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29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

large one-time charge to do so, and increase the cost of motorcycles sold in Europe—an increasingly important market for the Company—by about $2,200 per bike. On the other hand, it could continue to pursue efforts to maintain its profit... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

guaranteed payment of 50 cents per problem solved, or they could compete for higher stakes. Those who chose to compete received a significantly higher payout (ranging from $1 to $3 per problem) if they... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

25 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout

an organization level, that number comes out to $7,600 per physician per year. Most of that cost, they determined, comes from turnover, which had five times the impact of reduced hours, due to all of the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

acquisitions costing creditors more than $2 billion per year, Antill finds. "If you could just get all the creditors to agree to lower that debt load, to accept a write-down, then the equity in that company becomes really valuable." That... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

of alcohol at any given event to accommodate one (1) drink per hour for each guest. State law requires all guests to show valid photo identification before being served (a driver’s license, valid passport, or military ID). In the... View Details

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

Eisenmann hopes to sell students on the idea of first working as high-tech product managers before jumping into CEO roles. "I would love Harvard Business School to crank out a 100 high-tech product managers per year," he says.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

31 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do

Paul Bradbury American workers are usually a pretty busy bunch, yet their time spent idle costs employers an estimated $100 billion per year, according to a new study from Harvard Business School. “We suspected idle time might be more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

from Latin America, Africa, Turkey, and South Asia exuded this idea of stability, which assured employees, partners, customers, and everyone else. “After the crisis of 2009, the orders increased and our growth rate over the following five years is 21 percent View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

cards. If you have questions, please email our office. Common US Business Visas + – H-1 Temporary Specialty Occupation This is the most common business visa classification. However there is a quota on the number of new H-1B visas issued each year — 85,000 View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the 2001 Compasso d'Oro, the most prestigious design award in Italy, by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale for his work on design management practices as part of the Sistema Design Italia project. 2000 Amy C. Edmondson : Winner... View Details

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

key. You are not begging but, rather, offering an unusual and attractive opportunity to the prospective donors to invest in their passion and to have their names associated with it long term. You are not asking for money per se. You are... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Industry Information - Alumni

faculty from the fields of business, economics and law. + – CPG/Marketing AdAge Leading trade publication of the marketing and media landscape. Tiered subscription model (free registration for a limited number of articles per month;... View Details

02 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

Why COVID-19 Probably Killed More People Than We Realize

Reporting of COVID-19 Deaths. At the highest end, Ecuador and Bolivia had 2.5 times more unexplained deaths per month than they typically saw when the researchers compared 2020 figures to historic totals over the previous three to five... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

organizations to make investments in employees in the form of training and education. What may surprise you is how far down into the organization NCCs can legally extend. Some states only disallow them for workers making less than $13 per... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 1997
News

L.E. Simmons

time to invest in this industry because it was depressed, yet the long-term fundamentals were sound." By all indications, Simmons's gamble has paid off. SCF Partners, the private equity fund his firm manages, has achieved net returns to its partners in excess of 30... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

personally create their own account and complete their own enrollment. Per our Terms of Use , account access and enrollment must be managed by the individual enrolling in the course. Third Parties, including assistants, employers, or... View Details

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

and within four years Sears was selling one million units per year.1 In the mid-1960s, B.F. Goodrich embraced radial technology as a means to win market share from its larger rivals, and the company introduced the first American-made... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

product's price per week. "The cost of obsolescence has gone up." Bulges In A Balloon Although obsolescence is a risk inherent in maintaining inventory, many potential causes of supply chain disruption are risks inherent in... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

would the financial incentives; ticket prices would likely vary between $60 and $100, with seating capacity maxing out at 8,000 per theater. The team also would face the challenge of redesigning a scaled-back tour in a matter of weeks.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

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