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- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
experiment carried out in a large business process outsourcing company, we found that socialization focused on personal identity (emphasizing newcomers' unique perspectives and strengths) led to significantly greater customer satisfaction... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
GoodMark from General Mills is just part of his story. His experiences in the corporate world and as a husband, father, philanthropist, and community leader are examples of how to weather storms and thrive, not just in a career but in... View Details
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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024
a cornerstone of the School’s Global portfolio, offers a 7-week experience with modules on-campus and in China. The second cohort, launched in December 2019 with 80 participants, faced an unexpected interruption due to the COVID-19... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
and other top executives representing fields as diverse as telecommunications, financial services, and pharmaceuticals, as well as government entities in the US and overseas-debated the pluses and minuses of Data.gov's decisions, its... View Details
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
rift. But at the same time, the procurement manager is also conveying substantive information regarding his access to price information and experience with this type of order. Substantive acts can be honest or misleading and can be... View Details
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
many HBS graduates, to invest in new ways of solving old problems. The five social entrepreneurs featured below are a representative sample of the scores of alums who have dedicated themselves to creating or working for organizations that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
make for a lively discussion. Bohmer describes how TPS can force a clear understanding of each element of the production process — in this case, the treatment of a patient from intake to discharge. “Every activity is actually an View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
adopt integrated reporting? A: The experience of the German chemical company BASF provides an excellent model to follow. Understand stakeholder information needs—that is, answer the questions, What information do stakeholders need? What... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
Relief Program (TARP). It was a losing battle. Over the course of an hour, he fielded a half-dozen urgent calls from his staff regarding a draft version of a report on TARP expenditures due to Congress the next day (December 10). Silvers’s formative View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
hesitant to further fund the company. However, the Maricopa investment was much more important to the smaller VC firm, and its representative on Maricopa's board worked hard to convince her counterpart from the larger firm that while the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
Management in Beijing. The Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin recently caught up with McFarlan and asked him to reflect on his experiences in China, and his thoughts about the future of a country he describes as “a fascinating place... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
conditions in its factories. Many countries, for example, sign international labor treaties promising to uphold certain workplace standards. Labor observers, however, have long wondered whether those treaties represent better working... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
also consider the relationship of these outcomes to the immigrants’ age at arrival to the United States. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51811 2016 Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
connectivity) at a “Little India” just outside town limits. At the end of a six-month trial, the experiment was declared a success. “We’re very proud to have been at the forefront of offshoring,” says Raju, who sees his company’s growth... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
given the seriousness of the topic at hand. Some of the schools represented had already implemented major MBA program reforms. Others were considering them. But everyone had one thing in common: Each had assisted HBS professors Srikant... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
experience been in working with nonprofits through VPP? Morino: Our approach at VPP is to work with organizations to figure out what every executive needs right now to run their nonprofit and have an impact. I think that View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Schlesinger I have just begun Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Nobel Prize-winner Angus Deaton. This book represents a well- crafted effort of social science research applied to the urgent matters of life... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
delegation of Chubb executives to discuss insurance issues. In the mid-1990s, Chubb opened representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to do market research and assess the potential of the Chinese insurance market. In 2000,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Management Education’s Unanswered Questions
Science. They wanted to establish management as a science, not just an art. Professions. Professions took knowledge and used it to advance societal interests. Professionals acted in the best interests of the persons they were representing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
example, the Building Owners and Managers Association International 2018 Office Experience Exchange Report indicates average office gross rents of $30.35 per square foot for private-sector office buildings, average utility costs of $2.14,... View Details