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- 08 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching
kind of ways.” By contrast, Myers argues that many companies employ knowledge management systems that favor more independent, rather than discursive, learning. “They say, ‘I am going to write everything down and everyone who wants to know anything about the View Details
- February 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
TikTok in 2020: Super App or Supernova?
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Dan Maher and Dan O'Brien
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around a simple idea – helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. In less than a decade, it had become one of the world’s most valuable private companies, with investors... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Business Organization; Change Management; Disruption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Network Effects; Digital Platforms; Product Design; Product Development; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Social Issues; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Value Creation; United States; China
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dan Maher, and Dan O'Brien. "TikTok in 2020: Super App or Supernova?" Harvard Business School Case 821-087, February 2021. (Revised March 2022.)
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
degrees, workers of color, young workers, working mothers, and workers in the industries most affected by COVID, like retail and hospitality. As we look toward a post-pandemic recovery, it will be incumbent upon policymakers, business... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- 2010
- Book
A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy
By: Amar Bhide
Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment—and bear responsibility for outcomes. And it is through dialogue and relationships that widespread enterprise is fostered, not merely prices in... View Details
Keywords: Recession; Banking; Banks; Finance; Economics; Macroeconomics; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Banking Industry
Bhide, Amar. A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Web
Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online
Featured Exercises Brainstorming for Final Paper: Examine Your Organization’s Resources, Processes, and Profit Formula to Foster Growth and Success in the Future 5-6 hrs Module 4 Maintaining a Disruptive Scope Build a strong intuition to... View Details
- March 2008
- Case
Shangri-La Hotels
By: Dennis Campbell and Brent Kazan
In November 2006, Symon Bridle, the newly appointed chief operating officer of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, was thinking about a number of organizational issues that presented challenges to Shangri-La's rapid expansion strategy. There were three major issues at hand:... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Standards; Service Delivery; Organizational Culture; Accommodations Industry; China; Europe; North America
Campbell, Dennis, and Brent Kazan. "Shangri-La Hotels." Harvard Business School Case 108-006, March 2008.
- 12 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Innovation Increasingly Benefits from Government Research
Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: Bruce yuanyue Bi / Alamy Stock Photo] Related Reading Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation? For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Charts & Statistics - Leadership
membership peaks The AFL merges with the CIO: 15 million members Influence: Medium-High 60 1960 s 19 Factory automation slashes jobs Service industry outpaces growth in manufacturing Civil Rights Act Equal... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
this time. Read the paper: http://hbr.org/2011/10/the-cure-for-horrible-bosses/ar/1 Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities Authors:Christopher Marquis, Gerald F. Davis, and Mary Ann Glynn... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement
pharma – but the tides are changing. The underserved nature of the rare disease population combined with increases in federal funding, biotech and medical advancements are spurring optimism for the future. Growth in the markets for... View Details
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Serum Institute of India (SII): Racing to Save Lives During a Pandemic
By: Rohit Deshpandé, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla
The CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), a $12.8 billion Indian Family business is faced with a risky choice between principles and profit. SII is the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the world and Adar Poonawalla, the CEO and son of the founder has to decide how... View Details
Keywords: Business Ethics; Healthcare; COVID-19; Vaccines; Family Business; Ethics; Health Care and Treatment; Health Pandemics; Leadership; Corporate Accountability; Fairness; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; India; South Asia
Deshpandé, Rohit, Anjali Raina, and Rachna Chawla. "Serum Institute of India (SII): Racing to Save Lives During a Pandemic." Harvard Business School Case 521-028, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America
“The industry is hard,” she says. “You need tons of money to get started. Almost all restaurants go broke after the first year. And very few people get beyond one or two locations.” Azuero was intrigued, yet it wasn’t until the pair met... View Details
- June 2016
- Article
When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs
By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain
There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors... View Details
Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
Ljuboja, Damir, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant, and Sachin Jain. "When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs." American Journal of Managed Care 22, no. 6 (June 2016): e196–e198.
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
economy characterized by high growth, increased employment, and low inflation. It was supposedly driven by the productivity gains of an economy based less on heavy industry and more on service, as well as organizations that were... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- March 2011
- Case
Globant
By: Mukti Khaire, Gustavo A. Herrero and Cintra Scott
The case deals with an IT company born in Argentina in 2003 to provide software services to established companies in the developed world. After reaching sales of $57 million in 2010, the company ponders its next steps to achieve $500 million in revenues by 2015. View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Software; Information Technology Industry; Argentina
Khaire, Mukti, Gustavo A. Herrero, and Cintra Scott. "Globant." Harvard Business School Case 811-059, March 2011.
- October 2020
- Case
HOPE and Transformational Lending: Netflix Invests in Black Led Banks
By: John D. Macomber and Janice Broome Brooks
Following the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day in 2020, the large US corporation Netflix elected to make a "transformational deposit" of $10 million into Hope Credit Union (HCU), a small Black led community development finance institution (CDFI) based in... View Details
- May 2013
- Supplement
Transport Corporation of India (D): Business Development across Divisions
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (D): Business Development across Divisions ." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-134, May 2013.
- May 2013
- Supplement
Transport Corporation of India (C): Dealing with Shortcomings in Service Quality
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (C): Dealing with Shortcomings in Service Quality." Harvard Business School Supplement 113-132, May 2013.
- May 2013
- Case
Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum
By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi
Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India
Narayanan, V.G., and Saloni Chaturvedi. "Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 113-003, May 2013.
- March 2007 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
By: Mukti Khaire and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman
Fabindia is a for-profit Indian retail company with the stated mission of providing employment to weavers and traditional handicraft artisans in rural India. Established in 1960 as an exporter of home furnishings, Fabindia has grown as a consumer-facing retailer of... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply Chain; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Retail Industry; India
Khaire, Mukti, and Prabakar (PK) Kothandaraman. "Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 807-113, March 2007. (Revised February 2010.)