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- 23 Aug 2020
- News
In the UK, She Leads the Search for a COVID Vaccine
told the Daily Mail. In fact, Bingham’s role—working with pharmaceutical firms, planning manufacturing facilities, and making investment decisions—ties in directly with her career experience. “As a venture capitalist, I have to write a... View Details
- 07 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.
annoyed, and it distracts them from dealing with the patient.” The study, published in the February 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at five types of visits: primary care visits, ER visits resulting in a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Cultural Revolution at GE
Jeffrey Immelt (MBA ’82) had a tough act to follow when he took over as GE chairman and CEO in September 2001 from the legendary Jack Welch. Ever since, Immelt has been on a mission to transform the $152 billion industrial and finance behemoth from one famously... View Details
Keywords: GE; General Electric; Jack Welch; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
strategist to develop the optimal strategy without a comprehensive optimization. And it derives some broader organizational implications. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-102.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsHeavy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
efficiency benefits of market transactions Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-091.pdf Leveraging Waste: Implications for Competition and Welfare (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We study the competitive and welfare implications when a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
HBS professors Ramon Casadesus‐Masanell, left, and Sunil Gupta, listened to a presentation about the layout of the Siemens Electronikwerk Amberg manufacturing facility during the faculty immersion in Munich. (photo by Willy C. Shih) The... View Details
- Career Coach
Scott Renner
Scott (Wharton ’94) is an Associate Director in HBS Career Professional Development, where he manages the MBA and Alumni Career Coaching program, and serves as Sector Manager for General Management/Operations. Scott’s primary focus is... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
At the HBS Executive Education program Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations (BCAO), executives charged with leading and building operations and manufacturing strategies enhance their understanding of operations performance... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 9
Next, it describes the primary stages or steps in the advising process; each stage is examined from the perspective of both advice seekers and advice givers. The note concludes with recommendations for practice, listing a number of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
distribution channels tend to exhibit a strong inertia. Of all the elements of a company's marketing strategy, distribution channels are perhaps the hardest to change. Three primary factors explain why: 1. Any change in distribution... View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
factory in the middle of the city, and it is probably the only city in India where you can drink clean water straight out of the tap. Both my grandfather and father worked at Tata Steel, the iconic steel manufacturing factory. I grew up... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
circumscribe citizen-employees, and they engage in production and trade. But individual corporations are no longer adequate to serve as the primary unit of analysis. Over the years, systems of distributed innovation-so-called business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
example, he argues, fashion industry competitors could agree among themselves to collectively manage resources to reduce the water pollution caused by their manufacturing processes. The beef industry could agree to collaborate on... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Curtis Wu (MBA 2018)
generating drug substance to confirm the candidate’s efficacy through clinical trials, and submitting data to the FDA for regulatory approvals. My team’s primary responsibility is to generate data and View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
overseas suppliers. One example is Hasbro, which began sourcing from firms in India, Vietnam, and Mexico in the last five years. Moving existing suppliers out of China. Goertek, a supplier of Google’s Pixel watch, and Foxconn, a View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change
What do Chinese coal plants and the American legislative branch have in common? They are both major adversaries in the fight against climate change, according to former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. "The most serious problem is in the United States... View Details
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
business in India during the decades of the 1970s and 1980s. Bajaj Auto, the leading two-wheeler manufacturer in India, for a long period could do little to fight a slow-moving bureaucracy in a highly regulated country deeply suspicious... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
Appointed Managing Director, Alcan, Limerick, Ireland 2002 Appointed CEO, Alcan Primary Metal Group 2006 Named one of “50 Women to Watch” by WSJ 2007 Appointed Chief Executive, Anglo American 2008 Implements... View Details
- April 2008 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Ti-Tech (A)
By: Benson P. Shapiro, John T. Gourville and Craig E. Cline
This case concerns the selection and scheduling of orders by a small industrial titanium fabricator that recently has been plagued by poor deliveries and a lack of capacity. At the time of the case, Ti-Tech must decide which of four orders to accept, with capacity... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Metals and Minerals; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply Chain Management; Performance Capacity; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., John T. Gourville, and Craig E. Cline. "Ti-Tech (A)." Harvard Business School Case 508-095, April 2008. (Revised May 2012.)
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
jobs must include entrepreneurs." Mills is approaching her work at the Competitiveness Project through a framework she calls a job-creation playbook, which is broken down into three categories: institutions (accelerators, economic clusters, and View Details