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- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
Government in the Global Economy Author:Richard H. K. Vietor Publication:Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract As the world globalizes, countries compete for the markets, technologies, and skills needed to raise their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2024
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-704, January 2024.
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
coders display pervasive stereotypes, associating warmth with women and competence and negativity with men. We also find that warmer participants, particularly warmer women, are under-rewarded by their groups. Equity Concerns Are Narrowly... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
E. Ricart Publication:Harvard Business Review 89 Abstract Most executives believe that competing through business models is critical for success, but few have come to grips with how best to do so. One common mistake, the authors' studies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
(TDABC) is an innovative costing tool in healthcare that can be used to directly compare the true cost of competing technologies over the full care cycle. Rather than only comparing therapeutic effectiveness over a limited number of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
we identify core insights about how firms compete against one another in established markets. Based on our evaluation, we argue that a promising research opportunity for strategy lies in exploring how firms strategically interact in new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
incentives, firms should align with governmental signals and embrace environmental innovation. Regarding bureaucratic alignment, firms should avoid regulatory shopping and integrate local and global standards. Finally, to address transparency and monitoring issues,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
and, more importantly, if this personal connection mattered more to voters than his competence and skills. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910013-PDF-ENG Dawn Stokes: The View from the Driver's Seat Boris... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
open competition. If it makes economic sense to deliver healthcare to someone who's poor, then people will compete to do that. If it's commercially viable, you actually address what today under the definition of healthcare as a public... View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
investors compete for profits—and the competition isn’t fair. In particular, using profits to buy back stock provides immediate (although not as much as many assume) benefits to shareholders. Investments in labor provide much longer-term,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
that they can actually achieve, given the other obligations competing for their time. Focus on the habit, not the reward. Incentives, such as a small payment per workout, might have helped study participants form a fitness habit faster.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
competing interests to varying degrees. We disagree with the argument that a separate CSR report "empowers" other stakeholders by treating them as a separate and distinct audience deserving of its own report. Instead, it marginalizes them... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
dilemmas-challenging decisions that feature tradeoffs between competing and seemingly incompatible values. Moral insight consists of discovering solutions that move beyond selecting one conflicting ethical option over another. Moral... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
profit motive was competing with other motivations, most prominently the control motive. For instance, in my "Ockham" case, founder-CEO Jim Triandiflou summed up his co-founder and investor challenges as, "The issues are... View Details
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
When Paul works with young musicians, he pushes them into a zone where they're still competent but not quite grounded. He'll take a sad, slow piece and make them play it up-tempo and happy. And then he'll have them back off. Even for a... View Details
- March 2012
- Article
The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras
By: Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas
New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high technological, market, and competitive uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, reflected in its introduction of product features, is... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Transformation; Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Product; Values and Beliefs; Mathematical Methods; Power and Influence; Behavior; Experience and Expertise; Design; Market Entry and Exit; Employment Industry; Computer Industry
Benner, Mary J., and Mary Tripsas. "The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras." Strategic Management Journal 33, no. 3 (March 2012): 277–302.
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras
New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Growth; Product Development; Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry
Benner, Mary J., and Mary Tripsas. "The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-007, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Plan; Disruption; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Decisions; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Nationality; Race; Residency; Higher Education; Learning; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Platforms; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Job Offer; Job Search; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Product; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Valuation; Value Creation; Employment Industry; United Kingdom
- May 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene
"Established in 1995 by a group of ex-British intelligence officers, Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt) was a corporate advisory firm that generated insights by leveraging a unique blend of internal expertise and a global network of well-connected individuals. Since 2019, the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Equity; Stock Shares; Corporate Governance; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Management Succession; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consulting Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
Fuller, Joseph B., and Lena Duchene. "Hakluyt: from Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors." Harvard Business School Case 824-200, May 2024. (Revised September 2024.)