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Our Mission & Team | Institute for Business in Global Society

and the Quest for Perfection. Drew Keller Director Drew Keller is the Director of BiGS. He is in charge of setting the direction of the Institute, in collaboration with the Senior Associate Dean, and leads the implementation of BiGS’... View Details
  • 03 Dec 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

likes by the following day. Employers contemplating layoffs should take care to follow all legal requirements, recognizing recent changes in this respect. Many states have implemented temporary legal guidelines regarding employment that... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
  • 20 Oct 2010
  • Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

country-specific data rather than an adoption of general policy principles from abroad. It implies to identify which policies are truly critical at a given point in time, instead of trying to do everything in parallel. And it implies identifying which packages of... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
  • 07 Aug 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is There Still a Role for Judgment in Decision-Making?

that one gets from all of this work, it is that we are our own worst enemies when it comes to making and implementing good decisions. We need tools to correct the errors and biases of our own judgment. This is puzzling, because we are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

facilities and procurement managers. During the pitch meeting, Aatish connected with Rachel Huxhold, energy and commissioning manager at HBS, which paved the way for future conversations on procuring Aatish’s charger. Something about this tickled my fancy: home-born... View Details
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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

This is done for each compiler choice, each MPI implementation choice, or suites of tools that make them incompatible with software compiled with other versions of the same compilers or different compilers. Bear in mind that the module... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2024
  • News

Competing in the Age of AI

to control it—is constantly improving, but AI will never solve all problems. And among those who are realistic about AI’s future potential, Lakhani often finds they misunderstand how to effectively implement the technology in a business.... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Summer Associates | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

judgment, make decisions, communicate effectively, and take responsibility while staying focused on devising and implementing action plans. Students can apply for the HBS Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship to supplement the salary from... View Details
  • February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers

By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred

This case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group from an... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Gap; Entrepreneurship; Auto Industry; Insurance; Performance Management; Performance Measurement; Performance Measures; Performance Pressure; Decisions; Family Business; Resource Allocation; Organizational Design; Customer Focus and Relationships; Performance Evaluation; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry
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    Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

    * Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)
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    * Top Shelf Pick of Best Business Books 2020: Technology & Innovation (Strategy + Business)
    * 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details

    • 03 Jul 2013
    • What Do You Think?

    What Are the Limits of Transparency?

    those intentions. People establish relationships with institutions they trust ." Gerald Nanninga, in observing that we overdo caution, asked, "How can you expect people to implement the strategy if they don't know what it... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 15 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

    Unfortunately, superior decision making is distressingly difficult to assess in real time. Successful outcomes—decisions of high quality, made in a timely manner and implemented effectively—can be evaluated only after the fact. But by the... View Details
    Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
    • 24 Feb 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC

    out to bolster the “ability to identify and disseminate crucial information during the formative moments of a crisis," but has yet to offer implementation guidelines. How can such complex requirements—housed within the HHS, a $1.4... View Details
    Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger and Richard Boxer; Health
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    News - Research Computing Services

    Space Request Requirements 11 FEB 2025 We would like to inform you about new requirements for project space requests on the HBSGrid that are being implemented to ensure consistency with University policies and regulatory requirements, and... View Details
    • 07 Apr 2015
    • News

    Warrior Spirit

    strategy parallels between martial arts and business. “It’s all about calculated risk-taking,” he says. “Ataides overextended himself and got caught. Yes, there is a lot of in-the-moment decision-making. But you’re still implementing a... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services
    • 10 Jun 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

    Keywords: by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga
    • Fall 2024
    • Article

    Redemption Mechanisms in Poison Pills: Evidence on Pill Design and Law Firm Effects

    By: Olivier Baum and Guhan Subramanian
    We present the first evidence on the incidence of “trip wire” versus “last look” poison pills. Using a hand-collected data set of 130 poison pills implemented and/or amended between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2023, we find that pills are almost evenly divided... View Details
    Keywords: Acquisition; Negotiation Tactics; Contracts
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    • September 2014 (Revised February 2017)
    • Case

    Belk: Towards Exceptional Scheduling

    By: Ethan Bernstein, Saravanan Kesavan, Bradley Staats and Luke Hassall
    With 24,000 staff and over 300 stores, Belk Inc. sought to replace its entirely manual labor scheduling system with an automated software solution from Reflexis. Belk hoped the upgrade would simplify scheduling, reduce time employees spent in non-customer-facing roles,... View Details
    Keywords: Retail; Scheduling; Local Autonomy; Automation; Metrics; Organizational Change; Human Resource Management; Process Improvement; Performance Measurement; Transparency; Southern United States; Retailing; Department Stores; System Outsourced Services; Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Change Management; Governance Controls; Resource Allocation; Service Operations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Applications and Software; Family Business; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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      Angela Q. Crispi

      Angela is the Executive Dean for Administration at Harvard Business School, leading an organization of nearly 2,000 staff with an operating budget of $1 billion. She oversees the execution of the School’s strategy ranging from academic programs to research, and the... View Details

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      Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

      with Matt Capizzi, Arthur Hong, and Emily Mower, for "Demand Learning and Dynamic Pricing for Varying Assortments: Algorithm Development and Implementation at Zenrez." Marco Iansiti : Winner of the 2019 Best Conference Paper at the 24th... View Details