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  • February 1986 (Revised March 1990)
  • Supplement

Copeland Corp.: Evolution of a Manufacturing Strategy--1975-82 (C)

By: David A. Garvin
In the preceding case, Copeland had to choose between two alternative plant layouts for organizing its Sidney plant. Now it must get work force approval for a change in "bumping" rules before proceeding with the change. Management must decide how to proceed--to... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Production; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Labor and Management Relations; Restructuring; Decisions; Change Management; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio
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  • January 2025
  • Technical Note

Skills-First Talent Management: Hiring

By: Boris Groysberg, Tom Quinn, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden
The first in a series of notes on how organizations manage skills-first talent-management chains, covering recruiting: the process of creating a job description, publicizing the job and attracting applicants, and assessing candidates. Other notes in this series include... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Jobs and Positions
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    Teresa M. Amabile

    Teresa Amabile is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. Originally educated and employed as a chemist, Teresa received her Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. Her current research investigates how people approach and... View Details

    • 31 Oct 2018
    • What Do You Think?

    What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

    PeopleImages What kinds of fear, if any, are appropriate in leading others? Fear has a place in leading and managing others. But if used for short-term achievement, as a negative motivator, or as a source of power over others, it can have... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 2020
    • Working Paper

    Novel Risks

    By: Robert S. Kaplan, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard and Anette Mikes
    All organizations practice some form of risk management to identify and assess routine risks in their operations, supply chains, strategy, and external environment. These risk management policies, however, fail in the presence of novelty. Novel risks arise from... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Policy; Failure; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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    • 01 Jan 2003
    • News

    • 17 Dec 2019
    • News

    Under Pressure, OXXO Rethinks the Convenience Store

    • 2008
    • Book

    Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage

    By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
    In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize... View Details
    Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Operations; Performance; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy
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    • 09 Jan 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place

    consequences of what they are doing." Such snap decisions can result in geo-mistakes that sap energy out of an organization and cause it to lose focus on what it was doing well in the first place. Geographic expansion should provide... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 14 Nov 2023
    • What Do You Think?

    Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?

    (AdobeStock/Kostiantyn) There are numerous studies of character traits in leaders. Human resource experts have advised us on what to look for in those who would be potential leaders. Management development focuses on behaviors that build... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 09 Aug 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

    dignity, and to give organizations an underleveraged talent pool. Rich communities, resourced schools in America The “American dream” ethos promises prosperity for those who work hard regardless of their background, but it’s a myth for... View Details
    Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

      Paul Hamilton

      Paul studies the economic complements needed for firms to realize productivity gains from machine learning and artificial intelligence. These complements include data, human capital & skills, organizational processes, and business models. 
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      • 05 Dec 2024
      • HBS Seminar

      Amanda Sharkey, Mendoza College of Business

      • 23 Dec 2010
      • News

      2010 Emerald Literati Network Outstanding Paper Award

      • 14 Dec 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Nonprofit Boards: It is Time to Lift Your Gaze and See the System

      Keywords: by Shamal Dass, Kristy Muir, and V. Kasturi Rangan
      • 11 Feb 2009
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting

      Keywords: by Lisa D. Ordóñez, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Adam D. Galinsky & Max H. Bazerman
      • Research Summary

      Overview

      By: Hise O. Gibson
      Professor Gibson's primary research interests encompass inclusive leadership, operational effectiveness, human capital development, leadership, leader development, leading change, and risk management especially during crisis. As part of his broader work to... View Details
      • Research Summary

      Overview

      By: Shikhar Ghosh
      I am focused on exploring the human side of developing early stage entrepreneurial ventures. These enterprises are characterized by the pursuit of opportunity, shortage of resources to pursue their goals and uncertainty at every step of the journey. Some of the... View Details
      Keywords: Scale; Exit; Founders' Agreements; Success Measures; Entrepreneurial Risk; Founding Teams; Entrepreneurship; Failure; Europe; Middle East; Asia
      • 2014
      • Book

      Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World

      By: John P. Kotter
      Based on the award-winning article in Harvard Business Review, from global leadership expert John Kotter. It's a familiar scene in organizations today: a new competitive threat or a big opportunity emerges. You quickly create a strategic initiative in response and... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Organizational Structure
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      • 28 May 2020
      • News

      Meet the 2020-2021 Leadership Fellows