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- 02 Jul 2024
- Book
Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead
learn to recognize and build their leadership capital—the resources and influence needed to realize their goals, says Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Archie L. Jones. In his recently released book, The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
Tony Domit, vice president of a network business unit, began developing a method that used off-the-shelf components to perform the Xerox networked printer-controller functions. Domit's solution used an IBM View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
Authors:Mark Mortensen and Tsedal Neeley Publication:pub Abstract Scholars argue that direct knowledge about distant colleagues is crucial for fostering trust in global collaboration. However, their arguments focus mainly on how trust accrues from knowledge about... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2022
- Case
Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?
By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
"Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review's coverage of women and gender. The case identifies six distinct phases in the... View Details
Keywords: History; Business History; Gender; Management; Employees; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Work-Life Balance; Prejudice and Bias; Social Issues; Diversity; Equity; United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" Harvard Business School Case 422-066, April 2022.
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
managers. Health care innovators must master not only managerial skills but also the complex forces affecting the sector." One clear message emerging from the conference was the importance of change management. How are concepts underlying organizational innovation... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
Michael Beer and his coauthors at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership, the executives underscored the importance of higher-ambition goals, including engaging with and developing employee and customer commitment, contributing to the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
allowing schools to free up teachers to focus on teaching. Personalized learning is also becoming increasingly important, and AltSchool's technological capabilities allow students to develop at their own... View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
(BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently abled persons by providing them with the legendary low-cost prosthesis, the Jaipur Foot, and other mobility-assisting devices, free of cost. Known for its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
have developed an integrated framework for understanding, describing, and pre¬scribing how leaders build organizations capable of consistent innovation by focusing on these essential abilities. Leaders Create Collaborative Organizations... View Details
- 06 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 6, 2008
its historic status as a vendor of the Macintosh personal computer (PC) line. Mac sales remained vital to Apple's future, but they now accounted for less than half of its total revenue. The company's line of iPod media players, its iTunes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Difficult Conversations and Dealing with Challenging Situations at Work
By: Boris Groysberg and Amram Migdal
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 416-031, 416-032, 416-033, 416-034, 416-035, and 416-036. View Details
Keywords: Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Management Skills; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Relationships; Groups and Teams; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Conflict and Resolution; Conflict Management; Emotions; Perception; Personal Characteristics; Perspective; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Satisfaction; Trust
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
companies must develop new expertise. Stevenson pointed to the Chief Technical Officer as a key figure in this transformation, a person combining the right technical acumen with an understanding of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- February 2017
- Supplement
JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details
Keywords: JCDecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; OUTFRONT Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-François Decaux; Jean-Charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws and Statutes; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public Ownership; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Family and Family Relationships; Sales; Situation or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising Industry; France; Paris
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-441, February 2017.
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
great they are as individuals, reap the personal benefits of their position, and deftly blunt competition from potential inter-organizational rivals.” His point is that an age of knowledge sharing facilitated by networks negates the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
financial capital is important, generating human capital and social capital can be just as important, if not more so, and often gets short shrift. “We think there should be a ‘demo day’ for hiring employees or developing social... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
H. Duell, Commission of the U.S. Patent Office in 1899 (early in Gordon’s “special century”). What I believe, based on personal homework, is limited to just a few things: (1) there is economic growth and then there is economic growth, (2)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
question: "If you were to leave this village, what pictures would you take with you to show others what your life is like?" Zaltman later developed the photos, returned to the region, and asked the villagers to describe (through an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
2009, Harvard Business School Professor Kathleen McGinn has developed keen insight into the exigent nature of such challenges. Her experiences there prompted her to study how teaching communication and negotiation skills at critical... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
expertise in personalization developed during his time as a serial entrepreneur and a founding team member of Google+; he sets about recruiting engineers, educators, VC investors, and families to set in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
practices are broadly familiar, their application within cross-industry teams calls for unique leadership approaches that combine flexibility, open-mindedness, humility, and fierce resolve. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51140 2016... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne