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- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
school system—and to take action to improve it. There has been much work to do, as Harvard Business School's Stacey Childress details in two case studies. According to Childress, "The New Orleans public school district was already in...
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- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
do, provides actionable access to the source of performance. This actionable access to the source of performance opens up a new realm of opportunity for study and research and for new and more effective...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
with the task of fashioning an appropriate fiscal response. Bold recovery plans would seem to be in order, but how that response is financed holds great import for Japan's economic future. With government deficits equaling 10% of GDP, and...
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- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
are witnessing the dawn of a new model of corporate power: The coordination of actions and decisions on the front lines now appears to stem from widely shared values and a sturdy platform of common processes and technology, not from...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
bias blinds them to local issues. And companies often fail to adequately check the actions of their local managers. Standardized Products, Universal Values? Global Product Standardization? Although there is a general perception that...
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by Working Knowledge editors
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
information—by using simpler, more-organic collection methods—and to make it actionable by applying analytics. Finally, many organizations will need to forge new business and operating models, expanding their IT staffs, revamping how...
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Carmen Nobel
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
regulation Low consumer power High barriers to entry A dominant business model that is tightly integrated Leadership dominance—usually the impact of founders Conversely, the following characteristics can shorten an industry life-cycle stage: Changes in regulation or...
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- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
being mindful of constraints, focusing on the tangible impact of actions while recognizing their symbolic significance and combining formal power with legitimacy. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54691...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
position as market leader would deteriorate. Additionally, if Emirates NBD held back Tanfeeth's growth ambitions, some of the world-class talent Tanfeeth had been able to attract might leave. What was the best course of action for...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53894 forthcoming Human Resource Management Review Developing Strategic Human Resource Theory and Making a Difference: An Action Science Perspective By: Beer, Michael Abstract—No abstract...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
innovation like developing quite new products. But few are good at exploring significantly new ideas and radically different business approaches. Empirically, it is hard for these more novel ideas to compete inside large businesses in business View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
the heterogeneous payment requirements across the multiple payers and health plans contracting with the academic health center. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54127 March–April 2018 Harvard Business...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
purposes. Facebook makes changes In 2014, Facebook had changed the API and limited access to data, effectively closing the barn door after the horse got out. In 2018, after the scandal broke, Facebook further announced a six-point plan...
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by George Riedel
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
silently shift in response to actions taken, even though no overt negotiation takes place. Of course, if costly misunderstandings are to be avoided, it's normally in the parties' best interests to make their expectations explicit and...
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- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
crisis without an explosion or a meltdown. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/07/how-the-other-fukushima-plant-survived/ar/1 July-August 2014 Harvard Business Review The Crisis in Retirement Planning By: Merton, Robert C....
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Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
organizations around the world was delivered to the IMF's managing director in the first week of September, 2009 (Lombardi, 2009). Long-term governance reforms are central to the Bank's legitimacy as a global public institution. At the same time, there are numerous...
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by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
control this risk, the authors write, but you can and should plan for it. They offer three steps to help you survive a corporate scandal. 1. Be forthright. Transparency and full disclosure are key to overcoming the stigma. Executive...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
workers, the middle class, and the nonpolitical rich, jeopardizing the nation's security in the process. The authors contend that this usurpation is the source of America's economic decline and fading international power and provide an View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
must decide on a plan of action after reviewing the quality issues the company faced in early 2012 after a series of highly publicized incidents concerning the quality of the homes they built. Purchase this...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2010
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First Look: May 25
pounds of production per year. The case describes how Johnson took charge of the plant and her action plan for implementing a new set of changes. During Johnson's tenure at Williamsport, the plant was...
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Martha Lagace