Cross Functional Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1996
News

Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course

particular companies in each country. To catch students' attention immediately, they chose companies with name recognition, such as Toyota, Wedgwood, Ford, and IBM. The companies were also selected to include functional areas of interest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

02 Jul 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

Summing Up Why do managers choose to pursue profit so directly? The word "profit" in this month's column provoked a wide range of issues and emotions among respondents. It set off several debates. They ranged from definitions of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Apr 2020
News

To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual

organizations face in designing and implementing effective digital platforms that support a range of functions and stakeholders. “We talked about what it really means to transition to digital operations,” says Carrolo, the General View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Online AI Course | HBS Online

diverse applications of AI, machine learning, predictive modeling, and data science Explore ethical AI-related challenges to implement it responsibly and manage risks Develop the skills and frameworks to shape your organization’s digital... View Details

15 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 15, 2007

Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907412 HDFC (A) Harvard Business School Case 301-093 The top management team at India's leading home finance company must decide how to deal with the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

cubicles—is often treated as an afterthought at immature IT organizations, says HBS professor Robert Austin. Yet this attitude is unwise, because the sooner bugs are caught, the easier and cheaper they are to correct. But who is best suited to control and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

06 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS

1995. In 2013, Henry McGee returned to HBS in the role of Senior Lecturer. A member of the General Management Unit, he teaches the required MBA courses Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) and Field Immersion Experience for... View Details

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Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity

been times when we have prioritized my career, and right now is a time we are prioritizing her career. From a professional perspective, I feel like I have not accomplished as much as I might have hoped 10 years out of HBS, but I also recognize that this is very much a... View Details

02 Nov 2020
News

The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)

enjoy that Some days I work with our CFO on food-spend projections, or help our COO build a multi-year strategic planning framework. Other days, I work with my team to coordinate food donations or manage inventory turns. Even though we... View Details

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

well, since the economic environments of emerging markets such as Chile, Costa Rica, or Mexico vary so greatly. Since business groups are such an integral part of most economies, understanding how these networked organizations function... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

Business School Case 207-092 How should creditors pursue their claims in a multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy? David Butters, Managing Director at Lehman Brothers, negotiates a restructuring of Navigator Gas Transport, a shipping company that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26

positions were significantly more likely than others to repatriate dividends to parent companies in the United States. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w18107 How Do Risk Managers Become Influential? A Field Study of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2009
News

Too Big To Fail

failure of the free-market system, but more so the result of decades of misguided government policies that interfered with the functioning of that system.” Nonetheless, the panel’s two Republicans call for reforms, including taking Fannie... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

06 May 2015
What Do You Think?

Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?

effect helps us to achieve." Casandra Levine agreed, but introduced a cautionary note. The promise of what can be accomplished by predictive analytics in raising the quality of life and functionality for our society is astonishing,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

Stock Exchange (NYSE); and Robert C. Gasser, managing director and head of U.S. equities at J. P. Morgan & Co. Financial exchanges today, Seifert began, must have the business systems of a technology company, with the requisite speed... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

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Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Course Number 1731 Assistant Professor Zoe Cullen Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 12 Sessions Project Course... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

After ten years of working at McKinsey & Co., where she had become the first female African-American partner, Pamela Thomas-Graham (MBA '88/JD '89) was ready for a change. "Consulting is an excellent way to learn management and strategy... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017

Olympic bids in their own cities. Act from Choice: Simple Tools for Managing Your Habits, Your Emotions and Yourself, to Be How You Mean to Be by Robert Goldmann (MBA 1961) (Clarity Publications Inc.) With the goal of training your brain... View Details

02 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 2

functional managers rather than general managers, a phenomenon we term "functional centralization." Using panel data on senior management positions, we show that... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

18 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

innovation: (1) the functions of sociality (sociality as extension of rationality, sociality as sensing and signaling, sociality as matching and identity); (2) the forms of sociality (independent/aggregate and interacting/emergent forms... View Details