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Managing Processes

David A. Garvin is examining the nature and use of managerial and organizational processes—the means by which work is accomplished—including strategic processes that chart corporate direction, resource allocation processes that distribute funds,... View Details

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

Facebook. "Markets make markets work," says Ramanna. "That is the good news about capitalism. We don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water." But that doesn't mean markets always work to self-correct... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?

South China to Los Angeles and Long Beach has gone from $2,500 to $20,000 in the last 18 months. That’s a huge jump. Vietnam right now has a terrible COVID outbreak. They’re locking down places, and that means shutting down factories... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Retail

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

This means less "show-and-tell" presentations and more open, interactive, strategic discussions. It is only through greater focus and proactive setting of the board's agenda that boards can discharge their responsibilities while... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

02 Dec 2010
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Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

success"). The importance of choice varies from one culture to another, particularly between "individualist" (where it is more important) and "collectivist" societies. This means that no one approach to organizing... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

the 50 MBA students who enrolled and were in the classroom, 200 alumni and other business leaders participated using the hybrid technology—some in the “front row,” meaning they attended each day and were deeply engaged, and others... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance

American economy though they did not fully understand its implications. “What does it mean that the number of mortgages on homes is increasing?” wondered census analysts in 1923. “Does it mean growing wealth... View Details

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

interestingly, the loss of my daughters always led to a pivotal change in my career. So when I lost Tanya, I had this deep sense of feeling very inadequate that I didn't have the financial means to do whatever it took to save my... View Details

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

experienced firm employees. “The interns would literally sit next to full-time employees and watch what they did,” Bojinov says. "It’s going to be hard for a company to say, 'We’re not sure Zoom will work in building broad connections.'" The program has been a View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

04 Aug 2011
What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

Vanguard Group's founder, John Bogle, has been arguing this for years, concluding that mutual funds are more successful when they are not managed.) What are we to do? According to Watts, it may mean confining our use of common sense to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

calls for targeting countries similar to a company's home base, whereas the logic of arbitrage involves exploiting one or more of the differences inherent in distance. The future of the globalization process is by no means obvious.... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

percent of market value. The payout rate for fiscal 2021 met that target at 5.2 percent, consistent with the prior year. The utilization of a payout formula means that the annual payout rate is generally lower following years of... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

world are declaring a climate emergency and a growing number of whistleblowers are coming out to tell the truth. What would telling the truth mean for your business? Supporting people to engage in social movements. Ecosia pays the legal... View Details

02 Oct 2017
What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

specialized form of central planning. “A change from the current insane, superstitious, or religious belief in official money may occur sooner than expected.” Xingang, on the other hand, worried that digital currencies are instruments that are “not yet properly... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

styles help projects flow smoothly and quickly. Benefits also result when we work with people who aren't necessarily similar, but are familiar, to us. When you launch into a task with those you already know, you don't waste a lot of time figuring out what to expect... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

Completion from Harvard Business School Online. Participants are expected to fully complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This means completing each course module and fully answering questions posed therein by the... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

delivers down the road.” Video Embed Victor Williams on the personal meaning of his work with NBA Africa Forging local business partnerships also can offer the league singular insight into new markets that a global corporation might not... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jan 2013
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Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987

'They Feel Good,' yet the employees were wearing Reeboks," she recounts. "So I established new rules—don't bring a shoe in for a line review unless it feels good to the consumer, meaning comfortable, and feels good to shareholders, View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Jun 2023
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ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

The voluntary carbon market can be an effective market mechanism to channel climate financing to some of the poorest regions of the world and provide a viable mean to accelerate climate actions. However, access to the carbon market is not... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

create the John and Natty McArthur University Professorship, established in 1997, with the remainder earmarked to target some of the School’s activities that held special meaning to McArthur. In 2002, a group of Canadian alumni announced... View Details

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