Producing Managers - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Aug 2015
What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

produced innovations in information and other technologies. Some questioned the data. Others counseled patience. David Caulfield sees productivity improvement, but not necessarily among workers. In questioning the way we measure... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

moment that launches a powerful idea or brilliant product. Managers can use these insights to form teams that create better ideas. “Much of innovation is premised on the idea that you should talk to other people to generate ideas,” says... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2007
News

Mission Possible

delivers a message of hope for a better world where no social mission is impossible. Cindy Ko (MBA ’05) Endeavor www.endeavor.org POSITIVE IMPACT: With help from Endeavor, Drillco Tools has become a leading designer and producer of mining... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Dec 2004
News

One-on-One with William H. Donaldson

industry’s problems surprise you? What we found was absolutely shocking. First, we uncovered the so-called late-trading and market-timing issues. Beyond that, we have moved on a whole series of other issues, producing the greatest... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

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Case Writing & Industry | Baker Library

studies. (4) Through its continual ties with industry, HBS has produced case studies that are both grounded in complex, real-world business situations and serve as effective teaching instruments. The development of case studies has in... View Details

07 Nov 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

the cause. F. Chircu helped frame the discussion by writing that "When producers want to differentiate themselves, up to a point the safest and quickest way . . . is to add features or increase product complexity. . . . Choice... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

Profile

Mike Monagle

business and then moved into a strategic role managing company interests in Asia. As it became clearer that Mike wanted to build a business of his own, he recognized a need to expand his skills and “reflect on my future,” he says. “In the... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

Arthur Rock (MBA '51)

In 1957 a group of eight scientists, disenchanted with the management style of their Nobel Prize-winning boss, William Shockley, walked out of Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories in Palo Alto. Armed with the technical expertise to... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Making a Case for Women

wanted to do something that creates a legacy," says Victoria Jackson, chairman of C200 and CEO of Nashville-based ProDiesel. "This initiative will have a powerful, long-term impact - for both men and women." Since HBS is the world's leading View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Instilling Production with Principles

Video Embed The Esquel Group has reduced water consumption at its factories by more than 50 percent in the last nine years. Asia–based Esquel Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-end cotton shirts, producing about 100... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2004
News

Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)

just a numbers cruncher. That was the first time I had ever considered my Harvard MBA to be a career liability. Producing a television show well requires a surprising amount of general management expertise.... View Details

Keywords: comedy writing; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

14 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?

reasons include structural changes in the advertising industry such as the unbundling of agency services, and improved communication tools that make it easier and more cost efficient for firms to manage some aspect of their own... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

This module note examines the way in which professional content producers in the creative industries approach product and product portfolio management and explores the underlying reasons for their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2008
News

Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Harvard College, 1977 A.B., Visual Studies (Film) LESSONS FROM HBS “Having seen that ninety bright minds in an... View Details

04 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

From Lone Star to Team Player

keep rewarding and promoting them. Managers may feel that they need them, of course, as they do perform well. So it is pretty gutsy to fire them in today's rather poor economic environment. But if you're really serious about building a... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

01 Jun 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

greater clarity about the relationship between financial and nonfinancial key performance indicators; better management decisions; deeper engagement with the broad stakeholder community; and lower reputational risk. How Can Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

$10 million. Other companies have raised amounts in the thousands to produce specific products or apps, offering those who donate funds an advanced version or limited edition of the product. "It's a really good example of one of the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

03 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders

Technology and Operations Management unit at Harvard Business School. And why would Apple ever allow a Kindle app in its App Store in the first place? "We all know historically Apple often says no to apps that directly compete with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information; Publishing; Technology

19 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 19, 2010

Diversity in Experience and Team Familiarity on Team Performance Authors:Robert S. Huckman and Bradley R. Staats Publication:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, we consider how the... View Details