Personal Care - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

possibly was another example unfolded. As reader Anna Johnson put it, “When the pressure to meet quarterly performance expectations against best-guess sales targets and a flesh pounding schedule take precedence, it’s not surprising that psychological safety and View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

11 Apr 2018
News

The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

Angeles from across the country to volunteer alongside local veterans and community members. I have a goal of making sure all the veterans and community members involved have a tremendous experience and walk away feeling a greater sense of View Details

04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

deep learning. “We are excited about emerging markets, where we see high adoption rates of technologies designed for the point-of-care,” she says. “In the United States, we can use deep learning to generate rich information that enables View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

15 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 15

tax policy. Teams and Team Effectiveness in Health Services Organizations Authors:Bruce J. Fried, Sharon Topping, and Amy C. Edmondson Publication:In Health Care Management: Organization Design and Behavior. 6th ed., edited by Lawton... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

said yes. Once Rovell recruited a celebrity, that person often would cheerfully give him another star's direct line. Rovell quickly built an impressive Rolodex. You can succeed without explicitly swapping favors. Tapes of the show... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

04 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 4

macroeconomy. Can Denmark keep its borders open to the free movement of goods, services, and labor while also sustaining the breadth of its welfare offerings? Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/709015-PDF-ENG Partners in Health: HIV View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2023
News

Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

start.” Taking care of your physical and mental health while launching a company is just harder, said Garg, who advised founders to get the support of an executive coach or therapist if they can. Saigal added that she has joined a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages

16,000 people unemployed at the end of April 2021 who received federal benefits through the CARES Act of 2020. The authors analyzed anonymized bank transaction data from January 1 through September 17, 2021. Researchers then compared the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

on the verge of collapse, and the bank's charismatic and controversial senior partner, Jakob Goldschmidt, appealed personally to the government, the central bank, and his private banking rivals for a lifeline. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

determination of compensation and, if so, how? Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making Our natural tendency to maintain silence and not rock the boat, a flaw at once personal and organizational, results in bad—sometimes deadly—decisions.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Web

Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade

copies. In China, the firm did not own a copying press, and duplicates of correspondence were created by hand. Back home, Heard & Co. took care to bound duplicates made from a copying press into letter books. 62 View Details

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

currently the world's largest ice cream and tea—and one of the largest home and personal care—companies, with a portfolio of brands including Lux, Dove, Pond's, Calvin Klein, Lipton, Hellmann's, and Ben & Jerry's. Foreign firms during... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2008
News

Letters to the Editor

and I thought that a friend was kidding around so I said, “Yes, and who the hell is this?” The reply: “Georges Doriot. You are a friend of Phil Platt’s? Did you know that he committed suicide on Martha’s Vineyard?” Phil was a very close friend and the View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Jun 2021
What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

the United States, for example, millions of women left the labor force during the first two months of the pandemic. According to a study by McKinsey and Leanin.org, female workforce participation dropped to its lowest level in 32 years. Most left involuntarily to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2020
News

The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads

uncomfortable questions about faith in the midst of suffering. A pediatric palliative care doctor said the opposite of suffering is beauty; Fujimura concurs. —Allegra Jordan (MBA 1995) Bhagavad Gita This is, hands down, the best book I’ve... View Details

07 Sep 2017
Blog Post

How One Organization Increased Their Internship Yield

concerns with our need to communicate who we are and what we do.” For Murphy, successful communications depend on careful listening, not just to the overt concerns students openly express, but also to the subtle cues to issues that... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

13 Jul 2016
Blog Post

How To Hire A Millennial

flounder about trying to cajole dubious millennials with a presentation on the merits of corporate life. Such relationships could also allow companies to build institutional and personal connections that might later blossom into a more... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

10 Oct 2018
News

Building Paths to Success

team with 100 people, SVA partnered last year with 17 nonprofits focused on reducing economic and educational disadvantage among Australia’s neediest populations. Traill, who details his personal transformation and SVA’s rise in his new... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

24 May 2017
News

John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

Braunwald, a renowned health care leader who was part of the BWH team. That merger serves as a model for others throughout the country. McArthur’s vision has also benefited HCA Healthcare, Duke University Medical Center, and... View Details