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- 11 Dec 2017
- News
Growing from Within
execution with ambition, I have no doubt we will make the most of our strategic priorities—for our customers and our business. What are the numbers that you pay the most attention? What data helps you get a picture of a store’s overall... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad
São Paulo neighborhoods and discovered that proximity was the key ingredient for shoppers. “They would go to the bakery that is right next to their apartment because they just wanted convenience,” observes Ormeci. The students soon realized that food trucks would be... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)
connotes upscale, and it’s associated with the end of something whether it’s the finale of a fireworks display, the finale of an opera, or a season finale. Finale desserterie provides you with the end of your evening. — KM Another great decision was View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
the book is a sequel to their 2009 work The Adventures of an IT Leader "We hope that this book inspires reflection and makes a contribution to developing our knowledge about CEO leadership in ways that can help us meet the needs of the... View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
Photo courtesy of Panera Bread Photo courtesy of Panera Bread As the CEO of Panera Bread Co, Niren Chaudhary (AMP 191, 2016) was intent on finding ways to make sure the company’s workers weren’t left behind during the pandemic. The... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
it is highly probable that the equipment placed in the car will become obsolete. Also, OnStar can only be used in the car, which may make it cumbersome for customers used to the easy accessibility of cell... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
ssume that you are better off interacting with someone with whom you have had positive interactions before, the researchers found that many people placed more trust in complete strangers. “The groups that had no history and had not... View Details
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
easier for the other party to at least understand your number, so they're not as likely to get mad and walk," says Kevin P. Mohan, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. “Students find out that maybe it's OK to be angry sometimes. It can work” "If you... View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
Max Bazerman, co-author of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie," discussed the flaws in government decision making in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge Editor Sean Silverthorne. Bazerman is Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
field, there is a critical need in project management for people with strong business skills." Ballou's work in Liberia also gave her a clearer sense of the role of business in shaping local political and social structures. In particular, insights from the Leadership,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Lance Batchelor (MBA 1993)
more self-belief and confidence as you go in the door. But if you come out of a submarine, the way I did, it takes a good few months before you start to believe that you deserve your place in the classroom. Then came the case “Gunfire at... View Details
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
thing for our investors, our conservation partners, and our employees. One has to make tough judgment calls and strategic decisions and figure out how aggressive to be in negotiations. But the principle of having a View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
that time had to quickly become confident with making life-and-death decisions in the absence of complete information,” she says. Each moment of hesitation or indecision could place Marines’ lives in danger.... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
values statements of vague promises to make the world a better place that most companies proffer. "You've got to get beyond the values laundry list, which for most companies comes down to them being... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Forecasting ’15
once it is in there, it is my belief that it will give back to the health care system. Patients, doctors, hospitals, government, insurance companies, and researchers will all make better decisions in health care with better information.”... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
ALL IN: The bigger the bet Hollywood makes, the better. Photo courtesy of Anita Elberse Offstage at a Lady Gaga concert seems an unlikely place for academic fieldwork. But that's exactly the kind of environment that allows Anita Elberse... View Details
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
designed to prepare millennials particularly for future leadership. Should applicants be winnowed out with the use of "deep indicator" analytics like the puzzles used by Facebook? Should curricula place greater emphasis on the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One
time and the large number of protesters who took to the streets may have been factors. “Clearly the scale of the protest matters, but it cannot just be that.” “If you ask anyone to cite important [protests] that took place in the US in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Noah Brodsky
Make people smile. And laugh and play, and have wonderful vacations they never forget. I am going to build resorts that bring people together. Places that strengthen the love in families and the bonds of... View Details