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27 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

Policy (Management) doctoral program at HBS. (Edmondson chaired her dissertation committee.) Prior to the redesign, the hospital used ad hoc groupings in the emergency department—any available nurse would triage a patient, then return the patient's View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

but not nearly as dramatic as a computer produced in 2000, which runs 10 million times faster than a 1960s' computer. Carr's graph on information technology stands as a subject lesson for Darrell Huff's well-known book How to Lie with Statistics. Carr's View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

12 Mar 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

company. Good CEOs come in all shapes and sizes. Even deified leaders have weaknesses. No one is good at everything. For this reason, good CEOs surround themselves with strong executives who complement their skills, help analyze complicated situations, and View Details

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

research. He set his own research agenda, charted his own path, and simply ignored transient fashions. When he began his research on the growth of large firms, he ignored the prevailing assumptions among American historians that the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 9

contains sample problems, pre-built Excel models to calculate breakeven, and charts and graphs that help visualize the results. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510080-PDF-ENG Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Breakeven... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2024
Book

Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech

on thousands of business owners in similar industries, what if this bot could help a business owner head off perilous trends and chart a plan for success? We call this future state “Small Business Utopia.” It may be that this name... View Details

Keywords: by Karen G. Mills; Financial Services

08 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records

missteps, an advisor with a record should raise a red flag. “It certainly warrants having a conversation.” (The researchers have also created a website around their findings: The Market for Financial Advisor Misconduct. See chart below.)... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

A couple of years ago, hip-hop artist Macklemore topped the Billboard 100 chart with Thrift Shop, a paean to buying inexpensive used clothing from Goodwill Industries. Indeed, like the rapper, millions of people know Goodwill primarily as... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Sep 2016
First Look

September 13, 2016

Ning Tang, founder and CEO, chart the future strategic direction of CreditEase? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316151-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-185 Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family... View Details

20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

1980s, the band members' journey to sustain and enhance their identity in the next two decades, and the ongoing commitment to balancing their music careers, fame, personal lives, and—in the case of three of the musicians, their Christian faith. At the same time, Koehn... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

11 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11

patients with laryngeal cleft seen between 2008 and 2013 at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Pediatric Aerodigestive Center. Retrospective chart review was performed to identify clinic utilization by patients as well as patient... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

to sponsor a conference at Harvard that will bring together index fund managers, institutional investors, long-term shareholder activists, and company directors and heads to engage in charting the course for what it means to be an engaged... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

21 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill

told me they would look at that chart and feel proud of their contribution to the cause," Ashraf says. "What was top of mind was their contribution to the social impact—in this case, protecting women from HIV. I think we've deeply... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

conflict. And then Shapiro, Rangan, and Sviokla took their own advice, following orders through eighteen companies to chart gaps in the OMC process. Their article on the research, "Staple Yourself to an Order," was recently... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

A new space race—one fueled more by commercial conquest than intergalactic domination—is charting solutions to pressing problems in national security, climate change, and communication. With costs poised to drop and innovation on the... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

20 Sep 2016
First Look

September 20, 2016

Feeley, Robert S. Kaplan, and Steven J. Frank Abstract—Question: Can we create a value-based tool to visualize the outcomes and cost of various treatments that could facilitate patient-centered decision making? Summary Answer: We developed a standardized value... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Getting Back on Course

Superwoman Thanks to intense discussions over dinners with alumnae—the first of which was hosted by Welsh in New York—and to later conversations with faculty and other colleagues at HBS, Hart came up with a plan. The result is Charting... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

barely name one. Rather than continually reorganize, which is highly disruptive, ... turnaround leaders simply augment the organization chart with flexible, often temporary, groups that open relationships in multiple directions.— Rosabeth... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil

change. The emphasis is on "us," not "them." At this point, the company's business model and organizational chart might be re-evaluated. Kanter recalled the concept of "kaleidoscope thinking" she detailed in... View Details