writing - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

arrive on their desk flagged as marketing or finance issues; part of the challenge is problem identification. Then the challenge is to design a feasible and integrated solution that works for the entire business unit. You're A Case Study GMP participants don't just... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2007
News

Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered

sociologist Talcott Parsons. Chandler was also influenced by his participation in the Research Center in Entrepreneurial History at Baker Library. Chandler taught at MIT from 1950 to 1963, where in addition to writing Strategy and... View Details

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

Bigger paychecks for retail employees could generate significant payoffs for employers by reducing worker theft and raising the level of moral behavior in the workforce, a new study shows. Tatiana Sandino, an associate professor in accounting and management at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

“Most [business scholars] would agree that our primary duties include teaching our students and generating new knowledge in our research,” writes Toffel. “But the lack of practical relevance of much of our research might suggest that few... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

direction. Some instructors do this by writing a brief agenda or roadmap on the board ‘Setting the scene’ by using props, product samples, audio and video clips, or visual imagery (e.g. commercials, interviews, physical space images)... View Details

30 Jun 2022
News

Scaling Hope

programs of treatment providers like Hazelden Betty Ford and Caron Treatment Centers. His ultimate message is one of hope. That’s what he didn’t know in the beginning: “I wish I had known that there was hope, a lot of hope, and that recovery was likely to happen for my... View Details

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Running Jobs - Research Computing Services

resource usage. The section on choosing your resources provides guidelines for doing this. Running a Program/Submitting a Job There are two sets of methods of running programs and jobs on the HBS compute Grid: using default submission (wrapper) scripts or by View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

from your team for what they need to be most productive/engaged Set clear expectations and definitions of success along with systems to track progress to ensure employees can independently and collaborative work towards goals. Utilize asynchronous View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

: Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the 2024 Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) Award in the Management and Leadership category for Right Kind of... View Details

Profile

Enrico Ferrari

Born and raised in a small northern Italian town, Enrico Ferrari was the first in his family to attend college. Driven by an entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to write his own destiny, Enrico moved to Berlin, where he joined an ad... View Details

Keywords: Tech

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

made a difference in the world for many others, he said. Their success reflects their values and uniqueness; they were not people who tried to copy anyone else. "None of them wanted to be set up as paragons," Stevenson told the audience. "They didn't... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

running a business today. Q: Grove's notebooks, which you had access to, are fascinating. Why did he keep such detailed journals and what did you learn from them? A: I mentioned previously that Grove is an autodidact—a man capable of teaching himself a remarkable... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

manufacturing jobs as a share of total non-farm employment have fallen from 20% to 10% over the same time frame." Worse yet, there is the possibility that the jobs created today and tomorrow may not be as good as the factory jobs of the past. After View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

06 Feb 2019
Blog Post

7 Tips for a Successful Technology Venture Immersion

to my partner, who cooked the meal). 4. “Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled” Okay, I cheated a bit here. This is definition of entrepreneurship, coined by Professor Howard Stevenson. I’m writing... View Details

06 Jan 2021
Blog Post

My HBS Student Loan Story: Gorick Ng (MBA 2018)

a sewing factory. I was 14 when she was laid off from her sewing machine factory job. Because I was proficient in English and had computer skills, I helped her to look for another job, which included searching online and writing resumes... View Details

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

your phone. Whether you write out your thoughts in a journal or talk with a trusted mentor, consider the current state of your organization and ask: What are our capability gaps? Does our current team reflect our current and future... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Photography The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography: Intro In the early twentieth century, the field of public relations was developing into a formalized profession. “Businesses began to realize that not just goods but also policies and ideas could be... View Details

04 Feb 2014
What Do You Think?

Has Listening Become a Lost Art?

think? Original Article The week that I write this, I needed help programming a television set for recording purposes. Before being connected with the cable company service representative, I agreed to provide telephonic feedback about the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

information about Critical Mass and Liquid. A note to readers James Heskett reflects on 20 years of writing his monthly business management column for HBS Working Knowledge. View Details