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30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

revealed his password to someone posing as another company employee. Why did the employee reveal his password? Because he didn't realize the danger in doing that. Why didn't the employee realize the danger? Because he had not seen a security View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing up and seizing opportunity. Their discussion gives insights... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

05 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots

meetings and repeat frequently that the Internet is overhyped. Form a committee to create a new corporate Internet offering, staff it with people from unrelated areas who are already doing five other things, and don't release them from... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

02 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

13 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology

staff must learn it. What were the variables you saw in a team learning a new technique or technology? What role did "psychological safety" play in the ability of a team to master an innovation? A: Most people think that the... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Health

28 Jun 2010
HBS Case

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

details how one institution has implemented its own version of health-care reform, taking overall performance levels from well below average to the top 10 percent in the industry. Coauthored by HBS assistant professor Anita Tucker and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

self-sufficient while not being self-sufficient ourselves?— Alfred Wise,Share Our Strength The session, led by HBS professor James E. Austin, featured three managers whose experiences highlight the challenges and benefits of thinking... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action

In his book, Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work (Harvard Business School Press), HBS professor David Garvin argues that Nike left open a critical gap between encouraging innovative thinking and... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

Secrets of the Successful Businesswoman

change; be resilient; and make every decision based on whether or not it's good for the business." If you take the extra time to staff the best people rather than operate in the interests of expediency, you'll save yourself trouble... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

mistake companies make is to rely on employees from the core organization to staff new ventures.— Clark Gilbert and Joseph L. Bower It's important to note that calling a business separate and making a business separate are two different... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

community service projects such as serving as classroom aides in inner-city schools or assisting staff at neighborhood Boys and Girls Clubs. Expansion of the relationship over the ensuing decade found Timberland supplying City Year's... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

several of the key elements that the XTV staff believed were critical to that company's success, such as a considerable degree of autonomy and high-powered incentives. The experience of Xerox Technology Ventures has several implications... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

20 Feb 2006
HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

last day of class this past spring, "everyone did a double take," Koehn recalls. Oprah Winfrey was in the house. How the icon of daytime television and chief executive of a major media empire came to HBS after three years of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

24 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

fulfillment). Finally, learning and growth synergies would be achieved by rotating experienced professionals to key jobs in the new companies (key staff rotation), by sharing computer systems (common systems versus plan) and knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

corporate strategy and business planning. Jeffrey Cruikshank, former editor of the HBS Alumni Bulletin and author of historical works about HBS, describes Christensen and his colleagues as "transitional... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Race Does Matter in Mentoring

demotions to transfer from staff jobs into operations, where they saw a better match for their skills and a greater opportunity for professional growth. Stage 1 was thus a time for minority executives to gain the three C's: confidence,... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

of managers to set up and serve as a board of directors. The corporate partners would also recruit a larger group of corporations, called WDC Affiliates, to the effort. Partners and affiliates, as appropriate, would then undertake the WDC's actual projects. View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

expert to her team, and started hiring staff from nail salons and department-store cosmetics counters. "It feels really good to have something you worked so hard for come to reality," she almost bubbled. Still to come were the... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

31 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?

skill-building topics he covers in his new HBS course entitled “Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills” for MBA students. “There are few bright lines on these ethical and moral issues; the lines are often blurred as to what is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consulting

02 Dec 2009
What Do You Think?

Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?

Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies Free Trade Bulletin No. 40, August 13, 2009. Daniel T. Griswold, "As Immigrants Move In, Americans Move Up," Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies Free Trade View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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