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- 29 Jul 2017
- News
Fund managers challenged to confront lack of ethnic diversity
- 2019
- Book
Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership
By: Linda A. Hill
In your career, or anyone's, there is one transition that stands out as the most crucial—going from individual contributor to competent manager.
New managers have to learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to... View Details
New managers have to learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to... View Details
Hill, Linda A. Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership. 2nd ed., Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2019.
- December 2020 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
France Télécom (A): A Challenging Restructuring
These cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of corporate leaders for “institutional harassment."
This case series follows the evolution of France... View Details
This case series follows the evolution of France... View Details
Keywords:
Health & Wellness;
Human Resource Management;
Strategic Change;
Leadership & Corporate Accountability;
Leadership And Change Management;
Leadership And Managing People;
Change;
Restructuring;
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Health;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Labor;
Labor and Management Relations;
Labor Unions;
Law;
Social Psychology;
Strategy;
Leadership;
Leadership Style;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Relationships;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Culture;
Employees;
Well-being;
Telecommunications Industry;
Europe;
European Union
Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Ashley V. Whillans. "France Télécom (A): A Challenging Restructuring." Harvard Business School Case 721-420, December 2020. (Revised June 2021.)
- February 1993 (Revised November 2001)
- Background Note
Challenge of Growth, The
Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the general management task, and given this framework, explores the challenges growth presents.
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Keywords:
Framework;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges
Roberts, Michael J. "Challenge of Growth, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 393-106, February 1993. (Revised November 2001.)
Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
How does an entrepreneur, aspiring manager, or CEO become a master of strategy? In this book, we argue that everyone can learn from three of the greatest strategist of modern time, Bill Gates, Andy Grove and Steve Jobs, who also built three of the most valuable... View Details
- October 1983
- Article
Measuring Manufacturing Performance: A New Challenge for Management Accounting Research
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Measuring Manufacturing Performance: A New Challenge for Management Accounting Research." Accounting Review 58 (October 1983): 686–705.
- 2003
- Book
Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership
By: Linda A. Hill
Hill, Linda A. Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership. 2nd ed. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Advika Consulting Services: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Human Capital
By: Alison Wood Brooks, Francesca Gino, Julia J. Lee, Bradley R. Staats, Andrew Wasynczuk and John Beshears
Teaching Note for HBS No. 916-033.
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Keywords:
Consulting Firms
- June 2016
- Case
Advika Consulting Services: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Human Capital
By: Alison Wood Brooks, Francesca Gino, Julia J. Lee and Bradley R. Staats
Brooks, Alison Wood, Francesca Gino, Julia J. Lee, and Bradley R. Staats. "Advika Consulting Services: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Human Capital." Harvard Business School Case 916-033, June 2016.
- January 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Background Note
Challenge of Commitment,The
By: Michael Beer and Michael J. Gibbs
Defines commitment, describes the psychological and organizational factors that underly it, and provides a comprehensive discussion of the policies and practices managers can employ to enhance commitment. Identifies control and commitment as two critical strategies...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Managerial Roles;
Strategy
Beer, Michael, and Michael J. Gibbs. "Challenge of Commitment,The." Harvard Business School Background Note 493-046, January 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- 03 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?
CamiloTorres What Are the Most Effective Management Approaches to Inclusion? Inclusion is important to an organization. But it is a challenge in the current day workplace climate, especially when it comes to...
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by James Heskett
- December 2002 (Revised December 2017)
- Background Note
Teaching Old Companies New Tricks: The Challenge of Managing New Streams Within the Mainstream
Describes the challenge of starting new ventures or new activities in established companies, especially if they diverge from the mainstream of ongoing commitments. Fledgling ventures require a different kind of management that acknowledges their uncertainty, intensity,...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Teaching;
Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business or Company Management;
Organizations;
Problems and Challenges;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Corporate Strategy
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Teaching Old Companies New Tricks: The Challenge of Managing New Streams Within the Mainstream." Harvard Business School Background Note 303-083, December 2002. (Revised December 2017.)
- Teaching Interest
Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs
By: Tarun Khanna
Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs (GCE) is designed for students who are interested in entrepreneurial approaches to the biggest challenges of our time. Grand Challenges are near-intractable, global problems that offer the tantalizing... View Details
- December 2015
- Case
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: Managing Communication
By: Boris Groysberg and Ann Leamon
Groysberg, Boris, and Ann Leamon. "Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work: Managing Communication." Harvard Business School Case 416-034, December 2015.
- 17 Jan 2008
- Lecture
When Professionals Lead: The Challenges of Managing the Professional Services Firm.
By: Thomas J. DeLong
- September 1989 (Revised June 1990)
- Background Note
Challenge of Change, The: Note
Describes the major challenges associated with managing change. Highlights the focus for change, the different degrees and types of change, when change is to be introduced, what factors enable that introduction, and what reactions change evokes. Underscores the...
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Keywords:
Change Management
Jick, Todd D. "Challenge of Change, The: Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 490-016, September 1989. (Revised June 1990.)
- January 2023
- Technical Note
LCA Action Planning: Responsibility and Accountability
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Marilyn Morgan Westner
LCA action plans integrate responsibility and accountability into decision-making and planning. This module note was designed for the LCA course and reviews six steps leaders can follow to develop a practical LCA action plan for their business. It shows how integrating...
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Keywords:
Responsibility;
Accountability;
Management Challenges;
Corporate Accountability;
Leadership;
Planning;
Decisions;
Strategy
Sucher, Sandra J., and Marilyn Morgan Westner. "LCA Action Planning: Responsibility and Accountability." Harvard Business School Technical Note 323-060, January 2023.
- 15 Feb 2012
- News
Social Innovation Challenge
- 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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Keywords:
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.