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- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
case and how did it come together? Anita Elberse: I am particularly fascinated by companies and people in entertainment, media, and sports that have very strong track records over a long period of time. Sir Alex Ferguson is a manager who... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
the lower end of the seven peer schools tracked by HBS and amounted to 14 percent of the School's total revenues. Harvard Business Publishing Four of HBP's five market-facing groups—Harvard Business Review, Higher Education, Advertising,... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
the easy, obvious answer. This is one reason techniques like point-counterpoint, which requires groups to generate at least two alternatives, are so often associated with superior decision making. Usually, keeping track of the number of... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
physicians could also provide patients with outcome data for local hospitals, nudging them toward facilities with better track records. Such changes could help not only heart attack patients, but also patients suffering from a wide... View Details
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
he continued, businesses can be 'raced' by drivers whose peripheral vision has failed. "They could see the clear track ahead of them as they initially led their markets but failed to notice the competitor coming up on the inside... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
service, it is helping the person send money home. He will stay with Safaricom. Plus, as soon as his wife gets the money, what do you think she's going to do? She's going to call him on the phone, and that will increase mobile usage!" Lessons Learned Rangan is... View Details
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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online
Guarantee admission for employees Track employees' progress Contact a representative today to learn more about our pricing structure and how to get started. Contact Us What Makes Our Courses Unique? HBS Online offers a unique and highly... View Details
- 28 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld
incentives and tracking for embodied emissions:While EcoWorld was full of cutting-edge innovations to minimize the carbon footprint of its operations (see Figure 5), the approach to reducing embodied emissions was less clear. Embodied... View Details
- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
designed to facilitate effort while encouraging every employee to contribute. The effort of each employee and circle is tracked by means of proprietary software. The notion was introduced in March of last year, receiving a relatively cold... View Details
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
routines calls for relaunches to help leaders and team members understand how each member has been affected, figure out how to address concerns, and ultimately get everyone back on the same track to achieve team goals. Team leaders should... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
certain types of people: People with lower “trait self-control": Workers with high levels of trait self-control have a keen ability to regulate their behavior, thoughts, and emotions. These employees set goals for themselves, keep focused, and stay on View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
manufacturers ready to build the electric trucks to incorporate that tech, as well as a scalable market strategy. That strategy depends on TuSimple’s Autonomous Freight Network, the world’s first, which Lu likens to a railroad network of View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising
changed the American marketplace. Over 240,000 miles of track laid across the country from 1830 to 1910 required the quick and efficient production of railroad equipment and supplies. This thriving new industry created the model for... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?
percent of books generate enough income for an author to live on. The pay structure matters Zhu and Wu tracked the popularity of e-novels based on reader clicks and purchases, and measured a writer’s productivity based on how frequently... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
each site, post-Olympics. Renovations made after the Games, they discovered, were a key factor in a venue’s sustainability—specifically, removing features such as a track and reducing the stadium’s capacity. Ongoing reinvestment was... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
it is the nation's largest catering business, which is not very often known. And also the nation's largest fast-casual delivery player. So it's a very strong brand. Now the background was that Panera has had a track record of success over... View Details
- 26 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
established. Auburn, Michigan, Ohio State, and other schools from the Power Five conferences were deemed more established. Less established schools hailed from less prestigious conferences with a shorter track record in intercollegiate... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
on education, youth development, and economic self-sufficiency. SGP's track record speaks for itself, having helped to launch or scale many of Massachusetts's most effective social ventures, several of which have gone national. In the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young