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Design of Field Research Methods (DFRM)

Field research involves collecting original data (qualitative and/or quantitative) in field sites. This course combines informal lecture and discussion with practical exercises to build specific skills for conducting field research in organizations. Readings include... View Details

  • September 2014 (Revised February 2017)
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Belk: Towards Exceptional Scheduling

By: Ethan Bernstein, Saravanan Kesavan, Bradley Staats and Luke Hassall
With 24,000 staff and over 300 stores, Belk Inc. sought to replace its entirely manual labor scheduling system with an automated software solution from Reflexis. Belk hoped the upgrade would simplify scheduling, reduce time employees spent in non-customer-facing roles,... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Scheduling; Local Autonomy; Automation; Metrics; Organizational Change; Human Resource Management; Process Improvement; Performance Measurement; Transparency; Southern United States; Retailing; Department Stores; System Outsourced Services; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Change Management; Governance Controls; Resource Allocation; Service Operations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Applications and Software; Family Business; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 07 Sep 2021
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New HBS Fund Chairs Take the Helm

world’s largest producers of wallboard for the construction industry. Both are active on boards and in their community and are particularly interested in issues related to education, arts and culture, and community improvement. The couple... View Details
  • 08 Jul 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?

compare the 43 paywalled media firms in their sample with 43 artificial, non-paywalled control firms, which they constructed using characteristics from the 36 firms in the sample that did not change their paywall status during the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting
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Loeb House | About

Loeb House John L. Loeb Sr. Loeb House was named in honor of John L. Loeb Sr. and his close ties and devotion to the School. One of 16 buildings in the original 1920s McKim, Mead & White campus plan, the three-story building now known as Loeb House was View Details
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McArthur Hall | About

oversaw the construction of three new buildings and 16 major renovation projects. In addition, he revitalized HBS publishing activities, widening dissemination of the faculty’s intellectual capital and capturing an important source of... View Details
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Cotting House | About

Cotting House Cotting Cornerstone Ceremony 1967 Cotting House was made possible by, and is named in honor of, Charles E. Cotting (Harvard 1911). Constructed in 1967 during the tenure of Dean George P. Baker and designed by Robert Shaw... View Details

    W. Earl Sasser

    Earl Sasser is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and has been a member of the faculty there since 1969. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from Duke University in 1965, an MBA from the University of North Carolina in 1967, and a Ph.D. in... View Details

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    • 01 Sep 2023
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    Case Study: The Home Team

    home repairs he was having to undertake. Then president of a 115-year-old independent Catholic school for boys, Kennealey had managed construction projects and budgeted for aging buildings’ capital expenses like boilers and HVAC systems;... View Details
    Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate
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    Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

    Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details
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    Land in China's Political Economy

    By: Meg Rithmire

    Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform

    Published October 2015

    China since the 1980s has been the scene of unprecedented efforts at urban construction and growth, even in the absence of privatization... View Details

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    Mellon Hall | About

    construction of Harvard Business School's original campus . The building was named for Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937), who was appointed treasury secretary by President Warren G. Harding in 1921 and continued to serve under Presidents... View Details
    • January 2017
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    The Six CEOs of Tyco International Ltd.

    By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
    In September 2016, Johnson Controls, Inc. completed the acquisition of Tyco International PLC, a $9.9 billion business with operating profits of $884 million. The purchase consideration was $14.4 billion. Although the deal was billed as a merger, Ireland-based Tyco... View Details
    Keywords: Tyco; Dennis Kozlowski; Edward Breen; Fire Safety; Fire Protection; Security; Packaging; Securities And Exchange Commission; Fraud; Accounting; Accounting Audits; Earnings Management; Financial Statements; Goodwill Accounting; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Restructuring; Crime and Corruption; Engineering; Applied Optics; Chemicals; Construction; Metals and Minerals; Ethics; Finance; Cash Flow; Public Equity; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Executive Compensation; Selection and Staffing; Courts and Trials; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Value; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Republic of Ireland; Switzerland; Bermuda; United States; New Hampshire
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    New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

    Railroads Finance Management Business Analysts Mass Distribution Mergers & Syndicates Research Links New Levels of Capitalism: Finance The rapidly growing industry required an extraordinary amount of capital for construction and... View Details
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    McCulloch Hall | About

    named for secretaries of the US Treasury at the suggestion of George F. Baker, the prominent banker who funded the construction of Harvard Business School's original campus . The building was named for Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895), a... View Details
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    Morris Hall | About

    prominent banker who funded the construction of Harvard Business School's original campus . The building is named for Robert Morris Jr. (1734-1806), a British-born merchant; signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of the... View Details
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    Wyss House | About

    constructed in 1925 to house faculty, but has been repurposed several times over the decades. The latest renovation, under the direction of Baker Design Group, Inc., targeted layout and energy efficiency, creating a green building that... View Details
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    The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

    1900 s 19 U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal Influence: High 10 1910 s 19 War Industries Board coordinates activities among labor, government, and business for WWI Cost-plus contracts introduced Protectionist tariffs reduced... View Details
    • 01 Sep 2023
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    Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

    suppliers of ancillary home construction products, like cement, paint, and other home fittings. Would this create a unique one-stop shop for construction-related goods, or take Tata Steel further away from its core mission? Dilemmas such... View Details
    Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
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    HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

    program alumni, as well as friends of the School. Total cash received from gifts in fiscal 2022, including new endowment gifts and gifts for capital construction projects, payments on prior years’ pledges, and restricted and unrestricted... View Details