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  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

book. They were successfully creating commitment to the firm and its purpose in all their stakeholders. We wanted to take a deep dive into how these CEOs thought, spoke, and described their stewardship of the company. I want to emphasize... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • April 2025 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Adobe: GenAI Opportunity or Threat?

By: Sunil Gupta, Rajiv Lal and Allison Ciechanover
In December 2022, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen faced a pivotal strategic decision due to the rapid rise of generative AI image models from OpenAI, Midjourney, and StabilityAI. Adobe, a leader in digital media and marketing software with a 40-year legacy of innovation and... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Ethics; AI and Machine Learning; Trust; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; San Jose
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Applied Business Analytics

Course Overview:

Business Analytics has become a core function in many firms today and is driving innovation in the form of new business and operating models. Data-driven decision-making requires understanding of statistics, computer... View Details

  • September 2024
  • Case

Xendit: Hiring for Growth

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steve Castano, Quoc Anh Nguyen and Claire Wu
In 2019, Xendit, a growth-stage Southeast Asia (SEA) fintech venture based in Jakarta, was looking to hire a Head of Sales and Head of Product to lead its next phase of growth. Founded by Moses Lo and Tessa Wijaya, Xendit provided payment infrastructure, modeling... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship; Jobs and Positions; Sales; Product; Growth and Development; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Culture; Expansion; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Philippines
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High Potentials Leadership Program

participants from different functions will facilitate collaboration, teamwork, and learning across the organization by creating: A core group of talented, driven individuals who think about leadership and the challenges confronting... View Details
  • 10 Sep 2014
  • Blog Post

A Summer Reflection

team meetings (e.g., what can Walmart learn from GM’s issues with recalls?), murals on the wall listing these values / rules, and so on. I have never worked in an environment where the culture was such an active focus. For such a vast... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail
  • 30 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

In late February, Harvard Business School professor Bill Sahlman spoke with two former MBA students, Scott Randall ('87) and Glen Meakem ('91), to discuss their perspectives on organizing markets in a new and evolving economy and what they have View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology
  • 29 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 29

that a firm has been executing its current strategy. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=14-103.pdf 'My Bad!' How Internal Attribution and Ambiguity of Responsibility Affect Learning from Failure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Blog

Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs

We spoke with four participants of our live online programs to learn more about their experience: Augusto Bassanini, President & CEO, United Grain Corporation Trey Ford, Vice President, Platform Strategy and Trust, Salesforce.com, Inc.... View Details
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Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage

building a lasting competitive advantage to outsmarting competitors, capturing opportunities, and expanding into new markets and geographies. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits... View Details
  • January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

The Carlyle Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This case describes the investment philosophy, organizational structure, management processes and culture of the largest private equity firm in the world measured in terms of assets under management ($89 billion). The Carlyle Group is distinctive in several ways,... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Assets; Private Equity; Investment; Global Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Asia; Washington (state, US)
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Managing Health Care Delivery

effective teamwork Learn tools and techniques for designing and managing successful organizations Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from across the globe... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care
  • 02 Jan 2024
  • Research & Ideas

10 Trends to Watch in 2024

The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Bless this Stress

percent transferable: By learning how to better manage the everyday stuff, we can retrain our brain and our body to overcome stress when it matters most. Our bodies are designed for this, she says. In a recent Zoom from her office at... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 02 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic

I applied to the HBS and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) MBA/MPP (Master of Public Policy) Class of 2023 to learn about the interplay between the public and private sectors in health care. Health care spending in the United States will soon... View Details
  • 13 May 2013
  • Blog Post

The Summer is Finally Over

It has been about a week since I finished my summer internship, and I can’t believe how quickly the time flew by. I started the internship intent on learning as much as I could about an industry that has inspired me since my childhood. At... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
  • 30 May 2000
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride

new vigor in the development of deep intellectual roots. The entrepreneurial research community now has its own division in the Academy of Management, most schools have courses in entrepreneurship, and there are over 150 endowed... View Details
Keywords: by William Mahoney
  • 11 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy

solutions that eventually became their companies. What impact did this SIP have on your thoughts about your career going forward? Monika: The SIP reinforced my dedication to the field and belief in the promise of a plant-based future. As... View Details
  • Program

Strategic Marketing for Driving Growth

prepare to succeed in today's rapidly evolving marketplace, and learn how to lead growth initiatives through innovative marketing approaches and cutting edge go-to-market practices. Whether you are a marketing executive, growth officer,... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

reviews. That might mean a reward for an employee whose values stood out, even if they didn’t necessarily flow directly to a bottom line measurement. “Most great companies will have elements of subjective measurement that go into a bonus plan that View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman