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- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
definitely growing more intense as companies and government agencies strive to become truly "global" players. While much of the past growth and business success might have been based on national and regional success, they... View Details
- 31 Jan 2018
- Blog Post
Tiffany Nida’s Amazon Journey: “I Continue to Grow Because They Keep Giving Me Responsibility.”
with tight margins: pet food, baby food, and beverages. But with great responsibility came great support. “We got a couple weeks of intensive training, plus ongoing training” over the next eighteen months, Tiffany says. Further, she was... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 23 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Leaving an Unhappy Job: How to Look Before You Leap
largely confined to your "off hours" when you are not working. But do the math. When you include your commute, your personal and/or family obligations, and other commitments, do you really have any energy left for a project as View Details
- 10 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists
sufficient child care, “it's the same as having your lab shut down.” The disparity for women with young children could be because inadequate systems don’t allow female scientists to do their jobs at the same intensity as their male... View Details
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
Build a Better a Better World (Or at Least a Better Organization)." Edmondson summarized a line of research in which she and colleagues studied communication within several neonatal intensive care units at hospitals in the United States... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
reactions in the markets for funding, talent, partners, and meaning. Evolving commitments have always been central to entrepreneurial success. Leaders of new organizations have never been able to see very far into the future. They have usually been surrounded by View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
broad range of perspectives. Let me also add that smaller corporations stand to benefit as much or more than their larger counterparts who likely have had some experience in managing change and organizational renewal. Finally, we have also developed our senior teams... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
energy intensity required to produce steel. In the case of steel, there is a transition challenge because it is such an established industry with known processes. However, it is also a massive area of opportunity, because the demand for... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
health-care system will only improve if professionals in the field "embrace change." The next morning, Dean Kim Clark sounded a similar theme, noting that new technologies, dramatic shifts in markets and customers, and intense global... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
entrepreneurs decided to raise money to purchase Hazleton Laboratories Corporation, a struggling research concern in Virginia. Within six weeks, the company was making money thanks to a prescription of cost-cutting, tough performance evaluations, and some View Details
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707002 Patient Flow at Meldon Hospital Harvard Business School Case 608-171 Meldon Hospital challenged a team of physicians to improve patient flow from the Emergency Department to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
success hard-wired to results achieved by the machines. The trade-off between service levels, revenues, and profitability became less obvious, particularly given the intense price competition from foreign manufacturers experienced by the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Fulfilling Their Promise
her original dreams of mentorship through book clubs, discussion groups, and adventure clubs, but Girls Group also offers an intensive college prep program that includes college tours, SAT and ACT prep courses, and scholarship... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
Thus, founder Jack Ma and his management team, who own a little over 9 percent of the company, can still retain control of its destiny. (Meanwhile, although Hong Kong stock market authorities are officially pleased to stay true to their rules and principles, we... View Details
- 22 Feb 2010
- Op-Ed
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
subject himself to intense questioning by regulators and the media. Then he should make a personal commitment to every Toyota customer to repair the damage, including buying back defective cars. 7: Go on offense; focus on winning now.... View Details
- 06 Nov 2000
- What Do You Think?
Succession at GE: What’s Next?
nature" and "an intensely human soul that champions dignity and freedom of spirit," Arjun Balakrishnan also pointed out the need for someone with "a solid grasp of big-picture forces ... the ability to understand... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
opened in 2017, the generous GO: Africa Fellowship that encourages MBAs to work on the continent post-graduation, the new Doing Business in Africa elective course, or the “Africa Rising” short intensive program that was offered in January... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
electric scooter We were lucky enough to see both their production lines for how they manufactured their batteries and their vehicles. It was incredible to see the standards they set for the workers and the training and investment into labor – workers undergo a... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
and the demand-induced death spiral, which is brought about by a shift in sales mix from labor intensive to technology intensive imaging services. In addition, this case offers an opportunity to develop the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
Willums' plane was flying along the Greenland coastline on his way back to Norway after intense discussions with several prominent U.S. venture capital investors, among them Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital Partners, about investing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace