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  • Feb 20 2019
  • Short Film

Program Sneak Peek

    Michael Beer

    MICHAEL BEER

    Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details

    • 11 Apr 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Learning By Thinking: How Reflection Improves Performance

    Keywords: by Giada Di Stefano, Francesca Gino, Gary Pisano & Bradley Staats

      Brian J. Hall

      Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; consulting; consumer products; executive search; financial services; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; private equity (LBO funds); restaurant; sports; venture capital industry
      • Oct 29 2020
      • Testimonial

      Transforming Lives Through Innovation

      • November 2015 (Revised January 2017)
      • Case

      Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves

      By: Youngme Moon
      In 2015, Uber is building what may be the largest point-to-point transportation network of its kind; it is literally changing the way the world moves. But unlike traditional transportation logistics companies like FedEx, Uber has an incredibly lightweight... View Details
      Keywords: Service; Innovation; Pricing; Customer Loyalty; Uber; Taxi; Sharing Economy; On-demand Economy; Marketing; Operations; Strategy; Disruption; Customer Satisfaction; Transportation; Consumer Behavior
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      • August 2005 (Revised March 2024)
      • Background Note

      Spotting Institutional Voids in Emerging Markets

      By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu
      With the demise of communism, many countries in the world are striving to build their economic activity around markets and to participate in free trade arrangements, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union (EU), and North American Free Trade... View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Markets
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      • June 2004 (Revised June 2006)
      • Supplement

      Vertex Pharmaceuticals: R&D Portfolio Management (A)

      By: Gary P. Pisano, Lee Fleming and Eli Strick
      Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug discovery company that recently decided to pursue a vertically integrated business model, chose to build up its clinical development and commercial capabilities and infrastructure. For the first time in its history, Vertex will... View Details
      Keywords: Research and Development; Investment Portfolio; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      • 2011
      • Book

      The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators

      By: Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen and Clayton M. Christensen
      Some people are just natural innovators, right? With no apparent effort, they discover ideas for new products, services, and entire businesses. It may look like innovators are born, not made. But according to Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen anyone can... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Disruptive Innovation; Competitive Advantage
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      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Evaluating the Effects of Large-Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative

      By: Nava Ashraf, Gunther Fink and David N. Weil
      Since 2003, Zambia has been engaged in a large-scale, centrally coordinated national anti-malaria campaign which has become a model in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper aims at quantifying the individual and macro level benefits of this campaign, which involved mass... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Performance Evaluation; Programs; Health Industry; Zambia
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      • January 2010 (Revised April 2011)
      • Case

      Google Inc.

      By: Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. Reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo, Microsoft, and others. Asks what Google should do next. One... View Details
      Keywords: Digital Marketing; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Network Effects; Mission and Purpose; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry
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      • 02 Apr 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing

      this a scam?' For us, the most important thing we've done is build trust with the community," said James DeJulio, co-founder and chief product officer of Tongal. "Our marketing strategy was to pay people as... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • Apr 29 2016
      • Testimonial

      Blazing Trails in the Digital World

      • 18 Apr 2000
      • Research & Ideas

      Learning in Action

      Bean, the U.S. Army's Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL), AT&T's Bell Laboratories, the Timken Companies and General Electric's Change Acceleration Process (CAP).   L.L. Bean has long relied on inquiry as a source of learning to... View Details
      Keywords: by David A. Garvin
      • Profile

      Maliha Khan

      word, starting something from scratch. I'd like to experience the pride and sense of ownership that comes from building something yourself. How has HBS prepared you for your summer internship? HBS has gotten... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Retail
      • January 2014
      • Case

      Emirates Airline: Connecting the Unconnected

      By: Juan Alcacer and John Clayton
      Narrates the story of Emirates, an airline founded in 1985 in Dubai that by 2013 was among the three largest commercial airlines in the world. The case emphasizes how Emirates capitalized on its location—a small city–state strategically located to reach ¾ of the world... View Details
      Keywords: Sustainable Competitive Advantage; Airlines; Multinational; Location Strategies; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Air Transportation; Competitive Advantage; Business Strategy; Air Transportation Industry; Middle East; Dubai
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      • November–December 2020
      • Article

      Getting Serious About Diversity: Enough Already with the Business Case

      By: Robin Ely and David A. Thomas
      Leaders may mean well when they tout the economic payoffs of hiring more women and people of color, but there is no research support for the notion that diversifying the workforce automatically improves a company’s performance. This article critiques the popular... View Details
      Keywords: Diversity; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Change; Trust
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      • 01 Apr 2020
      • Blog Post

      The Product Design Sprint - 5 Things I Learned in Launch Lab 1

      class content, geared to having them develop their ideas for a new venture, build rapid prototypes of their new products, test these prototypes with customers, and assess the viability of the resulting... View Details
      • Apr 25 2018
      • Testimonial

      Daring to Make a Difference

      • August 2015 (Revised June 2019)
      • Case

      Shonda Rhimes' ShondaLand

      By: Anita Elberse and Henry McGee
      In January 2015, superstar television creator Shonda Rhimes, whose production company ShondaLand dominates American television's most competitive and lucrative night with three shows in primetime on network ABC's Thursday night, is plotting the future. One challenge... View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment; Television; Broadcasting; Creative Industries; Television Industry; Product Portfolio Management; Superstar; Talent Management; Television Entertainment; Media; Creativity; Marketing; Talent and Talent Management; Personal Development and Career; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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