleven Japan's spectacular rise. Although Seven-Eleven Japan began as a small licensee of U.S. convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc. (then Southland... View Details
Keywords: Framework; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Logistics; Technology; Retail Industry; Japan
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Tanpin Kanri: Retail Practice at Seven-Eleven Japan." Harvard Business School Case 506-002, July 2005. (Revised February 2011.)
- December 1998
- Background Note
Cash Management Practices in Small Companies
By: H. Kent Bowen, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly and Baltej Kochar
Most small business managers claim that cash management is their leading concern. Often walking a tightrope between growth and illiquidity, small business managers face different cash management challenges than their counterparts in larger companies. Compared to larger... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Working Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Cash; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Business Strategy
Bowen, H. Kent, Andrew R. Jassy, Laurence E. Katz, Kevin E. Kelly, and Baltej Kochar. "Cash Management Practices in Small Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-047, December 1998.
- Web
Rigorous research, rooted in practice | About
Rigorous research, rooted in practice The most pressing challenges and interesting opportunities facing the world today cannot be addressed without business playing a significant role. Harvard Business School faculty conduct research on... View Details
- Article
Compensation and Incentives: Practice vs. Theory
By: George P. Baker, Michael C. Jensen and Kevin J. Murphy
Baker, George P., Michael C. Jensen, and Kevin J. Murphy. "Compensation and Incentives: Practice vs. Theory." Journal of Finance 43, no. 3 (July 1988): 593–616. (Reprinted in Michael C. Jensen, Foundations of Organizational Strategy, Harvard University Press, 1998.)
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance (Harvard Business Press). As a practical guide, The New Science of Retailing helps retailers mine their sales data to identify and... View Details
- 2020
- Article
Defining AI in Policy versus Practice
By: P.M. Krafft, Meg Young, Michael Katell, Karen Huang and Ghislain Bugingo
Krafft, P.M., Meg Young, Michael Katell, Karen Huang, and Ghislain Bugingo. "Defining AI in Policy versus Practice." Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (2020): 72–78.
- October 1992
- Background Note
Managing Sales Interfaces: Developments in Practice
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Keywords: Salesforce Management
Cespedes, Frank V. "Managing Sales Interfaces: Developments in Practice." Harvard Business School Background Note 593-047, October 1992.
- 03 Dec 2008
- News
Beirut lecture explores modern marketing practices
- September 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Supplement
Bain & Company's IT Practice (B)
McAfee, Andrew P. "Bain & Company's IT Practice (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 606-011, September 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- 2006
- Chapter
Three Practical Challenges of Moral Leadership
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Andrew Molinsky
- 12 Jul 2010
- News
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
- Sep 25 2014
- Testimonial
Balancing Practical Experience with Powerful Frameworks
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Applying business practices to grassroots philanthropy
Andrea Chemayeff (MBA 1998) talks about applying business skills to her work providing food and coats for the needy through the Bridgeport Rescue Mission in Connecticut. (Published April 2014) View Details
- February 2025
- Article
Sale of Private Equity–Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover
By: Victoria Berquist, Lev Klarnet and Leemore Dafny
Private equity (PE) ownership of physician practices is increasing, with owners targeting sales, or exits, in 3 to 7 years. Little is known about the association of exit with physician retention and subsequent employment. Using panel data over the period 2014-2020, we... View Details
Berquist, Victoria, Lev Klarnet, and Leemore Dafny. "Sale of Private Equity–Owned Physician Practices and Physician Turnover." JAMA Health Forum 6, no. 2 (February 2025).