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- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
viewed as parts of larger systems. We suggest that phenomenological assumptions linking micro-processes to organizational contexts highlight the relevance of micro-process research findings to broader organizational questions, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
global cash flows: to achieve resource independence from other state actors. In the context of state-owned entities, the power-use hypothesis of standard resource dependence theory can be used to analyze the dependence of SOEs on other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
BeeLog—as a way for the firm to participate in conversations with clients, employees, and "agents." However, he has been unhappy with the level of interaction the blog has been generating and is considering shutting it down. The case provides a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
land a Leadership Fellow Position as the Special Advisor to the President at the Kresge Foundation, a philanthropic organization in metro Detroit focused on urban economic development. I will be able to hone my strategy skills within a social sector View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
narrowed. "Much of what we teach in management theory is that there is one best way to do things," West observes. To explain the existence of two "best ways," he cites differences in the institutional contexts in which U.S. and Japanese... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
organizational characteristics affect the stringency of monitoring through reputation, customer loyalty, differential impacts of government sanctions, and the standardization and internal monitoring of operations. We test our theory in the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Be an Angel Investor
which it can be seized. Context The macro-situation, which includes external factors, such as: technology development, customer desires, the state of the economy, industry trends, etc. DealThe structure of the deal, its terms and pricing.... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
insides of their companies as they do to shaping the institutional context within which the companies operate. That’s because everything is a work in progress. You really can’t throw your hands up and say, “I’ll wait for the government to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
gain in understanding about themselves and their own work context through the lens of distant colleagues. “The two kinds of knowledge offer different insights that, in complement, foster trust and make you feel closer to distant... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Competition of Countries
globalization, and which strategies have you found to be the most effective? Richard H. K. Vietor: Each country—especially successful countries—deploys distinctive strategies for economic development. These strategies must fit their unique social, physical, and... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Curriculum | MBA
(recommended) Year 3 Harvard Kennedy School & Harvard Business School Fall Term 2 HKS Elective Courses Getting Things Done: Management in a Development Context Normative Principles of Governance in Development Business-Government... View Details
- 12 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict
business as well. “In the context of teams or negotiations, adopting a competitive mindset can lead to undue pessimism about how others feel,” Lees says. “These inaccurate beliefs can lead to missed business opportunities. But if those... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
individuals approach a potential moral choice, whether they have the ability in the moment to enact it, and how it is encoded in the action's aftermath, feeding back into future approaches. Throughout, we attend to the role of organizational View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
POZEN: Getting people to think about how they are managing their careers in the evolving context of their own personal and professional lives. HBS senior lecturer Robert Pozen is living proof of the adage "If you want to get something... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
full-service bank; describes the competitive context of low-income sector of financing in Mexico; and reviews the decisions leading to the IPO in the Mexican Stock Exchange. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Jennifer Kelly
different styles — some were authoritative, some preferred a service approach — but they were all effective!" "The case method," says Jennifer, "is a much more challenging way to learn business concepts. It's easy to pick up ideas. But when you... View Details
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
earlier paper the authors discussed how D&O insurance can be used to reduce the governance risk facing insurers, by linking coverage to contractual obligations to follow best practice governance controls. In this paper they place governance-linked D&O insurance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Transitions - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
incorporate many of the same elements as the opening: Remind students of case context Address whether the timeline has advanced or new information became available Pose a connecting puzzle or question that links the two pastures When... View Details
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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
strategies including approaches to sales force management in the context of a smaller firm. We also learn about the special problems that confront smaller business such as customer concentration and conflicts between outside investors and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
On the Outside at HBS
role models for all students. Another positive step would be for HBS to facilitate more open classroom dialogue during case studies, not just in the context of LEAD or LCA but also in TOM and Finance, to create opportunities for... View Details