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- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
longitudinal data from 68 multi-method case studies of organizational change initiatives conducted at the National Health Service in the United Kingdom support these predictions and advance a relational view of organizational change in which social networks View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2016
- Supplement
HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World (B)
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, José Alvarez and Tonia Junker
This is a follow-up to the “HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World (A)” case, with updated information on sustainability at HEINEKEN and some new initiatives. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Corporate Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Food and Beverage Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L., José Alvarez, and Tonia Junker. "HEINEKEN—Brewing a Better World (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-001, August 2016.
- March 2008 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Aaron Smith, David Chen and Brian Feinstein
As Facebook topped one billion monthly users in October 2012, the online social network continued to face questions about how best to monetize its surging traffic. The company could invest further in new advertising products, which represented the majority of the... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
(2) structure-oriented approaches that redesign specific incentives, tasks, and decisions to reduce temptations to cheat in the environment. This paper explores how these approaches can change behavior. We argue that integrating both approaches while avoiding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020
their voter engagement strategy by developing a granular data-driven understanding of youth voter turnout. I loved putting my new skills to work for such a worthwhile cause! Joshua Rodriguez (MBA 2020): For our first project, we were... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 19 Jan 2021
- News
Managing the Unintended Consequences of Your Innovations
- March 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Egon Zehnder International: Implementing Practice Groups
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Since its creation in 1964, executive search firm Egon Zehnder International (EZI) marketed its consultants as "generalists." As searches became more global and industry-specific in the 1990s, CEO Daniel Meiland decided the firm needed to offer specialized services. By... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Global Strategy; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Egon Zehnder International: Implementing Practice Groups." Harvard Business School Case 398-052, March 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Applying Business Principles to Military Problems
the other special operations forces and, believe it or not, these forces have a five-year business plan where they have to organize, train, and equip our folks and allocate resources. Given the fiscal environment, it’s [about] making... View Details
- September 2009
- Case
Intel NBI: Image Components Organization
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
The Image Components Organization (ICO) was an internal venture that was part of Intel's New Business Initiatives. It sought to initially develop and sell a high performance integrated CMOS image sensor module for cellular phones. ICO's opening assumptions were that it... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Production; Failure; Diversification; Semiconductor Industry
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Image Components Organization." Harvard Business School Case 610-028, September 2009.
- 22 Nov 2010
- News
The World's Smartest Startup
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Entrepreneurship at HBS
however, is the strategy behind this creation of intellectual capital. In the fall of 1996 Entrepreneurial Management (EM) became an operating unit of the School with a mandate to build and grow. Like the... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
taking participants through case studies of Southwest Airlines, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and Neutrogena Soap, Professor Michael E. Porter discussed his latest research on strategy. Rather than choosing to "run the same race faster" by concentrating on View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
historians—not just modern business gurus—if you're interested in mastering the power of strategy and the power of execution in your job." CURRENT READING Bush at War, by Bob Woodward A.G. Lafley has been credited with turning around... View Details
- January 2006 (Revised February 2015)
- Case
Innovation at Timberland: Thinking Outside the Shoe Box
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ryan Raffaelli
Innovation was linked to Timberland's heritage. In 2005, CEO Jeff Swartz and COO Ken Pucker hoped the Invention Factory, an advanced concept lab, would develop new breakthrough products and reinvigorate the company's culture of innovation. Since the 1960s, Timberland... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Change Management
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ryan Raffaelli. "Innovation at Timberland: Thinking Outside the Shoe Box." Harvard Business School Case 306-064, January 2006. (Revised February 2015.)
- 27 Sep 2010
- News
Managing Water as Scarcity Looms
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
chief Arne Duncan his secretary of education in 2008, there was great optimism in the charter school movement. Duncan, after all, had long welcomed charters—public schools operating outside the education bureaucracy—in Obama's hometown.... View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
They include some of the country's largest cities, including Boston, Chicago, Memphis, and San Francisco. Based on a rigorous selection process, the Harvard team invited the districts because each had a performance-improvement strategy... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
examines the operations strategy of Whole Foods, one of the largest natural grocery chains in the United States. In late 2013, Whole Foods was expanding rapidly, with a publicly stated goal of growing from... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel