Integration - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 1

Abstract We study the relationship between different margins of information technology (IT) use and vertical integration using plant-level data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures. Focusing on the short-run decision of whether to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA

environment of trust and mutual respect. All members of the HBS community, in joining it, agree to integrate the values of: respect for the rights, differences, and dignity of others, honesty and integrity... View Details

01 Mar 2007
News

Daniel Vasella

important to the defense side as to the attacking side. Novartis has 138 drugs in its pipeline, more than any of its competitors. How has the company become so successful at creating a culture of innovation? Initially, we spent a lot of time View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance

May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Case

InterfaceRAISE: Sustainability Consulting

By: Michael W. Toffel, Robert G. Eccles and Casey Taylor

InterfaceRAISE is a sustainability management consulting firm created to leverage the capabilities of its parent company Interface Inc., a carpet manufacturer recognized as a global leader in corporate environmental sustainability. This case illustrates the challenges... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Environmental Accounting; Profit; Marketing Strategy; Human Resources; Business Model; Leveraged Buyouts; Salesforce Management; Consulting Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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February 2003
Teaching Note

Bush Boake Allen (TN)

By: Stefan H. Thomke

Teaching Note for (9-601-061). View Details

Keywords: Integration; Marketing Reference Programs; Disruptive Innovation; Management Teams; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Customer Relationship Management; Management Practices and Processes; Consumer Products Industry

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01 Dec 2012
News

Competitive Advantages

of Amgen. Below, in Chicago, David Bozeman, VP of integrated manufacturing operations at Caterpillar, makes a point with moderator Senior Lecturer Joe Fuller. View Details

Keywords: Competitiveness

23 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?

reversal of European integration already underway. The EU was created by people who had seen World War II and never wanted to see Europeans go to war with one another again. In the years since the Treaty of Rome in 1958, which marked the... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini

26 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

units at the senior executive level. In other words, they manage organizational separation through a tightly integrated senior team. We call these kinds of companies "ambidextrous organizations," and we believe they provide a... View Details

Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman

15 Feb 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

organization, and the role of the IS manager was to integrate them in support of the business's transaction processes. Then around 1980 we started to see the emergence of the microcomputer; for the next fifteen years or so, DIS reflected... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

24 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 24

and resource-efficient development with the use of information and communication technologies to better manage complex urban systems. Book: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415893169/ Integrated Reporting Requires View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

02 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 2, 2010

note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710456-PDF-ENG A Chronology of Integrated Reporting Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. KrzusHarvard Business School Note 411-049 This technical note traces the development of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Walter H. Wheeler, Jr.

diversification program that produced the first mass-market postage meter and a complete line of integrated mail processing equipment. Many of Pitney-Bowes’ machines set the standard for the United States Postal Service. View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

17 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

integration across multiple offices, ancillary businesses, early adoption of financial reporting software, and consensus-based decision making. The firm was proud of its corporate culture and sought to maintain it as it grew, bringing in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup

feel overwhelming. How will we integrate interns into the team? What project would drive the most value for our company and help the intern learn? Where do we start with this process? If these questions sound familiar to you and your... View Details

01 Jan 2005
News

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

with the burden of integrating their new systems. Then, in the early 1990s, the rise of desktop computing saw IBM lose the PC race to a raft of new competitors. By 1992, IBM was feeling the effect of its sluggish reaction to these... View Details

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Academic Solutions & Opportunities | HBS Online

Bolster Your Curriculum with HBS Online Courses HBS Online works with universities around the world to create unique educational opportunities. Academic institutions that integrate HBS Online courses into their curriculum benefit from a... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

the pandemic has taught us important lessons. Financially and operationally, the pandemic strengthened HBS as an institution. We developed and integrated new technology into the classroom, expanded our research initiatives, and created... View Details

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Putting the Project Puzzle Together

critical. Q: Most large organizations manage their portfolios as a collection of projects, rather than as an integrated portfolio. Yet, as you write, the practice of using investment portfolio management techniques to manage project... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2000
News

New Releases

next project, in collaboration with Laura Nash of Harvard Divinity School, is a book on the role of institutional religion in helping businesspeople to integrate spirituality and work. by Nancy O. Perry Down to Earth by Forest L.... View Details

William Fox

Fox pioneered the vertical integration of the film industry by merging production, distribution, and exhibition under single ownership. Fox, along with Adolph Zukor, of Paramount Pictures, is largely recognized for making Hollywood the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

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