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- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
value. This uproar calls attention to the fact that the literature on intermediaries has carefully analyzed their incentives, but that we know little about the broader strategic dimensions of this market. The paper explores three related...
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Carmen Nobel
- 11 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork
tracking outcomes with employers) and then connecting students with the best jobs. Employers were enduring long project wait times – six months to a year after the sale to install – because they couldn’t find enough skilled trades labor....
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- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
little hesitant about opening their doors to researchers, but when [we] called up the CEO without ever having met him, he was extremely open to learning from the research and to our spending a great deal of time at the company—sitting in...
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by Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
adversarial situation, and it's just a lost opportunity." A Call To Arms So how can business managers make better use of a company's support departments? They need to keep in mind three issues: securing identity, fostering...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (MBA ’86) (Knopf) Calling the oppression of women and girls in the developing world today’s most pervasive human rights violation, the authors tell stories of...
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- Profile
Terrance McGuire
has served his venture career well. “Being known for treating people fairly and celebrating their successes, as opposed to calling them your successes, is the right way to not only live your life but it’s the right way to...
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- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
all parties while others inherently benefit the rich and strong at the expense of the poor and weak. Furthermore, some can be beneficial but also lend themselves to abuse, especially by people without a conscience, and therefore call for...
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by Paul R. Lawrence
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
executives, middle managers, and sales people from companies across a variety of industries. The survey focused on questions about how well their companies’ strategies informed six critical elements of their View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
and by adjusting both fund purchases and full sales of stocks if their risky portfolios have performed well. Finally, the tendency for households to fully sell winning stocks is weaker for wealthy investors with diversified portfolios of...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
about where the idea for Handshake came from, and how’d you get it off the ground?Lord: I went a school called Michigan Tech in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For those of you that don’t know Michigan well, it’s actually pretty far...
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- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
issues presented in the (B) case. The students are given context to discuss how this situation could have been prevented. Purchase this supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110034-PDF-ENG Scooter Lindley: The Formation Call...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
have to make sense of this.” It was a fitting introduction to a multidisciplinary panel called The Future of Cities, which considered urban growth from as many diverse perspectives as there were panelists. Hosted by the Harvard Business...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
all have to be in alignment." Along with Russell A. Eisenstat, an independent consultant and former HBS faculty member, Beer has developed a process called Organizational Fitness Profiling, which helps a CEO or business unit general...
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by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
Management Déjà Vu,” by asking his audience about their concerns, as owners and operators of small businesses. A number of issues were voiced: sales and marketing; cash flow; hiring and motivating employees; smooth succession within...
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- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
that it takes six to twelve weeks to move from an initial sales call to a legally binding agreement. Yet, when a new prospect comes along, she may nonetheless believe that she can close the deal within three...
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by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
sales manager, assistant manager for a large seafood distributor, eel exporter, seafood trader, and fish packer. He has also cast a wide net in an effort to keep up with his classmates as 1974's class secretary and Section F correspondent...
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Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
Objectives in Unpredictable Times studiously avoids a discussion of what the authors call “the S-word” — strategy. Instead, the book offers “a no-excuses, in-the-trenches perspective” that lets managers take existing realities and...
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- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
United States specializing in sales promotion, design, and direct marketing. But WPP wasn't small for long. In 1987 Sorrell made an astonishing move. Using both debt and equity, he bought one of the most famous names in the business, the...
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- 16 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters
coordinating function. "We have plenty of case studies, but given how important it is, there is remarkably little academic research that looks at the headquarters of a multiunit firm," he says. In fact, so mysterious is the inner functioning of corporate HQ...
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by Michael Blanding
- 11 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?
Dean's youthful Internet backing failed to generate enough votes at the polls. In the recent New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's surprise win is attributable in part to her superior grassroots organizing there—the political equivalent of retail and View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne