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- 10 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Top Scholars Say About Leadership
leadership. Due to the mission of the School ("We educate leaders who make a difference in the world"), our convening power, and the urgency of issues in leadership...
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- 2012
- Chapter
Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem
By: Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana
How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers...
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Keywords:
Social Entrepreneurship;
Social Psychology;
Social Issues;
Organizations;
Business and Community Relations
Rimac, Tomislav, Johanna Mair, and Julie Battilana. "Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem." In Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Organization and Management Series. New York: Routledge, 2012.
- January 2009
- Article
From Regional Star to Global Leader
By: Nitin Nohria
Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the...
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Keywords:
Communication Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Leadership Development;
Management Teams;
Emerging Markets;
Product Development;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
China;
Paris
Nohria, Nitin. "From Regional Star to Global Leader." Harvard Business Review 87, no. 1 (January 2009).
- Research Summary
Social Choice and Voting Rules
By: Jerry R. Green
This research program is based on the idea that good voting systems should take into account the frequency with which different choice problems arise. Traditional social choice theory requires properties over a fixed domain of choice problems but does not offer the... View Details
- October 2023 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
ReUp Education: Can AI Help Learners Return to College?
By: Kris Ferreira, Christopher Thomas Ryan and Sarah Mehta
Founded in 2015, ReUp Education helps “stopped out students”—learners who have stopped making progress towards graduation—achieve their college completion goals. The company relies on a team of success coaches to engage with learners and help them reenroll. In 2019,...
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Keywords:
AI;
Algorithms;
Machine Learning;
Edtech;
Education Technology;
Analysis;
Higher Education;
AI and Machine Learning;
Customization and Personalization;
Failure;
Education Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Ferreira, Kris, Christopher Thomas Ryan, and Sarah Mehta. "ReUp Education: Can AI Help Learners Return to College?" Harvard Business School Case 624-007, October 2023. (Revised June 2024.)
- March 2015 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
The Heat Is On: Emerging Ecosystems in the Thermostat Industry
By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
Beth Wozniak, President of Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls (ECC) at Honeywell International Inc., spun around in her office chair, reflecting about how the classic, mature thermostat industry was rapidly evolving. In February 2014, Google paid $3.2...
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Keywords:
Honeywell;
Thermostats;
Internet Of Things;
Smart Thermostats;
Google;
Nest;
Apple;
HomeKit;
SmartThings;
Partnerships;
Platforms And Ecosystems;
Linkages;
Communication Protocols;
Strategy;
Technology;
Home Automation;
Connected Home;
Buildings and Facilities;
Energy;
Information Infrastructure;
Applications and Software;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Partners and Partnerships;
Manufacturing Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
Energy Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Collis, David, and Ashley Hartman. "The Heat Is On: Emerging Ecosytems in the Thermostat Industry." Harvard Business School Case 715-455, March 2015. (Revised April 2015.)
- April 2011
- Supplement
Felipe Calderón: Leading with Light and Power (B)
By: J. Bruce Harreld and David Lane
This sequence of cases explores how leaders get their team focused on framing, analyzing, and ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The A case provides an inside look as President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to...
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Keywords:
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Cases;
Crime and Corruption;
State Ownership;
Business or Company Management;
Economics;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Finance;
Performance;
Management Teams;
Strategic Planning;
Energy Industry;
Mexico City
Harreld, J. Bruce, and David Lane. "Felipe Calderón: Leading with Light and Power (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 811-080, April 2011.
- 17 Sep 2015
- News
How to Create an Emotional Connection With Remote Employees
- May 2024
- Supplement
Forest Park Capital (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Betsy Harbison formed the search fund Forest Park Capital with the intention of purchasing a small business. The case conveys the details of Betsy’s final decision at the terminus of her search, between a software company...
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Keywords:
Search Fund;
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition;
Acquisition;
Small Business;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Business Education;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Tourism Industry;
Web Services Industry;
North America;
Missouri
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-720, May 2024.
- January 2021
- Article
Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times
By: Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
What is the optimal form of firm organization during “bad times”? We present a model of delegation within the firm to show that the effect is ambiguous. The greater turbulence following macro shocks may benefit decentralized firms because the value of local information...
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Keywords:
Decentralization;
Growth;
Turbulence;
Great Recession;
Organizational Design;
System Shocks;
Economic Growth;
Performance
Aghion, Philippe, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 13, no. 1 (January 2021): 133–169.
- December 2014 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Discovery Limited
By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Aldo Sesia
Discovery Ltd. is a South Africa-based insurance company. Started in the early 1990s, Discovery used behavioral economics and data collection to innovate in the health care insurance industry. Its founder Adrian Gore believed that the company's products needed to not...
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Keywords:
Shared Value;
Health Care;
Financial Services;
Strategy;
Value Creation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Insurance;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Health Industry;
Insurance Industry;
South Africa
Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, and Aldo Sesia. "Discovery Limited." Harvard Business School Case 715-423, December 2014. (Revised July 2021.)
- 03 May 2023
- Blog Post
Five Ways to Build Community at HBS
When I was admitted to HBS on December 9, 2021, I was so excited that I flew to Boston the next day to spend the weekend exploring the city, and visualizing what this next chapter in my life could mean for me. By January, I decided not to View Details
- June 2021
- Case
Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?
By: David B. Yoffie, Danielle Golan and Nicole Tempest Keller
In March 2021, Amnon Shashua, co-founder and CEO of Israel-based Mobileye, was preparing to meet with Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, to review plans for the future. Mobileye had been acquired by California-based Intel in 2017, but still operated independently....
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Keywords:
Technology Companies;
Robotics;
Autonomous Vehicles;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Transportation;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Industry;
Auto Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Israel
Yoffie, David B., Danielle Golan, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?" Harvard Business School Case 721-481, June 2021.
- 2013
- Chapter
Market Imperfections and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis Yao
This chapter reviews the main theories in strategic management that seek to explain persistent differences in profitability across companies. We argue that these differences are ultimately explained by market imperfections. Studying differences in financial performance...
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Keywords:
Strategic Management;
Market Imperfections;
Five Forces Framework;
Competitive Advantage;
Profit
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Dennis Yao. "Market Imperfections and Sustainable Competitive Advantage." Chap. 12 in Oxford Handbook of Managerial Economics, by Christopher R. Thomas and William F. Shughart II, 262–277. Oxford University Press, 2013.
- 14 May 2012
- News
It Gets Better at HBS
- April 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Tata Nano The People's Car
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Bharat N. Anand and Rachna Tahilyani
The case explores how Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, developed the Nano, the world's cheapest car. The case focuses on the translation of Ratan Tata's (chairman of Tata Motors) vision of a safe affordable car for the masses by Ravi Kant, managing...
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Keywords:
Price;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Disruptive Innovation;
Emerging Markets;
Business Processes;
Quality;
Competition;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
India
Palepu, Krishna G., Bharat N. Anand, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Tata Nano The People's Car." Harvard Business School Case 710-420, April 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- August 2015
- Article
Cost Conscious? The Neural and Behavioral Impact of Price Primacy on Decision-Making
By: Uma R. Karmarkar, Baba Shiv and Brian Knutson
Price is a key factor in most purchases, but it can be presented at different stages of decision making prior to a purchase. We examine the sequence-dependent effects of price and product information on the decision-making process at both neural and behavioral levels....
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Keywords:
fMRI;
Retail Promotion;
Purchase Decisions;
Price;
Value;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Consumer Behavior;
Product Marketing;
Retail Industry
Karmarkar, Uma R., Baba Shiv, and Brian Knutson. "Cost Conscious? The Neural and Behavioral Impact of Price Primacy on Decision-Making." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 52, no. 4 (August 2015): 467–481.
- October 2004 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Foreign Exchange Markets and Transactions
By: Mihir A. Desai, Christina Pham, Kathleen Luchs and Yanjun Wang
Provides information on the foreign exchange market and exchange rate movements. Describes the different types of foreign exchange transactions, including spot transactions, forwards, swaps, futures, and options. Includes worked examples to help students understand the...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate
Desai, Mihir A., Christina Pham, Kathleen Luchs, and Yanjun Wang. "Foreign Exchange Markets and Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-016, October 2004. (Revised February 2007.)
- April 2018 (Revised September 2018)
- Case
Impact Investing for Cancer
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Matthew G. Preble
It is early 2018, and Emily Park, managing director of impact for the Abreu Family Office, is meeting the next day with Tomás and Maria Abreu to discuss the various ways in which the Abreus can allocate a planned $100 million to make a meaningful difference in cancer...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Investment;
Health Disorders;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Matthew G. Preble. "Impact Investing for Cancer." Harvard Business School Case 818-068, April 2018. (Revised September 2018.)
- May 12 2017
- Testimonial