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- 16 Apr 2015
- News
Sustainable Strides at NIKE, Inc.
- 23 Apr 2015
The Real Students of HBS Webinar Series: Shaping Your Second Year
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a student at HBS? Our monthly series, "The Real Students of HBS", is designed to help you find out. In this webinar you’ll hear from students who have cross...
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- 28 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Leverage Baker Library to Inform Your Job Search Every Step of the Way
Whether you are creating a target list of employers, preparing for an interview or exploring new industries, research is a critical part of any successful job search. As an HBS alumna/us, you have a wealth...
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Organizational Ambidexterity in Action: How Managers Explore and Exploit
By: Charles A. O'Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman
Dynamic capabilities have been proposed as a useful way to understand how organizations are able to adapt to changes in technology and markets. Organizational ambidexterity, the ability of senior managers to seize opportunities through the orchestration and integration...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Management Practices and Processes;
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Opportunities
O'Reilly, Charles A., III, and Michael L. Tushman. "Organizational Ambidexterity in Action: How Managers Explore and Exploit." California Management Review 53, no. 4 (Summer 2011): 5–21.
- 19 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market
visit to the Royal FloraHolland Flower Market. Image source: the authors. The Buying Process: From Growers to Buyers In the warehouse, every flower cart is assigned to a designated buyer. Warehouse employees, equipped with headsets, play...
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- December 1998
- Article
The Architecture of Cooperation: Managing Coordination Costs and Appropriation Concerns in Strategic Alliances
By: Ranjay Gulati and Harbir Singh
Gulati, Ranjay, and Harbir Singh. "The Architecture of Cooperation: Managing Coordination Costs and Appropriation Concerns in Strategic Alliances." Administrative Science Quarterly 43, no. 4 (December 1998): 781–814.
- March 2018
- Case
EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box
By: Willy C. Shih and Esel Çekin
This case describes Ekol, an intermodal transportation and logistics company, and how it manages capacity planning. Its busiest routes linked motor vehicle assemblers in Germany and Turkey with many of their parts suppliers, but it had also developed key links in...
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Keywords:
Growth And Development;
Strategy;
Intermodal Transportation;
Short-sea Transportation;
Capacity Management;
Capacity Planning;
Delivery Planning;
Route Optimization;
Car Spare Part;
Auto Manufacturing;
Automotive Supply Chain;
Europe;
Turkey;
Service Design;
Fast Fashion;
Near-shoring;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Operations;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Efficiency;
Logistics;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry;
Turkey;
Germany;
Spain;
European Union;
Europe
Shih, Willy C., and Esel Çekin. "EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box." Harvard Business School Case 618-037, March 2018.
- 1 Oct 2002
- Conference Presentation
Intellectual Property, Architecture, and the Management of Technological Transitions: Evidence from Microsoft Corporation
By: Alan MacCormack and Marco Iansiti
MacCormack, Alan, and Marco Iansiti. "Intellectual Property, Architecture, and the Management of Technological Transitions: Evidence from Microsoft Corporation." Paper presented at the Global Acquisition, Protection, and Leveraging of Technological Competencies, Katz Graduate School of Business, October 01, 2002.
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Year-End Roundup: Dean's Award, Other Honors Conferred as Class of '98 Graduates
Tiller. The three were cited for their role in forming and leading the Harbus Foundation, a grant-making organization established under the auspices of the Harbus News Corporation to support local community organizations. Founded in 1997,...
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Alison Wood Brooks
Alison Wood Brooks is the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration and Hellman Faculty Fellow in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches a cutting-edge course in the MBA elective curriculum called "How... View Details
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
together at every level—from the core central concepts of the strategy to the minute details of execution. New World, New Roles When companies generally made their money in a...
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by Benson Shapiro
- April 2023
- Article
The Subjective Expected Utility Approach and a Framework for Defining Project Risk in Terms of Novelty and Feasibility—A Response to Franzoni and Stephan (2023), ‘Uncertainty and Risk-Taking in Science’
In their Discussion Paper, Franzoni and Stephan (F&S, 2023) discuss the shortcomings of existing peer review models in shaping the funding of risky science. Their discussion offers a conceptual framework for incorporating risk into peer review models of research...
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Lane, Jacqueline N. "The Subjective Expected Utility Approach and a Framework for Defining Project Risk in Terms of Novelty and Feasibility—A Response to Franzoni and Stephan (2023), ‘Uncertainty and Risk-Taking in Science’." Art. 104707. Research Policy 52, no. 3 (April 2023).
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.: Safety, Environment and Health
By: John A. Quelch
In January 2014, Gary Bald, senior vice president of Safety, Environment and Health at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL), prepared for a review meeting with the company's chief executive, Adam Goldstein, and chairman, Richard Fain. Prior to joining RCL in 2006, Bald...
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- 2018
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Financial Accounting Reading: Liabilities
By: Suraj Srinivasan
Core Curriculum Readings in Financial Accounting cover the fundamental concepts in financial accounting. Many readings include videos and Interactive Illustrations to help students master complex concepts.
This is a standalone reading designed to enhance... View Details
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Srinivasan, Suraj. "Financial Accounting Reading: Liabilities." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 5079, 2018.
- 2013
- Chapter
Open Innovation and Organizational Boundaries: Task Decomposition, Knowledge Distribution and the Locus of Innovation
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf and Michael L. Tushman
This chapter contrasts traditional, organization-centered models of innovation with more recent work on open innovation. These fundamentally different and inconsistent innovation logics are associated with contrasting organizational boundaries and organizational...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Organizational Boundaries;
Institutional Logics;
Modular Innovation;
Open Innovation;
Knowledge Sharing;
Innovation Strategy;
Organizational Design;
Boundaries;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention
Lakhani, Karim R., Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, and Michael L. Tushman. "Open Innovation and Organizational Boundaries: Task Decomposition, Knowledge Distribution and the Locus of Innovation." Chap. 19 in Handbook of Economic Organization: Integrating Economic and Organization Theory, edited by Anna Grandori, 355–382. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013.
- Web
Site Credits - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Railroads: The Transformation of Capitalism Introduction The Pre-Industrial Era The First...
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- 14 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces
- 22 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights
legislation impacting the LGBTQ community isn’t typically the core competence of a corporation’s government affairs team, who tend to focus on industry issues like regulations and taxes. This expertise gap...
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All Industries