physics and astronomy; she graduated in 1884. Ten years after graduating‚ she returned to Wellesley to pursue advanced astronomy studies. Following that‚ she wanted to study under Edward C Pickering at Radcliffe. Pickering was the director of the Harvard College Observatory‚ whom she became an assistant to in 1896. The women who worked for Pickering were known as “calculators” or “Pickering’s Women” who did calculations and worked for 50 cents an hour to catalog stars. During her time as one of
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In today’s world‚ IS alignment is crucial for the operation and growth of businesses. Information systems allow businesses to deal with vast amounts of complex information and run more efficiently. Founded in 1930s‚ Volkswagen is the leading automotive vehicle manufacturer in Germany. However‚ its USA branch was facing problems with inadequate IT human resources due to excessive outsourcing and a reduction of internal IT staff. Additionally‚ an inadequate budget to cover the considerable cost
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exercise has its limits. by Robert C. Merton 2 Harvard Business Review april 2013 This article is made available to you with compliments of FM Global Insurance. Further posting‚ copying‚ or distributing is copyright infringement. To order more copies go to www.hbr.org or call 800-988-0886. iOnDecisiOns Risk ARteR For ArTicle reprinTs cAll 800-988-0886 or 617-783-7500‚ or visiT hBr.org IllustRatIon/PHotogRaPHy: name april 2013 Harvard Business Review 3 This article is made available
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References: Chick E. D.(2004). Fundamentals of Work-Life Balance. USA. Clutterbuck‚ D. (2003). Managing the Work-Life Balance. London Harvard Business School Press (1980). Harvard Business Review on Work and Life Balance in USA: Harvard Business School Press Lewis‚ S. & Lewis‚ J.(1996) The work-family challenge: rethinking employment(2nd ed.).London Nancy‚ Lockwood‚ Work/life balance: challenges and solutions - 2003 Research Quarterly
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Ann Hopkins: Harvard Business Case Analysis #1 Ann Hopkins: Harvard Business Case Analysis #1 Why was Ann Hopkins passed over for a partnership? Give examples of events that contributed to her being passed over. The Supreme Court ruled Ann Hopkins was passed over for Price Waterhouse partnership because she was not a feminine woman (Selman and de Llose‚ 1990) calling it sexual discrimination. The partners claimed she needed help with personal and leadership qualities required of
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References: “Furnishing the world”‚ The Economist. November 19‚ 1994; Richard Stevenson. IKEA Invades America. Harvard Business School. September 14‚ 2004 “IKEA to Open 7 more stores in China by 2010”‚ International Business Times. April 10‚ 2006
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and begin working on it in the afternoon; after all‚ the family is a natural team. Trust is essential in all business and family businesses get a high level of trust among family members. In the early 1970s‚ Fung brothers who were both educated at Harvard Business School returned from the United States. Fung brothers’ returned heralded Li and Fung’s transition from a family- owned business to a professionally managed firm‚ with a planning and budgeting system in place for the first time. As more source
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Strategy and The Internet Michael E. Porter Harvard Business Review In this article‚ the author (Michael E. Porter)‚ explains his opinion on the use of the internet by organisations. He points out that both dot-coms and established companies have both‚ by way of competition‚ violated the core precept of strategy in businesses. Porter brings out the fact that companies focussed more on attracting more customers‚ via discounted channels‚ discounting and advertising‚ rather than having profit in
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References: RetailMax: Role for Cam Archer" by McGinn and Witter‚ from Harvard Business School (2006). RetailMax: Role for Regan Kessel by McGinn and Witter‚ from Harvard Business School (2006).
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Ivy 5B6 The issue of leadership is more focused on now by organizations because of many challenges facing bussiness environments. Therefore‚ leaders have to adapt to these changes. Adaptive leadership refers to the ability to lead staff towards commom goals in such changing situations. To do this‚ leaders need certain abilities and these have been explored in a number of academic articles. Three recent texts (Useem 2010; Cappelli et al. 2010; Ladkin and Weber 2011) have discussed the different characteristics
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