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

16 Dec 2014
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The Power of Market Creation

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

25 Mar 2019
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The Secret Life of Supply Chains

30 Aug 2017
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Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management?

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

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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Thinking Ahead

As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details

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

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

inadequacy, in my first week on the job Clayton received a letter from the Nobel Prize Committee asking him to recommend someone for the Nobel Prize in Economics. He handed me the letter, asked me to write a draft, and said, “If you’d like me to buy you a hotel room... View Details

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

01 Dec 2023
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Endless Possibilities

parent company. “It’s a place for possibilities, to explore and create relationships that are meaningful to the user.” Iosotaluno notes that trust, safety, and empowerment are key when it comes to user experience; to that end, more than 70 percent of the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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