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- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
paper is good.’ I loved that; it was the definition of true meritocracy, because I was the most oddball one there.” Before arriving at FEDA, Ngoyi worked in a number of finance roles. She turned around a failing bank in Kinshasa, the... View Details
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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
development, patents, sales, personnel, mass production, and marketing would serve him well in his subsequent breakthrough with instant photography. But in the early 1940s, the research and manufacturing efforts of the Polaroid Corporation would View Details
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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He allegedly turned down the highest-paying job offer made to any member of the Class of 1971 to return to community development work. He is the retired chair of the board of Custom Molders, Inc., of... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
that had left the company in a compromised state. Over the next six years, Cote worked to turn Honeywell around through implementing a series of improvements in the company’s operating systems, forming a single culture from all the merged... View Details
- 04 May 2021
- Blog Post
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
minority; perhaps it was that the diffusion of cultures I have grown accustomed to quickly turned into me trying to fit into American culture instead. I never felt so different in such a stark manner. Looking back, I did not think too... View Details
- 05 Jul 2021
- What Do You Think?
Do Companies Really Need Chief Experience Officers to Know Their Customers?
turned to my son and remarked, “That stuff can make you sick.” Several of us laughed. I wasn’t one of them. I knew him well. He meant it. This may help explain why so many organizations seem to have lost contact with the experience of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
also 21 percent less, and they were 11 percent less likely to make late payments on a month-to-month basis. "Sometimes, a credit card looks really great and then it turns out to have some hidden fees ... It kind of stings you." The... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
In a hypercompetitive global economy, creativity has never been more important for success . But how do you create a company that unleashes and capitalizes on innovation? For answers, writers at the HBS Alumni Bulletin turned to five HBS... View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
after lackluster business performance for a number of years, we knew we needed to do things differently, we needed to take some bold action. So I'd say that was really the turning point from a cultural perspective, not just within the... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
mistakes and pressures. All of us without exception make mistakes and will capitulate under enough pressure. The key is being open with others, taking them into your confidence, admitting your mistakes, and looking to them for advice and support. Rarely does anyone... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
creates a more genuine style of leadership communication. Interactivity turns that communication into a two-way dialogue, allowing management to respond to workers’ needs better, and act on their insights. Technology can facilitate a... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
independent. "Firestone's historical excellence and disastrous response to global competition and technological innovation," writes Sull, "posed a paradox for industry observers: Why had the industry's best managed company View Details
- 04 Feb 2010
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?
increasingly complex world? Will we need to turn increasingly to such things as quantitative models, "prediction markets" (where people bet on their views), the wisdom of crowds, and even such things as models based on... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
main classes, and so we can sort of carry the social significance from Sunday into our classroom on Monday and just talk about the ads as consumers, but also turning the tables and examining them as brand managers, and so examining, what... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
other products had taken a more stealth approach. “Up until that point, NA beers looked a lot like beer, and a person might turn the label into their hand to avoid drawing attention to it,” Wilson notes. Athletic instead went with a... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
company already has. You can turn to the younger members of your organization, who are more likely to work on the frontlines in customer-facing roles, to gather their understanding of customers’ needs. Of course, you can also reach out to... View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
Smithsonian." These days, it seems that more and more products have been raised to a level of connoisseurship. By turning a commodity into an affordable luxury, Starbucks has demonstrated that there is significant consumer demand for... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- Op-Ed
Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control
embracing—this shift. Many are using systematic approaches to gather employee insights and turn them into tailored workplace cultures and policies. These efforts usually culminate in a strong talent management strategy, with a deliberate... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
Publications 2013 pub The Network Secrets of Great Change Agents By: Battilana, Julie, and Tiziana Casciaro Abstract—Change is hard, especially in a large organization. Yet some leaders succeed-often spectacularly-at transforming their workplaces. What makes them... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino