researcher Barry Fishman, visiting Harvard from the University of Michigan. Harvard Business School Publishing is about to launch the first two products in our new series of online business simulations and I wanted to investigate how we can ensure that this product line produces effective learning for our customers. This paper explores a framework for assessing effectiveness in online business simulations. Introduction Problem Statement and Paper Structure Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP)
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Arts funding: Should governments fund the arts http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/236 Overview: Everyone understands the value that art brings to society. But, the question that is being addressed today is, should the government should fund the arts when there are more pressing issues that the tax dollars could be used to rectify. Some examples are “keeping the streets safe and the lights on”. Pro Argument by Alan Davey: * Davey points out that it takes only .05% of overall government
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Case Study features.rr.com/article/080P6pegST5Zp?q=iPhone 1) Using budget data, 176087 iPhone 4's must be completed on a monthly basis in order for Danshui Plant No. 2 to break even. The first step is to calculate the ... 3. Danshui Plant No. 2 - Harvard Business Review hbr.org/product/danshui-plant-no-2/an/913525-PDF-ENG Sep 28, 2012 – Danshui Plant No. 2 in southern China has a one-year contract with Apple Inc. to assemble 2.4 mil... 4. [PDF] Danshui Plant No. 2 - Cool Tutoring www.cooltutoring
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of foreign markets, and that can lead to expensive mistakes. Here’s a more rational approach to evaluating global opportunities. Distance Still Matters The Hard Reality of Global Expansion by Pankaj Ghemawat • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Distance Still Matters: The Hard Reality of Global Expansion 12 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations
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Virtual Work Definition: Virtual Work is “work performed away from the traditional physical workplace by using information technology” (McShane & Von Glinow, 2013, p. 21) Summary: The article entitled “The Third Wave of Virtual Work” written by Tammy Johns and Lynda Gratton discusses how virtual work has evolved in three different waves over the past thirty years. The first wave of virtual work started in the mid 1980’s and created a demand for freelancers/independent contractors with
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9 -4 0 4 -0 6 8 OCTOBER 20, 2003 JEFFREY T. POLZER INGRID VARGAS HILLARY ANGER ELFENBEIN Henry Tam and the MGI Team Henry Tam felt tired and extremely frustrated. He was halfway through his final semester in the MBA program at Harvard Business School (HBS), and things were not going as expected. Spring break was about to start, but Henry, like many others in the class of 2002, was feeling the pain of the worst job market in over a decade. Henry recalled the troubled sentiment around campus:
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Holding fast. Gourville JT. Source Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. jgourville@hbs.edu Abstract CEO Peter Walsh faces a classic innovator's dilemma. His company, Crescordia, produces high-quality metal plates, pins, and screws that orthopedic surgeons use to repair broken bones. In fact, because the company has for decades refused to compromise on quality, there are orthopedic surgeons who use nothing but Crescordia hardware. And now these customers have begun to clamor for the next generation
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performance reveal a growing link between certain kinds of technology investments and intensifying competitiveness. Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference 11 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to
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S HOULD WE do away with HR? In recent years, a number of people wbo study and write about business-along witb many wbo run businesses-bave been debating that question. Tbe debate arises out of serious and widespread doubts about HR's contribution to organizational performance. And as mucb as I like HR people-I bave been working in tbe field as a researcher, professor, and consultant for 20 years -1 must agree that tbere is good reason for HR's beleaguered reputation. It is often ineffective, incompetent
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LEADERSHIP IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD How business leaders are reframing success March 2012 Ashridge Business School http://www.ashridge.org.uk Produced on behalf of the United Nations Global Compact and Principles for Responsible Management Education for the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development Lead Authors: Mathew Gitsham, Director, Centre for Business and Sustainability, Ashridge Jo Wackrill, Leadership Agenda Project Director, IBLF Supporting Authors: Graham Baxter, Senior
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