Publications

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

the pandemic, some businesses were able to spot and develop new opportunities. 4. Adapt your HR management The coronavirus pandemic has put traditional human resources View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

Web

Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

stumble when tasked with closing the gap between a desired end-state and executing an action plan. LEAP is designed to give students pattern recognition and practice in... View Details

March 1978
Case

Lincoln Electric Co. (B)

Reaction of a recent MBA to the climate, motivational systems, and management practices of the Lincoln Electric Company. View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture

Web

Shared Value Measurement - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

integrated shared value strategy and measurement process includes four steps. The Shared Value Measurement Process The above steps originate from the article Measuring Shared... View Details

11 Apr 2023
News

A Rose by Any Other Name: Supply Chains and Carbon Emissions in the Flower Industry

March 2014
Supplement

School of One: Reimagining How Students Learn (B)

By: John J-H Kim and Christine S. An

This supplements the "A" case. Joel Rose and Chris Rush decide to spin-off from School of One to found New Classrooms Innovation Partners. Rose and Rush navigate the strategic complexities of the spin-off process to make their mission-driven product a reality. The case... View Details

Keywords: Education Technology; Ed Tech; Classroom Innovation; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Patents; Spin-offs; Non-profit Management; Scaling Ed Tech Products; Strategy

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

completely aligned with managerial needs. Therefore, our goal is to draw on previous research and current practice to provide insights on managing retention View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

learned first-hand about this inequity as a child in Philadelphia’s public schools. During a recent interview with Manny Maceda, Bain & Company’s worldwide managing partner, Frazier reflected on his experience: “My younger sister... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

17 Apr 2024
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2024: Business and Environment Ventures

individual cow health and behavior, empowering farmers and providing peace of mind as they make better high-value livestock management decisions on breeding, disease, View Details

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

The New Venture Competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative open to all students and alumni who are launching new business View Details

10 Jan 2012
Working Paper Summaries

The Evolving Basis for Legitimacy of the World Trade Organization: Dispute Settlement and the Rebalancing of Global Interests

Keywords: by Arthur Daemmrich

01 Jun 2015
News

The Military and the MBA: Lance Batchelor (MBA 1993)

decisions. The Navy showed me the importance of that. And I have tried to do that in my civilian roles ever since, whether it was as a brand manager of Oil of Olay or the CEO of a multibillion-dollar... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; National Security and International Affairs

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

tended to have narrower provider networks and broader care management strategies. Many more, however, still need to hone unique strategies for the public exchanges that can both improve short-term financial... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

13 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

Business School Case 817-088 Hygeia Group: Delivering Quality Care in Nigeria Fola Laoye is the Group Managing Director of Hygeia Group, a Nigerian healthcare insurer and provider, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2001 (Revised February 2008)
Case

Borealis

By: Robert S. Kaplan and Bjorn N. Jorgensen

When Borealis, a European producer of plastics, used a traditional, time-consuming budgeting process, the budget was quickly out of date in a competitive environment characterized by continually changing input and output prices and dynamic market conditions. This case... View Details

Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Budgets and Budgeting; Forecasting and Prediction; Investment; Governance Controls; Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Manufacturing Industry; Europe

13 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?

In the past decade, physician burnout has evolved from a serious concern to a troubling epidemic, affecting 50 percent of physicians and physicians-in-training. Excessive workloads, process inefficiencies,... View Details

Keywords: by Susanna Gallani, Lidia Moura, and Katie Sonnefeldt; Health

September 2006 (Revised September 2007)
Case

Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation

By: Robert D. Austin and Daniela Beyersdorfer

A successful company, recognized worldwide for exquisite design of consumer electronics products, strives to better integrate software design into its traditional physical product design processes to meet the demands of a post-iPod world. Details the Bang & Olufsen... View Details

Keywords: Diversification; Production; Applications and Software; Product Design; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Electronics Industry