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Akshay Ghulati
eight months he sold many of the holdings to a private equity investor and broke new ground again – as the first non-MBA hired by A.T. Kearney. "I helped them set up an office in Dubai," says Akshay. "Now they've... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Track: Performance Measurement, Control & Strategy
value. [Please see [graphic.] A unique aspect of profit wheel analysis is that it interlocks with two other wheels that analyze cash flow and return on equity. Many companies are paying attention to one of these wheels, or maybe two, but if they're not View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert Simons
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
aspect of business is up for re-evaluation as a result of the pandemic, from the most granular to the most overarching level. Two executives shared vivid descriptions of the early days when the reality of the pandemic set in. It was like... View Details
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
Set Harvard Business School Exercise 807-036 Purchase this exercise: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807036 PublicationsDisruptive Innovation for Social Change Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Heiner... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
Nikhil G. Thaker Abstract—The goal of a health care system should be to deliver the most value to patients: the outcomes achieved for treating a medical condition relative to the costs incurred over a complete care cycle. We have found... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
"leadership gap" and describe barriers to implementing leadership development training in health care. Next, they present evidence that leaders are not just "born" but, rather, can be "made" and offer a set... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
from previous NFL activities in Europe, market research on the U.K. sports fan, and the implications of any move on the U.S. fan. Moreover, the decision should be couched within the broader context of the NFL's goal to expand... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Coming Out at Business School
deserve the chance to find peace in who we are, and as we find our own peace, we unlock that peace in others. Leo Claassen - Class of 2020 "Mom, Dad - I'm in love with Ben. He loves me too. I'm gay." Simple. These words set me free from... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
Enterprise Community Partners must determine whether to rebuild the Lafitte housing projects in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans and, if so, how to mitigate the risks. Set in January 2007, more than a year after Hurricane Katrina made... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
Matsubara clinic also has 18 beds for in-patient services, an option that Sato-san has exercised for one week each month since July, mainly to ease the burden of his care on his wife. Dr. Umeda and the nurse eventually set a date for... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana
from other students inquiring about internship opportunities. Knowing there was potential to bring in more talent, the Humana recruiting team acted quickly to set up virtual interviews which led to six additional interns joining the class... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
authority and stature inside the company, who's putting together a real plan with real goals that are going to be held accountable based on compensation, just like you would be doing anything else in business. And then would be... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
concludes: Support employees’ progress in their work every day. Set clear and meaningful goals for them; provide direct help, versus hindrance; offer adequate resources and time; respond to successes and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
reservation system, or phone, a customer reserved the entire plane, with pricing set on a per-hour basis. A typical day trip, such as the Boston–Syracuse example above, would run $4,400. Divided among the Caravan’s eight passengers, the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
intentions are a start, but they have to be followed by careful, hard-thought plans about how to achieve the purposes that you've set out and by constant learning about how to achieve and a focus on performance," notes Leonard. This kind... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
environment? A: The sociological literature contains a number of wonderful ethnographies—vivid descriptive accounts—of men doing dangerous work in such settings as coal mines, fire departments, and the military. Invulnerability looms... View Details
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
corporate leaders have significant discretion. Corporate philanthropy is our setting to study how a differentiated structural element-the corporate foundation-constrains the influence of individual senior managers and directors on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
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Fereshteh Zeineddin
based on facts and reason.' I still have passion," Fereshteh says, "but now I can communicate that passion more effectively." Managing priorities Fereshteh's long-term goal involves managing a leading cosmetics or retail... View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
goal is not to identify the "best" program, but rather to lay out the range of innovations to meet the needs of heterogeneous potential savers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-075.pdf Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
and that they needed to commit themselves to the dual goal of producing benefits for society and their firms' bottom lines-to creating "shared value." But the specific actions they could take to bring about this change were less... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne