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- 24 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: What Mark Zuckerberg Can Learn About Crisis Leadership from Starbucks
and bring the world closer together.” In a recent Harris poll, 88 percent of respondents think Facebook should be regulated, with 67 percent favoring requiring an opt-in feature before personal data can be used. #7: Go on offense, focus...
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- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
Professors Ananth Raman and Roy Shapiro are two members of the HBS faculty team that developed the new Executive Education program, Managing the Supply Chain: The General Manager's Perspective. In this conversation with the Executive...
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by Staff
- Research Summary
Overview of Research
My research examines approaches to improving the performance of our health care delivery system with a primary focus on health information technology. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of my program, my dissertation draws upon theories and insights from... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company
Taken together, they suggest there are three critical hurdles or challenges that management faces in any restructuring program: 1. Design. What type of restructuring is appropriate for dealing with the specific challenge, problem, or...
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by Stuart C. Gilson
- January 2017
- Supplement
Hello Alfred: Come Home Happy — Operating the Business Model Exercise
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Christopher Payton
On a mission to "automate the on-demand economy," Harvard Business School classmates Marcela Sapone and Jessica Beck launched Hello Alfred in 2013 to provide subscribers with an "Alfred" to complete various chores for a monthly fee. In early 2016, the company has built...
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- 02 Dec 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?
was the gist of several comments. Observing that the desire to make fortunes is a powerful motivator, Paul wrote that "perhaps when Wall Street has more examples of innovative women, then there will be less focus on gender, which...
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by James Heskett
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
demonstrates that SFP always enables truth to speak to power safely, and in a majority of cases enables senior teams to transform silent barriers into strengths, realign their organization's design and strategic management process with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
About - Race, Gender & Equity
organizations with a focus on leadership, identity, and organizational culture change. Examples of her past research include studies of men and masculinity on offshore oil platforms; the impact of racial diversity on retail bank...
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Leadership Fellows
participants Leadership Fellows positions are selected based on the program goals of access, impact, and leadership. All positions: Report to the CEO or another senior executive and have regular meaningful access to the CEO Focus on a...
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- August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform (Abridged)
By: Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi
Lexoo, a UK-based online marketplace for legal services, was facing the strategic choice of how to grow from early start-up to mature platform. Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo's CEO, and web developer Chris O'Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo to help Small and Medium-Sized...
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Legal Services;
Marketplaces;
Pivot;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Small Business;
Service Operations;
Decision Making;
Legal Services Industry
Farronato, Chiara, and Elena Corsi. "Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 622-043, August 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance
Two of the largest ad agencies form a partnership to be able to offer their clients global capabilities. After five years, how is the alliance faring? May be used with FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity and (C): The German-Led Network.
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Alliances;
Partners and Partnerships;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Advertising;
Global Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Market Timing;
Outcome or Result;
Advertising Industry;
United States;
France;
Germany
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance." Harvard Business School Case 393-099, January 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
Publications 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts By: Eisenmann, Tom, ed. Abstract—Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs on technology startup...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
that accounting research would benefit from a greater focus on the study of causal mechanisms (or causal pathways), increased emphasis on structural modeling of the phenomena of interest, and more in-depth descriptive research. We argue...
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Sean Silverthorne
- June 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Driving Scale with Otto
By: Rebecca Karp, David Allen and Annelena Lobb
This case asks how startup founders make scaling decisions in light of their priorities for their business and for themselves. Otto was a technology company that applied artificial intelligence technology to sales. It deployed natural language processing to find sales...
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Artificial Intelligence;
Natural Language Processing;
B2B;
B2B Innovation;
Scaling;
Scaling Tech Ventures;
Business Startups;
AI and Machine Learning;
Finance;
Sales;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
United States;
Cambridge;
New York (city, NY);
Spain
Karp, Rebecca, David Allen, and Annelena Lobb. "Driving Scale with Otto." Harvard Business School Case 724-407, June 2024. (Revised September 2024.)
- Web
HBS - The year in Review
2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads The Year in Review Notable progress was made during FY23 in advancing the School’s priorities. Accelerating research on how digital and data are transforming management...
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- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
source of inferences about and precursors to perceived justice. The study offers implications for the management of queues as well as other artifacts. Cases & Course MaterialsChoicePoint (A) Harvard Business School Case 306-001 The...
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Case
Collibra
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2008 at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Collibra was a data intelligence company that found product-market fit in the years after the global financial crisis when many companies were under pressure from consumers and governments to improve their data management...
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Entrepreneurship;
Governance;
Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Markets;
Information Technology;
Applications and Software;
Technology Adoption;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Satisfaction;
Expansion;
Information Technology Industry;
Technology Industry;
Europe;
Belgium;
Brussels;
North and Central America;
United States;
New York (city, NY);
New York (state, US)
Applegate, Lynda M., Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Julia Kelley. "Collibra." Harvard Business School Case 820-013, November 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- March 2016 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
UFO Moviez—Gentle Disruption
By: Hong Luo, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Saloni Chaturvedi
UFO Moviez is an Indian technology services provider that enables low-cost, digital delivery of films to cinemas. UFO’s satellite-based technology enables a significantly wider release of films compared to traditional analog prints and standard, higher-resolution...
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Film Entertainment;
Information Technology;
Distribution;
Disruption;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
India
Luo, Hong, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Saloni Chaturvedi. "UFO Moviez—Gentle Disruption." Harvard Business School Case 716-447, March 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
- August 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Kemps LLC: Introducing Time-Driven ABC
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kemps is making a strategy shift: from being focused on fulfilling customer requests to becoming the best cost dairy producer in the industry. Its existing manufacturing cost system, however, fails to capture the costs associated with handling special flavors, small...
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Activity Based Costing and Management;
Customer Relationship Management;
Cost Accounting;
Managerial Roles;
Cost Management;
Earnings Management;
Business Strategy;
Time Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Teams;
Decisions;
Food and Beverage Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Kemps LLC: Introducing Time-Driven ABC." Harvard Business School Case 106-001, August 2005. (Revised April 2006.)
- November 2009 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
Miles Everson, a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is the Global Engagement Partner (GEP) for a large U.S. financial institution and about to take over this role for a much larger global financial institution. The GEP role is a critical one at PwC. GEPs have...
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Experience and Expertise;
Customer Relationship Management;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Managerial Roles;
Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers." Harvard Business School Case 410-062, November 2009. (Revised March 2013.)