Strategy Process - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

create value. We extend this theory to address value appropriation. A product or process design that is modular with respect to intellectual property (IP) allows firms to better capture value in situations where knowledge and value... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

linear, making you linger and pause and consider, rather than an easy search-and-grab. If you think about the origins of Starbucks, it was a process filled with friction: The barista would ask about your family and educate you about... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail

10 Apr 2019
HBS Case

How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold

cats, or whatever,” says Andy Wu, assistant professor of business administration in the Strategy unit of Harvard Business School. “What’s overlooked is a comprehensive framework for how you mobilize the resources—such as financing,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action

his research, few managers know how to channel innovative thinking into practice by making sense of the overwhelming amount of market, financial, and technical data now available and then sharing discoveries and strategies with other... View Details

Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron

23 Apr 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

competitive development of firms in 10 Latin American countries. After earning his degree and returning to INCAE, Condo taught competition and strategy while becoming involved in, and eventually leading, the school’s Latin American Center... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 1997
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Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

Below the surface of the roller coaster political negotiations in the Middle East, a new process is quietly being played out. It is a process in which economics, not politics, is the focus, in which... View Details

Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz

01 Apr 2001
News

HBS Press Books in Brief

Performance, by Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Dave Ulrich, is an ongoing study of nearly three thousand firms that describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm’s overall strategy... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Telecommunications; Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

March 2001 (Revised September 2002)
Case

Merck Latin America (A)

By: Michael Beer and James Weber

Introduces Grey Warner, the vice president of Merck's Latin America region, and his efforts to improve the organizational effectiveness of the region and to introduce a more global business culture and values. Discusses Merck's ethics and values, its Latin American... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Ethics; Business Processes; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Employee Relationship Management; Business Strategy; Government and Politics; Economy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Latin America

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05 May 2011
News

Breaking Ground in Manufacturing

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade; Transportation

01 Sep 2013
News

Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet

improve your capabilities, and follow your own convictions. In True North, Professor of Management Practice Bill George describes a process to help you in this effort. At HBS, we teach his methods in the second-year course Authentic... View Details

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details

September 2010
Supplement

Using Regression Analysis to Estimate Time Equations (CW)

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez

This note presents a simple way to estimate time equations using regression analysis in Excel. The note quickly outlines regression analysis, then presents a real-life case example from the natural gas industry that students can use to gain experience developing and... View Details

Keywords: History; Management Practices and Processes; Activity Based Costing and Management; Learning; Outcome or Result; Financial Statements; Experience and Expertise; Adoption; Communication Technology; Knowledge Acquisition; Management Skills

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30 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Strategy and Business, and Business Horizons, in the past two decades. Topics covered include marketing and business strategy, managing product lines, pricing, managing the point of sales,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

processes of production and distribution. This was a massive innovation over the older model of a single owner who tried to oversee everything. Under managerial capitalism, ownership became dispersed, but control remained concentrated in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Feb 2020
News

The Past Informs the Future of Work

“Number, please” was the oft-repeated request made by the more than 100,000 mostly female switchboard operators in the early 20th century. Anyone who had a telephone grew to know the familiar voices that connected them to the outside world. But in 1917, when AT&T began... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Telecommunications; Information

01 Feb 1997
News

Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

Merton noted that "risk management will become an essential internal process for the lending institution if it expects to remain viable and competitive." By demonstrating mathematically how to determine and hedge risk exposure for any new... View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

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Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

Understand the science, economic impact, and policy implications of climate change Identify and communicate the risks and opportunities posed by climate change across industries Leverage insights from real-world examples to inform future View Details

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

Robertson, of the acclaimed ensemble Medici String Quartet. It seemed a perfect opportunity to explore the process of creative collaboration, a central theme not just in music but in knowledge-intensive businesses. The result is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

[expletive] out of the U-Stor-It.” Recently, Mark Zuckerberg reminded us that the notion of the Metaverse has been flourishing in the tech world. Let’s assume that his adoption of the notion as a central organizing strategy for Facebook... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

D), Summer Internship: Strategy and Marketing MBA Intern at Agriculture Capital Agriculture Capital is an investment advisor that invests in farmland and food processing assets to build consumer-driven,... View Details

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