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- 02 Jul 2011
- News
The Moral Behind All the Numbers
- 27 Jul 2021
- News
Breaking Free from a “9 to 5” Culture
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
COSCO
By: F. Warren McFarlan and David Lane
Focuses on the IT challenges facing COSCO, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, as it deals with the Internet and modern information technology. The challenge is to understand what they are trying to do and understand the complexity of the task.
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Information Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technological Innovation;
Complexity;
Problems and Challenges;
Shipping Industry;
China
McFarlan, F. Warren, and David Lane. "COSCO." Harvard Business School Case 302-051, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- 11 Jun 2022
- News
Is "Business Ethics" an Oxymoron?
- October 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Jamcracker: Pivot Path
A medium-size company considers entering into a high-tech "over-the-Net" outsourcing arrangement that hinges on buying an integration platform from Jamcracker. Introduces students to the many options available in modern IT outsourcing and challenges them to develop a...
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Austin, Robert D. "Jamcracker: Pivot Path." Harvard Business School Case 604-052, October 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 2014
- Book
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
By: Sven Beckert
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins...
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Keywords:
Economic Systems;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Society;
Manufacturing Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Beckert, Sven. Empire of Cotton: A Global History. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
- 19 Sep 2010
- News
How stop-and-go science funding puts the brakes on progress
- December 1985 (Revised October 1986)
- Case
J.C. Penney (A)
An assistant treasurer at J.C. Penney is looking at various alternatives for financing the company's $2.5 billion store expansion and modernization program. The case provides a listing of different ways/capital markets issues to obtain this financing. Designed to be...
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Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Capital Markets;
Financing and Loans;
Retail Industry;
United States
Mason, Scott P. "J.C. Penney (A)." Harvard Business School Case 286-048, December 1985. (Revised October 1986.)
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
PublicationsThe Rise of the Modern Firm Authors:Geoffrey Jones and Walter A. Friedman, eds. Publication:Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2012 This authoritative volume focuses on the rise of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
William C. Kirby
William C. Kirby is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor. He serves as Chairman of the Harvard... View Details
- 13 Aug 2011
- News
First, Make Money. Also, Do Good.
- 25 Jul 2017
- News
Money is the Secret to Happiness, Science Says
- Research Summary
Overview
Dr. Bos conducts research in three primary areas: decision making, sleep, and technology and psychology. In his research, he makes use of modern technology to both measure and influence performance— on a minute scale in the lab as well as on a larger scale outside of...
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- 20 Feb 2015
- News
Revive the Balanced Scorecard for Your 21st-Century Startup
- 2018
- Book
The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
By: Amy C. Edmondson
The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who are serious about success in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation,...
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Keywords:
Psychological Safety;
Knowledge Economy;
Teaming;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Innovation and Management;
Learning
Edmondson, Amy C. The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
- 15 Mar 2014
- News