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- 06 Oct 2015
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October 6, 2015
systems. The links between multinational firms form a distinct type of international system for the private sector—one that is simultaneously enmeshed in geopolitics and international markets even as it is also autonomous from them. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us-and ultimately, are left feeling dissatisfied. Each of us is unique and brings distinctive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006
innovations are focused on creating social change. Catalytic innovators are defined by five distinct qualities. First, they create social change through scaling and replication. Second, they meet a need that is either overserved (that is,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
business can apply five principles of negotiation that are used effectively by non-family members. The distinctive characteristics of family relationships and of family business systems—which affect the use of these principles—are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1998
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World Class Learning
to translate their thoughts into English are at a distinct disadvantage in this situation. Without such feedback mechanisms in place, say administrators such as Pat Light, the School would miss important clues. "Some years back," she... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
needed, or that customers were unwilling to pay for, and by focusing on their most profitable products and customer segments. Q: How does this relate to your work on the Balanced Scorecard? A: The two work streams are different, but complementary. They are View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
diagnosis and treatment into distinct units because the skills and processes required for each are quite different. Services and locations will be better aligned, providing greater control and efficiency. Organizations will gather data on... View Details
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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Barsoux asserts. 8 Doriot's students remembered the professor's distinct style: trimmed moustache, three-piece tailored suit, white handkerchief, pipe, and calm, deliberative voice delivered with a French accent. Doriot had a "studied... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Press) Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot? Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, and her coauthors find that leading innovation takes a distinctive kind of leadership, one... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
These discussions have focused on issues of increasing impact and scale, but often with no clear distinction between the two terms. In order to provide clarity, we offer a framework that distinguishes between the two and use that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
interviews with experienced executive education teachers and young instructors who have recently shifted into executive teaching to explore the distinctive features of executive teaching, as contrasted with MBA teaching, in a case method... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
retailers design their stores, product offerings, promotions, and services for the masses. They treat all shoppers alike even though customers' needs and wants differ and so do the volume and profitability of their purchases. Treating all customers alike puts retailers... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
researched for this book reveal considerable diversity in the types of businesses and social sector organizations involved and in their forms of collaboration. Each of the alliances that we visit in the subsequent chapters has distinctive... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
strategy, but “getting things done” is difficult and results may fall short of desired outcomes. While there is some overlap among modules on the course frameworks for action planning, the distinct lessons of each segment of the course... View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
Imagine that you are reading materials for an important meeting right before you go to sleep. While you are reading, a cue is produced—either a smell is dispersed in the room or a distinct sound is played. Then during the night, that same... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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choosing. Write a “pre-mortem” for a going concern—or a startup that students might plan to launch—analyzing the factors behind that startup’s imagined future failure. Analyze distinctive factors behind startup failure in a specific... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
interrelationships between three distinct parties: payers, providers, and consumers. Each group has its own perspective accompanied by a set of unique incentives, which complicate the adoption of a value-based health care system. To... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
Dharmapala Publication:The Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper investigates how dividend taxes influence portfolio choices, using the response to the distinctive treatment of a subset of foreign dividends... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
firm faces some challenges and opportunities that are unique to its setting in China and the fact that the firm is not yet three years old. The legal profession in China is a new and rapidly growing one with a large number of small firms all trying to carve out a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
vision is realized, we only stand to benefit from the interactions and activities the move will bring. Q: What's your view on business school rankings? A: The difficulty with the rankings is they don't reflect any of the interesting and complex View Details