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- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
energy to priority areas for innovation." Amy Sauers added findings that suggest that large firms succeed that "attempted to 'get small' (through the vehicle of) 'lean, mean, heavyweight teams.'" Another ingredient suggested by Eric Ries is that of a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- November 2008 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group
By: Robert G. Eccles and Kaitlyn Simpson
Keywords: History; Integration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Brands and Branding; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Kaitlyn Simpson. "Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group." Harvard Business School Case 409-055, November 2008. (Revised February 2010.)
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
in the modern economy. With so much riding on innovation, creativity, and spark, it is essential to attract and retain quality talent—but what good does this talent do if no one is able to speak their mind? The traditional culture of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
as early as possible during EHR optimization. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49754 2015 Journal of Product & Brand Management The Nobel Prize: The Identity of a Corporate Heritage View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
energy and potential of their people to deliver superior economic and social value. Book: http://hbr.org/product/higher-ambition-how-great-leaders-create-economic-/an/12957-HBK-ENG The Culture Cycle: How to Shape the Unseen Force That... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
on a sustained and balanced growth trajectory? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715008-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-078 Ghurka Ghurka was a 38-year-old luxury leather goods brand that specialized in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
closed down flows of trade and capital across borders. Yet firms were rarely able to wholly dictate events. Their ability to transfer technology was constrained by the institutional, educational, and cultural conditions of host economies.... View Details
- May 2008
- Supplement
Kenny Kahn at Muzak (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Supplemental Material for 408-057 View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Geographic Location; Innovation and Invention; Employees; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Design; Music Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Kenny Kahn at Muzak (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-069, May 2008.
- November 2008
- Teaching Note
Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna
Teaching Note for [708477]. View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
global competition and efficient markets. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407022 Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- May 1994 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Taco Bell--1994
Taco Bell CEO, John Martin, boldly proclaims a growth goal of 200,000 points of access by the year 2000 (the company had approximately 3,600 in 1991). To realize such growth, Martin embraces a philosophy of continual change. The implications for Taco Bell are dramatic... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Food; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Goals and Objectives; Change Management; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Taco Bell--1994." Harvard Business School Case 694-076, May 1994. (Revised July 1995.)
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’
especially those that incorporate emerging forms of social media, support that shift. Equally important, though, is the emergence of cultural norms that favor dialogue over monologue. The benefits that accrue from conversational... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
promote China’s 5,000-year-old cultural heritage and leverage Chinese craftsmanship to design contemporary products. Describing the brand evolution over its first eight years of existence, the case allows... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
out of efficiency, cost, and risk mitigation issues. The elements are interdependent, yet not all stakeholders face the same image and branding exposure. Supply chains also translate to attenuated control; that is, your company can exert... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
growth of Southeast Asian low-cost carriers on the one hand, to the expansion of premium Gulf carriers on the other. The company, therefore, decided to launch a low-cost airline of its own called Scoot, the fourth brand in its portfolio.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
Industry Author: Geoffrey Jones Publication: Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2010 Abstract The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
companies? What would be the consequences of their choices on the brand and on the Group? Would they always be able to inject the Virgin culture and turn around companies? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
brand and introduce an entirely new pricing scheme. Early financial results from the strategic shift are not favorable. Based on the experience of U.S. retailer J.C. Penney, the piece raises fundamental questions about repositioning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making the Most of Government Upheaval
catch up. Often such change involved significant modifications in the structure, size, scope, and culture of the organization. Stage II: Expansion. Realizing that growth was imperative for survival against larger rivals, the companies... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry