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  • 17 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute

organizations and in what cases is it warranted to seek such assistance? A: One crucial, but often overlooked, issue is that managers cannot seek the support of international organizations like the WTO... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • April 2020
  • Case

Ment.io: Knowledge Analytics for Team Decision Making

By: Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Jeffrey T. Polzer, Susie L. Ma and Shlomi Pasternak
Ment.io was a software platform that used proprietary data analytics technology to help organizations make informed and transparent decisions based on team input. Ment was born out of founder Joab Rosenberg’s frustration that, while organizations collected ever... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Information Technology; Knowledge; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Management; Operations; Information Management; Product; Product Development; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Communications Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; Middle East; Israel
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    Forest L. Reinhardt

    Forest L. Reinhardt is the John D. Black Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and HBS’s Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure.

    Professor Reinhardt is interested in the relationships between market and nonmarket... View Details

    Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; beverage; biotechnology; chemical; energy; federal government; food; food processing; forest products; nonprofit industry; oil ＆ gas; paper; petroleum; tourism; transportation
    • Video

    Melek El Nimer

    Melek El Nimer, founder of the Social Support Society and Unite Lebanon Youth Project in Lebanon, outlines the strategies her organization has employed to allow for more of their female students to pursue higher education abroad. View Details
    • Article

    Beyond Magic Bullets: True Innovation in Health Care

    By: Vaibhav A. Narayan, Marco Mohwinckel, Gary Pisano, Michael Yang and Husseini Manji
    The molecular medicine revolution—based on advances in fields such as genomics and network modeling in the decade since the human genome sequence was completed—has changed the way we think about, study, and approach the development of novel therapies. However, these... View Details
    Keywords: Integration; Business Model; Organizational Structure; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    • 22 Sep 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies

    dominant means of communication within companies. Our particular interest is in how organizations coordinate across their many internal divisions (e.g., functions, business units, geographic offices, pay grades, job ranks). Studying... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
    • February 2010 (Revised January 2014)
    • Case

    Tennant Company

    By: Toby E. Stuart, Lynda M. Applegate and James Weber
    Tennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine how to create, finance, structure, staff, govern, measure, and manage a new venture for developing a fundamentally new product line. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative,... View Details
    Keywords: Business Startups; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Product Development; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Research and Development
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    Overview

    By: Ashley V. Whillans
    Engaged with field work in East Africa, South Asia, and in several large hybrid organizations in the United States, Professor Whillans places a focus on exploring questions with strong theoretical motivation in the social psychological literature and relevant... View Details
    • December 2010 (Revised February 2012)
    • Case

    Yum! China

    By: David E. Bell and Mary Shelman
    Since the first KFC opened in China in 1987, Yum--under Sam Su's leadership--had built the largest restaurant company by far in mainland China. Averaging one new restaurant opening a day for the past five years, in 2010 Yum ran over 3,600 restaurants in 650 cities and... View Details
    Keywords: Business Processes; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Beijing Shi
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    • 02 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    10 Trends to Watch in 2024

    The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • Web

    Faculty & Advisors | MBA

    Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, in which he was an officer on a guided-missile frigate in the Middle East force in the early 1990s. Adam Friedman MD ‘09, Harvard University; PhD ‘09, Harvard... View Details
    • 2010
    • Working Paper

    Beyond Agency Theory: The Hidden and Heretofore Inaccessible Power of Integrity (PDF file of Keynote Slides)

    By: Michael C. Jensen and Werner Erhard

    There is far too much concern today about the conflicts of interest between people; for example, conflicts of interest between agents and owners—historically a favorite topic of Jensen—and not enough attention paid to the damage caused by an individual's conflict of... View Details

    Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Lawfulness; Production; Organizations; Performance Improvement; Agency Theory; Conflict of Interests; Trust; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation
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    Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

    might be, and your unique skill set. The best way to convince employers that you will add value is to show them that you've done it before. Alumni Resume Book Our Alumni Resume Book connects you with organizations looking for talent.... View Details
    • 19 Jun 2014
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Wisdom or Madness? Comparing Crowds with Expert Evaluation in Funding the Arts

    Keywords: by Ethan R. Mollick & Ramana Nanda
    • 2022
    • Chapter

    Connecter les rêves

    By: Hubert Joly and Mariana Arnaut
    Trouver du sens dans son travail est plus que jamais vécu comme essentiel. L’entreprise, l’une des organisations humaines les plus capables d’innovation, a un rôle central à jouer face aux enjeux sociaux et environnementaux. Reste à déterminer quels principes peuvent... View Details
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    • 06 Nov 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

    the computer industry. Throughout the 1970s, Xerox completed several acquisitions in order to further its project for an "architecture of information." Unfortunately, in assembling these noncopier companies and opening PARC, Xerox created a clash of cultures.... View Details
    Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

      Stefan H. Thomke

      Stefan Thomke (sthomke@hbs.edu), an authority on the management of innovation, is the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has worked with firms on product, process, and... View Details

      Keywords: aerospace; automobiles; automotive; banking; biotechnology; chemical; computer; defense; electronics; health care; high technology; home video games; information technology industry; manufacturing; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; plastics; semiconductor; service industry; telecommunications; video games
      • Web

      Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

      and paths for social entrepreneurship. Alumni Engagement Connect to a powerful global network of social impact leaders through events, interest groups, and local alumni clubs. For Organizations Build your organization’s social impact by... View Details
      • 21 May 2007
      • Research & Ideas

      Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect

      McGovern to discuss the CEO-marketing rift in more detail and describe the benefits of the tutorial. Sean Silverthorne: Why has marketing evolved so far from the executive suite over the years? You'd think corporate leaders would want to... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
      • 05 Sep 2014
      • Blog Post

      CPD on the Road in Manila

      I recently visited Manila to meet with organizations regarding recruitment of MBA students and alumni. The Philippines is a vibrant market for business professionals and youth is a key part of the allure of businesses to the Philippines... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Consumer Products / Retail