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Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
Though Watson had to personally secure a loan to reshape the company’s finances, he turned it around in a matter of years and officially incorporated it as International Business Machines in 1923. Over the next 30 years of Watson’s...
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Computers & Electronics
- 2008
- Chapter
How XBRL Will Dramatically Improve Reporting and Control Processes
By: Robert G. Eccles, Liv Watson and Mike Willis
- June 2007 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Edward Watson and Mara Vatz
Describes how Royal DSM NV, an $8 billion dollar global corporation, leveraged information technology to enable a major corporate portfolio transformation between 2000 and 2006.
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Change Management;
Transformation;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology
Applegate, Lynda M., Edward Watson, and Mara Vatz. "Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 807-167, June 2007. (Revised August 2007.)
- February 2007
- Article
Here Comes XBRL
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Liv A. Watson and Mike Willis
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Liv A. Watson, and Mike Willis. "Here Comes XBRL." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 2 (February 2007): 33–34.
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Class Day & Commencement
Class Day Student Speaker Brendan McGeever (MBA ’03). More Class Day and Commencement photos. Photography by Stuart Cahill and Thomas J. Fitzsimmons Conditions were cloudy and cool but the mood was festive on June 4 as members of the Class of 2003, their families, and...
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- December 2006
- Article
New Format and Technology Drives Enhanced Business Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Liv A. Watson and James A. Fisher
- January 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Expanding the Culture of Learning at Kraft Heinz
By: Ashley V. Whillans and Carolyn Watson
The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) was an American food company formed in 2015 by the merger of Kraft Foods Group, Inc and the H.J. Heinz Company. The company sold food products like Heinz Ketchup, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kool-Aid, and Philadelphia cream cheese to supermarkets,...
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Learning;
Culture;
Work Culture;
Workplace Practices;
Mergers;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Competitive Advantage;
Human Capital;
Training;
Performance Evaluation;
Growth and Development;
Personal Development and Career;
Employee Relationship Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Food and Beverage Industry
- October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (B)
By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson
Keywords:
Manufacturing Industry
Leonard, Herman B., and Orson Watson. "Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 307-065, October 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- October 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)
By: Herman B. Leonard and Orson Watson
As a child, Al Fuller had seen his working-class, African-American neighborhood disintegrate as factory jobs moved away. He resolved to help inner-city communities do better when he grew up. Some years later, as an accomplished university graduate with several years...
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Business and Community Relations;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Social Issues;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Strategy;
Management Style;
Pulp and Paper Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Leonard, Herman B., and Orson Watson. "Integrated Packaging Corporation: Struggling to Do the Right Thing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 307-064, October 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 01 Sep 1979
- Conference Presentation
A Researcher Visits the Teacher's Lounge
By: Teresa M. Amabile and M. W. Watson
- 2012
- Chapter
Integrated Reporting Requires Integrated Assurance
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Liv A. Watson
In the wake of the recent financial crisis, increasing the effectiveness of auditing has weighed heavily on the minds of those responsible for governance. When a business is profitable and paying healthy dividends to its stockholders, fraudulent activities and...
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- January 2003 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (A)
By: James L. Heskett, Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson and Jeffrey F. Rayport
The company's management is considering the possibility of launching a rebranding campaign around the promises "What you need. What you need to know." The questions are whether and when to launch the campaign in view of the large number of training efforts and...
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Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Advertising Campaigns;
Brands and Branding;
Business Strategy;
Technology Adoption;
Transformation;
Market Timing;
Growth and Development;
Training;
Retail Industry
Heskett, James L., Dan Maher, Daniel F. OBrien, Thomas Watson, and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Office Depot, Inc.: Business Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-111, January 2003. (Revised February 2003.)
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
with the classic norms of science. We actually discuss this in terms of the discovery of DNA. Watson and Crick arguably violated scientific norms by relying on information that had been gathered by other researchers. Nevertheless, they...
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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
desperate need to publish. And we start with the classic norms of science. We actually discuss this in terms of the discovery of DNA. Watson and Crick arguably violated scientific norms by relying on information that had been gathered by...
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- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
powerhouse The Deutsche Bank The evolution of a champion universal bank American Capitalism How the most market-oriented of all major national economies evolved IBM and the Two Thomas J. Watsons Maintaining competitive advantage while...
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Susan Young
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
choices. Third, despite widespread fears that people would lack the financial acumen to manage their own savings, defined contribution returns outpaced those from defined benefit plans. Watson Wyatt, a benefits and compensation...
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by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
Working PapersExploring Inventory Trends in Six U.S. Retail Segments Authors:Adenekan (Nick) Dedeke and Noel H. Watson Abstract Our paper describes inventory trends for both public and private U.S. firms in six retail segments between...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree
Wellesley is a place that creates a new normal, and it has built a very strong network of strong, inspiring and encouraging women. What’s something you’ve done that you’re proud of? I spent a year traveling on my own after college – I had won a View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
popular platform provides automatic text captioning of the audio uploaded onto YouTube. Watson speech-to-text API: a machine learning API that can transcribe audio files into text, among other capabilities. VLC player: a free, open source...
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