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- 28 Mar 2011
- News
Starting up in hard times
- 03 Apr 2023
- News
Why Are We Time Poor?
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
Sangu Delle (MBA 2016) Sangu Delle always intended to support the educational institutions he attended, including Harvard College, HBS, and Harvard Law School, but he was planning to wait to give back until he’d achieved a certain level of success. However, one night...
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- February 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Mona Sinha
Describes the Mumbai-based Dabbawala organization, which achieves very high service performance (6 Sigma equivalent or better) with a low-cost and very simple operating system. The case explores all aspects of their system (mission, information management, material...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Service Operations;
Service Delivery;
Logistics;
Alignment;
Management Systems;
Human Resources;
Innovation and Invention;
Mumbai
Thomke, Stefan H., and Mona Sinha. "The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time." Harvard Business School Case 610-059, February 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- 20 May 2013
- News
Use your money to buy happier time
- 2010
- Working Paper
Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions
By: Alvin E. Roth
This paper describes the unraveling of transaction dates in several markets, including the labor markets for new lawyers hired by large law firms and for gastroenterology fellows, and the market for post-season college football bowls. Together these will illustrate...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Market Timing;
Market Transactions;
Marketplace Matching;
Competitive Strategy
Roth, Alvin E. "Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16556, November 2010.
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
This is how successful CEOs spend their time
- August 1976 (Revised October 1976)
- Background Note
Cash Flow and the Time Value of Money
With the use of charts and examples, gives a detailed description of cash flows, the time value of money, and discounted cash flow analysis.
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Frey, Sherwood C. "Cash Flow and the Time Value of Money." Harvard Business School Background Note 177-012, August 1976. (Revised October 1976.)
- December 2018
- Case
OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)
By: Juan Alcacer, Jérôme Lenhardt and Emer Moloney
In late 2010, Michael Tsamaz was appointed CEO and Chairman of Greek telecommunications company OTE. OTE still exhibited many traits of a large incumbent organization, with high personnel costs, crippling bureaucracy, lack of customer-centricity, a dull brand, and...
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Transformation;
Economy;
Crisis Management;
Telecommunications Industry;
Greece
Alcacer, Juan, Jérôme Lenhardt, and Emer Moloney. "OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)." Harvard Business School Case 719-456, December 2018.
- May 2016 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
India's Amul: Keeping Up with the Times
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Tarun Khanna, Namrata Arora and Tanya Bijlani
Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative founded in 1947—eight months before India's independence from British rule—and owned by over three million farmers in the state of Gujarat. It is India's largest food product marketing organization, selling 46 products, including...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
Expansion;
Dairy;
India;
Cooperatives;
Milk;
Leadership;
Agriculture;
Agribusiness;
Competition;
Marketing;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
India
Deshpandé, Rohit, Tarun Khanna, Namrata Arora, and Tanya Bijlani. "India's Amul: Keeping Up with the Times." Harvard Business School Case 516-116, May 2016. (Revised June 2017.)
- October 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Teaching Note
The Dabbawala System: On-Time Delivery, Every Time
By: Stefan H. Thomke
The Mumbai-based dabbawalas are a 5,000 or so person organization that achieves exceptional service performance with a semi-literate workforce. Every working day, they deliver and return about 130,000 lunchboxes to offices throughout Mumbai. This entails more than...
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- August 2020 (Revised October 2020)
- Exercise
To Prioritize Money or Time? The P-Mot Exercise (Student)
By: Ashley Whillans and Liz Goldenberg
Working professionals are often in the predicament of needing to make a choice between activities that will grant them more money or more time. Indeed, in large-scale representative panels of working adults, most respondents report feeling pressed for both time and...
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Whillans, Ashley, and Liz Goldenberg. "To Prioritize Money or Time? The P-Mot Exercise (Student)." Harvard Business School Exercise 921-012, August 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
- 15 Apr 2012
- News
Me and my shadow use our time wisely
- 08 Mar 2017
- News
How I Motivated Myself During My Darkest Times
- 15 Sep 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Time and the Value of Data
- November 2019
- Case
Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times
By: Caroline M. Elkins, Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar and Youssef Abdel Aal
After 15 years of steady growth and expansion, Edita, a leading Egyptian snack producer, faced a series of challenges in the wake of the Arab Spring. In January 2011, the Egyptian Revolution sparked political and economic turmoil that reflected the waves of protest and...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economy;
Business or Company Management;
Price;
Crisis Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Distribution;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Strategy;
Expansion;
Currency;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Egypt;
Africa;
Middle East
Elkins, Caroline M., Juan Alcácer, Alpana Thapar, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Edita: Making Choices in Uncertain Times." Harvard Business School Case 320-026, November 2019.
- September 2017 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
FundersClub: The Times They Are a-Changin'
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz, Jeff Huizinga and Sayiddah McCree
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, Jeff Huizinga, and Sayiddah McCree. "FundersClub: The Times They Are a-Changin'." Harvard Business School Case 218-032, September 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
- June 2012 (Revised November 2012)
- Teaching Note
The New York Times Paywall (TN)
By: Vineet Kumar and Sunil Gupta
- March 7, 2010
- Article
Time to Transform State's Health Care
By: Bill George
Keywords:
Health
George, Bill. "Time to Transform State's Health Care." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (March 7, 2010).
- 12 Jul 2013
- News