Planning Process - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

globalized business world, and technologies that are constantly changing. Within that dynamic environment, a curveball can come from anywhere: a portion of their businesses may suddenly dry up, belt-tightening layoffs may loom, or strategic View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

company. I applied my newfound knowledge on process flow to help senior staff redraft their procedures for receiving incoming property, among several other key operations. I worked to understand the existing View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entertainment / Media / Sports

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

develop new processes and priorities appropriate to the market segment needs, but he couldn't help but wonder whether it would continue as a stand-alone unit or he would need to reintegrate it into the mainline business. He also was... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

02 Aug 2018
News

Can Marketing Help Halt the Heroin Epidemic?

plan will go to the governor's office sometime in the first part of July for him to sign off on, and then the State agencies need to get to work and will on implementing that plan. And that will be a multi-month View Details

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

masculine workplaces, making their platforms an ideal site for investigating alternative processes of masculine identity-construction at work. Q: Tell us about your experience on the oil platforms. What was it like to visit and interview... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

and Malloy have turned their attention to the federal legislative process in the United States, researching how school ties influence logrolling—the quid pro quo process in which members of Congress trade... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

process that educates and engages donors and anti-racism allies. By building a platform that explains how donors can make an impact through the ARF four Pillars of Purpose - Justice System Reform, Education Parity, Health & Wellness... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

need? What is the optimal setting and context in which they should be delivering care? What processes should they use? There are all sorts of operating managerial and strategic decisions that we haven't even talked about at a policy level... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal

The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on... View Details

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27 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences

multinationals that move people across locations, expect frequent travel outside the country, and emphasize abundant training and Web-based process tools. Part of the mission of all three companies in Egypt is to transmit these standards... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Jul 2024
News

Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success

becoming the bottleneck of the process. When the lockdown lifted, we decided to take a step back for a year so we could strategize with our mentee school partners to improve our process.” The program rebooted for the 2023/2024 year with a more streamlined View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Sep 2021
News

Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

“We believe, where political processes fail to come up with solutions for our society, equipping businesses with the right ideas is a very important aspect of dealing with sustainability issues. Therefore, it is of utmost importance for... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni

parts of your application and supporting materials. Recipients of an HBS Loan Reduction for Private Sector Employees award agree to abide by the HBS Community Values and the MBA Honor Code . Application Process View Details

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Responsibilities and Acceptable Use - Research Computing Services

Ensure that you routinely monitor your interactive and batch jobs , so that you can terminate them if they stall or become idle. Remember that resources 'in use' are not available to anyone else. Please do scaling tests if planning large... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

The financial field may be permanently changed by the explosive ups and downs of the tech sector, but old standards of quality and planning will still make or break new businesses, HBS professor Howard H. Stevenson said. In his keynote... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

Despite the renewed interest in vinyl, there were not many manufacturers—less than 20 in the United States—and few had updated their processes or supply chain since the heyday of the late 1970s. In the fast-moving music scene, Kelleher... View Details

Keywords: April White

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807019 Governance of the Family Business Harvard Business School Note 807-022 Reviews the ways to achieve governance of the family business. Points out the importance of plans... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

link improvements in their daily processes to achievement of high-level strategic objectives. The Balanced Scorecard framework describes strategy with strategic objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives. (See Figure 2-1.) Strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

23 Jul 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

authors also teamed to write The Magic of Innovation, published in the European Business Review earlier this year. A Magical Process Thomke maintains that innovative managers looking to create successful new products or services can... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

Companies need to have smart technicians who stay abreast of emerging digital threats and defenses, of course, but the technicians shouldn't be calling the shots. General managers need to take the lead in building processes that will... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby

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