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Barriers to Advancing the Science and Practice of Marketing
By: Andrew Scott Baron, G. Zaltman and Jerry Olson
Baron, Andrew Scott, G. Zaltman, and Jerry Olson. "Barriers to Advancing the Science and Practice of Marketing." Journal of Marketing Management 33, nos. 11-12 (2017): 893–908.
- March 1997 (Revised June 1999)
- Background Note
Using Activity-Based Costing with Budgeted Expenses and Practical Capacity
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Describes how activity-based costing (ABC) should be applied with: 1) budgeted, not historical, expenses and 2) assigning the costs of capacity resources. View Details
Kaplan, Robert S. "Using Activity-Based Costing with Budgeted Expenses and Practical Capacity." Harvard Business School Background Note 197-083, March 1997. (Revised June 1999.)
- August 2013
- Article
Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices - Appendix
By: Victor Manuel Bennett, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder and Michael W. Toffel
Bennett, Victor Manuel, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder, and Michael W. Toffel. "Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices - Appendix." Management Science 59, no. 8 (August 2013).
- 2006
- Article
Factory 'Homers': Understanding a Highly Elusive, Marginal, and Illegal Practice
By: Michel Anteby
Anteby, Michel. "Factory 'Homers': Understanding a Highly Elusive, Marginal, and Illegal Practice." Annual English Language Edition Sociologie du travail 48, no. S1 (2006): e22–e38. (Read an interview about this article in HBS Working Knowledge.)
- 2009
- Other Paper
Talk Inc.: Leading Talent and Organizational Communication in 21st-Century Practice
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
- 2011
- Book
Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World
By: Leslie Crutchfield, John Kania and Mark R. Kramer
Do More Than Give provides a blueprint for individuals, philanthropists, and foundation leaders to increase their impact. Based on Forces for Good, this groundbreaking book demonstrates how the six practices of high-impact nonprofits apply to donors... View Details
Crutchfield, Leslie, John Kania, and Mark R. Kramer. Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.
- 2016
- Article
Creating an Execution Premium: Human Capital Practices of Successful Organizations
By: David P. Norton, Robert S. Kaplan and Cassandra Frangos
Norton, David P., Robert S. Kaplan, and Cassandra Frangos. "Creating an Execution Premium: Human Capital Practices of Successful Organizations." Special Issue on Performance. Talent Quarterly, no. 10 (2016): 33–38.
- September 1985
- Background Note
Note on Safety and Health Practices of Multinational Enterprises (MNES)
Jaikumar, Ramchandran. "Note on Safety and Health Practices of Multinational Enterprises (MNES)." Harvard Business School Background Note 686-044, September 1985.
- 1997
- Working Paper
Making Sense of Race Relations in Organizations: Theories for Practice
By: David A. Thomas and Karen L. Proudford
- 1997
- Book
Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices
By: Leslie Perlow
Why do Americans work so hard? Are the long hours spent at work really necessary to increase organizational productivity? Perlow documents the work life of employees who assume that for their own success and the success of their organization they must put in extended... View Details
Perlow, Leslie. Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997.
- 15 Jul 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Poultry in Motion: A Study of International Trade Finance Practices
- 2017
- Supplement
Uncommon Schools (B): Seeking Excellence at Scale through Standardized Practice
By: John J-H Kim and Sarah McAra
The (B) case provides an update to the (A) case by illustrating how charter school management organization Uncommon Schools responded to the disparity in its students’ 2013 standardized test results. In 2015, CEO Brett Peiser and his management team decided to align... View Details
Keywords: Charter Schools; Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Teaching; Talent And Talent Management; Innovation; Education; Early Childhood Education; Middle School Education; Organizational Structure; Performance Consistency; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Education Industry
Kim, John J-H, and Sarah McAra. "Uncommon Schools (B): Seeking Excellence at Scale through Standardized Practice." Harvard Business Publishing Supplement, 2017. (Case No. PEL-080.)
- 2012
- Chapter
Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms
By: Heidi K. Gardner, N. Anand and Tim Morris
How do innovative knowledge-based structures emerge and become embedded in organizations? We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management... View Details
- September 2007
- Article
Relevance and Rigor: Executive Education as a Lever in Shaping Practice and Research
By: Michael L. Tushman, Amy Fenollosa, Dan McGrath, Charles A. O'Reilly and Adam Michael Kleinbaum
As professional schools, business schools aspire to couple research rigor with managerial relevance. There has been, however, a concern that business schools are increasingly uncoupled from practice and that business school research lacks real world relevance. This... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Executive Education; Learning; Teaching; Management; Practice; Research
Tushman, Michael L., Amy Fenollosa, Dan McGrath, Charles A. O'Reilly, and Adam Michael Kleinbaum. "Relevance and Rigor: Executive Education as a Lever in Shaping Practice and Research." Academy of Management Learning & Education 6, no. 3 (September 2007): 345–365.
- April 2007
- Article
Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms
By: N. Anand, H. K. Gardner and T. Morris
How do innovative knowledge-based structures emerge and become embedded in organizations? We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Economy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Experience and Expertise; Service Operations; Consulting Industry
Anand, N., H. K. Gardner, and T. Morris. "Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms." Academy of Management Journal 50, no. 2 (April 2007).
- 2011
- Article
Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation
By: Ethan S. Bernstein and Frank J. Barrett
How can leaders adopt a mindset that maximizes learning, remains responsive to short-term emergent opportunities, and simultaneously strengthens longer-term dynamic capabilities of the organization? This chapter explores the organizational decisions and practices... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Capabilities; Strategic Change; Jazz; Jazz Mindset; Improvisation; Innovation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Leadership; Management; Management Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizations; Creativity; Strategy; Auto Industry; Banking Industry; Bicycle Industry; Computer Industry; Consulting Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Education Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Music Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Retail Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Japan; Taiwan; Europe; Asia
Bernstein, Ethan S., and Frank J. Barrett. "Strategic Change and the Jazz Mindset: Exploring Practices That Enhance Dynamic Capabilities for Organizational Improvisation." Research in Organizational Change and Development 19 (2011): 55–90.
- Research Summary
Corporate Restructuring and Business Insolvency: Economic Impact and Best Practices
By: Stuart C. Gilson
Stuart C. Gilson is studying how severe financial distress impacts corporate policies and economic resource allocation. He is also studying how managers can best respond to financial distress in order to preserve and grow value. He is undertaking this research... View Details
- 2018
- Chapter
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring: Types, Regulation, and Patterns of Practice
By: John C. Coates
Coates, John C. "Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring: Types, Regulation, and Patterns of Practice." In The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance, edited by Jeffrey N. Gordon and Wolf-Georg Ringe. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- 2006
- Case
In Reach Care of the Elderly: Moss Valley Medical Practice
By: Julie Battilana, A. M. Cagna and T. D'Aunno
- February 1990
- Background Note
Note on Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices in the Third World (Edited)
Smith, N. Craig, and John A. Quelch. "Note on Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices in the Third World (Edited)." Harvard Business School Background Note 590-032, February 1990.