Flexibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

pursued flexible business strategies beyond its "core" business, even distributing condoms. It maintained a high standard of corporate ethics. It was effective at building contacts with local business and government elites,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

delusional, but I think that helps ease some of the guilt. “Right before graduation I married Laura, a career diplomat, letting love and passion rule without realizing I was on the verge of professional suicide. Her job had no flexibility... View Details

17 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 17

govern partnering relationships through fixed-price contracts, whereas in others, firms use more flexible time and materials or performance-based contracts. How do these choices affect the costs and benefits that arise from greater levels... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

explaining why monetary policy was tight during the Great Depression. The paper shows that the evolution of policy was much more gradual and flexible after the Volcker disinflation, when the Fed was not generally deemed to have made an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

05 Jul 2022
Op-Ed

Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams

introvert, I get the idea of the piece, but I wish we could get away from the idea that: People ‘extrovert’ or ‘introvert’ all the time. We do have preferences, but we’re all more flexible than the labels suggest. I’m a strong introvert,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Jul 2020
News

Reimagining Chicago’s Schools

in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago made up of large, open-classroom spaces called Pods for traditional class periods, with up to 60 students, and broken into subjects based on personal learning data. Three teachers support each Pod, and the setup allows them to be... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

function. One important element will be time-based pricing that stimulates demand when renewables are producing abundant electricity. Additionally, electrification of whole new sectors such as transportation (through electric vehicles) or heating (through heat pumps)... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

The Digital Deck

can be adapted to a range of content and uses. "Some alumni have told us that they're interested in a forum for real-world challenges like US health care and water scarcity, or life-stage issues like estate planning and returning to work," she says. "It's a very... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2003
News

Flex Time

elsewhere.” Many alumni interviewed for this article also mentioned the degree of flexibility manufacturing offers. Although Linda Katz (MBA 1994) of Molded Dimensions has been spending more time at home with the couple’s three children,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

02 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

the better off you are. More generally, being as careful as you can be with resources, and flexible in terms of the types of arrangements that you are willing to enter into, are particularly important in an environment such as this one.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

15 Oct 2019
News

Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

partnerships or alliances. While in Argentina, Alvarez observed how business leaders have learned to be flexible and creative. “I’m impressed when I talk to people who are keeping their food businesses going, given the turmoil they face... View Details

Profile

Fola Folowosele

career vision. However, I've also learned to be flexible and open to taking advantages of opportunities that present themselves even if they are not necessarily part of my original vision. Prior to coming to HBS, I was told that it was a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products

02 Apr 2018
Blog Post

Event Planning for Recruiting Success – Part 2

helps overcome that obstacle. For virtual Company Presentations, you can send students a video conference link so that they can attend your presentation in real time or view a recording at a later date. Offering flexibility is an... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Moving to the U.S. With a Family

activities and provides the flexibility to switch gears very quickly with such a rigorous schedule. We have also benefitted from activity days with the Graduate Commons Program (GCP), which builds community by hosting events that connect... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Addressing The Financial Security Gap

can’t solve this problem, she says, adding that some public policy initiatives need to be implemented, along with paid childcare and more flexible workplaces. Ackerley is passionate about closing the gender pension gap and furthering... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2008
News

Alumni Books

their most critical projects. This flexible system avoids the activity/budget focus of traditional project planning and increases managers’ ability to achieve big-picture strategic objectives. How the Wise Decide: The Lessons of 21... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Feb 1999
News

New Releases

edition of Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution. This highly acclaimed, landmark work introduced a framework that would help companies achieve global-scale efficiency, respond flexibly to national market differences, and... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

springboards that allow specialized producers to leverage their infrastructure and create new innovations and by bringing digital technology to a wide variety of sectors and users, again by providing flexible infrastructures that make it... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

07 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

Alignable’s June survey suggested that PPP applications from minority-owned businesses were twice as likely to be rejected. Mills says that future loans should be simpler, easier to access, and provide more flexible terms to encourage... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

17 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

in tastes. Our framework allows us to characterize matching equilibrium in a flexible way that includes as special cases the classic fully- and non-transferable utility models, collective models, and settings with taxes on transfers,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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