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- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
fund or directly into ventures and possibly earning a good return on investment in the process; to helping address system-wide issues such as the better organization and funding of clinical trials. As she prepares to present her findings... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
working with high-end apparel retailers such as Bonobos, Gilt Groupe, and Zara. What distinguishes the company from its rivals is its use of Kiva robots, which collect customer items within the warehouse and bring them to the appropriate workstation for employees to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
bankruptcy calculations last week, most people were prepared for the $3.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Many people were surprised, however, to see the much larger amount of $6.4 billion in other post-employment benefits ( OPEB... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
[resources and authority]—with the hope that the effects on both ends go away: Women won't see themselves as less entitled, and therefore aren't treated as less entitled. Q: How should women put this knowledge into practice? McGinn: Be more View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
significantly reduced. In fact, the WHO would probably be a more effective and nimble organization if it was half its current size, not double. The WHO's role in preparing for, providing early monitoring and managing pandemic crises... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
(it has a reputation for the latter). It's a quandary for Jim's employer, of course, but withdrawing investment at the 11th hour would also put many poor farmers' livelihoods in jeopardy. Like many case studies prepared for classroom... View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
chapters so that students are prepared for the rewards and challenges they will face in the professional cost accounting world of today and tomorrow. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53893 forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
candidates are ready to provide information about their preferences for particular employers, and employers value and are prepared to act on this information. In this paper we study how a signaling mechanism, where each worker can send a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
perspectives or lenses: the strategic perspective, the organizational perspective, and the individual perspective. Book Excerpt: "herb Kelleher At Southwest Airlines" by Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and Mark Rennella Wearing satin shorts and a bathrobe,... View Details
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
students get closer to a goal that many bring to the course: to not just learn about moral leadership, but to prepare to exercise it in their own lives. But the real power of the integration comes from the fact that students engage with... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
closed, Lenovo is preparing for the intense limelight that would come with its sponsorship of the February 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. There, it plans to introduce a Lenovo-branded product line designed from the bottom up for the small to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster!
must be prepared to act when the stakes are much greater than expected. What Signals Should Leaders Send During A Crisis? High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest On May 10, 1996, five mountaineers from two teams perished... View Details
- 29 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future
addressed in the future through excellent research informed by and communicated to insightful practitioners of creative entrepreneurship in organizations of all types. What will be published or other output from your colloquium? The papers presented at the conference... View Details
Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
or colleagues to move with them to NewCo. Until they are employed by you, they have a duty of loyalty to OldCo. You can—and should—introduce them to senior management, analyze the market, assess your goals, and prepare them as much as... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
belief is sound, but the authors' analysis of the performance of 45 companies led by CEOs with military experience revealed differences in how the branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps) prepare leaders for business. Those... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
Eccles, George Serafeim, and James HeffernanHarvard Business School Case 412-052 Rodolfo Guttilla, director of corporate affairs for Natura Cosméticos S.A. (Natura), prepared for a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the future of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
the financial markets nor found consistent with the firm's previous objectives. Total also learned that it had to be prepared to communicate about accidents. Its slow response when the oil tanker Erika split in 2 and sank in 1999, causing... View Details
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
launch his own network of schools because he believed typical elementary education was not preparing students adequately for the future. Instead, Ventilla created "microschools," each with 80 to 150 K-8 students, with a focus on... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
Nueno, Dean Rolf D. Cremer, and Co-Dean Zhang Weijiong, of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), were sitting in the boardroom of the Shanghai campus in February 2009. They made up the management committee (MC) of the school and were View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
themes, and balanced scorecards, which link objectives to performance metrics. Stage three involves creating an operational plan to accomplish the objectives and initiatives; it includes targeting process improvements and preparing sales,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace