Filter Results:
(13,276)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(13,276)
- People (31)
- News (5,812)
- Research (4,951)
- Events (14)
- Multimedia (675)
- Faculty Publications (3,988)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(13,276)
- People (31)
- News (5,812)
- Research (4,951)
- Events (14)
- Multimedia (675)
- Faculty Publications (3,988)
- Program
Managing Turbulence
superb leadership skills are of little value when businesses lack strategic moves that cut through the fog of competition. Through this blended, three-module program, you will prepare to identify strategic opportunities and challenges—and... View Details
- April 2011
- Article
Strategies for Learning from Failure
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Many executives believe that all failure is bad (although it usually provides lessons)--and that learning from it is pretty straightforward. The author, a professor at Harvard Business School, thinks both beliefs are misguided. In organizational life, she says, some... View Details
Keywords: Learning; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leadership; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Failure; Opportunities
Edmondson, Amy C. "Strategies for Learning from Failure." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 4 (April 2011).
- January 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Network Strategy
By: Michael E. Porter, Carolyn Daly and Andrew Peter Dervan
In 2009 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) had been recognized as the best children's hospital in the country for six years in a row; but leadership saw CHOP as more than the large main campus in western Philadelphia. Beginning in the 1990s, CHOP had created a... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Health Care and Treatment; Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Networks; Integration; Health Industry; Philadelphia
Porter, Michael E., Carolyn Daly, and Andrew Peter Dervan. "The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Network Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 710-463, January 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- 17 Aug 2011
- News
Businesses Don't Really Care About You
- 28 Apr 2020
- News
"Leaders Are Created in Crisis. You Can Be One of Them. "
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Open floorplans aren’t just annoying. They make us interact less.
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Elizabeth served as a Teaching Fellow for the 2011 undergraduate course Sociology 159: Social Entrepreneurship, taught by David Ager. She also served as a Teaching Fellow for the 2013 undergradudate course Sociology 114: Organizational Failures and Disasters:... View Details
- November 2011 (Revised April 2016)
- Case
Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (A)
By: Mukti Khaire and Kerry Herman
Chanel, the iconic haute couture house, founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1913, came to embody its founder's philosophy, taste, and style and set a distinctive and influential tone for women's fashion. Coming to prominence during the height of cultural modernity in... View Details
Keywords: Fashion And Creative Industries; Apparel Manufacturing; Business History; Business Growth and Maturation; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Brands and Branding; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; North and Central America; Europe
Khaire, Mukti, and Kerry Herman. "Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (A)." Harvard Business School Case 812-001, November 2011. (Revised April 2016.)
- March 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Martha J. Crawford and Sarah Mehta
In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore penned an internal company memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which posited that innate biological... View Details
Keywords: Free Speech; Representation; Diversity; Gender; Race; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Labor; Employment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; United States; California
Hsieh, Nien-hê, Martha J. Crawford, and Sarah Mehta. "Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-085, March 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
- September 2019
- Case
JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership
By: Ethan Bernstein and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Nigel Le Quesne, CEO of Jersey-based financial services firm JTC, firmly believed that "shared ownership" was at the heart of his company’s successful track record. The firm had seen its revenues, profits, and number of clients and staff grow steadily throughout its... View Details
Keywords: Ownership; Employee Ownership; Leadership Style; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Going Public; Mission and Purpose; Management Practices and Processes; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry; Channel Islands; Europe; United States
Bernstein, Ethan, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "JTC: Stronger Together with Shared Ownership." Harvard Business School Case 420-008, September 2019.
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Goodbye, New York: Amazon Pulls Out Of HQ In Queens
- 06 Sep 2017
- News
Amid Wreckage Of Hurricane Harvey, Countless Acts Of Heroism
- 03 Jan 2016
- News
NFL Black Monday Insights: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
- 12 May 2013
- News
Interview: Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 05 Jun 2018
- News
5 Ways Leaders Act Like Rebels (That'll Make You Successful, Too)
- Jan 25 2019
- Tout
Earn the Corporate Director Certificate
- January 2017 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
Fitbit
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Christine Snively and Sarah Mehta
In 2019, Fitbit lost its leadership in the wearable sensor market to Apple and to cheaper alternatives.
Why did it lose its market position?
How will the proposed acquisition affect it and Google? View Details
Why did it lose its market position?
How will the proposed acquisition affect it and Google? View Details
- October 2009 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Carolina for Kibera
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Cailin B. Hammer
A growing NGO based in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, is facing a complete change in leadership as the founders step back. At the same time, a $1 million grant presents new opportunities and challenges. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Negotiation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Non-Governmental Organizations; Power and Influence; Nairobi; North Carolina
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Cailin B. Hammer. "Carolina for Kibera." Harvard Business School Case 910-017, October 2009. (Revised August 2013.)