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- June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Spir-It, Inc. (B): Managing People
When Jack Sindler founded Spir-it, Inc. in 1934, he was the company's sole employee. By 1999, Sindler's firm more than survived its first 55 years. Employment was up to nearly 200, with facilities in two states and work done in three shifts. The product line--which had... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Production; Business Growth and Maturation; Interpersonal Communication; Logistics; Human Resources; Diversity Characteristics; Manufacturing Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Spir-It, Inc. (B): Managing People." Harvard Business School Case 601-091, June 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- 01 Nov 2013
- News
Does Management Really Work?
- Sep 01 2016
- Testimonial
Evolving to Keep Up with a Changing World
- 23 Jan 2017
- News
The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee
offices. Burwick managed all of this, the article notes, while guiding the company through a transition from public entity to private ownership. Before joining Peet’s, Burwick worked at PepsiCo and as president of Weight Watchers North... View Details
- 11 Jan 2022
- News
Can Entrepreneurs and Governments Team Up to Solve Big Problems?
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder
classmate Martin Gonzalez or Lance Armstrong, who have achieved so much in the face of adversity. I have a long way to go before I can measure up to their accomplishments.” “To be an effective team leader, you have to be pretty much... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
advertising savvy are but two of the myriad skills that are required of today's museum manager. Traditionally, museums have been run by academics who worked their way through the curatorial ranks, but more and more museum trustees are putting their faith in people with... View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 20 May 2014
- News
Manage Your Team’s Collective Time
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
actually have a lot to learn from one another, rather than setting one country's management practices up as a standard to which others should conform—or else they do not measure View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
Research: Investors Reward Companies That Talk Up Their Digital Initiatives
A study of how companies disclose their digital initiatives on earnings calls and written communications finds that more firms are using these technologies, that financial markets reward companies that disclose such initiatives, but that financial performance... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- News
A Counterintuitive Way to Cheer Up When You’re Down
- 11 Jun 2013
- News
How Managers Should Use Data
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
jobs, who are 'the general manager in the middle' who have the incredibly difficult job of managing up, down, and across the organization. "The cases are designed to get smart people to see different... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- July – August 2010
- Article
Are You Ignoring Trends That Could Shake Up Your Business?
By: Elie Ofek and Luc Wathieu
Virtually all managers in consumer businesses recognize major social, economic, and technological trends. But many do not consider the profound ways in which trends--especially those that seem unrelated to their core markets--influence consumers' aspirations,... View Details
Keywords: Trends; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Product Development
Ofek, Elie, and Luc Wathieu. "Are You Ignoring Trends That Could Shake Up Your Business?" Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2010).
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
real questions about the implications of criminal or terrorist use of cyber weapons to destroy business assets. Should management be concerned about them? What, if anything, can or should be done about it at the organizational level? And... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Managing Family Assets
encourage bad behavior. Another part may be that the transfer of knowledge somehow implies the transfer of power, and many people don’t like to give up power. How do you get disparate family members to agree on a wealth View Details
- July 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Managing Business Risk of Information Technology
By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert D. Austin
Sets up a situation in which participants must create presentations that assess the IT risk of a large company. View Details
Nolan, Richard L., and Robert D. Austin. "Managing Business Risk of Information Technology." Harvard Business School Case 604-004, July 2003. (Revised June 2004.)
- 17 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Managers Stifle Creativity
constraint. Among destroyers of creativity, or “creativity killers,” as I call them, excessive constraint is probably number one. When people are supposed to be coming up with new ideas or solving complex problems in new ways, they need... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 07 Mar 2023
- HBS Case
ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster?
who could have been instrumental in helping the company reach its long-term AI goals. You Might Also Like: Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions Why... View Details