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Educator Resources - Race, Gender & Equity

Educator Resources Creating Inclusive Learning Environments Fostering a culture of dialogue and equity in the classroom Featured Collections & Resources Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: View Details

June 2025
Teaching Note

Blackstone Credit and Delaware Basin Resources

By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu

Teaching note for case 224035 View Details

December 2011 (Revised April 2012)
Teaching Note

BBVA Compass: Marketing Resource Allocation (TN)

By: Sunil Gupta

Keywords: Marketing; Resource Allocation

06 Nov 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?

Summing Up Is Business Agility a Product of Top-Down or Bottom-Up Resource Allocation? Respondents to this month's column provided possible explanations for greater reliance on top-down resource allocation... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Statistical Resources - Research Computing Services

About Us Statistical Resources 4ms Technical Papers Our statisticians have compiled a few useful technical notes on various topics. In addition, the following document organizes many of these notes by topic and provides further details:... View Details

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Resources for Investment Management and Financial Analysis

Resources and instructional videos for company and industry financial analysis, stock pitching, Business Analysis & Valuation Using Financial Statements (BAV), Investment Management and Capital Markets, Projects in... View Details

11 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Career Resources to Consider Before You Arrive at HBS

As you consider embarking on an MBA Program at HBS or elsewhere, it is important to become familiar with the resources that will be beneficial to a successful job search. Even before you get access to the plethora of View Details

May 1982
Case

Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (C)--Finland

By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott

Keywords: Human Resources; Globalized Firms and Management; Planning; Finland

November–December 1973
Article

How to Control the Computer Resource

By: J. Dearden and R. L. Nolan

Keywords: Technology

1985
Chapter

Corporatewide Transformations in Human Resource Management

By: Michael Beer and Bert Spector

April 1995 (Revised June 2002)
Case

Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kevin Davis

In order to increase revenues, develop new technologies, and manage information technology more efficiently, Xerox decided to sign a 10-year, $3.2 billion contract with Electronic Data Systems (EDS). This case describes the events that preceded Xerox's decision to... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology Industry

Educators

2006
Working Paper

Manage Resource Allocation to Craft Strategy

By: Joseph L. Bower and Clark Gilbert

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

U.S. companies spent a staggering $285 billion on advertising in 2006, according to Advertising Age. That's a lot of dollars and expectations being handed to advertising managers to generate returns. But do marketing managers allocate their View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
Supplement

Becton Dickinson (D1): Strategic Human Resource Management Profiling, Update

By: Michael Beer

Describes reactions to the strategic human resource management process and allows an evaluation of prospects for the future. View Details

Keywords: Human Resources

April 1980 (Revised July 1982)
Case

Honeywell: Human Resource Planning (C)

By: Wickham Skinner

Keywords: Human Resources; Planning

2005
Chapter

Corporate Intervention in Resource Allocation

By: T. R. Eisenmann

Keywords: Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy

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Resources | New Venture Competition

Resources Across Harvard Business School and beyond, resources are available for you—regardless of track—as you consider and bring to life an idea for the New Venture Competition. Baker Library Berkman... View Details

Research Summary

Fairness and Efficiency in Resource Allocation

In studying the relationship of fairness and efficiency, Professor Trichakis takes the novel approach of looking at varied industries for unifying factors, and he pays special attention to inequities by incorporating both quantitative work in social welfare and the... View Details

September 2023
Case

Blackstone Credit and Delaware Basin Resources

By: Victoria Ivashina and Alys Ferragamo