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- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
in Silicon Valley. Tell us a little bit about the preparation that went into this biography. A: Well, there was a lot of travel. I commuted there for a while and I lived in Silicon Valley for fourteen months. Andy was not involved in this... View Details
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
time-driven ABC projects pay back in less than a year. It's quite impressive to take companies with millions of transactions and customers, and be able to prepare detailed and accurate profit and loss statements, at various levels of... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
109-070 Commercial Director Prado wonders how to leverage the loyalty card information to prepare the fall 2008 budget. The case discusses the value of subjective and objective information for profit-planning purposes. Spanish children's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
high-risk, high-reward approach, they should be prepared for such young leaders to fail, and thus need a “Plan B.” One step teams and organizations can take is to ask former CEOs to serve as advisors when younger, leapfrogging CEOs are... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
key dimensions that prepare for power. As I began researching the interviews in depth, I discovered that all the interviewees shared great ambitions and the desire to have a positive impact on their countries (or sense of purpose, as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
wholly owned enterprise. Hesse must prepare his recommendation to the management team, which includes owners Jim and Debby Sharpe. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807118 ... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
Iyoha are assistant professors in the Business, Government, and International Economy and Entrepreneurial Management Units, respectively. Meg Rithmire: Prepare to adapt to the policy backlash For at least a generation leading up to... View Details
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
2009 Abstract This casebook provides an organized treatment of the major challenges associated with managing large-scale disaster events, including discussion of systematic methods of organizing disaster response, preparing in advance for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/816080-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-031 Scaling Well by Doing Good: Motivating Talent at b.good Boston-based fast-casual chain b.good was founded on the idea of healthy food, sourced locally, and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
insurance programs, reduced the proportion of uninsured to below 3% within three years. In 2009, high and rising health care spending called into question the sustainability of these reforms. Massachusetts prepared to implement its second... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
2009: All Talk As They Prepare to Walk? Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria, and Dalia RahmanHarvard Business School Case 411-024 Max Anderson, HBS Class of 2009, founded the MBA Oath Initiative. The oath was a voluntary pledge "to create... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
Without leaving the hallways of their public high school, dozens of students from the economically distressed city of Newburgh, New York, have earned associate’s degrees in cybersecurity, arming them with in-demand skills and preparing... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
Maricopa, Inc., a startup that sold proprietary hair-care products directly to salons, were preparing a board presentation to address the young company's inability to meet financial projections. While the products had caught on with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
businesses in developing countries such as India and Turkey. The paper argues that the explanation is multi-causal. Unilever held first-mover advantages, but was also prepared to accept low dividend remittances for years. It pursued... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
fund or directly into ventures and possibly earning a good return on investment in the process; to helping address system-wide issues such as the better organization and funding of clinical trials. As she prepares to present her findings... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
working with high-end apparel retailers such as Bonobos, Gilt Groupe, and Zara. What distinguishes the company from its rivals is its use of Kiva robots, which collect customer items within the warehouse and bring them to the appropriate workstation for employees to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
bankruptcy calculations last week, most people were prepared for the $3.5 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. Many people were surprised, however, to see the much larger amount of $6.4 billion in other post-employment benefits ( OPEB... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
[resources and authority]—with the hope that the effects on both ends go away: Women won't see themselves as less entitled, and therefore aren't treated as less entitled. Q: How should women put this knowledge into practice? McGinn: Be more View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
candidates are ready to provide information about their preferences for particular employers, and employers value and are prepared to act on this information. In this paper we study how a signaling mechanism, where each worker can send a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
perspectives or lenses: the strategic perspective, the organizational perspective, and the individual perspective. Book Excerpt: "herb Kelleher At Southwest Airlines" by Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria, and Mark Rennella Wearing satin shorts and a bathrobe,... View Details