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- 01 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?
as more effectively manage its geographically dispersed distribution center inventories. It knows as much about me as I know about myself. Up to now, it has been able to satisfy customer needs for rapid... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
critical components of solar panels, among others. How did this happen? A big part of the reason is the outsourcing of development and manufacturing work to companies abroad. The result: a damaging deterioration in the collective... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
according to one study—and the limited lifespan of patent rights. What can the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators do to improve conditions? We put your queries to Fred Hassan (MBA 1972), a managing director at Warburg... View Details
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
they are managing their careers in the evolving context of their own professional and personal lives. Q: The book addresses aspects of business life that are vexing to many of us. For example, what are some ways to make meetings more... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 17 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 17, 2007
sharper increases in labor productivity. The ethnic transfer mechanism is especially strong in high-tech industries and among Chinese economies. The findings suggest channels for transferring codified and tacit knowledge partly shape the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
a campus conference earlier this month to focus on four issues: forging effective business- educator partnerships, creating a better marketplace for middle skills, developing entrepreneurial ecosystems, and... View Details
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
collaboration with Clark, both in the initial studies and the Moroccan Pilot. These interactions built understanding and trust, which are important building blocks for strategic alliances. Ongoing management of an View Details
- January 2004
- Supplement
Jack Welch General Electric-The People Factory at work: Picking My Successor at GE
By: Joseph L. Bower
Jack Welch describes the process by which Jeff Immelt was chosen. In doing so, he describes General Electric's People Factory. View Details
Bower, Joseph L. "Jack Welch General Electric-The People Factory at work: Picking My Successor at GE." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-808, January 2004.
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
"The biggest transition? Establishing a new Zoom account." Leadership integration—ensuring a fit between the acquiring firm’s top management and the team leader—has become part of the courtship phase. And remote work has radically... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Platforms and Collaborations
When Dean Kim B. Clark took the HBS helm in October 1995, one of his immediate goals was to create a state-of-the-art technology infrastructure at the School. A centerpiece of that effort was the Course Platform, launched in the fall of 1996. The goal was to View Details
- Web
Strategic Plan | Information Technology
who make a difference in the world. Underpinning our mission, vision, and priorities is a set of strategic initiatives that will help us ensure a cutting-edge digital and technology landscape. The strategic plan was developed in close... View Details
- 1988
- Chapter
Promoting Career-Enhancing Relationships in Organization: The Role of the Human Resource Professional
By: D. A. Thomas and Kathy E. Kram
Thomas, D. A., and Kathy E. Kram. "Promoting Career-Enhancing Relationships in Organization: The Role of the Human Resource Professional." In Career Growth and Human Resource Strategies, edited by M. London and E. Mone. Quorum Books, 1988.
- September 1999 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Strategic Deal Making at Millennium Pharmaceuticals
A small start-up in 1993, Millennium Pharmaceuticals was a name-brand biotechnology company by the end of 1998, with a market capitalization of $1.4 billion. The Cambridge-based company's growth strategy had relied heavily on building alliances for early-stage drug... View Details
Keywords: Alliances; Negotiation Deal; Growth and Development Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Cambridge
Watkins, Michael D., and Sarah Matthews. "Strategic Deal Making at Millennium Pharmaceuticals." Harvard Business School Case 800-032, September 1999. (Revised September 2005.)
- 20 Jun 2023
- News
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: Lessons in Strategic Change
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
and deliver those dollars directly to people in need, no strings attached. The initial response to the idea was lukewarm. GiveDirectly and a handful of other groups experimenting with cash payments were a direct challenge to both the generally accepted wisdom of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 Jan 2018
- News
Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars
Coleman MBA 2010), managing director and chief administrative officer for alternatives and institution at Invesco and board member of the National Monuments Foundation Erik Pickering (MBA 1999), president of Tracers Information... View Details
- December 2023
- Article
Looking Forward – To Better Strategy-Sales Coordination
Business decisions are about tomorrow, not yesterday. A key to looking forward in most firms is the annual strategy meeting, where linking sales efforts with strategy is vital for implementation and profitable growth. But according to surveys, less than half of... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "Looking Forward – To Better Strategy-Sales Coordination." Top Sales Magazine (December 2023), 26–27.
- June 2017 (Revised November 2020)
- Teaching Note
Tableau
By: Boris Vallee and Botir Kobilov
Teaching Note for HBS No. 216-045. View Details
- October 1998
- Case
Conduit Communications
By: William A. Sahlman and Jon Biotti
Sahlman, William A., and Jon Biotti. "Conduit Communications." Harvard Business School Case 899-104, October 1998.
- 13 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
placed on inclusion. “Diverse hires are often junior hires and the people rising through the firm and reaching management levels are not the diverse candidates. Representation and mentorship therefore matter so that someone can look... View Details