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- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
when they radically restructured their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The new CBA instituted a uniform cap (as well as a floor) on team payrolls. It also set maximums and minimums for individual contracts and declared many more... View Details
Juan T. Trippe
Known for his sharp negotiating skills, Trippe built PanAm into the world’s only truly global air carrier. Trippe’s success at PanAm was due in large part to his cooperation with different branches of national governments, winning large... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
organizations, which often use capitated payments, and bundled payments. Nearly half (46%) of respondents say value-based contracts significantly improve the quality of care, and another 42% say value-based View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
introduced him to Clara Health, a startup specializing in making that connection for all disease types. Within two weeks the team had published a website using Clara’s software (gratis) to match those conducting clinical trials View Details
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Lauren Taylor & Rebecca Henderson
some precision to the discussion of culture in organizational change. She'll use the concept of relational contracts to help readers see the "fuzzy" side of management with clarity. Rebecca: My work on... View Details
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Boston Manufacturing Company Records | Baker Library
the Boston Associates. The company operated the first mill in the world to combine all aspects of the manufacture of cotton cloth under one roof. The company built its labor force by contracting with... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- News
Paving the Way to College
navigate the college admissions process, including test prep, college visits, and working with admissions offices. In this interview, Frankel talks about the origins of the idea and what College Match has... View Details
- Career Coach
Peter Platzer
Peter (HBS '02) is a former hedge fund manager who currently runs a space exploration company he founded in 2012. A coach for HBS since 2002, he enjoys helping individuals find their unique career vision, matching their passion, skills... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
global key account management program since 2010. The key account manager of an emerging account had been asked by his customer to cut the costs of two long-term contracts worth about 300 million that his customer had signed View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
John R. Simplot
utilized government funding to build a fertilizer empire, gaining 15% of the market in 1968. Simplot’s other achievements included the creation of processes to de-hydrate potatoes and freeze dry french fries, the latter of which earned him a lucrative View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
William H. Gates III
In 1980, Gates signed a contract with IBM to develop an operating system for their new personal computer. Gates retained the rights to his operating system, MS-DOS, and struck deals View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.
Using his Ford automobile as collateral, Wyatt entered the gas distribution and energy pipeline business with $800 in 1955. His tenacity and determination quickly secured gas contracts throughout Texas, and... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
resisters in their networks did not necessarily know one another and so were unlikely to form a coalition. Change agents with cohesive networks, in which all individuals were connected, were better at instituting minor changes. Their... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
of people's relationships with brands and a demonstration of the important and timely implications of this evolving sub-discipline. A range of different brand relationship environments are explored in the collection, including online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
consider the real effects of bank lending shocks and how they permeate the economy through buyer-supplier linkages. We combine administrative data on all firms in Spain with a matched bank-firm-loan dataset... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2022
- News
AI Could Cut Hiring Biases as Companies Make Push to Find Workers, Proponents Say
Photo via Pymetrics Photo via Pymetrics A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal highlights the efforts of Frida Polli (MBA 2012), a neuroscientist and CEO of Pymetrics, an AI-powered recruiting and job matching platform, to employ... View Details
- 18 Nov 2016
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Making a Fast Start on a New Job
Experience Lacking experience, contract workers find it difficult to advance to a job with expanded responsibilities. But it can be done. Research into the the concept of "stretchwork." Reflecting... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
Asa G. Candler
sold in every state and by 1898, Coca-Cola had moved into Canada, Hawaii, and Mexico. In 1899, Candler signed a bottling contract with two Chattanooga lawyers, birthing the Coca-Cola franchise system, which... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
with 250 students will typically include 20 teachers and 50 tutors, with students spending five hours a day in classes and two hours in small-group or individual tutoring. In addition to operating charter... View Details
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Midwest Student Association | MBA
to create opportunities for Midwesterners and students interested in living in the Midwest post MBA to interact with each other, to increase awareness of the cultures and job opportunities available in the region, and to help employers... View Details