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- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
the twentieth century, companies relied on a "full-service" agency for most or all of their advertising service needs, including both creative development and media planning and buying. Agencies were compensated primarily by commissions... View Details
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Michael Maples
fund, a mezzanine fund, or late-stage. What really matters is you’ve got to have some unfair advantage to get access to those ten deals. And if you don’t, you won’t succeed.” To a great degree, Maples views his job as a process of... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
climate change and other crises,” Ndidi Nwuneli says. “There is an urgent need to transform and strengthen our food ecosystems.” AACE Food Processing & Distribution Ltd., cofounded by the Nwunelis in 2009, processes, packages, and... View Details
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
need? What is the optimal setting and context in which they should be delivering care? What processes should they use? There are all sorts of operating managerial and strategic decisions that we haven't even talked about at a policy level... View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
HBS research associate Brian DeLacey, are studying the processes of mentoring and coaching in entrepreneurial environments. Leonard and DeLacey discuss their findings with HBS Working Knowledge editor Sean Silverthorne.Silverthorne: In... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
Companies need to have smart technicians who stay abreast of emerging digital threats and defenses, of course, but the technicians shouldn't be calling the shots. General managers need to take the lead in building processes that will... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
Streamline approvals. A complicated decision process can burden the fund with too many goals and lead to ineffective investing patterns. Provide powerful incentives. Companies that don't offer adequate compensation to their venture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
the Racial Equity Plan (REP), which was developed last summer by members of the Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force and launched in September. “There always have been people dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion at HBS, and the new... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
(forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, I develop and empirically test the proposition that performance pressure acts as a double-edged sword for teams, providing positive effects by enhancing team motivation to achieve good results while simultaneously triggering View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
Incentive Plan By: Chung, Doug J., Thomas Steenburgh, and K. Sudhir Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:http://www.europeanfinancialreview.com/ August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics Acquirer-Target Social Ties and Merger... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
founded Alibris, an e-commerce company that sells used, rare, and out-of-print books. We failed, a lot—HBS has a case on our more interesting failures. Our biggest setback came early. We planned to launch our commercial website and close... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
time at worksites and offices, and developing processes for monitoring social media and conducting meaningful employee surveys, Paine suggests. They should also make sure the company has whistleblower hotlines that are closely monitored... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
display promotions away from smaller revenue brands and toward larger ones following periods of poor financial performance, indicating the behavior is being driven by parties higher in the firm than the brand managers. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
challenging assignments, adequate resources, supportive work groups, management that places a premium on creativity, and project leaders who understand the creative process and have strong communications skills. At the other end of the... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
also has developed partnerships with more than 850 hospitals across Andhra Pradesh that will provide 108 patients with 24 hours of free medical care. Hospitals that had been initially reluctant to sign on to the service quickly came around as they realized that EMRI’s... View Details
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
application processing line, totaling nearly 600,000 observations of individuals completing work at a given step in the process. We find that productivity on the current task is most impacted by experience on the same day, but the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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1.11 Leaves of Absence | MBA
process of clearance to return to enrollment and/or residence after a hospitalization or emergency room visit, see Section 1.12 Clearance for Return . The decision to place a student on an involuntary leave of absence for health related... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
best things that they can activate to minimize this gap? Moret: Absolutely. Very important for any student who’s planning to go directly into the labor market after they finish their undergraduate degree, to really start the career... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
chairman of both the MBA and doctoral programs. Much of Christenson's research has focused on organizations as learning systems, examining the processes by which they adapt to their environments. He has also considered how... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage