Preservation Of Capabilities - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Nov 2013
News

Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins

architecture. They were locked into their old architecture as competitors like Apple built a device plus a third party app model that brought a much broader and appealing range of capabilities to users. By... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

All of the most valuable firms in the world today are platforms, starting with Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon. But platforms do not evolve in predictable ways, and there is a lot that managers and entrepreneurs can learn about past,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Web

Harvard Business School

Department of Housing, Preservation and Development, where she funded development of 21,000 affordable housing units and managed 43,000 residential properties. She also held... View Details

Web

2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

financial market crashes, panics, and crises. Participants will leave this session understanding the state of the art in identifying financial market bubbles and how predictable crises are. Preserving What... View Details

23 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience

the process of trying to bridge the taste gap. “That quote has taught me to be bolder with experimenting, and that ideas do not come from isolation--the best ideas are not hidden insights,” she said. “I’m able to increase my creative... View Details

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need

identified, and it appears that statutory deadlines for new regulations will not be met. The challenge will be to balance the trade-offs between preserving affordable credit to low-income families, protecting consumers, and ensuring the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

protesters, they found a group that cared deeply about preserving the culture of the city, and that wrestled with how they might understand and change the underlying conflicts. "They realize that they... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

08 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

totally on seniority. Japan should try to preserve its view of employees as assets to be nurtured and developed. However, this does not mean that the job has to be for life, and that individual employee... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

is. “It will become less and less a mysterious thing and more of a regular topic taught in schools in 20 years,” says Teodorescu. “It will be something everyone learns.” For business, data science View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

13 Oct 2015
First Look

October 13, 2015

The new capabilities and vast quantities of data that smart, connected products offer are redefining the activities of the core functions of... View Details

25 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

drug business. They relied, however, on licensing rather than building their own in-house capabilities for drug discovery and commercialization. In the low-tech OTC [over-the-counter] sector, they consistently maintained a strong profit... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical

Mar 2012
Article

Does America Really Need Manufacturing?

exodus of manufacturing from America, which has weakened the capabilities that domestic firms need to keep inventing high-quality, cost-competitive products. One problem is that it's hard to tell when moving... View Details

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

expectations, raising concerns about whether the company has grown too quickly. The leaders must now decide how to expand the firm's capabilities while continuing to preserve its organizational identity and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971), attempts to formalize a “capabilities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Parks Management is People Management

not of a typical business. Moreover, my experience working in new contexts (i.e. resource management and government) has only deepened my business acumen, utilizing my core skillset while flexing it in new directions. With the goal View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

18 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance By: Harvey, Jean-François, Henrik Bresman, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—This paper complements the manager-centered analysis View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

28 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Manufacturing Matters

on the country's industrial commons, which represents the collective capability to sustain innovation. Gary Pisano: Is there a future? Yes. It's not too late. There's still a manufacturing base in the United States, and it's quite large... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

home and support system to move to a new country, on your own, to take on the challenge of a rigorous education. International students have proven themselves capable of... View Details

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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