Operational Focus - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Mar 2015
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Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues

Harvard and beyond—to offer insights, strategies, and best practices.” — Gary Pisano Harry E. Figgie Jr. Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development Research Highlights How the Pandemic Might Change US Health Care Rob Huckman, an... View Details

15 Apr 2015
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Despite Challenges of G.E. Deal, Blackstone’s Schwarzman Kept a Focus on Scholar Program

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

12 Feb 2021
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How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

with the management team at the time, to scale back all of those businesses, focus on the diamond in the rough that we had within our midst, the Dunkin’ Donuts business, polish that up, standardize the format, standardize the menu, the... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

27 Aug 2012
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Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

02 Mar 2012
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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

15 Nov 2018
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Learn business strategy from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs & Andy Grove

30 Aug 2017
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Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management?

04 Dec 2017
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How a Fast-Growing Startup Built Its Sales Team for Long-Term Success

16 Dec 2014
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The Power of Market Creation

25 Mar 2019
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The Secret Life of Supply Chains

23 Jun 2022
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The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most

26 Jun 2023
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Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks

17 Feb 2020
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How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve

01 Dec 2023
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Thinking Ahead

find a product-market fit with Systole.” Keep Secrets from AI Generative AI’s capacity to transform business operations continues to be a hot topic, with a strong caveat in the form of threats to data security and privacy. Assistant... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

31 Jan 2022
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Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

Keywords: Digital transformation

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

making it up as you go along when you're working in an early stage company. The focus is on building the product and trying to get customers, and a lot of times the HR aspects of the company get set aside. I also talk about in startups... View Details

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

protagonist for Hill’s follow-up case, which focused on the operational challenges she faced in launching The Farm. “It was the first startup accelerator for Comcast. We faced lots of new challenges, such as how to measure success. For a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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