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- 17 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete
is even harder to measure than price. But there’s a great amount of price variation that doesn’t seem to be correlated to quality (at least to quality that we can measure). Which brings us to the question of why: Why can an industry like this that is so important and... View Details
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
base—3,000 or 4,000 words at an intermediate level. You're not asking people to have native-like mastery in English, which hovers around 10,000 words. You're simply asking them to develop enough skill to function effectively. A language... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
for the global product line, the geographic area, the functional expertise of R&D or marketing," says Bartlett. "That's still necessary, but much more important is to build a matrix in the manager's mind so that he or she... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
they were the fresh popcorn, strictly out of habit. Lately, Norton has been studying the brain chemistry of decision makers, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in order to determine the neural signatures of decisions based... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2009
- What Do You Think?
Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?
cultural norms." Then there were those who asked just what functions "masks" serve? David Broderick said, "The main reason masks exist is for leaders to hide their flaws from their followers." Srini commented that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Mar 2008
- What Do You Think?
Where Will Management Innovation Take Us?
"realization that functional management is an artifact of the 20th Century," that it will decline as organizations are reformed around "processes (that) cut across many functions...." The role of many managers in the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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The Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration: 1956 - 1962 | Baker Library
the near future, but greater numbers of them are being used as administrative assistants to top management men in all the functions of business management." (6) Most graduates worked as department heads or assistants to a senior executive... View Details
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Related Resources - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
Archival Resources Industry, marketing and advertising have long been topics of interest at HBS, where marketing has been part of the curriculum since 1914 and advertising courses started offering an intensive study of the place and View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
Financial Engineering: Applied Studies of Financial Innovation (1995) and The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective (1995). Portions of this report were taken from an article by Ken Gewertz that appeared in the October 16... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
Chairman & CEO, Invacare Corporation Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Harvard College, 1962 A.B., Physical Sciences LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "At HBS I learned about all the functional parts of a business... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
embodies all of these traits, both in who they are as leaders and in the policy agenda they’re likely to usher through a more functional Congress. I expect them to be stewards of a brighter future where more Americans get an honest shot... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
findings suggest that, after threat, misrepresenting one’s performance can function as a mechanism that helps to restore positive self-evaluations about one’s capabilities. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
the index-inclusion incentives accounted for 16% of the average increase in aggregate annual earnings and 20% of the growth in aggregate market capitalization over our sample period. Stock indexes can affect behavior by functioning as a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients—DaVita's main function is to provide dialysis services to ESRD patients and Rx provides medication to ESRD patients. Can Paladina succeed simply by following Rx's example, or will it face different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
revenues, and earnings plunged by 63%, resulting in ITG's first unprofitable quarter since 1988. Gasser was convinced that ITG's challenges were not simply a function of shrinking trading volumes; 2009's downturn revealed limits of client... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
function of its leadership; the relative dominance of a specific business model; and the number, degree, and variability of contextual forces in the environment. Regardless of the industry, certain characteristics can lengthen the... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
Business School Case 709-025 In 1987, President Ronald Reagan established the President's Commission on Privatization to identify federal government functions that could be shifted to the private sector. One agency that the Commission... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
Authors:Zvi Bodie, Robert Merton, and David Cleeton Publication:N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2009 Abstract This book seeks to explain finance through its functions rather than its institutions, concentrating on the three pillars of finance:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
planning, and analysis role for Over-the-Counter in Venezuela, a fast-growing business in a volatile political and economic environment. Examines whether the skills that made these executives successful are portable from one country or region to another. Focuses on how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
platforms function safely and effectively. In the research literature, they are considered "high-reliability organizations." According to some scholars, the explanation of the difference lies in these organizations'... View Details