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    Stefan H. Thomke

    Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace; automobiles; automotive; banking; biotechnology; chemical; computer; defense; electronics; health care; high technology; home video games; information technology industry; manufacturing; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; plastics; semiconductor; service industry; telecommunications; video games
    • 08 Mar 2021
    • In Practice

    COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

    A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • Profile

    Rocio Parra

    term, I'm looking forward to working in an operational role where I get to share in the management of a brand and strategy execution. I look forward to both the analytical and creative aspects of my job as... View Details
    Keywords: Retail
    • November 2005 (Revised July 2006)
    • Case

    Two Tough Calls (A)

    By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
    A young female manager must decide whether to terminate two poorly performing managers who work for her. Shows the practical and ethical issues involved in firing decisions. View Details
    Keywords: Ethics; Resignation and Termination; Management; Performance
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      Iavor I. Bojinov

      Iavor Bojinov is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is the co-PI of the AI and Data Science Operations Lab and a faculty affiliate in the Department of Statistics at Harvard University and the Harvard Data Science... View Details

      • May–June 2019
      • Article

      Your Workforce Is More Adaptable Than You Think

      By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, Judith K. Wallenstein and Alice de Chalendar
      In 2018 the Project on Managing the Future of Work at HBS teamed up with the BCG Henderson Institute to survey 6,500 business leaders and 11,000 workers about the various forces reshaping the nature of work. The responses revealed a surprising gap: While the executives... View Details
      Keywords: Management; Employees; Attitudes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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      • 25 Jan 2012
      • News

      Amid Attacks on Private Equity, Efforts to Study Its Value

        Rakesh Khurana

        Rakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School. He is also Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, co-Master of Cabot House at Harvard College, and the Danoff Dean of Harvard College. 

        Professor... View Details

        Keywords: executive search

          Martin A. Sinozich

          Martin Sinozich is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in both MBA and Executive Education programs.  For first-year MBAs, Martin teaches in Field Global Immersion, a required course that... View Details

          • 26 Apr 2023
          • News

          Is AI Coming for Your Job?

          • April 2021
          • Case

          ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers

          By: Robert S. Kaplan, Ashiana Jivraj and Jane Barrow
          The case illustrates the application of value-based health care to dental medicine. ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers was a rapidly-growing network of dentist-owned independent implant clinics. The targeted market included 23 million people, 15% of the US adult... View Details
          Keywords: Value-based Health Care; Dental Medicine; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Industry; United States
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          • October 1992 (Revised December 1992)
          • Case

          American Connector Company (A)

          By: Gary P. Pisano
          American Connector Co. is forced to reexamine operations at its Sunnyvale plant when a Japanese competitor announces plans to build an "ultimate" plant in the United States. Case examines issues related to benchmarking a competitor's manufacturing capabilities and... View Details
          Keywords: Production; Infrastructure; Competitive Strategy; Global Strategy; Policy; Strategic Planning; Performance Productivity; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Effectiveness; Sunnyvale; Japan
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            Bharat N. Anand

            Bharat N. Anand is the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University, and the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

            Professor Anand is an expert in digital strategy, media and... View Details

            Keywords: broadcasting; entertainment; information; media; motion pictures; music; publishing industry; sports; television

              Michael T. Moynihan

              Michael Moynihan is a Lecturer of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School. Mike is currently teaching Creating Brand Value, an MBA elective course on brand strategy.  He has also served as an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business... View Details

                Natalie Epstein

                Natalie Epstein is a PhD Candidate in Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research focuses on service design strategies for on-demand operations. As the service industry accelerates, she is particularly... View Details

                  James L. Heskett

                  James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

                  • February 2004 (Revised August 2004)
                  • Case

                  National Semiconductor's India Design Center

                  By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Elizabeth Kind
                  The senior managers of the India Design Center used 360-degree feedback to develop their team competencies. Now, three new managers are about to join their management team, and Ashok Kumar, director of the center, must decide how to integrate the new managers in a way... View Details
                  Keywords: Groups and Teams; Information Technology Industry; India
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                  Overview

                  21st Century Energy — Dr Crawford teaches this EC course, which exposes students to business models and management diilemmas, all along the energy value chain — from oil sands and pipelines, to coal and natural gas, hydro and nuclear, wind and solar, to biofuels. The... View Details
                  • 27 Feb 2013
                  • Research & Ideas

                  Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?

                  plans to improve their relationships but fail to follow them due to their inability to put themselves in their partners' shoes. I have watched thoughtful managers planning new incentive schemes to motivate their employees, only to find... View Details

                    Ria Sen

                    Ria is a JD/PhD student at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. At HLS, she was a John M. Olin Fellow and the winner of the 2021 Victor Brudney Writing Prize. She previously studied Economics and Mathematics at Columbia University, where she was nominated... View Details