Performance Effectiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Mar 2015
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To Market, To Market

looking to transform lives by moving primarily smallholder farmers out of hunger and poverty, toward resilience.” These farmers, in more than 30 countries worldwide, says Ferrari, have the potential to effectively feed about 100 million... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Agriculture; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

08 Apr 2011
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Management Matters In Health Care, Too

field. Although they come from very different backgrounds, the three panel members presented a unified view of why management really matters. HBS assistant professor Raffaella Sadun described her groundbreaking research on the impact of management on hospital View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Mar 2017
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How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine

targeted approach gives Bennet hope that Harmoni can benefit not only people suffering from movement disorders, but also a whole class of psychiatric patients who, until now, had few options beyond prescription drugs to help lessen the View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to introduce a new pilot project designed to enhance the motivation and performance of a group of 200 employees. A rare female manager at Frito-Lay, Johnson finds that her youth, inexperience, and... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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Women at the Top

corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies are women, such an opportunity is indeed rare for female executives, most of whom have always worked in male-dominated workplaces. "While they're able to perform very well in predominantly male... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

01 Dec 2007
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How Business Schools Lost Their Way

management itself, the times seem ripe for reopening the question of what exactly this institution is for, what functions we as a society want it to perform, and how well it is performing them. Great Depression Rekindles the Drive for... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Abraham Zaleznik; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

10 Mar 2021
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Next Normal

However, the effects of professional isolation on job performance decrease with some face-to-face interactions and access to more communication technologies, such as video conferencing and dedicated... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Lesson from the Fall

opportunities for executives to reap enormous personal gains from gaming accounting and SEC rules. If Enron-type breakdowns are to be avoided in the future, corporate boards need to keep in mind seven propositions that collectively address the potentially perverse... View Details

Keywords: Malcolm S. Salter; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

resilience while changing your relationship to stress, and shares a roadmap for sustainable performance in the face of ongoing change. How to Wash a Chicken: Mastering the Business Presentation by Tim Calkins (MBA 1991) Page Two This is... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

Recruiting and retaining highly talented executives is a demanding task. Doing this effectively requires that we respect and channel two opposing forces that continually act on "star-quality" managers. I call this "constellation... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2014
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Convening Power

gift from Seth (MBA 1982) and Beth Klarman, will combine the elements of a large-scale conference center, a performance space, and an intimate community forum. Seth Klarman is president and CEO of the Baupost Group, a Boston-based... View Details

12 Jul 2019
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The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

the survey at alumni.hbs.edu/skydecksurvey. Beyond the survey, if you ever want to drop us a note, you can find us at skydeck@hbs.edu. We’d love to hear from you. Ok, now for today’s show. Cloudflare is a web performance and security... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015

Alumni Books Live the Art by Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978) (Rizzoli) A chronicle of Deitch’s career as an art dealer and producer of memorable installations and art happenings that transcended the idea of a mere “exhibition,” this book explores in detail the shows and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2019
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Building a Movement

appointment with Harvard’s Kennedy School, where she founded the Social Innovation and Change Initiative. Here, they look back at the growing legacy of the SEI and the work still ahead. What are some of the effects from the first 25 years... View Details

24 Aug 2017
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Unlocking Potential

in order to make it to the next day. That doesn’t translate to successful job performance in a business environment, however. From their first day in the program, Reset participants (or students, in Reset’s vocabulary) work in a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2015
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

proven approach to analyzing and solving challenges and provides a common language anyone can understand. Teams That Work: The Six Characteristics of High Performing Teams by Cliff Chirls (MBA 1979), George Myers, and Tom Champoux... View Details

23 Oct 2019
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Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method

found the exercise to be particularly effective at helping him understand the complexities of team dynamics. “The simulation made clear the importance of every detail of a production line, from the positioning of the various workstations... View Details

Keywords: Educational Innovation

30 Nov 2017
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Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

orders and have them delivered to their tables—a service often performed by managers. “Now when I see a customer talking to a manager, it’s a good thing,” says Karavites, smiling. Traditionally, the bank of cash registers that separates... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

10 Mar 2021
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Vision: A Unicorn Evolves

product sped up the process of creating and following up on sales pitches, which resulted in 10 times more meetings for GroupTalent’s two sales reps, Medina says. But the influx of interest overwhelmed the small startup, and they were unable to View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; technology; startups; leadership

01 Sep 2010
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Reinventing the Annual Report

combining the financial and CSR/sustainability reports into something I call “One Report,” which provides the essential information on a company’s financial, environmental, social, and governance performance and shows the relationships... View Details

Keywords: Robert G. Eccles

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