Demand Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

Limits To Leadership Being the chief executive of any company is a demanding job. Carrying out the responsibilities of a CEO in a professional service firm is exceptionally challenging because the position lacks the inherent power and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

growing demand for skilled, entry-level labor. When he came to HBS, he had a vision in his head that would not quit: “I was fanatical,” he recalls. “All I thought about was enabling young people to go from poverty to a professional career... View Details

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Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Tough Tech Ventures Course Number 1727 Associate Professor Joshua Lev Krieger Senior Lecturer Jim Matheson Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Paper Course Overview Tough tech ventures face both high levels of technology and commercial pathway uncertainty, and... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

the September 23 summit, “New Directions in Non-profit Leadership,” to give the city’s nonprofit leaders an opportunity to hear innovative thinking and best practices from a trio of HBS professors and nearly fifty practitioners. Sessions focused on three topics: View Details

Profile

Mike Monagle

business and then moved into a strategic role managing company interests in Asia. As it became clearer that Mike wanted to build a business of his own, he recognized a need to expand his skills and “reflect on my future,” he says. “In the... View Details

December 2022 (Revised July 2023)
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Applegate Farms

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred

Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Consumer Behavior; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Brands and Branding; Integration; Strategy; Change Management; Change; Organizational Structure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States

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August 2011 (Revised February 2012)
Background Note

A Note on Water

By: Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, George Serafeim and Sarah E. Farrell

This note provides background on the complex issues regarding the supply and consumption of water and how this natural resource is at increasing risk, resulting in significant economic, political and environmental issues. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Risk and Uncertainty; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability

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05 Feb 2001
What Do You Think?

Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?

demands preclude a commitment to learning and teaching performed at the convenience of an instructor. Increasingly, employers are competing with educational institutions for students' time, and in many cases employers appear to be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)

program partnership with health care providers, our public policy work, and more. It all rolls up to our mission of ending hunger together. And that’s what has gotten us through 2020: our mission. Mission makes decision-making clearer, especially during crisis. The... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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Lesson Plans

the majority were not prepared to ride out a recession—most didn’t have an updated resume or active network—and that people would likely value short, non-degree courses. A few months into this crisis, we’ve seen that to be true. Demand... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

to be like this. About twenty years ago, managed care was widely viewed as the silver bullet that would curb cost increases while ensuring patients good and convenient treatment. But managed care has been a... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

07 Sep 2021
News

Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1

Teaching you to deal with a problem when it's small. That fair is fair. Unless you're early, you're late. But how do you think your upbringing shaped the way that you managed and led? JI: Yeah, look, I mean, I think it's a combination of... View Details

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

processes of production and distribution. This was a massive innovation over the older model of a single owner who tried to oversee everything. Under managerial capitalism, ownership became dispersed, but control remained concentrated in the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D) Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa BartonHarvard Business School Supplement 411-004 Dow's board and management team worked on arranging appropriate financing to complete the acquisition of Rohm and Haas.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2018
News

Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room

of family members, taking care of bills, managing personal relationships, balancing work-life with family. You've got a lot of players who are married, that have children. And spend a lot of time away from their children, and oftentimes... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards

Illustration by Dan Page In a company as large, complex, and prestigious as Lehman Brothers, one would expect to have found seasoned, astute, well-informed directors to oversee the managers and the risks the firm undertook with... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

20 Aug 2007
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HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively

"While the energy industry has been in the forefront of a demand for more information from a broad group of stakeholders, this demand is becoming more and more common across almost all firms. Thus, the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities

09 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Students, Alumni, and Colleagues Gather to Discuss Leadership in the Energy Industry

conglomerates manage or adjust their investments in coming years? What are the key opportunities for businesses in the cleantech space? How long will it take for the oil markets to rebound, what represents a fair price, and how will that... View Details

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

mistake companies make is to rely on employees from the core organization to staff new ventures.— Clark Gilbert and Joseph L. Bower It's important to note that calling a business separate and making a business separate are two different things. In many newspaper... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

10 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

Watkins The best negotiators also work to foster organizational learning, both during and after a negotiation. They pay careful attention to managing the team learning process, establishing clear roles and responsibilities for observation... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

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