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- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Synthesis Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract This paper constructs a unified theory of the location of transactions and the boundaries of firms. It proposes that systems of production can be viewed as networks of tasks. Transactions,...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
philanthropy. We have to take care of all stakeholders—I say customers, vendors, employees, shareholders, and the society in which you work. You can't produce a bad quality and high cost product and then say, 'I go to the temple and pray'...
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- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
breakneck production schedule that saw Spielberg agreeing to the project in early March, with Meryl Streep (as Katharine Graham) and Tom Hanks (as Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee) signing on as...
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- 11 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
exhaust themselves attending to a special needs child or ailing parent. Everyone frets over their physical and financial well-being. Who among us isn't anxious, stressed out, and off our game right now? From bolstering remote collaboration to View Details
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- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
a new work world that will keep employees both happy and productive post-COVID? Several HBS faculty members shared advice to help leaders prepare for the “next normal." Julia Austin: Prioritize face time at the office Managers will have...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
perspective. Many companies abroad have been very smart about importing the U.S. dot-com model — without all the hype — and are really looking at what works and what doesn’t. China knows it has a huge price advantage in terms of View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
businesses outperform both single-unit firms and multi-unit firms composed of unrelated businesses. Explanations for this relationship between focus and firm performance have largely centered on economies of scope achieved by sharing common resources, such as...
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Martha Lagace
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
Scaling a business, particularly into new geographical markets or product categories, involves addressing cultural, administrative, and economic tradeoffs. Successful leadership in these scenarios requires managers who are capable of...
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Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni
Members should not use their Circle to market services or products in any way. If you are looking for networking or career building opportunities, we would be happy to connect you with the HBS Career and Professional Development Office,...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
the damage is on both sides: employers pay a price in lost productivity and expensive churn. What accounts for these inefficiencies, and what would it take to make low-wage frontline work less of a dead end?Welcome to the Managing the...
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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
European consumer products business. In her first Bulletin interview in 1983, Dodi envisioned the future ideal of "a pregnant CEO of a corporation walking into a board meeting" while her other child was down the hall in daycare. But she...
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
stayed there, drove tens of thousands of beta signups. I remember sort of pacing around my apartment as this was happening, thinking, like, we’ve got a live one.Kerr: So tell us a little bit about the kind of product vision that you began...
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- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
chancellor for business affairs, UNC Charlotte “My boss is excellent on many dimensions, but specifically when it comes to making a part-time/flexible schedule work, he gets it. Two things set him apart from most of the people I’ve worked...
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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2017
$4 million in fiscal 2017. Publishing & Printing Publishing and printing expense includes HBP’s production costs plus a small amount of spending related to the School’s printed materials and publications. HBP’s continuing growth in a...
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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
deep was the Rainbow Fish, scheduled for completion by a Hong Kong–based startup sometime in the future but perennially delayed, it appeared. Vescovo realized he would have to build his own. In May 2015, Vescovo approached Patrick Lahey,...
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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
stadium in Los Angeles, a lucrative media market long devoid of an NFL team. Meanwhile, games in England have drawn huge crowds, and three regular season contests are scheduled for London next year. Backed by coordinated media and...
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- 09 May 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year
sounds silly, but she's truly my little best friend and I cannot imagine not having her at HBS. How do you make it work? It takes a village to raise a child. I have relied heavily on family to help me while I'm in business school. Family members have lived with me,...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
depends on tidal currents just as wind farms depend on wind. Like wind and solar energy, tidal and other forms of marine power such as wave energy consume no fossil fuels and produce no carbon emissions, yet they are far more reliable than their renewable rivals....
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- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
Sikh-founded, $100-million group of service and product companies (including Sun & Son, Inc., a national Lotus Notesbased computer consulting firm specializing in e-commerce; Akal Security Company; and natural food enterprises such as the...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso