Culture As Commitment - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2008
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Pfizer Inc: Building an Innovation Center

The case describes Pfizer's efforts to build and run an innovation center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As the center goes through different periods of leadership and strategic models, its relationship with the corporation and other research sites is explored. The case... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Cambridge

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Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?

category with a carefully curated selection of programs designed to meet a range of needs. Explore the CME Website for the full list of programs and read on to learn more about the Certificate, its benefits, and how to start working towards it. View Details

07 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 7

commitment dedicated to online marketplaces. In Greylock's view, 2014 was a special moment in time for online marketplaces, the beginning of a boom in the space that was being catalyzed by mobile technology and social identity. Rothman... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
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Cherkizovsky Group (A), The

By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan

Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately-owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Privatization; Transformation; Global Strategy; Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia

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28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

instability in Third World countries, and last year's shutdown of West Coast shipping docks—have awakened managers as never before to supply chain risks, some of which had been introduced or heightened by the very actions companies had... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

01 Oct 1997
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High Fives

to be a portfolio manager at Morgan.” Proudest moment: “July 17, 1996, when my husband and I got remarried after having been divorced since 1990.” Carl Ferenbach Ill Managing Director Berkshire Partners LLC Boston, Massachusetts After his first management position... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News

(PhDOB 2019) has studied the issues facing local papers from multiple angles. Now, as cofounder and CEO of the National Trust for Local News, she has developed a first-of-its-kind model to preserve local news View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Russia to build a textile business. "Half the workers in this country are employed in small businesses. We need to make sure they have the tools to grow their companies, create stable jobs, and move our economy forward." Mills serves as... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Richard Pechter: Learning New Lessons

kids last summer and experienced something he hadn’t in years: complete panic. Once a “master of the universe” as chairman of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette’s Financial Services Group, Pechter was now just another teacher-in-training,... View Details

Keywords: Lory Hough; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

21 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

to be learned for all global companies as they confront language and culture challenges. Examining the strategic use of language by one international corporation, The Language of Global Success uncovers how... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

05 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?

were many theories about why this is the case as well as suggestions for how to fix the process. Some even argued that the idea of planned, orderly CEO succession has inherent flaws that can't be fixed. Both... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

Aspiring Marketing, Strategy, or Consulting Professionals Those Considering an MBA Mid-Career Professionals Explore the world of business through the lens of economics as you prepare for your next opportunity. Economics for Managers was... View Details

20 Oct 2020
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Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

Walking into Harvard Business School as friends, roommates, and colleagues in 2017, Henri Pierre-Jacques (MBA 2019) and Jarrid Tingle (MBA 2019) already knew each other well. What they didn’t know yet was how their angel syndicate, Harlem... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity

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Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

from Professor Porter, as well as a wide variety of video content to support preparation for and teaching of the MOC course. An annual MOC Faculty Workshop is held at Harvard Business School every December... View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

Pauline Brown joined the HBS faculty following a tenure as Chairman of North America at the French luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. (Photo credit: Albert Cheung) To future CEOs who want to succeed in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

executive in the advertising business in New York City. A devoted wife and mom of three sons, she spent 25 years as a caregiver for her husband, who suffered two serious strokes, and remained fiercely View Details

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

in order to capture value in the by-product market ("full+ conversion"), or only convert part of its waste into by-product so as not to flood the by-product market ("partial conversion"). View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

without a bookstore,” she says. “It’s every bit a part of a community as a bank or a grocery store or a hardware store.” As she surveyed her new business in early 2016, however, Brody knew the East Hampton... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

In the decades prior to the advent of radial tires," writes Donald Sull in Business History Review, "Firestone Tire & Rubber was viewed by some observers as the best managed U.S. tire company." But in the face of French... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

international experience that these candidates bring not only to HBS but to the U.S. workforce in general, many employers choose to restrict their recruiting to U.S. citizens only. In doing so, they lose out on highly skilled and qualified candidates in hopes of... View Details

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