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Latin America - Global
Such is the case of Laura Catena, a graduate of Harvard University. Laura serves as the managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata, a world-renowned family-owned winery started by her great-grandfather. She also owns Luca Wines, further proving her View Details
- June 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Mercy Corps: Global Social Entrepreneurship (A)
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Daniel F. Curran
Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps International, built his organization by following the advice of Theodore Roosevelt: "Be smart enough to hire good people and have sense enough to get out of their way." For eight years, Keny-Guyer helped Mercy Corps grow in size and...
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Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
Selection and Staffing;
Leadership;
Organizational Structure;
Opportunities;
Afghanistan;
Iraq
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Daniel F. Curran. "Mercy Corps: Global Social Entrepreneurship (A)." Harvard Business School Case 303-079, June 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
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Senior Executive Leadership Program - Middle East (SELPME)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Change is everywhere in the Middle East today, as many countries seek to diversify their economies and encourage new industries. While the region's complexity includes distinct political and economic conditions in each country in addition to an uncertain global... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Supporting Women in Leadership
women and leadership. "Harvard is a global platform—HBS cases are read by so many individuals around the world. We thought, how do we help the leading business school in the world focus on this?" says Kordestani, cofounder and COO of the...
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W50
- 01 Jul 2018
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
to build a world-class faculty by attracting and developing outstanding junior faculty members. Building on our amazing fellowship program, we can do more to make the School accessible to students with tremendous leadership potential who...
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- August 2016
- Article
'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity
By: Ikujiro Nonaka, Ayano Hirose and Yusaku Takeda
This article examines the theoretical foundations of an organization's dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing, and transforming—from the perspective of organizational knowledge creation. Making a distinction between the creative and adaptive aspects of dynamic...
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Keywords:
Organizational Knowledge Creation Theory;
Dynamic Capabilities;
Middle-up-down Management;
Wise Leadership;
Phronesis;
Multinational Enterprise;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Creativity;
Organizational Structure;
Knowledge
Nonaka, Ikujiro, Ayano Hirose, and Yusaku Takeda. "'Meso'-Foundations of Dynamic Capabilities: Team-Level Synthesis and Distributed Leadership as the Source of Dynamic Creativity." Global Strategy Journal 6, no. 3 (August 2016): 168–182.
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
activities. They hope to enable more business leaders to benefit from the School’s global research and leadership as well as to help others from around the world build skills through the case method, just as...
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- 2017
- Book
Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jean-François Harvey
Today's global enterprises increasingly involve collaborative work by teams of experts operating across different professions, organizations, and industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross-industry projects and the ways...
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Edmondson, Amy C., and Jean-François Harvey. Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Leadership. Emerald Group Publishing, 2017.
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
leadership roles at Procter & Gamble and Nestlé before becoming CEO of Unilever in 2009. Observing the dangers of global warming, Polman focused on sustainability, introducing Unilever’s Sustainable...
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- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
leadership of the Costa Rica–based university in January 2017. To this most recent task, he brings his entrepreneurial mindset, global perspective, and firm belief in the power of young people to change the...
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Deborah Blagg
- 31 Jan 2019
- News
A Global Mission
considered his humanitarian work to be at odds with his business activities. In fact, his international experiences have informed Palliser’s strategic decisions. “We’ve acted globally for the past 40 years,” he says. In the 1990s, when...
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- August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Gillette Company (B): Leadership for Change
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and James Weber
Describes the actions and behavior of a new CEO in his first days and weeks as he sets expectations for his top management team and introduces processes and disciplines to begin the turnaround of a global consumer products company.
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Business Strategy;
Policy;
Change Management;
Leading Change;
Motivation and Incentives;
Strategic Planning;
Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and James Weber. "Gillette Company (B): Leadership for Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-033, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- 30 Oct 2019
- Video
Where are Students Heading for Field Global Immersions?
- 14 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World
presaged a world that is “volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous” —VUCA, for short. VUCA describes perfectly what is happening in the global business world today. Business is not running as usual. Leaders must deal with growing...
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by Bill George
- April 2003
- Case
IBM Canada: Global Services (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
IBM Canada Global Services is losing shares in a stagnant information technology market. A new leader must overcome a senior team rife with internal conflict and change internal processes to drive innovation streams. The leader struggles to build an ambidextrous...
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Innovation and Management;
Conflict Management;
Groups and Teams;
Service Industry;
Canada
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "IBM Canada: Global Services (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-070, April 2003.
- October 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein
By: Linda A. Hill and Dana Teppert
Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally and has recently opened an office in Hong Kong. Global Director of Research Robert van Brugge must consider how best to organize the firm's research department to enhance cross-sector and...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Talent and Talent Management;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Knowledge Sharing;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Research;
Financial Services Industry;
Hong Kong
Hill, Linda A., and Dana Teppert. "Global Expansion at Sanford C. Bernstein." Harvard Business School Case 411-051, October 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Intervention Labor Global Events the 20 th Century Zeitgeist Demographics Demographics Technology Social Mores Government Intervention Labor Global Events Influence: High 1900 s 19 8.8 million immigrants...
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- April 1999 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
GE's Two-Decade Transformation: Jack Welch's Leadership
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Wozny
GE is faced with Jack Welch's impending retirement and whether anyone can sustain the blistering pace of change and growth characteristic of the Welch era. After briefly describing GE's heritage and Welch's transformation of the company's business portfolio of the...
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Global Strategy;
Leadership Development;
Goals and Objectives;
Six Sigma;
Management Succession;
Service Operations;
Quality;
Corporate Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Wozny. "GE's Two-Decade Transformation: Jack Welch's Leadership." Harvard Business School Case 399-150, April 1999. (Revised May 2005.)
- October 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Barclays Global Investors and Exchange Traded Funds
By: Luis M. Viceira and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Provides an overview of the Exchange Traded Funds (EFT) industry and highlights the leadership role that Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has played in this developing asset class. BGI launched its first ETFs under the iShares brand name in 2000, and by mid-2007 BGI was...
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Keywords:
History;
Venture Capital;
Asset Management;
Stocks;
Investment Funds;
Leading Change;
Expansion;
Competitive Strategy;
Capital Markets;
Global Strategy;
Financial Strategy;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Asia;
Europe
Viceira, Luis M., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Barclays Global Investors and Exchange Traded Funds." Harvard Business School Case 208-033, October 2007. (Revised November 2007.)