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    Ananth Raman

    Ananth Raman is a professor in the Technology and Operations Management area where he has taught courses on various aspects of Operational Excellence—supply chain management, technology and operations management, and service operations—to MBA students... View Details

    Keywords: apparel; retailing; software
    • June 1986 (Revised July 1990)
    • Case

    OTISLINE (A)

    By: F. Warren McFarlan and Donna B. Stoddard
    Describes the company's use of information technology to strengthen its position in the elevator sales and service market. Also demonstrates how information technology can be used to better manage and control a large geographically dispersed service organization. View Details
    Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Sales; Marketing; Rank and Position; Salesforce Management; Service Operations; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Global Range; Accounting; Business Ventures; Industry Growth
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    • October 1993 (Revised June 1997)
    • Case

    Champion International

    By: David F. Hawkins
    Management must decide which first quarter's earnings numbers to report. The company is classified by its securities market as a "growth" company. The corporate controller prefers a quarterly earnings figure that represents a decline in earnings. View Details
    Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Financial Reporting; Judgments; Leadership; Management Teams; Corporate Disclosure
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    • 01 Feb 2012
    • News

    Harvard Business School Professor Discusses Importance of ISO Standards

    • April 1985 (Revised October 1988)
    • Case

    Everest Computer (A): The Development of the SuperMOS Process

    By: Kim B. Clark
    The research and development lab at the semiconductor development and manufacturing facility of a computer systems manufacturer has embarked on a radically improved semiconductor manufacturing process for application in a new computer system. The case offers a detailed... View Details
    Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Governance Controls; Production; Research and Development; Hardware; Semiconductor Industry
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      Julia B. Austin

      Julia Austin is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship where she currently teaches Startup Operations. Julia is also a certified Executive Coach, board member, startup advisor and angel investor... View Details

      • April 2023 (Revised January 2024)
      • Background Note

      Note on Healthcare in Ghana

      By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ben Creo
      This note provides an overview of the healthcare system in Ghana. It discusses the public and private sector as well as traditional medical practice. It also discusses the country’s pharmaceutical industry. It is recommended as a companion to Professor Regina... View Details
      Keywords: Africa; Pharmaceutical Companies; Pharmacy Benefit Manager; Health Care; Health Care Costs; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Entrepreneurship; Telehealth; Health Equity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Care and Treatment; Business and Government Relations; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Ghana
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        Roy D. Shapiro

        Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

        • Article

        Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data

        By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
        As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of... View Details
        Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Reporting; Data Analytics; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; CSR; Transparency; Investment Management; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Development; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Investment; Management; Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Integrated Corporate Reporting
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        • January 2017 (Revised September 2017)
        • Case

        Sales Razor Technologies

        By: Paul Gompers and Noam Wasserman
        Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. View Details
        Keywords: Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Conflict Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employees; Management Teams; Product Development; Technology Industry
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        • November 2023 (Revised July 2024)
        • Case

        'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (A)

        By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia M. Comeau
        Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of... View Details
        Keywords: Family Business; Economic Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Crisis Management; Failure; Privatization; Social Issues; Urban Development; Adaptation; Public Opinion; Mission and Purpose; Utilities Industry; Asia; Philippines
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        • 2010
        • Working Paper

        The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms

        We investigate the role played by institutional development in the prevalence and value of family firms, while controlling for the potential effect of cultural norms. China provides a good research lab since it combines great heterogeneity in institutional development... View Details
        Keywords: Family Business; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Data and Data Sets; Law; Management; Organizational Culture; Research; Value; China
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        • 20 Dec 2010
        • Research & Ideas

        Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

        United States, what were the economic and political advantages of building and managing the canal? A: The Panama Canal provided massive cost savings to intercoastal commerce. Before the Second World War, the vast majority of the cargo... View Details
        Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation
        • 13 Oct 2021
        • News

        EU Rules Governing Artificial Intelligence Will Put Compliance Obligations on Facial Recognition Regtech

        • 19 Jul 2016
        • Working Paper Summaries

        Towards a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition

        Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano
        • April 1994 (Revised October 2001)
        • Case

        Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1977 - 1987)

        By: Lynda M. Applegate and Keri O. Pearlson
        Describes a small company selling freshly baked goods through privately owned specialty stores (each store sells only Mrs. Fields products). The company has about 8,000 employees worldwide and less than 150 information systems people for a unique leverage of MIS... View Details
        Keywords: Information Technology; Organizations; Management Systems; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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        • 2023
        • Working Paper

        Culture as a Signal: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

        By: Wei Cai, Dennis Campbell and Jiehang Yu
        The importance of culture as an informal management control system is increasingly acknowledged in academia. While prior research mainly focuses on the value of culture on internal stakeholders (e.g., employees), we examine whether culture serves as a credible signal... View Details
        Keywords: Organizational Culture; Groups and Teams; Customer Focus and Relationships
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          Shirley Lu

          Shirley Lu is an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit. She teaches the Financial Reporting and Control course in the MBA required curriculum.

          Professor Lu conducts research in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosure,... View Details

          • 26 Mar 2024
          • Research & Ideas

          How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change

          says. “All managers want these systems to be adaptive, intuitive, and have broad applications. Our work identifies a key reason why that's still hard.” You Might Also Like: How Will the Tech Titans Behind... View Details
          Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

            Yiwei Li

            Yiwei Li is a Doctoral student of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He concentrates on managerial accounting research, with interest in topics like incentive scheme and management control system. He pursues the goal  of applying research output into... View Details