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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
customer. ET then went a step further, locating an aluminum extruder in China that would manufacture some of the parts used in the panels. “We ship in 48 hours from our Singapore partner’s warehouse to the customer’s facility,” Sharpe says. “Our goal is to present a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
When she joined the new private-sector team at Oxfam America as a freshly minted MBA in 2007, Roshini Moodley Naidoo was essentially given the following directive: All those great ideas we’ve been discussing? Make them happen. It was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
their aspiration. Over dinner, Seth spoke passionately to the group about capitalism and the responsibilities of business leaders. His words resonated with many and I am delighted to share them here, for all the School’s alumni, with his... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Publishing Platform) An autobiographical story of a boy whose life was radically changed in the prison camps on Java during World War II. After the Japanese surrender in 1945, a violent Indonesia revolution forced the evacuation of all... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
by a deep East-West cleavage born from the refugee crisis. Against this backdrop, a Germany that is not all that it seems has become Europe’s de-facto ruler but is unfit to lead, while Trump’s America cannot be counted on as before,... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-062.pdf September 2014 Managing Consumer Services: Factory or Theater Customer Experience and Service Design By: Karmarkar, Uday, and Uma R. Karmarkar Abstract—While services already dominate economic activity in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12
blend the two models? Paper: http://hbr.org/2013/03/do-you-really-want-to-be-an-ebay/ar/1 Prize-based Contests Can Provide Solutions to Computational Biology Problems Authors:Lakhani, Karim R., Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva C. Guinan, Carliss Y.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help-but there's only one way to ensure sustained innovation: you need to lead it-and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
mandated language change at a Chilean subsidiary of a large U.S. multinational organization. The engineering-focused subsidiary aiming to facilitate cross-border interactions embedded language acquisition experts to transition all... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25
rights who nevertheless need to collaborate to help make the venture a success? We outline the ways in which these coordination frictions manifest themselves, describe the underlying drivers, and document several contractual solutions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
“dedication to a cause greater than oneself,” and success and happiness will flow from it. The book influenced me to change the path I was on, and that has made all the difference. —Nate Boaz (MBA 2006) is a dad, author, US Marine Corps... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
effective leader is to be the one who listens intently, exhibits curiosity, and remains open to arguments that might change your point of view. These behaviors all require humility. We hope that during your time as students, you’ve become... View Details
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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online
corporation or a small local business, we have a solution for your learning and development needs. Learn More Our Difference Digital Marketing Strategy will equip you with the latest tactics, tools, and trends to acquire and retain... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
Jones could see it in class. Rogers would be perched up near the Skydeck, taking in all the information and confidently offering solutions with a radio-quality voice. “He was, as Youngme Moon would define... View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
manifests itself in organizational practices that fail to take women's lives into account, hinder their ability to develop powerful networks, and create excessive performance pressure on women. A Fresh Approach The solution offered by... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
dedication to finding solutions to huge challenges? For example, should blocks of the HBS curriculum focus on big, multidisciplinary problems — such as the world’s water shortage — and how to solve them? How about increasing the number of... View Details
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
should develop a deep understanding of their operations and the behavior they want to induce. Finally, they should trace the incentive misalignment to hidden action or information and use contract-based, information-based, or reputation-based View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 21, 2009
20,000 MW of wind energy, representing a $37 billion investment in 2007. Besides high prices, wind energy represented a solution for consumers seeking an energy source that would not add to the problems associated with global climate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Feb 2018
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New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
This acclaimed, market-leading text emphasizes the basic theme of “different costs for different purposes” and reaches beyond cost accounting procedures to consider concepts, analyses, and management. The 16th edition incorporates the latest research and most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
dry—contraband in the eyes of Poland’s Communist government, which approved all publications in the country. Maj held his breath as an officer of the Służba Bezpieczeństwa—the secret police—walked by the entrance to the alleyway. It was... View Details