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- 2020
- Working Paper
Scientific Production: An Exploration into Organization, Resource Allocation, and Funding
By: Jerry Thursby, Marie Thursby, Karim R. Lakhani, Kyle R. Myers, Nina Cohodes, Sarah Bratt, Dennis Byrski, Hannah Cohoon and Maria Roche
Production of scientific knowledge is core to civilizational advancement in economic and material wellbeing of societies. Despite its fundamental importance, however, a systematic effort to quantitatively study the factors underlying scientific production, particularly...
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- 2015
- Working Paper
The Wisdom of Crowds in Operations: Forecasting Using Prediction Markets
By: Achal Bassamboo, Ruomeng Cui and Antonio Moreno
Prediction is an important activity in various business processes, but it becomes difficult when historical information is not available, such as forecasting demand of a new product. One approach that can be applied in such situations is to crowdsource opinions from...
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Keywords:
Wisdom Of Crowds;
Demand Forecasting;
Price Forecasting;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Size;
Performance
Bassamboo, Achal, Ruomeng Cui, and Antonio Moreno. "The Wisdom of Crowds in Operations: Forecasting Using Prediction Markets." Working Paper, October 2015.
- May 2012
- Case
BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division
By: Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton
Roger Cahill has spent less than a year as head of the Mobile Division of BoldFlash, a flash memory component maker. On the corporate level, BoldFlash has adapted to an evolving and difficult marketplace, but the Mobile Division is struggling. The four groups within...
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United States;
Massachusetts;
Morale;
Human Resource Management;
Technology;
Leadership;
Opportunities;
Organizational Design;
Conflict and Resolution;
Product Development;
Change Management;
Information Infrastructure;
Business Processes;
Manufacturing Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Massachusetts
Beer, Michael, and Rachel Shelton. "BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division." Harvard Business School Brief Case 124-438, May 2012.
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World...
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NGOs and Organizational Change
The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Rosario Bazán
Rosario Bazán, the co-founder of the Peruvian agribusiness group Danper Trujillio, explains her unusual decision to begin a healthcare center within the company, and the reasons it has resulted in significant...
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- March 1998 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Band of Angels, The
"The Band of Angels" is a well-organized but independent group of wealthy entrepreneurs. This case details the principles and processes used by the band and offers two perspectives from entrepreneurs who have been financed.
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Roberts, Michael J., and Christina L. Darwall. "Band of Angels, The." Harvard Business School Case 898-188, March 1998. (Revised August 1999.)
- January 31, 2022
- Article
Who Pays Tolls at Work and Who Cruises on an Open Highway?
By: Siri Chilazi, D. Kolb, Kathleen L. McGinn and Jessica L. Porter
As organizations continue to navigate a changed world amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and the reverberations of the Black Lives Matter movement, many of the issues that affect underrepresented groups in organizations, including women of all different races and...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Opportunities;
Equality and Inequality;
Social Issues
Chilazi, Siri, D. Kolb, Kathleen L. McGinn, and Jessica L. Porter. "Who Pays Tolls at Work and Who Cruises on an Open Highway?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 31, 2022).
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
effect, these individuals bridge the lacunae between distant groups in the company's social structure. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-004.pdf How Is Foreign Aid Spent? Evidence from a...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Nov 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning
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by Rogelio Oliva & Noel H. Watson
- November 1976 (Revised July 1983)
- Case
Nuclear Tube Assembly Room (A) (Condensed)
By: John J. Gabarro
Supervisory practices and social structure in an electronics company assembly room. To be used with the (B) case. Based on American Radiatronics Corp. (A) by M.J. Steckler and P.R. Lawrence.
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Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes;
Groups and Teams;
Social Psychology;
Electronics Industry
Gabarro, John J. "Nuclear Tube Assembly Room (A) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 477-070, November 1976. (Revised July 1983.)
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
that they will disappear quickly from the public eye after having been seen by the intended recipients or after a short period of time. Disappearing selfies are seemingly the ideal solution for people who enjoy life on social media but...
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by Rachel Layne
- 02 Dec 2019
- Video
Ratan Naval Tata
Ratan Naval Tata, Chair of Tata Trust and Former Chair of Tata Group in India, explains his belief that corporations must become a part of, and engage with, the communities in which they operate.
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- October 1993
- Case
Analyst's Dilemma (A), The
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Jerry Useem
A young investment banker returns home one night to find that her roommate and best friend has been laid off from Universal Bank because Universal is shutting down its capital finance group. Her roommate makes her promise to keep this information confidential because...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Conflict of Interests;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Risk and Uncertainty
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Jerry Useem. "Analyst's Dilemma (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 394-056, October 1993.
- November 1990 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
General Motors: Packard Electric Division
Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach for passing the cables through the firewall between the engine and passenger compartments. The new technology...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Cost;
Management Style;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Production;
Projects;
Groups and Teams;
Conflict and Resolution;
Technology;
Auto Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "General Motors: Packard Electric Division." Harvard Business School Case 691-030, November 1990. (Revised April 1999.)
- Fall 2017
- Article
The Alternative Business History: Business in Emerging Markets
By: Gareth Austin, Carlos Davila and Geoffrey Jones
This article suggests that the business history of emerging markets should be seen as an alternative business history rather than merely adding new settings to explore established core debates. The discipline of business history evolved around the corporate strategies...
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Keywords:
Globalization;
History;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Business History;
Asia;
Latin America;
Africa
Austin, Gareth, Carlos Davila, and Geoffrey Jones. "The Alternative Business History: Business in Emerging Markets." Special Issue on Methodologies. Business History Review 91, no. 3 (Fall 2017): 537–569.
- Teaching
Overview
Laura taught undergraduate Military Leadership and Intro to Sociology for 6 and 4 semesters, respectively, at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 2013-2016 (see course descriptions and links below). She was promoted from instructor to Assistant...
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- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
In the 2012 US presidential election, the Obama campaign deftly used a Facebook app to register voters and have friends message them to get out the vote. But it was 2016 presidential campaign that really changed social media’s impact on...
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by George Riedel
- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Asset Management;
Financial Institutions;
Investment Portfolio;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Enterprise;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
Henry W. McGee
Henry McGee joined the HBS faculty in 2013 after retiring as President of HBO Home Entertainment, the digital and DVD program distribution division of Home Box Office, the pioneering premium television company. A member of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit,... View Details