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  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

HBS Bon Mot Enriches the Lingo

Pick a word or phrase you love to hate, be it “impactful,” “scalable,” “mission-critical,” “face time,” or...well, don’t get us started. Such utterances, unlike memorable, enduring slang terms, are ephemeral due to their very vapidity. They are “buzzwords,” according... View Details
Keywords: Webster's; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • January 1976 (Revised December 1988)
  • Case

Webster Industries (A)

The manufacturing manager of Webster's largest division is told to cut his managerial payroll by 15%. Provides company background data and a description of the manufacturing manager's reactions to the proposed reduction. Provides the students with an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Cost Management
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  • 04 Aug 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?

Tharian, for example, said "common sense is quite often related to wisdom (from accumulated experience vs. the knowledge that the younger generation acquires so rapidly through social networks)." Noting that Webster's Dictionary... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett