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- October 2003 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Corrupt Practices in International Business
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Robert E. Kennedy
Explores various aspects of corruption in international business. This abridged case contains materials from both Corruption in International Business (A) & (B), but does not include the example "caselets." A rewritten version of earlier cases.
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- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Conducting Research That Influences Practice
coauthor, Professor Ryan Buell (MBA 2007, DBA 2012), have done will impact not only restaurants, but the service industry overall,” says John Korn, executive director of Doctoral Programs at HBS. “The support that doctoral students receive allows them to become the...
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- Web
Data Practices - Research Computing Services
Data Practices Best practices for data management and analysis varies greatly depending on your data and analysis requirements. Additionally, we encourage you to carefully...
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- February 2014 (Revised April 2014)
- Supplement
Pixability: Managing a Corporate Board (Pre Class)
By: Noam Wasserman
"Bettina’s Board Walk" examines the board management methods of Bettina Hein, Founder-CEO of Pixability, Inc., as she prepares for and conducts a standard board meeting. The case is designed to give students an understanding of the delicate dynamics inherent in board...
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Wasserman, Noam. "Pixability: Managing a Corporate Board (Pre Class)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 814-703, February 2014. (Revised April 2014.)
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
philanthropy and a search for 'give us better practices,' " said Nancy Roob, president and CEO of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF). Joining her on the panel were Matt Bannick (HBS MBA 1993), managing partner of Omidyar...
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- August 2013
- Article
Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices
By: Victor Manuel Bennett, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder and Michael W. Toffel
Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but that violate government regulations, especially when...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Crime and Corruption;
Management Practices and Processes;
Ethics;
Consumer Behavior;
Customer Satisfaction;
Auto Industry;
Service Industry
Bennett, Victor Manuel, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder, and Michael W. Toffel. "Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices." Management Science 59, no. 8 (August 2013): 1725–1742. (Online Appendix. Lead article. Nominated for "Best Conference Paper Award" and "SMS Best Conference Paper Prize for Practice Implications" at 2012 Strategic Management Society International Conference.)
- December 2016
- Article
Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts
Management buyouts (MBOs) are an economically and legally significant class of transaction: not only do they account for more than $10 billion in deal volume per year, on average, but they also play an important role in defining the relationship between inside and...
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Subramanian, Guhan. "Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts." Harvard Law Review 130, no. 2 (December 2016): 590–658.
- 2003
- Introduction
Getting the Best from Best Practices
- July 2020
- Article
Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare
By: Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
We investigate the link between hospital performance and managerial education by collecting a large database of management practices and skills in hospitals across nine countries. We find that hospitals that are closer to universities offering both medical education...
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Keywords:
Management;
Hospitals;
Mortality;
Education;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Improvement;
Business Education;
Management Practices and Processes
Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare." Review of Economics and Statistics 102, no. 3 (July 2020): 506–517.
- 2010
- Module Note
Employee Management At HDFC Bank – A Case Study
By: Shashank Shah and A. Sudir Bhaskar
Keywords:
Employee Engagement;
Human Resource Practices;
Employee Empowerment;
Banking;
Banking Industry;
India
Shah, Shashank, and A. Sudir Bhaskar. "Employee Management At HDFC Bank – A Case Study." 2010.
- Research Summary
Risk Management
The recent proliferation of risk management, as a management control system, and the continuing failures in risk oversight suggest that risk practices warrant further research and understanding.
My mission, ambition, and indeed passion is to document,... View Details
- 08 Mar 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance (Harvard Business Press). As a practical guide, The New Science of Retailing helps retailers mine their sales data to identify and...
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- Sep 25 2014
- Testimonial
Balancing Practical Experience with Powerful Frameworks
- Research Summary
Managing sustainability in supply chains
I am examining codes of conduct, management process standards, and government voluntary programs that address environmental and labor issues, seeking to understand what enables some of these programs to actually deliver on their promise of distinguishing organizations...
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Best Practices - Research Computing Services
Data Practices Best Practices 5ms Below, we present general data management and efficiency best practices, provide software specific data recommendations, and highlight...
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Integrating: A Managerial Practice that Enables Implementation in Fragmented Health Care Environments
By: Michaela J. Kerrissey, Patricia Satterstrom, Nicholas Leydon, Gordon Schiff and Sara J. Singer
How some organizations improve while others remain stagnant is a key question in health care research. This inductive qualitative study examines primary care clinics implementing improvement efforts in order to identify mechanisms that enable implementation despite...
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Keywords:
Organization And Management Theory;
Quality Improvement;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Improvement;
Integration;
Cooperation
Kerrissey, Michaela J., Patricia Satterstrom, Nicholas Leydon, Gordon Schiff, and Sara J. Singer. "Integrating: A Managerial Practice that Enables Implementation in Fragmented Health Care Environments." Health Care Management Review 42, no. 3 (July–September 2017): 213–225.
- May 2004
- Article
Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets
We analyze the disclosure practices of companies as a function of their interaction with the U.S. markets for a group of 794 firms from 24 countries in Asia-Pacific and Europe. Our analysis uses the Transparency and Disclosure scores developed recently by Standard &...
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Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes;
Markets;
Investment;
Size;
Performance;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Corporate Governance;
Corporate Disclosure;
Trade;
United States;
Asia;
Europe
Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Disclosure Practices of Foreign Companies Interacting with U.S. Markets." Journal of Accounting Research 42, no. 2 (May 2004).
- August 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Exercise
People Management
By: Boris Groysberg and David Lane
Highlights critical gaps between research and practice in the field of strategic human resources management. Also, aims to debunk some myths and preconceptions that general managers bring to their HR decisions. Before class, participants fill out a true-or-false...
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Groysberg, Boris, and David Lane. "People Management." Harvard Business School Exercise 406-034, August 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- November 1989
- Case
IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)
By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
Keywords:
Employment;
Management Practices and Processes;
Computer Industry;
Information Technology Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 490-009, November 1989.