strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Apr 2014
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Strategists analyze market forces—great strategists also look beyond the market

stumbles in dealing with public opposition," says Oberholzer-Gee. He and HBS collaborator Dennis Yao, the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration, have developed a diagnostic tool to help companies assess the value that a given View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Protecting conservation land while turning a profit

acres over the past 15 years. The firm is co-managed by David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996). Hourdequin is passionate about long-term land stewardship and believes that Lyme’s conservation strategies help to align financial goals... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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When Last Seen

Resolution of that question seemed to revolve around the mother of all competition and strategy cases, with no small amount of numbers crunching (and re-crunching) thrown in. As he awaited the outcome of the determination of his next... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Capitalizing Poetry

said that the foundation’s strategy is to give poetry “a more vigorous presence. Instead of simply writing checks to poets, our idea is to grow the number of readers” (San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2004). View Details

Keywords: poetry; Arts, Entertainment; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

10 Nov 2022
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A Conversation on Entrepreneurship with Shark Tank Star Kevin O'Leary

24 Jun 2013
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Boeing Boss Pilots a Path to the Future

Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation

24 Apr 2014
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A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line

sustainability. “We strongly believe in the appeal of a strategy that achieves the goals of both purely financial investors and mission-driven investors, as it allows us to access more capital and have a greater impact,” explains Hoffer.... View Details

01 Jun 2007
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New Program for Science-Based Businesses

HBS has launched a new Executive Education program designed to help leaders of science-based businesses meet the many distinctive challenges found in their industry. Leading Science-Based Enterprises, to be held on campus June 26–29, will focus on View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
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Distinct Yet of a Piece

Their office locations range from the summit of a skyscraper in Boston to the front seat of a pickup truck in Oklahoma. Their workdays may be dedicated to helping build companies or to helping save lives. They can be found discussing high-level View Details

24 Jul 2018
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How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft

A recent Bloomberg profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood (MBA 1999) offers an inside look at how the 16-year company veteran has worked to redefine the tech giant. Hood’s tenure as CFO began with an immediate challenge, as detailed in the Bloomberg piece: Once Nadella took... View Details

29 Apr 2021
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Equal Partner

working in the fashion and retail industry—as the director of Global Strategy at Donna Karan (a division of LVMH), the general manager of Shop Your Way and the founder of Mintbox, a flash sale and loyalty startup—she helped to organize... View Details

Keywords: Diversity; Inclusion

01 Jun 1998
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Short Takes

the U.S. and Japanese semiconductor industries, he made a surprising discovery: Although U.S. and Japanese firms' development programs were both successful, they appeared to pursue radically different organizational strategies that showed... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

24 Apr 2014
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Training great principals to lead great schools

At New Leaders, Benjamin Fenton (AB 1996, MBA 2000) directs strategy for the only national organization focused on developing exceptional school leaders for high-need district and charter schools. Between 2000 and 2013, the organization... View Details