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- 18 Feb 2025
- HBS Seminar
Andrey Simonov, Columbia University
- June 2010
- Article
The China Rules: A Practical Guide for CEOs Managing Multinational Corporations in the People's Republic
By: Lynn S. Paine
To achieve growth and profitability in the world's third-largest economy, multinationals need strong leadership--but China is tough on top executives. Pulsating with opportunity, China attracts foreigners, yet HR professionals continue to rank it as one of the most... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership; Management Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; China
Paine, Lynn S. "The China Rules: A Practical Guide for CEOs Managing Multinational Corporations in the People's Republic." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 6 (June 2010).
- Research Summary
Current Research
By: Leslie K. John
Professor John is a behavioral scientist who uses both laboratory and field experiments to investigate questions that are at the intersection of marketing, organizational behavior, and public policy.
Professor John’s work has been published in leading... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Inclusion, Diversity & Engagement, Akamai Technologies; Aliyah Torrance, Director of Talent Acquisition, Akamai Technologies This modified case discussion did not require pre-reading. + More Info – Less Info When asked to list key... View Details
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Standards of Conduct - Recruiting
School. Students consent to make their resumes available to recruiters through the Resume Database. However, the Resume Database is intended for the use of recruiters only; it is not available to every requester outside the School. FERPA applies to Resume Database... View Details
- 09 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive
those with morbid obesity. Lambert: Will there always be a place for the diet-exercise model? Herzlinger: Diet and exercise is undoubtedly the best remedy. I’m not a fan of either surgery or drugs. I wish people would modify their... View Details
- May 2022
- Article
Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software
By: Frank Nagle
While there is little debate that digital forces are playing an increasingly crucial role in the economy, there
is limited understanding of the importance of the digital infrastructure that underlies this role. Much of the
discussion around digital infrastructure has... View Details
Nagle, Frank. "Strengthening Digital Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Free and Open Source Software." Brookings Series: Reimagining Modern-day Markets and Regulations (May 2022).
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
consistent with external survey results that demonstrate a lack of such alignment is one of the key reasons cited for wanting to leave a current position.) For example, when Adobe began developing a new family of generative AI models called Firefly that could, among... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: A Generalized Theory Calibrated to Survey Evidence on Normative Preferences Explains Puzzling Features of Policy
Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
- 2009
- Working Paper
Assess, Don't Assume, Part II: Negotiating Implications of Cross-Border Differences in Decision Making, Governance, and Political Economy
When facing a cross-border negotiation, the standard preparatory assessments—of the parties, their interests, their no-deal options, opportunities for and barriers to creating and claiming value, the most promising sequence and process design, etc.—should be... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Negotiation Process; Organizational Culture; Business and Government Relations
Sebenius, James K. "Assess, Don't Assume, Part II: Negotiating Implications of Cross-Border Differences in Decision Making, Governance, and Political Economy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-050, December 2009.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Assess, Don't Assume, Part I: Etiquette and National Culture in Negotiation
When facing a cross-border negotiation, the standard preparatory assessments -- of the parties, their interests, their no-deal options, opportunities for and barriers to creating and claiming value, the most promising sequence and process design, etc. -- should be... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Process; Societal Protocols; Competitive Advantage; Cooperation
Sebenius, James K. "Assess, Don't Assume, Part I: Etiquette and National Culture in Negotiation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-048, December 2009.
- 10 Feb 2020
- In Practice
6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy
algorithm can change the nature of price competition in its market and change the focal set of rivals. In addition, adopting a pricing algorithm may change the direction of a firm, requiring additional investments in IT, modified... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
their management in productive ways. The US Census Bureau has already adopted a modified version of the methodology, and census offices in other countries are experimenting with the same approach. Changing a company’s management practices... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Activity-Based Costing
per time unit of supplying capacity. For example, if employees receive an 8 percent compensation increase, the resource cost rate in our example increases from $0.80 per supplied minute to $0.864 per minute. If new machines are substituted or added to a process, the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A More Accommodating Approach
executive director of both Harvard Business School Online and Executive Education. He explains that as a result of modifying programs during the pandemic, Executive Education has embraced more hybrid and virtual modes of learning. “We are... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
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FAQ - Alumni
and recognized in HBS’s annual Report on Giving . Your recurring gift will continue indefinitely, but you can modify your gift amount, credit card number, or other details at any time by contacting HBS Gift Management at 617.495.6207 or... View Details
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necessitate developing a deeper and shared understanding of hate speech: what constitutes it, how we define it, and the repercussions for members of our community who use it. Both groups will be asked to develop recommendations we can implement quickly and View Details
- 16 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
pursue? To adapt to a new customer-centric directional reality, we propose an alternative to Ansoff's (1965) growth strategy matrix (see table below). The proposed 2 x 2 matrix is categorized by whether the firm is competing with existing versus new or View Details
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Shaping the Learning Environment - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
syllabus, presented in class, and/or discussed in office hours. Clarity regarding expectations can be especially important when students are relatively unfamiliar with discussion-based learning. Even for students experienced in the case method, the instructor may find... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- News
The Making of a Medical Milestone
On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley