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- October 1990 (Revised January 1991)
- Case
AB Volvo: Organizational Development and Its Impact on Information Systems
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "AB Volvo: Organizational Development and Its Impact on Information Systems." Harvard Business School Case 491-034, October 1990. (Revised January 1991.)
- August 1984 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 485-028, August 1984. (Revised May 1986.)
- January 1982
- Case
GenRad, Inc. (A): The Pursuit of Renascence Under the Ambivalence Born of the Confluence of Nascence and Senescence
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "GenRad, Inc. (A): The Pursuit of Renascence Under the Ambivalence Born of the Confluence of Nascence and Senescence." Harvard Business School Case 482-029, January 1982.
- July 1984
- Supplement
Paine Chemical Co., Inc.: What Is Market Price? (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Paine Chemical Co., Inc.: What Is Market Price? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 385-051, July 1984.
- 10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10
history, and the lessons learned to date. It discusses the current challenges faced by policy makers wanting to further improve the program. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811100-PDF-ENG Continental Media Group:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
productive. That’s a missed opportunity. Questioning is a powerful tool for unlocking value in companies: It spurs learning and the exchange of ideas, it fuels innovation and better performance, and it builds trust among team members. And it can mitigate business risk... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16
authority. This three-level structure closely parallels that of all organized team sports. The play on the field is like the markets of capitalism, and the actions of the players are regulated by referees who enforce a set of rules... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A 'business Peace Corps' could tackle social challenges
Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), CEO of Executives Without Borders, talks about how businesses can benefit by applying their expertise to tackling some of society's biggest challenges. (Published April 2014) View Details
- September 2009
- Article
A Detailed Analysis of the Reduction Mammaplasty Learning Curve: A Statistical Process Model for Approaching Surgical Performance Improvement
By: Matthew Carty MD, Rodney Chan, Robert S. Huckman, Daniel C. Snow and Dennis Orgill
Background: The increased focus on quality and efficiency improvement within academic surgery has met with variable success among plastic surgeons. Traditional surgical performance metrics, such as morbidity and mortality, are insufficient to improve the... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Outcome or Result; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement
Carty, Matthew, MD, Rodney Chan, Robert S. Huckman, Daniel C. Snow, and Dennis Orgill. "A Detailed Analysis of the Reduction Mammaplasty Learning Curve: A Statistical Process Model for Approaching Surgical Performance Improvement." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 124, no. 3 (September 2009): 706–714.
- 2018
- Introduction
Introduction: History and Political Economy
By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona
This volume offers a snapshot of the resurgent historiography of political economy in the wake of the ongoing global financial crisis, and suggests fruitful new agendas for research on the political-economic nexus as it has developed in the Western world since the end... View Details
Reinert, Sophus A., and Robert Fredona. "Introduction: History and Political Economy." Introduction to New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy, edited by Robert Fredona and Sophus A. Reinert, 11–32. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
- Article
Who Will Go First?
By: Robert G. Eccles
Eccles, Robert G. "Who Will Go First?" Reporting Times: Die Zeitung des Center for Corporate Reporting, no. 6 (May 2015): 4–6.
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Supplement
Uría Menéndez (C)
By: Robert G. Eccles
The Uria Menendez C case describes the passing of the firm's founder, Rodrigo Uria, its continued success (including being one of the Top 10 MNA law firms in the world) and its decision to open an office in Warsaw. View Details
Keywords: Business Offices; Decisions; Success; Expansion; Legal Services Industry; Iberian Peninsula; Poland
Eccles, Robert G. "Uría Menéndez (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-090, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- 12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
Overall Cost Comparison of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures with Endoscopist- or Anesthesia-Supported Sedation by Activity-Based Costing Techniques By: Helmers, Richard A., James A. Dilling, Christopher R. Chaffee, Mark V. Larson,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19
Electronic Monitoring Authors:Di Tella, Rafael, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Publication:Journal of Political Economy Abstract We study criminal recidivism in Argentina by focusing on the re-arrest rates of two groups: individuals released... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group from an... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Gap; Entrepreneurship; Auto Industry; Insurance; Performance Management; Performance Measurement; Performance Measures; Performance Pressure; Decisions; Family Business; Resource Allocation; Organizational Design; Customer Focus and Relationships; Performance Evaluation; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers." Harvard Business School Case 113-001, February 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- 02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2
Business Review What's Your Language Strategy? It Should Bind Your Company's Global Talent Management and Vision By: Neeley, Tsedal, and Robert Steven Kaplan Abstract—Language pervades every aspect of organizational life. Yet leaders of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- October 2022
- Article
Revisiting Extraversion and Leadership Emergence: A Social Network Churn Perspective
By: Blaine Landis, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Dan J. Wang and Robert W. Krause
One of the classic relationships in personality psychology is that extraversion is associated with emerging as an informal leader. However, recent findings raise questions about the longevity of extraverted individuals as emergent leaders. Here, we adopt a social... View Details
Keywords: Extraversion; Social Networks; Emergent Leadership; Leadership Development; Personal Characteristics; Perception
Landis, Blaine, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Dan J. Wang, and Robert W. Krause. "Revisiting Extraversion and Leadership Emergence: A Social Network Churn Perspective." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 123, no. 4 (October 2022): 811–829.
- 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26
http://hrleadsbusiness.org/rise-of-hr-e-book May 2015 JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association Medicine's Continuous Improvement Imperative By: Huckman, Robert S., and Ananth Raman Abstract— Maintaining quality and spurring... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2016
- Article
When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs
By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain
There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors... View Details
Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
Ljuboja, Damir, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant, and Sachin Jain. "When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs." American Journal of Managed Care 22, no. 6 (June 2016): e196–e198.
- 04 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 4
consumers to reduce their energy usage. OPOWER was co-founded in 2008 by two young Harvard graduates, Dan Yates and Alex Laskey, who were inspired by Robert Cialdini's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne