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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Reviews A Review of Bundled Payments in Total Joint Replacement by Olivia Manickas-Hill, Thomas W. Feeley, and Kevin J. Bozic Multiple pilot studies evaluating cost and... View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future

future, he welcomed it. He took his company public the year the show premiered, and the IPO's success was so great it was almost embarrassing. Unlike Walton and Revson, Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the founder of... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

May 2002 (Revised January 2006)
Case

SG Cowen: New Recruits

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan

Chip Rae, director of recruiting at SG Cowen, must decide which recruits to keep after the final interview process for new outside associate hires. Along with team captains assigned to each school, he reviews the criteria used to make hiring decisions. Their new... View Details

Keywords: Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Decision Making; Management Practices and Processes; Service Industry

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HBS - The year in Review

recognized 125 staff members, with a special focus on those whose tenure began 25 years ago. Collectively, this group of retirees and colleagues represents 2,463 years of work for the University. IN MEMORIAM William (Bill) J. Bruns Jr.,... View Details

25 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 25

innovation-driven economy. In Producing Prosperity, Harvard Business School professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih show the disastrous consequences of years of poor sourcing decisions and underinvestment in manufacturing capabilities. They... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

available at this time. When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance Authors:Thomas J. DeLong, John Gabarro, and Robert Lees Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract For too long, professional services... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

how to expand the Brazilian market and also if there is international potential for the new Brazilian wines. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/509003-PDF-ENG State of Emergency at Mercy Hospital Thomas View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 17

PublicationsAn Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions Authors:Craig J.Chapman, Thomas J. Steenburgh Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Prior research hypothesizes... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

Interests : channels of distribution , corporate accountability , electronic commerce , moral leadership , nonprofit governance Interviews Dr. Elizabeth Mary Okelo Ritu Kumar Dr. Manu Chandaria Francis Okomo-Okello Nii Narku Quaynor Kwasi Abeasi V.G. Narayanan View Details

08 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 8

In 26 seasons under Ferguson, United won 38 domestic and international trophies-giving him nearly twice as many as any other English club manager-and became one of the valuable franchises in sports. In 2012, during Ferguson's final season before retiring, Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2010 (Revised June 2016)
Case

Erik Peterson at Biometra (A)

By: John J. Gabarro, Thomas DeLong and Jevan Soo

Describes the problems facing a recent MBA graduate in his job as general manager of a medical device company owned by a parent corporation. Raises issues of corporate divisional relationships and the difficulties facing an inexperienced manager who seems to be... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Product Launch; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Sandvik, Richard Saouma, and Nathan Seegert. Determinants of Small Business Reopening Decisions After COVID Restrictions Were Lifted (pdf) , Harvard Business School Working Paper Series, 2020. With Dylan Balla-Elliott, Zoë B. Cullen, Edward L. Glaeser, and Michael... View Details

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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

founders (All welcome) Pre-Summit Programming Ends HBS Entrepreneurship Summit DAY 1 1:30 p.m. Registration Opens 2:15–2:45 p.m. Welcoming Remarks Jodi Gernon (MBA 1991), Director, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Thomas R.... View Details

July 2002 (Revised January 2003)
Case

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc: Rewarding Our People

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan

Marilyn Winn, head of human resources at Harrah's Entertainment, must make a recommendation to the company's president and CEO about whether the existing bonus payout program is effective at motivating employees or whether it should be revised and/or replaced. A recent... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Alignment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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Faculty - Private Capital Project

H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration Unit Head, Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Brian J. Hall is Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard... View Details

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

of rapid profit improvement. The question facing CEO Thomas J. Wilson was how to maintain the momentum. This case tracks the evolution of Allstate's strategy over 20 years, examining the logic behind the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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AASU50 - Alumni

Done” ( HBS Alumni Bulletin , March 2018) HBS African-American Alumni Association HBS African-American Student Union The History of AASU Seven years after the founding of Harvard Business School in 1915, Wendell Thomas Cunningham became... View Details

April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
Case

Hambrecht & Quist

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Nicole Tempest

Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q), an investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, has a very unique culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts. Firm members and even competitors describe the culture as entrepreneurial, team-driven, non-bureaucratic, and... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Organizational Culture; Competitive Advantage; Banking Industry; San Francisco