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- January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
CEO David Kenny led the transformation of the Weather Company from a television business to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until 2016, when IBM acquired its digital assets. This case discusses major decisions taken by Kenny starting in 2014 as he sought to... View Details
Keywords: Weather Company; IBM; Digital; Technology; David Kenny; Television; Weather Channel; Legacy Business; Mainstream; Newstream; Reorganization; Acquisitions; Transformation; Information Technology; Television Entertainment; Acquisition; Consolidation; Change; Leadership
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016." Harvard Business School Case 316-143, January 2016. (Revised March 2016.)
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
its operating companies. Two weeks after the kickoff event—three fabulous days of inspirational talks by inventors, creators, and consultants—each attendee received a big box with the words "Tool Kit" on the front. It was filled... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
perspective of actual consumer buying patterns, a blazer in an atypical size actually has more in common with a fashion-driven product than with the same style jacket in a popular size. For example, sales for 46-regular, one of the most popular sizes, vary only View Details
- 04 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating
Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces, with Jesse Shore, an assistant professor at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, and David Lazer, a political science professor at Northeastern University. The... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
challenges and opportunities posed by digital platforms, The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power is a new book by Harvard Business School Professor View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Though executives may formulate an excellent strategy, it easily fades from memory as the organization tackles day-to-day operations issues, doing what HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan calls "fighting fires."... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
loyalties among clients, colleagues, and partners can present ethical issues that can be difficult to manage, says David Fubini, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. “You are an adviser. You are not an employee of the company you... View Details
- 28 May 2024
- In Practice
Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible
need to get to breakeven and to deal with unreasonable valuation expectations of the last several years. That being said, my research and research by others has shown that venture capital and startup market slowdowns are opportune times... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
different, not by being the same. In the Harvard Business School case "Yum! China," professor David E. Bell and Agribusiness Program director and senior researcher Mary Shelman examine how Yum!... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
running lab experiments is that we can simulate many different types of inequality and look at many different types of decisions.” "You'd think that with such a large change in our society, you'd see a definitive impact somewhere," says View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Oct 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Optimal Illiquidity
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
HBS professor David A. Thomas hates the word "mentor." In his opinion, it's as empty a buzzword as "coach." In fact, when Thomas spoke to an audience of around 100 administrative managers at Harvard University... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
senior management at public firms still spends a lot of time in private powwows with hedge fund managers at corporate headquarters, road shows, or conferences—an average of 17 to 26 days per year for each executive, according to a 2010 survey View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
In When All Else Fails: Government as the Ultimate Risk Manager, David A. Moss explores government's role as insurer of last resort in everything from crafting consumer protection law to bailing out airlines after September 11th. He... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
sexual orientation are based on studies that focus on the scourge of discrimination—rather than on the benefits of a diverse workforce, she says. In a new working paper, A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations, Ramarajan and fellow HBS professor... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
the restaurant, failing to fill seats nightly, starts operating at a loss. But then there's D'O, a restaurant in Cornaredo, Italy, that opened in 2003 and received a Michelin star only one year later. Under the leadership of chef and owner View Details
- 22 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries
and efficiency, lean's influence (and various interpretations of its tenets) continues to grow. In their working paper "Lean Principles and Software Production: Evidence from Indian Software Services," HBS doctoral student Bradley Staats and professor View Details
- 20 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries