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- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
and grow cohesive teams with a tribe of supporters and advisers. “We saw this as a moment to focus on the human side of learning and connecting in a remote world,” said Wallace. “How do you build a startup when you’re all in different locations? How do you develop the... View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
is. When competition becomes less intense, firms place emphasis on the strategic orientation that matches the dominant environmental condition (e.g., technology orientation when technology turbulence is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
For years an important debate has been raging in the social investing community about the potential of social purpose companies to deliver satisfactory returns to investors. The conventional wisdom is that capital providers should expect... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 12 Nov 2014
- Op-Ed
A Challenge to the New Congress: Pass Housing Finance Reform
for creditworthy working families—not as a special "niche" product for a subset of low-income borrowers, but integrated into the system? How do we ensure that the government-guaranteed secondary market is open on full and equal terms to lenders of all types,... View Details
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
of many managers facing similar threats. In the case of Firestone, Sull writes, it just dug itself into an even deeper hole. Its reaction did not make the company better able to fend off the threat of radial technology; quite the opposite. And companies don't only need... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
with promise to leverage new technologies to disrupt primary care delivery. Prior to joining the Institute, Landman was the Chief Medical Officer for DoctorBase (acquired by Kareo), a patient engagement and mobile health View Details
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
over time. Build reports for their various stakeholders (employees, shareholders, lenders, regulators) to enable them to communicate effectively and objectively on their ESG progress. Gain access to a manager’s toolkit that provides... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
she said, have purchased electric vehicles. She believes that paying her staff a living wage is just good business. “We increase our retention rate by paying people enough to live on, enough so that they don’t require a second job.” She added, “We believe in doing well... View Details
- Web
Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online
Understand the science, economic impact, and policy implications of climate change Identify and communicate the risks and opportunities posed by climate change across industries Leverage insights from real-world examples to inform future... View Details
- 24 Oct 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
originate with users, and as user communities quickly add more improvements, a "design space" is initiated. User innovators seem to spring up around industries such as recreation, where participants are passionate, and design... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
approximately $0.06–$0.08 for conventional coal plants and $0.16 (est.) for coal plants that capture and store CO2. Moreover, renewable technologies offer the ability to produce affordable power. Most promising is concentrating solar... View Details
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
communication technology sector in the United States, and find empirical support for the four hypotheses developed here. The research presented in this paper has implications for our understanding not only... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
as improved teaching and leadership talent, the use of technology in personalized learning, the Common Core State Standards Initiative, wider school choice, and a dramatic upgrade in the quality and use of data analytics to determine what... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
economies. The conclusion is that it has created jobs on both sides of the border while sharpening the ability of Mexican companies to compete. The Mexican business community is learning to cope not only with foreign competitors, but also... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Nov 2021
- News
Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest
Plan, Drake is leading a comprehensive strategy for inclusive excellence throughout the HBS community of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other constituents. Organized by HBSAAA copresidents Sara Clarke (MBA 1997) and Lewis Long (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
"We remained profitable," notes Bajaj, "because we quickly realized we needed to restructure our product line and increase the productivity of our workforce." Through a technological collaboration with Kawasaki, BAL improved the variety... View Details
- December 2019 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Facebook Faces the Regulators
By: Debora L. Spar
In the fall of 2019, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are facing increased scrutiny on multiple fronts. Regulators from around the globe are threatening the company with punitive measures. Users are organizing against it. But there is little consensus around what,... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Regulation; Media; Internet and the Web; Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Social Media; Europe
Spar, Debora L. "Facebook Faces the Regulators." Harvard Business School Case 720-019, December 2019. (Revised September 2020.)
- February 2017
- Teaching Note
The Tate's Digital Transformation
By: Jill Avery
John Stack was the visionary Head of Digital Transformation at the Tate, a collection of four major art galleries in the UK, including Tate Modern, the most visited gallery devoted to modern and contemporary art in the world. Stack was the architect of the Tate’s... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Ecommerce; Experience; Customer Experience; Customer Relationship Management; Channel Management; Museums; Arts Marketing; Nonprofit; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Digital Marketing; Digital Strategy; Social Media; E-commerce; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Fine Arts Industry; England; United Kingdom; Europe
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
Huber returned to the company after graduation. He was running the commercial activities at the company's locomotive division when, in 1995, GM's vice chairman Harry Pearce asked him to head up a new initiative called Project Beacon. The general idea was to marry... View Details
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
technology uses words without photos to communicate. "Only the people who are willing to put themselves out there publicly in words to people who they may not know will use Twitter. Some people will find this incredibly appealing,... View Details