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- 2009
- Journal Article
Evaluating Dedicated and Intrinsic Models of Temporal Encoding by Varying Context
By: Rebecca M.C. Spencer, Uma Karmarkar and Richard B. Ivry
Spencer, Rebecca M.C., Uma Karmarkar, and Richard B. Ivry. "Evaluating Dedicated and Intrinsic Models of Temporal Encoding by Varying Context." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A, Physical Sciences and Engineering 364 (2009): 1853–1863.
- October 1990
- Background Note
Global Telecommunications Equipment Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III, Richard H.K. Vietor, and David B. Yoffie. "Global Telecommunications Equipment Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-020, October 1990.
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
our new knowledge-based enterprises. Perhaps Apple's John Scully should have remained at Pepsi; Kodak's George Fisher at Motorola; H-P's Carly Fiorina at Lucent; and Xerox's Richard Thoman at IBM. But as... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
PublicationsThe New M&A Playbook Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising, and Andrew Waldeck Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011) Abstract Companies spend more than $2 trillion on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is “the Innovator’s Solution” to Sustained Corporate Growth an Unnatural Act?
be managed effectively on a continuing basis. As Richard Eckel put it, "'Disruptive' is the clue for why the proposed method of sustained growth will fail in most organizations ... B-schools graduate and laud those who are risk... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- July 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development
By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard and Sorin A. Bodea
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Research and Development; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, and Sorin A. Bodea. "Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: IT Support of Corn Research and Development." Harvard Business School Case 193-010, July 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- November 1995
- Course Overview Note
Reengineering the Organization, Course Overview and Syllabus
By: Richard L. Nolan and Donna B. Stoddard
Nolan, Richard L., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Reengineering the Organization, Course Overview and Syllabus." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 396-057, November 1995.
- 2002
- Working Paper
Learning How and Learning What: Effects of Tacit and Codified Knowledge on Performance Improvement Following Technology Adoption
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ann B. Winslow, Richard M.J. Bohmer and Gary Pisano
Edmondson, Amy C., Ann B. Winslow, Richard M.J. Bohmer, and Gary Pisano. "Learning How and Learning What: Effects of Tacit and Codified Knowledge on Performance Improvement Following Technology Adoption." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-063, November 2002.
- July 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A)
By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard and Hossam Galal
Describes VeriFone's new organizational model and its role in catapulting VeriFone to a market leadership position. Examines the impact of information technology and information access on the ability to leverage global resources, market responsiveness, and... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Leadership Development; Market Transactions; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Structure; Information Management; Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, and Hossam Galal. "VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 195-088, July 1994. (Revised July 1995.)
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
broken. It is really about people and ethics." B. V. Krishnamurthy concurred, saying "... the Act ... is unlikely to result in any radical transformation of the system. Such a transformation has to be an internal process with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
the detrimental effects of each trigger. We conclude by discussing implications and recommendations for organizational scholars to take a more integrative approach to developing and evaluating theory about unethical behavior. Learning from Roger View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- August 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (A)
By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci and Elise C Martin
Reengineering was introduced at CIGNA Corp. in 1988. CIGNA entered a second wave reengineering effort through a major project at CIGNA P&C, one of CIGNA's larger businesses. P&C was in financial crisis and as a result brought in a new executive team in 1991 to head the... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Cost vs Benefits; Design; Growth and Development; Analytics and Data Science; Growth and Development Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Projects; Information Technology; Insurance Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci, and Elise C Martin. "CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-059, August 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
the Panic of 1907, and advanced by professional economists, like Irving Fisher and Warren Persons, after World War I. By the late-1920s, about a dozen forecasters competed to sell businesspeople their predictions, usually in the form of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Article
Picking Green Tech's Winners and Losers
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Shuman Talukdar, Richard Alton and Michael B. Horn
Keywords: Technology
Christensen, Clayton M., Shuman Talukdar, Richard Alton, and Michael B. Horn. "Picking Green Tech's Winners and Losers." Stanford Social Innovation Review 9, no. 2 (Spring 2011).
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Eugene B. Kogan Abstract—President Richard M. Nixon was elected in 1968 with the widespread expectation that he would bring about an end to the costly and unpopular war in Vietnam. The task largely fell to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- August 1997 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
VeriFone (1997)
By: Richard L. Nolan, Anne Donnellon and Donna B. Stoddard
VeriFone, a leading manufacturer of payment systems technology, was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in June 1997. The case describes the strategic challenges that VeriFone faces as it positions itself to compete in the Internet payment systems marketplace. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Internet; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry
Nolan, Richard L., Anne Donnellon, and Donna B. Stoddard. "VeriFone (1997)." Harvard Business School Case 398-030, August 1997. (Revised March 1999.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Team Learning Trade-Offs: When Improving One Critical Dimension of Performance Inhibits Another
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Ann B. Winslow, Amy C. Edmondson and Gary P. Pisano
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Ann B. Winslow, Amy C. Edmondson, and Gary P. Pisano. "Team Learning Trade-Offs: When Improving One Critical Dimension of Performance Inhibits Another." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 05-047, January 2005.
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
successful," says Boris Groysberg, the Richard B. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who cowrote the case with HBS Global Research Group associate director Kerry Herman and research... View Details
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
common and strategic sustainability practices. This dynamic distinction helps for understanding whether and how sustainability practices can help companies establish a competitive advantage over time. How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence From... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman