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Peek into Business | MBA

success in business and reflect on how your current abilities align with these areas for growth. Who is Eligible to Register? Peek into Business is open to all current domestic and international undergraduate students from all academic... View Details

27 Jun 2016
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Ulf Mark Schneider Has Plans to Make Nestlé Healthy

the company since 1922. A piece in Fortune notes that the appointment “could trigger a series of acquisitions by the Swiss food giant to further its ambitions in nutrition and medical foods.” Schneider comes to the foodmaker from Fresenius, a German healthcare... View Details

28 Apr 2008
HBS Case

Negotiating with Wal-Mart

sales, the price piece will be one of many points, most of which they're aligned on." Research Associate Knebel points out that while Tom Muccio's approach to Wal-Mart was pioneering for its time, many other companies have since... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

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Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care

they need. Learn more: Landscape: Innovative Trials The Pharma Nonprofit Sweet Spot 4. Investment and Venture: Innovating investment models can help to minimize risk, redefine value, and align incentives. Learn more: Convening the... View Details

15 Oct 2019
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Advancing China’s Impact Investing Ecosystem

decided that she didn’t have the right technology skills to make it viable. It was in her second year that she discovered how her finance background could help her show others how to align portfolios with principles. Building on the... View Details

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Employers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

excellence in playing the roles described for them. Select plans and plan administrators based on health results, not administrative convenience Align interests by encouraging long-term relationships between the plan and subscribers... View Details

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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

aligning farmer welfare with climate goals. By diversifying its revenue streams beyond carbon credits, Mitti aims to create lasting impacts on farmers’ quality of life. The leadership stressed the importance of co-benefits, such as... View Details

February 2010
Teaching Note

The Cleveland Clinic: Growth Strategy 2008 (TN)

By: Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg, Jennifer F Baron and Carolyn Daly

Teaching Note for 709473. View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Value; Restructuring; Groups and Teams; System; Transformation; Expansion; Integration; Alignment; Goals and Objectives; Leading Change; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Industry; Cleveland; United States; Abu Dhabi; Canada

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04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

certification programs are understandable and largely predictable if the ideas, interests, and power of key actors are accurately assessed. When alignment and power are high, Northern programs will likely succeed. When they are low, they... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

the economics, management control, and organizational behavior literatures predict that when it is difficult to align incentives by contracting on output, aligning preferences via employee selection may... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

in external auditing, and 6) auditing management information systems. Working PapersEmployee Selection as a Control System Author:Dennis Campbell Abstract Theories from the economics, management control, and organizational behavior literatures predict that when it is... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

June 2020
Teaching Note

The New LAX: Ready for Takeoff?

By: Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Kerry Herman and Amy Klopfenstein

This teaching note serves as a supplement to “The New LAX: Ready for Takeoff?” HBS 420-025. View Details

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07 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations

aligned with a company’s commitment to building a diverse and welcoming organization. It is widely recognized that diversity in teams has a positive impact on an organization’s output. Therefore, attracting and hiring employees from... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Mar 2003
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Books

last five years has been nearly $1 trillion in underperforming investment in the United States alone. Although its central message is that managers need to think more coherently about their project portfolios in order to align them with... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

04 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?

they conclude, "Exercising leadership is a way of giving meaning to your life by contributing to the lives of others." Jay Lorsch and Thomas Tierney focus on the special challenge of leading professionals in their book, Aligning... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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About IT: IT Planning and Service Delivery Team Profile | Information Technology

organization is investing in the right mix of initiatives that align with and advance its strategic goals. Together, these functions create a strong foundation for innovation, efficiency, and long-term success. To put it simply, the work... View Details

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IT Strategy: Helping Leaders Grow Their Skills | Information Technology

development process. The Impact The tangible outcome of this initiative will be the development of a core list of leadership and management competencies that matter most at HBS IT and an aligned set of development opportunities that will... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy

we’re only a year younger than the United States of America,” he says. “You realize you’re responsible for something very precious. That’s humbling.” How to come in from the outside Align yourself with company culture and values. “When I... View Details

Keywords: Leah Flickinger; manufacturing; craft beer; leadership; management; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2018
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Action Plan: Rapids Growth

1971—had grown into one of the most admired brands in its industry. The founders were intent on seeing the company they’d built live on, a hope that aligned with Holley’s goals: to buy something to maintain for the long term, and to find... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones

17 Mar 2017
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Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012)

thread in my experiences was satisfaction in fixing things that were broken and creating efficiencies and processes.” While at HBS, she talked with alumni, professors, and classmates, and ultimately concluded that human resources aligned... View Details

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