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- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
shielded them from responsibility. The lack of performance standards related directly to the organization's inability to deal with conflict. Many managers could not abide open conflict in meetings. Disagreements over issues were... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 30 May 2024
- News
Women’s Association Goes Nationwide; Connecticut Club Hosts Beshears
a panel of speakers—Angela Crispi (MBA 1990), Executive Dean for Administration at HBS; Jana Pompadur Kierstead, Executive Director for MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations at HBS; and Heather Myers (MBA 1992), President of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
we actually use it. A shipper driven by overnight deliveries may never before have understood the importance of date-sensitive systems as they relate to leasing, for example. More important, we all are discovering that in the Y2K context,... View Details
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
wealth-based discrimination in employee-customer relations and that envy toward wealthy customers and empathy toward those of similar economic status drive much of this illegal behavior. Implications for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
percent a year and is poised on the cusp of enormous change. In June, Prime View International (PVI) signed an agreement to acquire E Ink for about $215 million. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, PVI is E Ink’s largest customer and the world’s... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
complementary economic activities provide an impetus for agglomeration: the growth rate of an industry within a region may be increasing in the size and "strength" (i.e., relative presence) of related economic sectors. Building... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
or she will pay. The study, Consumer Protection In An Online World: An Analysis Of Occupational Licensing, is the first to look together at what consumers care about and the effects on demand and metrics of customer satisfaction. It is... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
collaboration rather than command and control as their basis for interaction.. “Over the long term, organizations filled with empowered employees who collaborate to serve customers will consistently outperform hierarchical organizations”... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
and research applications, yet little is known about their relation to prices in physical stores where most retail transactions occur. I conduct the first large-scale comparison of prices simultaneously collected from the websites and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Brand Name Management - The Art of American Advertising
shortest words and the plainest words bridge the distance between the eye and the understanding in the least time.” 47 Combative discourse, the mainstay of political cartoons throughout the nineteenth century, also served as a compelling means of convincing View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
In the past decade, physician burnout has evolved from a serious concern to a troubling epidemic, affecting 50 percent of physicians and physicians-in-training. Excessive workloads, process inefficiencies, and administrative burdens View Details
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1.9 Course Registration | MBA
customize their schedule based on their interests and goals. The following topics all relate to the Elective Curriculum (EC). Students in Joint Degree programs may have different requirements in their EC.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
Indian stock market was booming, and investors had grown accustomed to outsized returns. Then the bottom fell out. The financial crisis spawned in the United States reverberated around the globe during the summer and fall of 2008, and iTrust’s fledgling View Details
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
behavior of a sample of online grocery shoppers over the course of a year. We compare the purchases customers make when redeeming a $10-off coupon they received from their online grocer with the purchases the same View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking
The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your industry. Meet the Team Kurt... View Details
- 24 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)
forest managers to HR, accounting, and public relations functions. It gave me even more exposure as I participated in state and regional forestry organizations while overseeing various technical and research functions. By the time my... View Details
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Business Strategy Josh Baron Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 ^ back to top M Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) Technology & Operations Management, Strategy Amy Edmondson , Tiona Zuzul Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Managing... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
their product, and relations between the different organizational functions seem more constrained, as does the product-design process." Flexible And Nimble HBS professor Kent Bowen, a technology and operations management expert who... View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
groups, but not large blocks. If a large corporate wishes to pursue such a goal, it is more prudent to execute it with a small team.” In a related comment, Ashok Jainn stated, “Age is no bar Super stretch goals, when they’re not handed... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 20, 2007
Firm Dynamics Authors:Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Abstract We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. We use a unique firm level data set of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace