Best Practices Transfer - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2000
News

Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right

represented a substantial barrier to entry to any competitors, our long-term success would depend on customer service, scalability, and building the brand. While practically every other dot-com chose to advertise on the Internet, we saw... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Aug 2019
What Do You Think?

Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?

Goldshlager suggested a reduction in the use of cases, citing the emphasis in cases on “best practices” and the possibility that they “may not be leading (practices) to begin with, and may not be amenable to transfer to other companies,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

01 Mar 2012
News

What Makes Israel Tick?

Israel is a paradox. It’s small, lacking in natural resources, preoccupied with security, and highly diverse. Yet it generates an outsized number of start-ups, attracts huge sums of venture capital, lures corporations to set up research facilities, and boasts some of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

04 Apr 2008
What Do You Think?

Who Owns Intellectual Property?

individuals, can borrow and adapt." That belief, they maintain, will require that some companies, in their own best interests, relinquish control over brands and "be more generous" with consumers. In other words, they take... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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RCS Policies - Research Computing Services

compute, storage, and software support HRCI Level 3 and higher, certain standard computing practices normally allowed on desktops and laptop are not allowed on the compute grid. Those will be outlined below. Note that RCS maintains... View Details

19 Jan 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis

managers who conduct layoffs feel a mix of emotions that may catch them by surprise: sympathy, sadness, guilt, shame, anxiety, and perhaps anger. Best practice for managers includes understanding yourself... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

schools could lead the work of racial equity and inclusion through engagement with various learning modes. Best practices were captured for learning about and from racial differences, and innovative ideas... View Details

03 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

of family-owned and-managed firms. It may sound a simplistic conclusion that there has never been "one best way" of achieving business success. However, this historical experience stands as a powerful corrective to... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

to a law degree that spoke to Ramirez. “Econ was the one that made things make sense. It was quantitative enough and also just theoretical enough,” she shared. “Also, I needed to make sure that I could get a job. So, it was transferable... View Details

Fast Answer

Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise

as Wall Street Journal. Gartner Online Information - best useful for information technology related news, analysis, trends, leading practices and case studies. ScienceDirect -... View Details

01 Dec 1996
News

On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong

Myths, Realities, Opportunities," the conference will be held in Hong Kong April 5 through 8 on the eve of the official transfer of power in June. "We timed the conference to coincide with the transition," says David B. Yoffie, Max and... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb

15 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

of Maine by Colgate—to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. We develop suggestions about how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the process... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Aug 2017
Blog Post

What is Field Foundations?

The case method is an integral part of the learning experience at HBS, and we think it’s one of the best ways to prepare students for the challenges of leadership. While HBS MBAs have been reading cases for many decades, the... View Details

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Global Leadership Roundtables | Institute for Business in Global Society

business leaders, NGO executives, government officials, and scholars to discuss emerging best practices and the challenges that leaders encounter when they address significant societal issues. Each event... View Details

01 Mar 2004
Lessons from the Classroom

Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science

therefore no reliable way to transfer codified knowledge about methods and practices across the organization. Furthermore, while "red team reviews" —progress reviews conducted by NASA's most... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

Political Economy Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility By: Galichon, Alfred, Scott Duke Kominers, and Simon Weber Abstract—We introduce an empirical framework for models of matching... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2015
News

Committed To HBS’s Success

added to his MBA fellowship fund, which has benefited about 50 students from the San Francisco area since it was established in 1990. “HBS aims to be close to practice,” says Tukman. “Often in business, practice leads the way and theory... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA

groups, notes, the electronic transfer of notes, and the work of students who have participated in previous class discussions. Presenting data or facts that have been borrowed without fully citing the original source. Note that... View Details

01 Feb 2023
Blog Post

How Alumni Can Recruit When They Aren’t Recruiters

your interview and decision-making process is long and arduous, but it’s best to be open about these things as early as possible. Your transparency will make it clear that you’re honest and forthcoming while also managing candidates’... View Details

17 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 17

we test the prediction that novel rituals—arbitrary hand and body gestures enacted in a stereotypical and repeated fashion—can impact intergroup bias in newly formed groups. In four studies, participants practiced novel rituals at home... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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