Leading Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

priorities at the beginning of the new century, the participants pointed to a variety of items that resonated in their organizations. Gueldenberg referred to a continuing emphasis on convenience, service, and product information. In Krauss's view, the Internet has... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

Andreas Haas How Does an Organization Like Boeing Coordinate Work Under Intense Competitive Pressure? Our case study on Boeing this month unfolded in real time, leading up to a second critical glitch on one of their products, this time... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

15 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?

distance" is extremely low, especially in high-potential ventures. People like Bill Gates and Larry Ellison, who are able to lead their companies for quite a while, get all the attention because they are rare, not because they are... View Details

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

selectively disclose relatively benign impacts, creating an impression of transparency while masking their true performance. What deters selective disclosure and leads firms to instead make disclosures more representative of their... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

09 Sep 2024
News

Basket Chase

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. On this episode, we’re featuring an excerpt from a new HBS podcast called Think Big, Buy Small. The show is hosted by Professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The New Brand Manager: You

change, the Tropicana packaging change—that initially generated a lot of negative feedback from consumers. But actually, this criticism could be construed as a positive. When consumers rebel against some kind of change in their brands, it... View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

highlighted in Chapter 1. In this case, newly competitive technology of open platforms not only shaped individual organizations but changed the structure of the entire industry. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

Can money buy you happiness? Yes—so long as you spend the money on someone else. According to new research, giving other people even as little as $5 can lead to increased well-being for the giver. That's the insight into the secret of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places

"Three-Party Exchanges: The Case of Executive Search Firms and the CEO Search," he describes how the function of search firms in CEO recruiting differs from the role they perform when recruiting executives at other levels. Given current trends, Khurana's... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Employment

16 Nov 2021
News

Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

Plan, Drake is leading a comprehensive strategy for inclusive excellence throughout the HBS community of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other constituents. Organized by HBSAAA copresidents Sara Clarke (MBA 1997) and Lewis Long (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

scant direct empirical research on how human interaction patterns change as a result of these architectural changes. In two intervention-based field studies of corporate headquarters transitioning to more open office spaces, we... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

corporate culture— and not against the law in Germany until 1999. The competitive environment and permissive culture both played a role in the future bribery scandal. "There are three elements that lead individuals in companies to get... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

the greater the likelihood that it will not be a major player in future competitions in rapidly changing environments. —Professor James Heskett Both Dennis Crane and Richard Eckel suggested that a broader view of the competitive spectrum... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 1999
News

Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business

reference points, students learn to anticipate and deal with the kinds of value conflicts they are likely to face as global managers. They also develop a business philosophy and a set of values that will help them lead effectively when... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

related bills that have both costs and benefits are combined. Using a laboratory study, we confirm across a set of four legislative domains that this bundling technique increases support for bills that have both costs and benefits. We also demonstrate that this effect... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2003
News

Books

respond to changes in their competitive environment, Sull argues that outward manifestations of success — such as impressive earnings, media attention, and monuments to their past accomplishments — can cause managers facing new challenges... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Laura Singleton; Donald; Sull; Henry; Chesbrough; Rob; Austin; Leslie; Perlow; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

09 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 9, 2015

Aligning Strategy and Sales By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract— Much current opinion asserts that strategy is less important (and may, in fact, be an impediment) in an era of constant change. This publication discusses why claims about business View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Commencement 2013 Address | About

adapt to changes in their environment. We would all be well advised to follow their lead. At HBS, despite our storied history, we have always consistently worked to adapt to the changing world. When I... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Higher Ground

ambitious: a five-part, all-Ravel score that required a set change in the middle. The principal horn—who was responsible for a crucial solo—called that morning to say her flight had been canceled, and she wouldn’t be able to make it. And... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance

22 Dec 2015
First Look

December 22, 2015

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815129-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-022 IDEO: Human-Centered Service Design This case describes the human-centered innovation culture and service design process at IDEO, one of the world’s View Details