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Aligning Strategy and Sales
Summary A company's sales organization is a core vehicle for implementing business strategy—yet there's often a big gap between the company's strategic objectives and the way its sales organization actually functions. In this program, you... View Details
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Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms
artificial intelligence further propels the opportunity and need to leverage a platform model for competitive advantage. AI companies are evolving into the next generation of platforms. This program will show you how to create sustainable View Details
- June 2016
- Supplement
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Akiko Kanno
In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a US-based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
wants. Now remember you're if you're at HBS you're doing plenty of math. For you Divinity School students, remember back to high school. Sorry. And you can raise, you can raise the value of a fraction by increasing the numerator or by... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
control over pricing and associated revenues from the content to the content provider in order to reduce price competition at the platform level. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-009.pdf Applying the Care Delivery View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2016 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
In February 2015, Daniel Loeb (a U.S.–based activist investor) announced his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and... View Details
Keywords: Hedge Funds; Economic Policy; Investments; Government Policy; Deregulation; Financial Management; Valuation; Investment Funds; Policy; Corporate Governance; Macroeconomics; Investment Activism; Change Management; Financial Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Japan; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "FANUC Corporation: Reassessing the Firm's Governance and Financial Policies." Harvard Business School Case 216-042, June 2016. (Revised May 2017.)
- 21 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The New Math of Customer Relationships
and The Service Profit Chain and The Value Profit Chain (with Lenoard A. Schlesinger). Some of the ideas go back to Heskett's 1986 book, Managing in the Service Economy. A new book, The Ownership Quotient, is underway, written with Sasser... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
allows bank depositors to remain "sleepy": they do not have to pay attention to transient fluctuations in the market value of bank assets. In contrast, shadow banks create money-like claims by giving their investors an early... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017
Louis T. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52575 The Cross Section of Bank Value By: Egan, Mark, Stefan Lewellen, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We study the determinants of View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Mechanisms of Technology Re-Emergence and Identity Change in a Mature Field: Swiss Watchmaking, 1970-2008
- 01 Nov 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Long Does It Take to Improve an Organization’s Culture?
their core values if they want these good leadership characteristics to be part of their culture.” MB added, “Empathy requires a complete culture shift, which doesn’t happen overnight, and it requires... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
technology, three core principles have emerged that work together to ensure that complementary, interconnected products coexist and compete. These core principles are particularly important when applied to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
capitated payments. January 2020 Presentation Value-Based Health Care Core Concepts Value-Based Health Care Core Concepts by Professor Michael E. Porter Professor Michael E. Porter presents the current... View Details
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
contracting. We recognize the advantage of using fair values in circumstances where these are based on observable prices in liquid secondary markets, but caution against expanding fair values to areas such... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
organizational boundaries. "No organization can go it alone." Curate talent. Expanding their traditional network of talent requires leaders who can identify and assess the capabilities, mindsets, and values of individuals the corporation... View Details
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
Customers demand more value and innovation than ever before, but they’re not always willing to pay more for that product or service. In fact, thanks to social media, dissatisfied customers can amplify their opinions about a company’s long... View Details
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
they haven’t addressed a more fundamental problem: the widespread failure to provide sustainable work experiences. To stick around and give their best, people need meaningful work, managers and colleagues who value and trust them, and... View Details
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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms
to create a viable, scalable business with minimal data, limited resources, and tight budgets. 4 weeks, 4-5 hrs/week Enroll by January 23 $1,850 Certificate Creating Brand Value Professor Jill Avery Build strong, differentiated brands... View Details
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
mining sector through Antofagasta PLC, as well as in the industrial and financial sectors through Quiñenco SA. The family is also one of the largest owners and operators of hotels in Croatia. The Luksic family's mission, as reflected in the View Details
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Birds of a Feather...Enforce Social Norms? Interactions Among Culture, Norms, and Strategy
By: Hongyi Li and Eric J. Van den Steen
Does culture eat strategy for breakfast? This paper investigates the interactions among corporate culture, norms, and strategy, in order to better understand this issue and related questions. It first shows, through microfoundations, how the forces that drive toward... View Details
Li, Hongyi, and Eric J. Van den Steen. "Birds of a Feather...Enforce Social Norms? Interactions Among Culture, Norms, and Strategy." Strategy Science 6, no. 2 (June 2021): 166–189.