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- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted into national categories. The place of registration, the nationality of shareholders, and the nationality of management often pointed in different directions. During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
important to think about how that requirement meshes with the social context of the firm. This assessment of fit will help a manager determine whether the technology is incompatible with the social context of the organization and, as a... View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
for the interview process to mirror that. Or if there will be periods of consistent pace followed by times of deadline driven pressure, that should be clearly explained. Candidates know themselves and their work styles and want to set themselves up for success by... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
conversations with people at the company. Not every cleantech startup I talked to had opportunities that were a good fit for an early-career MBA like me; some were too far from commercialization and too focused on solving technical... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
websites, create scrapbooks, and engage in activities using augmented reality technology. Managers should look for opportunities to introduce nostalgia in ways they believe will best fit their organizational environment and culture.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
I learned how to speak Chinese. We went to Chinese language classes every Sunday for 12 years and I absolutely HATED Sunday School. I didn't understand why “learning my heritage” mattered when I was trying so hard to just fit in. But then... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
software to coordinate care with one another, now processes some 30 percent of patient transitions out of hospitals. In October 2020, CarePort was bought by health technology company WellSky for $1.35 billion. CEO Hu says that one reason WellSky was a good View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
corresponding example of actual implementation. But we’re pluralistic, not rigidly prescriptive. We don’t say that every school must pursue every goal. Using the wide range of examples that we provide, they will all have to figure out their own strategies to View Details
- 30 Jul 2025
- News
Play with Purpose
think it's about setting that culture and then hiring amazing people that fit the culture and that want to be part of that. And then, they're very good at what they do. Obviously winning in sports is incredibly competitive. Everyone has... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
marginalized or less powerful,” he says. “Moving from one of the power actors, the provincial government, into another power actor—but one with less resources and little authority in the last century—actually fit where my religious... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
attractive and a workforce that fits their needs - all within a comfortable community where key employees will want to live. Locales that offer an effective infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and business-friendly regulations will... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
those that most closely fit their strategy and adapt or develop others. There is no rule for the right number of metrics to include in a measurement system; however, including too many tends to distract managers from pursuing a focused... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- 29 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
To New Beginnings: Reflecting on Transitioning Careers and Starting a Family while at HBS
culture fit me best. That firm turned out to be Boston Consulting Group. BCG recruiters went out of their way to make my interview period one that worked best for me. They asked me if I wanted to interview in mid-December, about a month... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
decide whether they want to try to restructure the nature of the engagement to better fit the firm's service model. Although young and small, the firm has grown successfully and is optimistic about its future prospects. Kutchins and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
of this. And it would be perverse if the solution was to dumb down or limit what the institutions can do in terms of what they develop, to fit the existing managers. I think the longer-run solution is that general managers have to become... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
planning, caution, and preparedness; and order, focused on respect, structure, and shared norms. These styles fit into an "integrated culture framework" according to the degree to which they reflect independence or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
assortment tends to be good. For instance, when you go shopping for Levi's 501 jeans, the fact that there are hundreds of combinations of length and waist sizes allows a person to find the one that fits best. The second type of... View Details
- Blog
When Generations Learn Together
from the program. (JS): In my MBA program, it took me a while to learn how to participate. Bracken has just been very natural. Whenever he has an insight, he shares it. He was probably the youngest participant in both programs, but it didn't bother him a bit. He View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
find most challenging? “Day-to-day, my challenges are often related to prioritization, both for the work my team takes on and what types of content and applications we bring to the platform—should we invest in and promote a new VR fitness... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
returned. Throughout the rest of 2007, she endured months of especially difficult rounds of chemotherapy and painful side effects. Yet Jen refused to let her physical condition interfere with the effort to assist others. As she wrote in her blog that fall, “[David and... View Details