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- October 2014
- Case
Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference
By: Clayton Rose, Jerome Lenhardt and Daniela Beyersdorfer
For Kai Teckentrup, the owner and co-CEO of the German "Mittelstand" door manufacturer Teckentrup, balancing competitive pressures, demographic realities and values were at the heart of the diversity program that he had started and championed at the company. Beyond... View Details
Keywords: Diversity Management; Corporate Values; Competitiveness; Demographics; Change Management; Transformation; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Literacy; Nationality; Race; Residency; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Economic Growth; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Immigration; Employee Relationship Management; Civil Society or Community; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Europe; Germany; Russia; Turkey
Rose, Clayton, Jerome Lenhardt, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Teckentrup: A Door to Managing Difference." Harvard Business School Case 315-016, October 2014.
- September 2003 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Hearthside Homes
By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Investigates the "controllability problem" inherent in bonus systems. Ideally, an incentive system accurately measures performance in areas that the individual can control. But most measures are either too broad, including factors outside the influence of the employee,... View Details
- Web
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog
with a grounding in the construction of business theories and bridging those theories to the world of practice. The hope is that we can then recognize well researched theories of causality as a basis for understanding why things happen... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
McArthur Hall Dedication
"Throughout my career," said Menino, "I've always been able to rely on John's help and exceptionally good judgment." Earl Sasser next expressed his thanks to Menino and the city of Boston for cooperation in the building's construction and... View Details
- 22 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
“Mission + Profit: What’s the Balance?” asks SECON 2018
City Weightlifting – we made sure that our attendees did not have a lack of events to participate in. To help them navigate the conference, we constructed four tracks that followed the lifecycle of a social enterprise. The four tracks... View Details
- Web
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive - Course Catalog
construction of business theories and bridging those theories to the world of practice. The hope is that we can then recognize well researched theories of causality as a basis for understanding why things happen the way that they do, and... View Details
- Profile
Jake Johnston
bikes, and elk breeding. "Ultimately, I'd like to be an entrepreneur in a business that serves the greater good, like green construction or sustainable energy." "HBS has been eye-opening," says Jake. "I often come... View Details
- Web
Archival Collections - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
of Harvard Business School and construction of its campus. Materials include historical documents and photographs, correspondence, financial records, pamphlets, clippings, maps, photographs, and ephemera. Collections of note are the... View Details
- 2009
- Report
Clusters and Dubai's Competitiveness
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Dubai Cluster Competitiveness Report presents a consistent analysis of the four clusters that currently dominate the Dubai economy: construction, financial services, tourism, and transportation and logistics. Each of the four cluster chapter provides a profile of... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Industry Clusters; Performance Evaluation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Dubai
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters and Dubai's Competitiveness." Report, Dubai Economic Council, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 2009.
- 11 May 2011
- News
In a Good Place
everything from handmade jewelry (think cufflinks made from old typewriter keys) to custom-made furniture (perhaps a coffee table constructed from recycled barn siding?). Incorporated in 1985, founded by parent volunteers (Gehrke took the... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders
sense of themselves and their world. In his view, the level of sophistication of how one structures an understanding of oneself and one's experiences lies at the heart of identity. First, we actively construct our understandings; we don't... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
IMAGINATION: Construction is expected to begin this spring on Ballpark Village, adjacent to Busch Stadium (right). In its first phase, the complex will include retail and entertainment venues, restaurants, condominiums, and office space.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
have described as characteristic of the modern neo-liberal regime. 2013 pub Fashioning an Industry: Socio-cognitive Processes in the Construction of Worth of a New Industry By: Khaire, Mukti Abstract—This study of the high-end fashion... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
construction to finance. Atlanta, by contrast, has had to build about half its Olympic facilities (at a cost of $550 million) and raise about three times as much money as the LA committee. The 1996 Games will dwarf the 1984 event and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 02 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017
Construction of Wine Culture Since the 1960s, the United States has seen spectacular growth in wine consumption. Al Hisano explores how businesses reinveted the image of wine. This creation of the new market, like other consumer products,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future
providing development grants for schools and hospitals and in catalyzing for-profit investments to jump-start growth as it attempts to be more constructively proactive in the region. This enhanced role for incumbent organizations and... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Critical Information: MIS Monitors the Ever-Changing World of IT
products - a construct they call "the virtual value chain" - which is analogous to the physical value chain. They discuss this concept in their forthcoming book Managing in the Marketspace. MIS professor Lynda M. Applegate is also... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
reporting requirements for US senators and representatives mandate the disclosure of all financial transactions in a given year, which allowed Minor to construct their risk preferences. Coupled with no shortage of examples of misconduct,... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
‘desk’ part of this position would suit me,” says Oakes, an Austin, Texas, native who worked for the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation in Houston before enrolling at HBS. “In my last job, I was always out in the field, on View Details
- 21 Aug 2014
- Blog Post
HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Visits NYC
Transit Authority, he often finds himself going between on-the-ground construction sites and strategic planning meetings at the central office with the Recovery and Resiliency group – a team that started in 2013 in response to the effects... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government