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- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
appointments go wrong Let’s begin by taking a look at three examples of poor leadership at public companies and addressing what went wrong. Then, I will recommend five ways boards can ensure they appoint the right leader as CEO: General Electric: The most publicized... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- September 1992 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)
In addition to the issues of expected cost minimization elucidated in Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (A), problems involving regulatory uncertainty are critical to the firm's Clean Air Act compliance strategy. The regulatory uncertainty affects, and is affected by, the... View Details
Keywords: Energy Generation; Business Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Cost vs Benefits; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategic Planning; Investment Return; Government Legislation; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Government Relations; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: The Southern Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 793-040, September 1992. (Revised October 1992.)
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Capturing Human Capital
corporations rely on information planning and control systems and processes that are designed to help management make sound strategic choices and ensure efficient implementation of those decisions. "They do... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
services. Health plans will eliminate their restrictive networks, allowing members to choose in a competitive (and regional or even national) marketplace the providers that offer the best value for their condition. View Details
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Cross-Registration | MBA
Cross-Registration at HBS. 2. Research Courses of Interest 1. Visit Course Planning Resources to learn which courses will accept Cross-Registration petitions and to explore course content and schedules. 2. Determine which selection View Details
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MBA Registrar Services | MBA
Certificates of Attendance Replacement Diploma Educational Records Name Change General Inquiries Verification of Attendance MBA Key Dates and Calendar Cross-Registration Eligibility Application Process and Deadlines Course View Details
- 07 Oct 2022
MBA Information Session & Campus Tour
are primarily Q&A based; please review the MBA Application Process in advance and come with questions. Following the information session, an Admissions staff member or an MBA student will host your tour. Please note that the information... View Details
- 30 Sep 2022
MBA Information Session & Campus Tour
are primarily Q&A based; please review the MBA Application Process in advance and come with questions. Following the information session, an Admissions staff member or an MBA student will host your tour. Please note that the information... View Details
- 06 Jan 2023
MBA Information Session & Campus Tour
The information session will begin at 1:00pm. Please arrive at least 5 minutes prior to the start of your session in order to check in. Group information sessions are co-hosted by MBA students and Admissions staff when class is in session. Please review the MBA... View Details
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
The most captivating item in Michael Norton's office is a Star Wars The Force Trainer, a toy that allows would-be Jedi warriors to levitate a Ping-Pong ball within a tube using only the power of focused thinking. Norton, a marketing professor at Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
When the number of Internet-based businesses took off in the mid-1990s, many long-standing rules for product innovation were blown away. Previous models of development based on a sequential process of View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs
Savingforcollege.com, which Cordero describes as "the Consumer Reports of 529 plans.") The plan is to capitalize on market share down the road: "There is a lot of value in processing millions of dollars of... View Details
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About Baker Library | Baker Library
demonstrate the process behind the planning and building of the campus. Strategic Plan Read more about Baker Library's strategic priorities and objectives, which are rooted in... View Details
- 23 Sep 2022
MBA Information Session & Campus Tour
are primarily Q&A based; please review the MBA Application Process in advance and come with questions. Following the information session, an Admissions staff member or an MBA student will host your tour. Please note that the information... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Steve Barger (MBA 1974)
tanks and installing sewer lines. Obviously our work is not glamorous, but we do tough jobs, and we do them better than anyone else. Most of our improvement ideas come from our employees. Everyone is invited to our company planning... View Details
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Field Course: Investing for Impact - Course Catalog
mutually agreed time) to plan and conduct due diligence on their partner company. Each team is expected to work closely with their business partners, making sure partners understand the purpose and process... View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
of importance. They point out that "a good strategic planning process also requires the utmost attention to the hows of executing the strategy," thus suggesting a marriage between strategy and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
The CEO and the Functions of Leadership
are performed to a high standard. There is a vast literature on the choices, structures, and supporting systems involved in modern management, including strategy, organization structure, planning and resource allocation, and management... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
key takeaway. Andrew Saunders: Whenever you’re in a small group, I think it’s important to recognize the context of what you need to do, and that your goals and objectives will change over time. Sometimes you need to have those difficult View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
plans. 2. Set Team Resolutions: Ease the stress of getting back on track after the holidays by coming together as a team to clarify your goals. Plan to discuss team resolutions that can be achieved together and lay out your project View Details
Keywords: All Industries