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- July 2002
- Case
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Mentoring Program, The (A)
By: David A. Thomas and Gina Carioggia
Describes steps taken to implement and manage a successful employee mentoring program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. A cultural change at the bank provided the context out of which the program grew. The case describes the development of the program,...
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Keywords:
Design;
Training;
Human Resources;
Employee Relationship Management;
Public Ownership;
Planning
Thomas, David A., and Gina Carioggia. "Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Mentoring Program, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-019, July 2002.
- 13 Oct 2021
- News
How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
- September 1995 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A)
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Rebecca Voorheis
Nypro is the world's leading injection molder of precision plastic parts, operating a global network of 21 plants. Nypro's strategy is for each plant to offer identical capabilities, because its customers are global companies with worldwide sourcing needs. The case...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Innovation and Management;
Operations;
Performance Consistency;
Manufacturing Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Rebecca Voorheis. "Managing Innovation at Nypro, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 696-061, September 1995. (Revised December 2018.)
- Web
Positions - Faculty & Research
candidate should have a strong interest in the concerns of practicing managers and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will conduct research influencing both academics and practitioners. The...
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- June 1991 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Corporate Strategy: A Conceptual Framework
By: David J. Collis
Provides a conceptual framework for the study of corporate strategy. First describes previous perspectives on corporate strategy and then develops a framework of four elements: resources, tasks, structure, and industries. This framework can be used to explain the value...
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Strategy;
Value
Collis, David J. "Corporate Strategy: A Conceptual Framework." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-284, June 1991. (Revised April 1995.)
- April 2008 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
Korea: On the Back of a Tiger (Abridged)
What caused the 1997 Korea crisis? Did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) help or hinder recovery? Did democracy help or hinder recovery? Seen as an economic miracle, Korea succumbed to the wave of currency crises sweeping Asia in late 1997. Did the same state-led...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Trade;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Asia;
South Korea
Huang, Yasheng. "Korea: On the Back of a Tiger (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 708-052, April 2008. (Revised June 2008.)
- 11 Jan 2022
- News
Sales Management That Works with Frank Cespedes
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
the results provide new evidence of the impact of rank and file employees on firms' financial reporting choices. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49026 forthcoming Strategy...
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Sean Silverthorne
- October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood
By: Susanna Gallani and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case follows the Children Cancer Hospital in Egypt, also known as Hospital 57357, as it goes through the roll-out of a new performance management system, which Dr. Sherif Abouel Naga, founder and CEO of the hospital, had championed. This was a critical juncture as...
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Keywords:
Healthcare;
Performance Management;
Performance Incentives;
Strategic Alignment;
Health Care and Treatment;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Strategy;
Alignment;
Performance Evaluation;
Mission and Purpose;
Change Management;
Health Industry;
Egypt;
Middle East
Gallani, Susanna, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood." Harvard Business School Case 122-041, October 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
Aligning Strategy and Sales By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract— Much current opinion asserts that strategy is less important (and may, in fact, be an impediment) in an era of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- May 2022
- Case
What to Propose?
By: David G. Fubini
Two audit and financial services firms, one of which your consulting firm has supported extensively, have merged to create one of the largest audit firms in the world. The audit firm's Executive Team has requested proposals aimed at re-evaluating their internal...
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Keywords:
Consulting;
Professional Services;
Governance;
Presentations;
Organizational Structure;
Transition;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Consulting Industry
Fubini, David G. "What to Propose?" Harvard Business School Case 422-095, May 2022.
- September 2019
- Supplement
Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future? (B)
By: Ariel D. Stern and Sarah Mehta
This case provides an update to the (A) case, which introduces students to adaptive platform trials, an ambitious, more efficient type of clinical trial that increases access to therapies. The (A) case centers on Dr. Brian Alexander’s efforts to launch an adaptive...
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Keywords:
Clinical Trials;
Drug Trials;
Drug Testing;
Cancer Trials;
Glioblastoma;
Platform Trials;
Adaptive Trials;
Adaptive Platform Trials;
Health Testing and Trials;
Health Care and Treatment;
Financing and Loans;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry;
United States
Stern, Ariel D., and Sarah Mehta. "Adaptive Platform Trials: The Clinical Trial of the Future? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 620-001, September 2019.
- October 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Sonoco Products Company (A): Building a World-Class HR Organization
By: David A. Thomas, Boris Groysberg and Cate Reavis
Describes the steps the vice-president of human resources takes in revamping an HR function that was noncooperative and, at times, competitive and introducing the company to the notion of HR as a strategic business partner. Explores changes made to the company's...
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Compensation and Benefits;
Management Succession;
Measurement and Metrics;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance;
Partners and Partnerships;
Business Strategy
Thomas, David A., Boris Groysberg, and Cate Reavis. "Sonoco Products Company (A): Building a World-Class HR Organization." Harvard Business School Case 405-009, October 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- 2011
- Working Paper
Better-reply Dynamics in Deferred Acceptance Games
In this paper we address the question of learning in a two-sided matching mechanism that utilizes the deferred acceptance algorithm. We consider a repeated matching game where at each period agents observe their match and have the opportunity to revise their strategy...
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Keywords:
Learning;
Marketplace Matching;
Outcome or Result;
Game Theory;
Mathematical Methods;
Strategy
Haeringer, Guillaume, and Hanna Halaburda. "Better-reply Dynamics in Deferred Acceptance Games." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-126, June 2011.
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
Transforming Public Education: Cases in Education Entrepreneurship. Winning in Emerging Markets: A Road Map for Strategy and Execution Authors:Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu,...
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Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
The Evolving Role of the CIO
The Internet 'bubble' magnified the ups and downs of IT managers' fortunes into a roller coaster ride. Post-crash, the role of senior IT management is uncertain in many companies, and in need of redefinition. This project aims to define a role for CIOs and IT managers...
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- 14 Sep 2021
- News
Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
- 07 Jul 2016
- Video
How to Fix a Broken Global Team
- November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
- Case
Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Olivia Hull
Thaddeus Fulford-Jones and Eric Weiss, founders of healthcare technology startup Radial Analytics, have been busy developing a software program designed to save hospitals money and improve patient outcomes by producing customized care plans for patients leaving the...
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Keywords:
Electronic Medical Records;
Electronic Health Records;
Data Science;
Entrepreneurship;
Health Care and Treatment;
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Science-Based Business;
Business Strategy;
Health Industry;
Technology Industry;
Cambridge;
Massachusetts
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Olivia Hull. "Radial Analytics Probes Post-Acute Care." Harvard Business School Case 817-029, November 2016. (Revised November 2016.)
- 19 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Climbing the Great Wall of Trust
In recent conversations with US executives doing business in China, Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Roy Y.J. Chua heard about a new trend. In an East Asian version of cutting deals on the golf course, Chinese View Details
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by Michael Blanding