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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
highlight how large companies in traditional industries—from finance to manufacturing to pharmaceuticals—are using digital to gain strategic advantage. They illuminate the principles and practices that lead to successful digital... View Details
- 15 Jul 2014
- News
Adapt to a New Culture - but Don't Go Too Far
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
Leadership Courage: Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice By Kirk Kirlin (MBA 1979) Authors Place Press In a time when timidity and disquiet seem epidemic in both American View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
Adam Opel AG (A) and (B) TN
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Teaching Note for (9-392-100) and (9-392-101). View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech
Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ For one day last November, it was every hand on deck and every eye on screen inside the war room set up by... View Details
- Summer 2018
- Article
Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating
By: Willy C. Shih
Knowledge embedded within state-of-the-art production and design tools is a powerful force that is leveling the global technology playing field. It democratizes innovation and makes future competition more challenging. This paper describes the knowledge flows through... View Details
Keywords: Product Design; Product Commercialization; Product Development; Product Development Strategy; Production; Manufacturing Tools; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industry; Engineering; Globalization; Goods and Commodities; Knowledge; Commercialization; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Technology Adoption; Consumer Products Industry; Auto Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Electronics Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Information Technology Industry; North America; Asia
Shih, Willy C. "Why High-Tech Commoditization Is Accelerating." Art. 59420. MIT Sloan Management Review 59, no. 4 (Summer 2018): 53–58.
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
in data. ML methods also address several issues raised by scholars pertinent to the norms of empirical research in the fields of strategy and management (such as “p-hacking” View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- February 2008 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
Danaher Corporation
By: Bharat Anand, David J. Collis and Sophie Hood
Between 1985 and 2007, Danaher has been one of the best-performing industrial conglomerates in the U.S. This case examines the corporate strategy of this diversified, global corporation. It describes the firm's portfolio strategy and the Danaher Business System—a... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation
Anand, Bharat, David J. Collis, and Sophie Hood. "Danaher Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 708-445, February 2008. (Revised November 2015.)
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
James Ellman shows how to invest wisely as climate change impacts multiple sectors across the stock market. The costs of global warming and its mitigation will have a major impact on equity market... View Details
- November 2023 (Revised February 2025)
- Background Note
Corporate Climate Targets
By: Willy C. Shih, Michael W. Toffel and Kelsey Carter
Companies that are addressing climate change by mitigating their greenhouse gas emissions often set reduction targets. This note describes several types of widely used carbon reduction targets, including carbon neutral, science based, net zero, real zero, and carbon... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Sustainability; Environmental Strategy; Climate Risk; Target-setting; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Accountability; Policy; Measurement and Metrics; Strategic Planning; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Shih, Willy C., Michael W. Toffel, and Kelsey Carter. "Corporate Climate Targets." Harvard Business School Background Note 624-041, November 2023. (Revised February 2025.)
Geoffrey G. Jones
Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, and Faculty Chair of the School's Business History Initiative. He holds degrees of BA, MA and PhD from Cambridge University, UK. He has an honorary Doctorate in Economics and Business Administration... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
7 Laws of Enough is about a radical kind of change at the personal, organizational, and societal level: a shift from scarcity to sustainable abundance. LaRoche offers seven principles to guide readers on a transformational journey of... View Details
- 2011
- Chapter
American Exceptionalism?: A Comparative Analysis of the Origins and Trajectory of U.S. Business Education Development
By: Rakesh Khurana
As business education in an academic setting becomes an increasingly global phenomenon, the university-based business school in America remains a unique institution. This holds true despite the fact that the American business school as it evolved in the post-World War... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
global accelerator in which judges across international regions are randomly assigned to evaluate startups headquartered across the globe.” Case Studies and Materials Rolex SA Doug J. Chung “Rolex SA was one... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
School, is an expert on global supply chain and co-wrote an HBS case study, revised in 2019, on Dollar General, one of the largest dollar store operators, shortly before it was acquired by New York... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
Our results have important implications for understanding how feedback shapes gender gaps in self-assessments. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55540 The Impact of Pensions and Insurance on View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
In Maseru, the capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the stirrings of industrialization and modernization were promising, and more than 50,000 workers, mostly women, were employed in the textile sector; the figure reflected more than a threefold increase in just a few... View Details
Keywords: History; Labor Unions; Trade; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Financial Crisis; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Foreign Direct Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Lesotho
Abdelal, Rawi E., Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer, and Aldo Musacchio. "The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry." Harvard Business School Case 706-043, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 06 Mar 2018
- News
A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale
diversity of professional experiences and personal stories created a great environment for learning and helped me expand my network.” Now a senior partner and the managing... View Details
- January 2009
- Teaching Note
Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West
Teaching Note for [708443]. View Details