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HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications Research & Applications Research & Applications National... View Details

28 Sep 2023
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Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

2014
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Principals and Their Car Dealers: What Do Targets Tell About Their Relation?

By: Jan Bouwens, Eddy Cardinaels and Jingwen Zhang

In this study we describe target setting and target achievements for a car dealership. Car dealers are eligible for a discount on the purchase price conditional on their achieving the sales targets set by the franchisor. We show that car dealers (franchisees) who... View Details

Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Motivation and Incentives; Franchise Ownership; Auto Industry; Retail Industry

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11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

different time from operational review meetings. In that way, each meeting has its own frequency, agenda, information system, and participation, as best meets the goals for that meeting. Q: Given the proliferation of tools, how should... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Dec 2007
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One Laptop per Child

agreed to manufacture the laptop. On the technological front, OLPC tackled puzzles such as creating a product both useful and fun for children of primary school age. (See CloseUp below). But despite its visionary goals and widespread... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer

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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

& Melinda Gates Foundation, have begun to see the power of working with businesses to create shared value. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for example, has formed partnerships with leading global corporations to foster agricultural clusters in View Details

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

These characteristics lead to stronger loyalty and sensitivity to one another but also greater reactivity in their interactions. Family relationships also have deeply ingrained patterns that have developed over years of interacting.... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

consultancies and accounting firms already do this by putting “cohorts” of new employees on similar professional development tracks, with shared workshops, activities, and milestones designed to strengthen their connection. “People are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

My goal for the course—and for the coaching I give entrepreneurs—is to give them sufficient comfort with the legal concepts to feel confident in driving the process, to understand the ways in which the law is a constraint, but also the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Health Care Curriculum - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Health Care Curriculum Health Care Curriculum Value-Based Health Care Delivery (VBHCD) is a distinctive curriculum developed at Harvard Business School by Professor Michael Porter and a team of colleagues. The VBHCD curriculum, designed... View Details

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Hamilton Hall | About

included in the original McKim, Mead & White campus plan. In 2005, a major project to renovate the 49,297-square-foot building was launched under the direction of Boston architects Finegold Alexander & Associates, with the goal of... View Details

11 May 2010
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First Look: May 11

tailor-made to the needs of each country's political, social, and economic priorities. Supplements the case "Nestlé's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition." Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Frequently Asked Questions - Health Care

conferences, forums, and lectures Choose a health care-specific alumni mentor Connect with a health care career coach for help in refining your career goals Take on a leadership role as a Section Rep or Conference Organizer in the Health... View Details

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A Letter from Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

changing society for the better. The goal of my work has always been to develop theory and concepts that inform and guide practice. What actually happens on the ground—for business leaders, health care... View Details

12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

optimization problems, or Internet applications where the goal is to find an acceptably good solution in a short amount of time, when a deterministic approach might be less fruitful or impractical. We aspire for students to recognize that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Matthew C. Weinzierl | About

Matthew C. Weinzierl Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Research Unit Business, Government and the International Economy Contact Phone Bio Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard... View Details

26 Oct 2018
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Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

lifestyle), I could not achieve my goals staring down Excel at the firm. Enter HBS! The idea of going to business school had been a flickering thought throughout the years. However, the moment I knew going to grad school was right was... View Details

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Dean Nitin Nohria | About

course and the introduction of online courses; expansion of the School’s intellectual agenda through research projects, new initiatives, and Global Research Centers; creating a more inclusive community with the establishment of the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative, a... View Details

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

address concerns, and ultimately get everyone back on the same track to achieve team goals. Team leaders should focus their relaunch in four key areas. Revisit your shared purpose. A relaunch ensures that every team member understands and buys into the clear and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008

stable mechanism is Pareto-optimal if and only if it prevents unravelling. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-068.pdf Cases & Course Materials Amazon Web Services Harvard Business School Case 609-048 Considers the View Details