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- 03 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Transforming Manufacturing Waste into Profit
It's been said that "one man's trash is another man's treasure." HBS Assistant Professor Deishin Lee, however, has taken that old adage a step further in her recent working paper Turning Waste into By-Product by showing how it's possible for companies to turn...
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- 23 Jan 2018
- Video
Burden Seats Get New Life
- 2022
- White Paper
The Emerging Degree Reset: How the Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Holds the Keys to Growing the U.S. Workforce at a Time of Talent Shortage
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Christina Langer, Julia Nitschke, Layla O'Kane, Matthew Sigelman and Bledi Taska
Employers are resetting degree requirements in a wide range of roles, dropping the requirement for a bachelor’s degree in many middle-skill and even some higher-skill roles. This reverses a trend toward degree inflation in job postings going back to the Great...
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Keywords:
Skills;
Workforce;
Talent;
Human Resource Management;
Selection and Staffing;
Competency and Skills;
Talent and Talent Management;
Human Resources
Fuller, Joseph B., Christina Langer, Julia Nitschke, Layla O'Kane, Matthew Sigelman, and Bledi Taska. "The Emerging Degree Reset: How the Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Holds the Keys to Growing the U.S. Workforce at a Time of Talent Shortage." White Paper, Burning Glass Institute, February 2022.
Transforming Manufacturing Waste into Profit
Every manufacturing process leaves waste, but Assistant Professor Deishin Lee believes much of this left-behind material can be put to productive—and profitable—use. Key concepts include:
- The concept of "by-product synergy" consists... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Role of the Corporation in Society: An Alternative View and Opportunities for Future Research
By: George Serafeim
A long-standing ideology in business education has been that a corporation is run for the sole interest of its shareholders. I present an alternative view where increasing concentration of economic activity and power in the world's largest corporations, the Global...
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Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Corporate Governance;
Environment;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Sustainability;
Sustainability Reporting;
Sustainability Research;
Sustainability Targets;
Corporate Performance;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Serafeim, George. "The Role of the Corporation in Society: An Alternative View and Opportunities for Future Research." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-110, May 2014.
- Web
The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 2020
- Working Paper
Social Influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Establishments’ Closure Decisions Follow Those of Nearby Chain Establishments
By: Abhishek Nagaraj, Mathijs de Vaan, Saqib Mumtaz and Sameer Srivastava
As conveners that bring various stakeholders into the same physical space, firms can powerfully influence the course of pandemics such as COVID-19. Even when operating under government orders and health guidelines, firms have considerable discretion to keep their...
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Keywords:
COVID-19;
Peer Influence;
Closure Decisions;
Health Pandemics;
Business Ventures;
Decisions;
Business and Community Relations
Nagaraj, Abhishek, Mathijs de Vaan, Saqib Mumtaz, and Sameer Srivastava. "Social Influence in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Community Establishments’ Closure Decisions Follow Those of Nearby Chain Establishments." Working Paper, December 2020.
- February 2018
- Teaching Note
Still Leading Series—Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of Service Later in Life
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Rakesh Khurana, James Honan and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
The Still Leading case series includes an introductory note, “Still Leading (A): Issues in Transitioning to New Forms of Service Later in Life” and 10 supplementary cases that cover the transition of highly accomplished and prolific leaders (Hon. Robert McDonald, Hon....
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- July 2011 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Digital Microscopy Is Making Me Crazy!
By: Willy Shih
For Carl Zeiss Microimaging, modular hardware and software enabled customers to tailor Zeiss's broad range of microscopy systems hardware and software to meet a wide range of needs from basic scientific research in the biological and medical sciences to clinical...
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Keywords:
Information Infrastructure;
Applications and Software;
Corporate Strategy;
Disruptive Innovation;
Science-Based Business;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Business Conglomerates;
Digital Platforms;
Opportunities;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Computer Industry
Shih, Willy. "Digital Microscopy Is Making Me Crazy!" Harvard Business School Case 612-002, July 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
- 2015
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures
By: William R. Kerr
Core Curriculum in Entrepreneurship is a series of Readings that cover fundamental course material in Entrepreneurship. Readings include Interactive Illustrations which help students master complex concepts quickly.
Global ventures are those that weave... View Details
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Kerr, William R. "Entrepreneurship Reading: Launching Global Ventures." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Harvard Business Publishing 5277, 2015.
- 02 Sep 2010
- What Do You Think?
How Transparent Should Boards Be?
think? Original Article The case study for this month is inspired by the Hewlett-Packard board, which deserves some kind of award for continuing to supply business schools with years worth of materials on corporate governance. One can...
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by Jim Heskett
- 06 Feb 2023
- HBS Seminar
Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
that the Undefeated refinement better captures actual choice behavior. This is surprising because the Intuitive Criterion refinement is the most commonly utilized belief refinement in the literature while the Undefeated refinement is rarely employed. Our results have...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Admissions - MBA
process. The first step is to submit a written application, which includes assembling a variety of materials that will help us assess your qualifications. Application Portal Joint Degree Applicants 2+2 Deferred Admission Applicants...
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- 11 Aug 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Decision Making Under Information Asymmetry: Experimental Evidence on Belief Refinements
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by William Schmidt & Ryan W. Buell
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
China's economy in context; and finally (3) "China and the Global Economy" shows how China's engagement with the global economy has changed overtime. These materials should be of interest to observers and participants of Chinese...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
the company had lost its "human touch" in the process of professionalizing and modernizing to capitalize on the fantastic market opportunities that had opened up in Spain. Some felt that the work was now too structured and...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2542242 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 215-037 Apple, Einhorn, and iPrefs In March 2013, Apple Computer has a very large cash balance and is under pressure to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
are vastly more scalable than traditional processes, enable companies to straddle industry boundaries, and open up powerful opportunities for learning. Video Recording Building the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier...
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