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  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

world. The Great Qing Empire ruled China and dominated East Asia by a combination of power and cultural prestige. China's economy was the world's largest. China seemed without peer. Decline came fast. By... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

flexibility and how to redesign management practices to make flexible hybrid work more productive and innovative. How Not to Bankrupt Your Family Professor Lauren Cohen + More Info – Less Info In this session, we will explore pitfalls of... View Details
  • 03 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Succeed With Your New Boss

relationship with your new boss, they need to work effectively with you. In the past, have you done a good job of helping subordinates make their own transitions? What might you do differently this time? View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
  • 26 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

Political Influence of Voters' Interests on SEC Enforcement By: Heese, Jonas Abstract—I examine whether political influence as a response to voters’ interest in employment levels is reflected in the enforcement View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • May 2021
  • Teaching Plan

Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads

By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 621-018. For decades, Gera Developments (Gera) was a boutique family-owned real estate development firm in Pune, India. But since 2000, managing director Rohit Gera had turned the company into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Construction; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Housing; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Family and Family Relationships; Urban Development; Customization and Personalization; Real Estate Industry; Maharashtra; India; San Francisco
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  • 22 Nov 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

their planning processes and make smart choices. Here's an excerpt outlining the seven questions every manager should ask. 1. Who Is Your Primary Customer? The first imperative—and the heart of every... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • December 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

Amgen Inc.'s Epogen--Commercializing the First Biotech Blockbuster Drug

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis A. Yao
Amgen Inc.'s Epogen was the first biotech blockbuster drug. Epogen helped prevent anemia, a condition that leads to severe fatigue, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and even death. At the time, the market for Epogen, which included dialysis patients and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Strategic Planning; Competition; Patents; Innovation and Invention; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States
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HBS - The year in Review

HBS. RISE Fellows As part of the School’s Action Plan for Advancing Racial Equity , 20 MBA students were selected as the inaugural recipients of... View Details
  • 27 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

and elsewhere. Yet the book shows that these entrepreneurs contributed significantly to the growth of environmental awareness among consumers, business leaders, and others. However the Earth's environmental View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 2, 2016

Since its beginnings in 1978, TCS grew to a chain of around 70 stores located in over 20 states by 2013. Tindell believed TCS's employee-first culture and the seven Foundation Principles, which guided the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

18.2%—an effect driven by substitution of water for sugary drinks. Study 2 showed that graphic warning labels work by heightening negative affect and prompting consideration of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

severity of the coordination problem faced by users. Read the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=38648 The Costs of Ambient Cultural Disharmony: Indirect... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Part-Time Employees Want More Hours. Can Companies Tap This ‘Hidden’ Talent Pool?

recommends three actions to business leaders: Label the issue for employees. For too long, workplace norms around benefits have continued unchallenged. “Make it discussable,” Fuller says. “The issue of... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico

microeconomic competitiveness in Mexico will be used there by the President’s Office on Strategic Planning and Regional Development. “Now is a very good time for Mexico,” adds Ramirez. “We have a fully democratic government for the first... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; World Bank; United Nations; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs
  • June 2020
  • Article

How Scheduling Can Bias Quality Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections

By: Maria Ibanez and Michael W. Toffel
Accuracy and consistency are critical for inspections to be an effective, fair, and useful tool for assessing risks, quality, and suppliers—and for making decisions based on those assessments. We examine how inspector schedules could introduce bias that erodes... View Details
Keywords: Assessment; Bias; Inspection; Scheduling; Econometric Analysis; Empirical Research; Regulation; Health; Food; Safety; Quality; Performance Consistency; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
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  • 04 Oct 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?

enthusiastic about the notion, nevertheless with caveats regarding cultural differences around the world. As Ashok Jain put it, “Thru small actions practiced consciously one can train himself in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 2

and David KironHarvard Business School Case 810-105 On January 5, 2010, 48-year-old Richard Canny was on his way to meet the governor of Indiana. He was reading his newly issued press release announcing that THINK View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

One meeting each year should be a joint board-management retreat mid-way in the company's planning cycle to plan next year's activities. Additional time between meetings is typically required View Details
  • 31 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

The full cultural and sociological aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan—the worst disaster to hit the country since World War II—are washing like a tsunami across many industries as manufacturers and their... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics
  • 09 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

After a first year of trial rollout in Israel, CEO Lihi Segal and her team are devising a global go-to-market plan for the firm. The team is considering several target markets, ranging from people with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman