Strategy Process - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale

edge. So these are all parts of Intel culture. Disagree and then commit. In other words, we'll listen to you. Let chaos reign and then reign in chaos. In other words, get as many ideas as you can—but once you do, come to a decision and create what Andy the engineer... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition

the process of creating and evaluating new business and social impact ventures. Winners & Runners-Up Finalists 2024 Winners Play Crop Diagnostix: Dubilier Grand Prize Winner, Student Business Track, 2024 New Venture Competition video Play... View Details

25 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

are paying hundreds of dollars for a ticket don't want to hear about bridge periods, and neither do board members. We've lost a lot of patience with developmental strategies in recent years. It seems like more and more in our economy, we... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

computational power for model estimation. We overcome computational burden by utilizing an improved simulator for likelihood evaluation and the general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) technology that takes advantage... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Why Home Construction Has Slumped for Decades | Working Knowledge

your findings apply to rebuilding, like after the Los Angeles fires? Kerr: There are historical cases, when a fire decimated a large portion of the city, that the rebuilding process allowed planners to update the urban form in ways the... View Details

September 2023 (Revised September 2024)
Technical Note

Measuring and Managing Social Impact

By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Susan Pinckney

A brief overview of how to measure social impact at nonprofits, social organizations, and impact investments. View Details

Keywords: Analysis; Change; Transformation; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Public Sector; Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Entrepreneurial Finance; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Innovation and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Practices and Processes; Resource Allocation; Measurement and Metrics; Standards; Strength and Weakness; Mission and Purpose; Success; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Strategic Planning; Programs; Risk and Uncertainty; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; United States

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01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

Montgomery, John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, argued that if a multibusiness company is to be truly effective, its corporate-level strategy must make the company's whole greater than the sum of its parts. Professor... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

06 Dec 2016
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December 6, 2016

Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster By: Rahmandad, Hazhir, Rebecca Henderson, and Nelson P. Repenning Abstract—Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

resource for executives and managers at all levels seeking to brush up on their knowledge of macroeconomic dynamics. Information or Opinion? Media Bias as Product Differentiation Authors:Bharat Anand, Rafael Di Tella, and Alexander Galetovic Publication:Journal of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 1996
News

An Entrepreneurial Journey

instant hits. Last summer, Nicotrol became the first of these products to receive over-the-counter approval. De Weese left Cygnus in 1992 to head up M6 Pharmaceuticals, a New Yorkbased vaccine and antibiotics company. In 1995, he launched Hemox Therapeutics, a blood... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Supercharged

planning and strategy at Ford’s Asia Pacific operations in Shanghai and a panelist at HBS’s “Moving the Future” transportation conference this past February. Just as significantly, charging infrastructure is set to get a boost. According... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

entrepreneurship is imbedded in the structure of the family." Cherie Nursalim, manager in the corporate strategy and planning division of her family's Gaja Tunggal Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate with extensive interests in... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

student, such services may be offered months prior to the orientation program. Maureen Walker reports that "some students are identified in the admissions process as people who would benefit from prematriculation skills building." These... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

08 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation

fair strategies in public finance? A: Tax economists generally point to a few things about current taxes that seem unwise. Probably foremost among them is the taxation of capital income, such as dividends and capital gains. There is a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

energy, etc.). 2. Confidence and winning is a cyclical process that feeds off of itself, as does lack of confidence and losing. These cycles involve both internal and external confidence. Internally, a good mood and positive work... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

renewal of existing franchises. 16 With new rules in place improving their access to programming and capping franchise fees, cable operators rushed to develop urban markets. They encountered a chaotic and sometimes corrupt process as they... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Dec 2020
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books

inevitable in every stage of our lives. But what if this inevitability were a tool? What if it could be used as leverage to spring forward at every setback? What if there was a way to systematically process rejection and become a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Oct 2015
News

The ‘F’ Word

mourned it for a while, then picked myself up and moved forward. And part of the moving on process was to really stop. It’s a lot of work to shut down a company—almost the same amount of work as starting one up, but in reverse and a lot... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee Publication:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and... View Details

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

students and alumni. MBA Admissions & Financial Aid New Managing Director In September 2023, Rupal Gadhia (MBA 2004) was named the managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid. She oversees an admissions process that aims to... View Details

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