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- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
senses road conditions and applies the appropriate wheel traction and suspension system pressures. CEO and senior management must understand that historical constraints of every kind continue to be knocked off IT because it is a... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
they operate. Political science, government, and history paid attention; and even the economist Joseph Schumpeter, with his notion of individuals who operate outside the social structure and who can then innovate, staked out a tradition... View Details
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
leaders gain a heightened sense of the impact of decisions on the operations and people. How are your employees feeling? After leaders look inward, it’s time to start looking outward, beginning with your employees. How are they doing... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
layoffs and lost revenues, for example - weak companies are artificially supported," he explains. "Other firms won't or can't restructure themselves or exit unprofitable businesses because they are too set in their ways, lack sound governance systems, or are hindered... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
Acquisitions department and presided over some of the largest deals transacted during the merger-crazed 1980s. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1988 as a managing director and later served as cohead of Mergers and Acquisitions, becoming a member of Morgan's View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
implicated in recent acts of corporate malfeasance—could have become so depraved, this is probably the wrong question. Given that human nature does not change much from age to age, the real issue is the effectiveness of the constraints... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
processing, storage, and communication costs have long been an important constraint on innovation and a reason for innovative activities to take place inside the boundaries of an organization. However, exponential technological progress... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Leading at State
Secretary's Leadership Seminar. “The State Department has operations in virtually every country in the world, and we have to manage very large enterprises that are subject to the same sort of constraints and... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)
developments in artificial intelligence are creating similar shocks to the economy – from new perspectives on value creation and value capture, to radical transformations of business and operating models. This shift not only impacts... View Details
- Web
Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Stephan Heller. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Master's World Powerlifting Competition Championship (83kg). Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 Best Paper Award on Finance in Management Science from the Finance Section... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
that companies can save 20-30 percent on costs by improving processes. In fact, we heard from two companies who are considered gold standards in operational efficiency in their industries, and in examining and honing their processes, they... View Details
- 12 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 12
employees, rather than simply issuing orders, leaders can promote operational flexibility, employee engagement, and tight strategic alignment. Groysberg and Slind have identified four elements of organizational conversation that reflect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
Infrastructure Is a Gateway to a ‘Resource Revolution’ BIO As business leaders, achieving stakeholder alignment is our license to operate and our best opportunity to halt the tragedy of the commons scenario playing out in climate change.... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Cohen : Winner of the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Master's World Powerlifting Competition Championship (83kg). Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 Best Paper Award on Finance in Management Science from the Finance Section of the Institute for... View Details
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Course Development
By: Debora L. Spar
Managing International Trade and Investment
Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
operating architecture, redefining how they create, capture, share, and deliver value. Professor Karim Lakhani discusses how reinventing the firm around data, analytics, and AI removes traditional View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
the constraints of each country and how to link the two in “corporate symbiosis,” something few have yet to master, says Khanna. Do multinationals lack the knowledge about China and India they need to do business there? Absolutely. But... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
Tapon (MBA 1997) REISNER: More than email itself, what really had an impact was the loss of first-class mail to electronic bill paying, starting in 2008. But the point is a good one, and 3D printing is likely to cause substantial change to the character of logistics... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 22 Apr 2014
- News
Putting a spell on theatergoers
Alan Horn (MBA 1971) has brought a touch of magic to the big screen and record-breaking numbers to the bottom line as chairman of Walt Disney Studios and former president and chief operating officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment. At... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
How are resource constraints (e.g., water shortages in California, hop shortages in general) impacting the beer business? —Matt Rhenish (MBA 2008) BUECHLER: To date, resource constraints haven’t been overly... View Details