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- 28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28
issues of econometric and scientific uncertainty. As a result, the basis for the broader legitimacy of the WTO is shifting from questions of representation that have long drawn attention to epistemic issues, especially concerning the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
http://hbr.org/2011/12/the-ordinary-heroes-of-the-taj/ar/1 Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women's Leadership Development Programs Authors:Robin J. Ely, Herminia Ibarra, and Deborah Kolb Publication:Academy of Management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2006
- Case
Home Equity Protection
Nearly 70% of households in the United States own their own home and, yet, virtually no household is insured against a crash in housing values. Is there a market for an insurance product, home equity protection, that would provide this protection? Focuses on the... View Details
Goetzmann, William N., and Laura Winig. "Home Equity Protection." Harvard Business School Case 206-110, June 2006.
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
The two cases challenge Colao’s organizational model of International Values and Local Roots that aims to maintain productive tension between global mandates and local practices. Colao meticulously designed... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Jieliang Phone Home! (A)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have... View Details
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Job Design and Levels; Business Processes; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Manufacturing Industry; China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-080, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
- 07 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
3 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage Now: Lessons from Amazon, Chipotle, and Facebook
at Harvard Business School. “It was better designed and nicer to use.” However, when Amazon released its Kindle e-reader three years later, it included an important feature: a connection to wifi that allowed readers to download books more... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—Partnerships that foster the translation of scientific advances emerging from academic research organizations into commercialized products at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Groen: A Dover Industries Company
By: Francis Aguilar
Describes the challenges facing the president of an old-line foodservice and food processing equipment manufacturing company as it attempted to accelerate sales and profit growth through the introduction of innovative products. The introduction of a "revolutionary"... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Labor and Management Relations; Machinery and Machining; Management Style; Management Teams; Performance Efficiency; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Organizational Culture
Aguilar, Francis. "Groen: A Dover Industries Company." Harvard Business School Case 388-055, November 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
authors provide a checklist that managers can use on a daily basis to monitor their progress-enhancing behaviors. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins/ar/1 The Best Way to Name Your Product 2.0 Authors:Marco... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
of the bell curve, says Avery, product designers can discover truly innovative breakthroughs. "Only by looking at consumers who fall within those tails of the normal distribution can you understand the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Magazine content is available online for free. To search class notes and obituaries, login is required. Harvard University Employees Credit Union The Credit Union offers a variety of products and services to the Harvard community. Harvard... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Jieliang Phone Home! (B)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators—bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao—are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and have... View Details
Keywords: Managing People; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Production; Innovation and Invention; Performance Productivity; Groups and Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Compensation and Benefits; Labor; Surveys; Decisions; Manufacturing Industry; China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-081, February 2009. (Revised August 2021.)
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
analyses indicate that "All-Star" recognition proxies for buy-side client votes on analyst research quality used to allocate commissions across banks and analysts. Taken as a whole, our evidence is consistent with analyst compensation being View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
organizational complexity was compounded by Unilever's wide portfolio of products and by the changes in these products over time. Edible fats, such as margarine, and soap and detergents were the historical... View Details
- February 2009 (Revised July 2012)
- Supplement
Jieliang Phone Home! (C)
By: Willy Shih, Ethan Bernstein and Nina Bilimoria
At Precision Electro-Tek's mobile phone manufacturing facility in southern China, thousands of operators - bright and capable young men and (mostly) women like Jieliang Hao are motivated to improve line productivity through small innovations for faster assembly and... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Compensation and Benefits; Surveys; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Production; Performance Productivity; Groups and Teams; Labor and Management Relations; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Manufacturing Industry; Telecommunications Industry; China
Shih, Willy, Ethan Bernstein, and Nina Bilimoria. "Jieliang Phone Home! (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-082, February 2009. (Revised July 2012.)
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Making Strategic Trade-offs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
proposition is to provide good design and function at a low price. Its target customer is what IKEA calls the person “with a thin wallet.” In choosing its particular kind of value and the activities needed to deliver it, IKEA has accepted... View Details
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
Github, among others, were 4.4 percent more productive than those following a more traditional “work-from-home” policy that gives schedule flexibility but requires workers to live near the office. “While prior academic research has... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- November 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Granny's Goodies, Inc.
By: Das Narayandas and Katherine B. Korman
The young entrepreneurs of Granny's Goodies, Inc., a corporate gift package specialist, face the challenge of finding ways to create consistent revenue streams and reduce sales costs. Outside of a few long-term contracts, the two founders have had to work very hard for... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Cost Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Segmentation; Service Industry
Narayandas, Das, and Katherine B. Korman. "Granny's Goodies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 500-049, November 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- Web
Strategy - Faculty & Research
recyclable T-shirt. Keywords: Business Model ; Business Strategy ; Competitive Advantage ; Competitive Strategy ; Disruptive Innovation ; Distribution Channels ; Environmental Sustainability ; Marketing Strategy ; Product View Details
- 2021
- Working Paper
An Empirical Study of Time Allotment and Delays in E-commerce Delivery
By: M. Balakrishnan, MoonSoo Choi and Natalie Epstein
Problem definition: We study how having more time allotted to deliver an order affects the speed of the delivery process. Furthermore, we seek to predict orders that are likely to be delayed early in the delivery process so that actions can be taken to avoid delays.... View Details
Keywords: Logistics; E-commerce; Mathematical Methods; AI and Machine Learning; Performance Productivity
Balakrishnan, M., MoonSoo Choi, and Natalie Epstein. "An Empirical Study of Time Allotment and Delays in E-commerce Delivery." Working Paper, December 2021.