• 13 Oct 2003
• Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

little experience competing for resources and bucking inappropriate processes within a stable, efficiency-oriented operating culture. In order to be confident that managers have developed the skills required to succeed at a new... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Raynor

• 21 Jun 2010
• Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

"We've wanted to learn about the challenges of the process and the challenges of companies in those markets trying to compete on a global platform. We are also curious how international companies have been able to intimate themselves into... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

• 07 Feb 2012
• First Look

First Look: February 7

associated with each model. We conclude that both innovation by individual users and open collaborative innovation increasingly compete with and may displace producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We explain why this represents... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 06 Nov 2017
• Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

acknowledged his job involves competing against the promise of autonomous electric cars. “The government needs control.” Panelist Harriet Tregoning, former director of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Economic... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

• 12 Oct 1999
• Research & Ideas

A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy

Having received one day of instruction in interviewing, the task force members talk with approximately one hundred employees and, if needed, customers about what they regard as the organization's strengths and the barriers that prevent it from View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

• January 2018
• Case

Peak Games: Hiring Priorities in Times of Rapid Growth (A)

By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu

Sidar Şahin, founder and CEO of Peak Games, a Turkey-based global mobile gaming company, must decide on the final list of candidates for the critical global marketing director position the company has been trying to fill for over a year. Since its founding in 2010,... View Details

Keywords: Recruiting; Staffing; Emergent Countries; Entrepreneurial Management; Private Sector; Business Strategy; Decision; Growth Management; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Turkey

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• 09 Jun 2015
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(e.g., 5 to 1 or 60 to 1, Studies 1A, 1B, and 1C). Lower pay ratios improve consumer perceptions across a range of products at different price points (Studies 2A and 2B), increase consumer ratings of both firm warmth and firm competence... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 04 Nov 2014
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Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• 05 Jun 2007
• First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

management talent. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=906403 Best Buy Stores, Inc.: Competing on the Edge Harvard Business School Case 706-417 While Circuit City struggles, Best Buy has... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

• 08 Jan 2007
• Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

seen the least progress and the least visibility in society and legislation. Q: What does your research suggest about American business leadership in the future? A: Businesses that will succeed in the twenty-first century will be those that embrace the diversity of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

• 29 Oct 2000
• Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

I believe it is good to have experienced global fluctuations when you are running a business, because it makes you a smarter, more thoughtful executive. Sahlman: In general, I find that competent people can overcome cycles, even dramatic... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

• 09 Jan 2019
• Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

reason that the UK has been able to attract top Japanese and German company investment is that it is both a relatively efficient place to do business and one with access to the broader EU market. Companies in the United States have also seen the UK as a natural... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

• 17 Jul 2018
• First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

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Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

• 06 Aug 2013
• First Look

First Look: August 6

today's managers need to harness technological advances, manage and lead a dispersed and diverse workforce, anticipate and react to constant competitive and geopolitical change and uncertainty, compete on a global scale, and operate in a... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino