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  • March 2024
  • Teaching Note

CoPilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub

By: Frank Nagle and Maria P. Roche
This teaching note is the companion to case N9-624-010 CoPilot(s): Generative AI at Microsoft and GitHub, which takes place in late 2021. The case briefly describes the history of both GitHub and Microsoft with a particular focus on open source software (OSS)—software... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Open Source Distribution; Product Development; Commercialization; Competition; Resource Allocation; Technology Industry
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  • 23 Apr 2019
  • Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

different than those President Lincoln faced, courageous leadership can take on many forms. Take inspiration from Koehn’s book to develop your own leadership style as a manager and motivate employees to take on leadership roles as well.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • April 2021
  • Teaching Note

Drinkworks: Home Bar by Keurig

By: Sunil Gupta and Jonathan Levav
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-010. In the summer of 2018, Drinkworks CEO Nathaniel Davis needed to make a number of go-to-market decisions ahead of his company’s upcoming product launch. Formed through a joint venture between Keurig Dr. Pepper and Anheuser-Busch... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Market Design; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Product; Product Design; Product Development; Business Model; Customers; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Decisions; Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Strategy; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Segmentation; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Value; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; North and Central America; United States
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  • Web

Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

Disruptive Innovation ; Innovation Strategy ; Innovation and Management ; Innovation Leadership ; Knowledge Acquisition ; Knowledge Use and Leverage ; Customer Relationship View Details
  • November 2008 (Revised February 2009)
  • Case

Omron: Sensing Society

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ethan S Bernstein
"Leading profitable growth is only part of the goal. We cannot live without breathing, but we do not live in order to take a breath,” said Omron's President and CEO, Hisao Sakuta, in 2008. Omron, a $7B global supplier of sensors, control system components, advanced... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Competitive Advantage; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Globalized Firms and Management; Innovation and Invention; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Electronics Industry
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  • 24 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How To Be an Angel Investor

will do well to manage your time carefully. Some angels think that evaluation starts with the first meeting and continues right up to the moment of writing the check. In order to structure this book effectively, we address evaluation as a... View Details
Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson
  • March 1991 (Revised July 1993)
  • Case

Kyocera Corp.

By: John P. Kotter
Examines the three factors critical to this company's remarkable success in the high tech field. The first factor is the founder, Dr. Inamori's powerful leadership. The second is the strong corporate culture or philosophy of the firm. The third element in Kyocera's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Information Infrastructure; Leadership Style; Management Systems; Management Style; Organizational Culture; Practice; Profit; Planning; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry
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  • December 2006 (Revised September 2007)
  • Case

Ponsse: From Finland to Global

By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
Finland-based Ponsse Oyj, with 2005 turnover of $250 million, is the only dedicated forest equipment company of size that remained in a consolidating industry. Competitors included global giants such as John Deere and Komatsu. Since his arrival at Ponsse in 2004, CEO... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance Capacity; Expansion; Forest Products Industry; Forestry Industry; Russia; Finland; United States; Brazil
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  • Web

Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

for a sales job is complex, and research shows that managers greatly overrate their ability to predict someone’s performance on the basis of interviews. Hence, using assessments is a growing trend in sales hiring and training. This... View Details
  • 06 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

the successful management of all financial aspects of a business venture. Sales. Measures skills and behaviors needed to build an effective sales organization and sales channel that can successfully acquire, retain, and serve customers,... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
  • January 2006 (Revised February 2015)
  • Case

Innovation at Timberland: Thinking Outside the Shoe Box

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ryan Raffaelli
Innovation was linked to Timberland's heritage. In 2005, CEO Jeff Swartz and COO Ken Pucker hoped the Invention Factory, an advanced concept lab, would develop new breakthrough products and reinvigorate the company's culture of innovation. Since the 1960s, Timberland... View Details
Keywords: Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Organizational Culture; Change Management
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  • 17 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

and the paramedic. In a way, top management loses power over its employees. In gray zones involving material pursuits—such as when a clothing item that could have been sold at a higher price to a customer is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 05 Dec 2022
  • Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

colleagues looked at data on 3 million employees who began working at Fortune 250 companies between 2017 and 2021, as well as the job requirements of more than 40 million online job postings. They focused on roles like office manager or... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
  • Case

FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter
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. View Details
Keywords: 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
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  • 23 Jan 2024
  • Book

More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World

that creates surprisingly flexible value. NFTs can turn images into event tickets, and event tickets into brand anchors. They will usher in the next generation of customer loyalty programs, creating structures that benefit both businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology; Financial Services
  • Web

Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Program Experience HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Taught by a team of faculty members from HBS and other graduate schools within Harvard University, our open enrollment and custom programs feature a wide range of View Details
  • 15 Feb 2000
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

offers executives a broader understanding of IT in the context of the company, industry, and world, while teaching them to think about IT management in a way that is appropriate for the 21st century. Professor Richard L. Nolan, faculty... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • Web

2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Recording The Power of Business Experimentation Professor Stefan Thomke + More Info – Less Info When it comes to improving customer experiences, trying out business models, or developing new products, even the most experienced View Details
  • 07 Jul 2019
  • HBS Case

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

first year. “There’s so much to unpack in the choices that Walmart is making,” Kerr says, remarking that management has also introduced virtual reality goggles to train employees as well as an app, Spark City, that uses a game-type... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • Web

Executive Education - Global

Africa, and throughout the world. Annually, more than 10,000 senior executives take advantage of an open-enrollment or custom program to transform their leadership and their global companies. China Europe India Africa Middle East... View Details