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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Bless this Stress
National Geographic for Disney+/Craig Parry In the first episode of the National Geographic docuseries Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001/PhDOB 2009) and the Australian actor gaze across downtown Sydney to a skyscraper in the distance, teetering...
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- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat, a specialist in strategy and the dynamics of globalization, says that while market integration has made deep inroads in the last few decades, according to the evidence, it's still far short of what economic...
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by Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Research Symposium 2014
Speaking up at work; a manager's responsibility to capitalism; a strategy to fix the health care system. These were the presentation topics at the 2014 Faculty Research Symposium. At first blush, they may sound a bit disjointed. But a...
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- February 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
NanoGene Technologies, Inc.
Describes a company during the start-up phase and focuses on the founders' decisions regarding splitting the equity and compensation. Also considers establishing policies and practices that will set the tone for the company as it grows. Discusses a number of specific...
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Business Startups;
Business or Company Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Selection and Staffing;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Policy;
Technology Industry
Cyr, Linda A., and Michael J. Roberts. "NanoGene Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 803-117, February 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
Business Speaks English: Why You Need a Language Strategy Now Author:Tsedal Neeley Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 5 (May 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book:...
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Carmen Nobel
- March 2008 (Revised June 2008)
- Case
The Broad Institute: Applying the Power of Genomics to Medicine
By: Vicki L. Sato and Rachel Gordon
In June 2003, Harvard University and MIT announced an unprecedented partnership to create a biomedical institute, The Broad Institute. The culture of the Broad centered on science, and those involved considered it to be at the edge of the scientific frontier. In just...
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Education;
Health Care and Treatment;
Innovation Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Partners and Partnerships;
Research and Development;
Genetics
Sato, Vicki L., and Rachel Gordon. "The Broad Institute: Applying the Power of Genomics to Medicine." Harvard Business School Case 608-114, March 2008. (Revised June 2008.)
- November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
- Supplement
Miami's Tech Future (B): Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
In 2017, Miami was rated #1 among U.S. cities for startups, but about 40th for “scale-ups” – growth companies. This case shows how leaders of incubators and accelerators supported startups and a culture of entrepreneurship, but also describes some factors limiting...
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Scaling;
Growth;
Startup;
Community Engagement;
Community Impact;
Community Relations;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business and Community Relations;
Miami;
Florida
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Miami's Tech Future (B): Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-034, November 2017. (Revised September 2020.)
Henry W. McGee
Henry McGee joined the HBS faculty in 2013 after retiring as President of HBO Home Entertainment, the digital and DVD program distribution division of Home Box Office, the pioneering premium television company. A member of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit,... View Details
- February 2006
- Case
Bumble and bumble: Building a Successful Business in Beauty and Fashion
By: Nancy F. Koehn and Erica Helms
Explores the creation and subsequent rise of Bumble and bumble, a trend-setting hair-care company. Analyzes the vision and achievements of the founding entrepreneur, Michael Gordon, and charts the evolution of the company within the $230 billion global beauty industry....
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Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Brands and Branding;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Strategy;
Financial Condition;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Success;
Distribution;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Fashion Industry
Koehn, Nancy F., and Erica Helms. "Bumble and bumble: Building a Successful Business in Beauty and Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 806-084, February 2006.
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
stark. We discuss implications for research on incentives, habit formation, and exercise. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50706 Becoming a Cognitive Referent: Market Creation and Cultural View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
AI-driven strategies are revolutionizing job structures and marketing efficiencies, underscored by insights into privacy regulations and the future of personalized advertising. Sir Martin Sorrell (MBA 1968) Executive Chairman S4 Capital...
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- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Miami's Tech Future (B): Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
In 2017, Miami was rated #1 among U.S. cities for startups, but about 40th for “scale-ups” – growth companies. This case shows how leaders of incubators and accelerators supported startups and a culture of entrepreneurship, but also describes some factors limiting...
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- February 2005 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Shinhan Financial Group (A)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ryan Raffaelli
Mr. Young Hwi Choi, president and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group, embarked on an unconventional post-merger integration strategy with recently acquired Chohung Bank. The strategy focused on integrating traditional operations while attending to employees' reactions to...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Change Management;
Employees;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Emotions;
Integration;
South Korea
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ryan Raffaelli. "Shinhan Financial Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 305-075, February 2005. (Revised March 2008.)
- Program
Growing as a Purposeful Leader
life Define a corporate purpose beyond creating shareholder value, or, if you already have an established purpose, assess its effectiveness Reflect your company purpose in its strategies and activities Incorporate purpose into...
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- January 2001 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Ninth House: e-Learning Software
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Jeff Snipes, CEO of the Ninth House Network, a San Francisco-based E-Learning company, considers a strategy shift to address a recent slump in sales and to attract more customers. The revised strategy would require creating shorter, more directed content that could be...
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Internet and the Web;
Service Operations;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams;
Corporate Strategy;
Organizational Culture;
Learning;
Sales;
Service Delivery;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
Service Industry;
Education Industry;
San Francisco
Edmondson, Amy C., Frances X. Frei, and Corey B. Hajim. "Ninth House: e-Learning Software." Harvard Business School Case 601-047, January 2001. (Revised January 2004.)
- October 2005 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Sapient Corporation (Abridged)
By: Rakesh Khurana and Joel Podolny
Describes the start-up, growth, organizational design, and operations over the first 10 years of a professional services firm. Focuses on the creative use of organizational purpose and values as an integral part of strategy and alignment of organizational activities.
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Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Change Management;
Human Resources;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Operations;
Business Processes;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Service Industry
Khurana, Rakesh, and Joel Podolny. "Sapient Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 406-058, October 2005. (Revised September 2006.)
- September 2022
- Article
Health Externalities and Policy: The Role of Social Preferences
By: Laura Alfaro, Ester Faia, Nora Lamersdorf and Farzad Saidi
Social preferences facilitate the internalization of health externalities, for example by reducing mobility during a pandemic. We test this hypothesis using mobility data from 258 cities worldwide alongside experimentally validated measures of social preferences....
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Social Preferences;
Pandemics;
Mobility;
Health Externalities;
Mitigation Policies;
Health Pandemics;
Cooperation;
Behavior;
Policy
Alfaro, Laura, Ester Faia, Nora Lamersdorf, and Farzad Saidi. "Health Externalities and Policy: The Role of Social Preferences." Management Science 68, no. 9 (September 2022): 6751–6761.
- Program
Leadership for Senior Executives
innovator, change agent, and architect) Evaluate your leadership style and how you give and receive feedback Understand and leverage your leadership strengths Maximize talent in your organization Apply strategies for leveraging and...
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- 2010
- Book
Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd
By: Youngme Moon
Every few years a book-through a combination of the author's unique voice, storytelling ability, spirit, and insight-simply breaks the mold. Youngme Moon's DIFFERENT is that kind of book, a book for "people who don't read business books...," a book that feels like an...
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Keywords:
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Marketing;
Creativity;
Competition
Moon, Youngme. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd. Crown, 2010.
- September 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Catalys Pacific
In 2019, BT Slingsby founds Catalys Pacific, the first biotech “venture creation” fund in Tokyo. After convincing some of the biggest Japanese pharmaceutical firms to invest, BT hopes the fund can make a big splash and transform biotechnology innovation in Japan. After...
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Keywords:
Pharmaceutical Companies;
Biotech;
Health Care;
Entrepreneur;
Innovation;
International Business;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Innovation Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Tokyo
Krieger, Joshua Lev. "Catalys Pacific." Harvard Business School Case 821-035, September 2020. (Revised January 2021.)