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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
gains-sharing plan was introduced to mold union workers and management into a common community of purpose. Throughout the decade of change, there were no layoffs, although many managers at the plant and corporate level were replaced if their management style did not... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
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The Role of Leaders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
defining and communicating a company’s unique position, making trade-offs, and forging fit among activities. More about strategic continuity The Role of Leaders in Strategy Distinguish operational improvement from strategy Lead the... View Details
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
company provided the culture fit she enjoyed while also affording her the opportunity to learn different areas of the business within a smaller company in her corporate strategy role. Several years later, when Cole Haan was put up for... View Details
- 10 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets
Keywords: by Zacharias Sautner & Belén Villalonga
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Action Plan: Life Study
your river, flow, and jump in. “Look for a strong interest that fits who you are, that you can be good at, so you can come out into a more wide-open area to play in your imagination. Then, go for it.” Remember there’s room at the top in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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Continuity of Strategic Direction - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Creating a Successful St... Creating a Successful Strategy Unique Value Proposition Distinctive Value Chain Making... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Track, 2014 Alfred Marcela Sapone Jess Beck Saurabh Mahajan Business Track Winner Service layer on the sharing economy. Booya Fitness Prita Kumar Business Track Runner-Up On-demand video platform featuring workouts created by the... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
integrated 21-inch tablet computers have become a fitness sensation. For $39 per month, Peloton offers access to live-streamed classes where members can track their performance on a leader board, virtually connect with fellow classmates,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Profile
Tim Kluska
our section and the fun we can have with our work! What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? With a class size of over 900 students, and coming in knowing very few, I brought with me uncertainty about where I would View Details
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
insurance plan. They are likely to choose a low-deductible plan with a high premium even when there is an option to choose a higher-deductible plan that is ultimately less expensive and fits their medical needs just as well. In fact,... View Details
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
enter either of these countries? How does entry fit into a broader business model? In some cases it would be more sensible to enter China, in some cases more sensible to enter India. What China is good at, India may not be, and vice... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading
whether a person is fit for the job by falling victim to a “cloning bias.” “They’re interviewing and asking themselves what made them successful as salespeople, and they look to clone who they were six to eight years ago,” he says. “But... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
how you hope to make a difference by working in the region. Your long-term career goals and how working in Africa fits with your goals and/or how working in Africa will contribute to your career development. The nature of your role, the... View Details
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
lose $1.4 billion in value under Quaker's stewardship in just four years? How did Triarc restore most of that value in less than three years? What did Triarc do with such apparently effortless grace that Quaker, with all its resources, could not? Brands thrive when... View Details
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
full picture on their own. That's why it's important for both the advice-seeker and the advice-giver to ask questions of each other. The advice-seeker needs to get clarifications on the adviser's thinking to determine whether the advice View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
‘Chick Beer’ for Women? Why Gender Marketing Repels More Than Sells
company released its pink and purple “Pens for Her,” featuring a “thin barrel designed to fit a woman’s hand.” Shoppers blasted Target when a store labeled toys in one aisle “building sets” and those in another aisle “girls’ building... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
and would have to fit neatly in stacks. McLean patented a steel-reinforced corner-post structure, which allowed the trailers to be gripped for loading from their wheeled platforms and provided the strength needed for stacking. At the same... View Details
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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting
consistent pace followed by times of deadline driven pressure, that should be clearly explained. Candidates know themselves and their work styles and want to set themselves up for success by choosing companies that are a fit for their... View Details
- 11 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities
Professor of Information Systems, Ivey Business School, delve into the growing neurodiversity initiative at software behemoth SAP in their case study SAP SE: Autism at Work. Software testing is exacting and requires precision, so can be a good View Details