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4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Scientific Management

Harvard Business Review

A roundtable conversation on Taylorism and how it shapes management still today.

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

Using machine-learning tools, for example, data that currently exists in different enterprise systems and diverse external sources (production, supply chain, market, customer trend, financial and economic data) can be ingested and mashed together to reveal meaningful patterns and highlight gaps in markets.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

The moment you move beyond one or two people working together, some form of management is required. From Alexander the Great to the modern day, the elements of management — from organizational behavior to supply chain management — have made the difference between success and failure.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

Using machine-learning tools, for example, data that currently exists in different enterprise systems and diverse external sources (production, supply chain, market, customer trend, financial and economic data) can be ingested and mashed together to reveal meaningful patterns and highlight gaps in markets.