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  • August 2011 (Revised April 2013)
  • Case

Language and Globalization: 'Englishnization' at Rakuten (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley
Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, (Japan's largest online retailer), is at the helm of an organization that is rapidly expanding into global markets. In a critical stride toward becoming the world's No. 1 Internet services company, Mikitani announces... View Details
Keywords: Teaching; Human Capital; Change Management; Transformation; Social Enterprise; Communication Strategy; Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Leadership; Global Strategy; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
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  • 08 Dec 2023
  • News

New Leadership Role and Structure

MESSAGE FROM ANGELA CRISPI AND DEAN SRIKANT DATAR To: HBS Faculty and Staff From: Angela Crispi and Srikant Datar Re: New Leadership Role and Structure We are delighted to announce that effective January 1, 2024, Jana Kierstead will become Executive Director, MBA and... View Details
  • 28 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

might sound straightforward, she says, “Sometimes we believe we are being receptive when in fact we are doing just the opposite: being on the defensive.” Taken together, the findings of the two studies can help business leaders both View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 18 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The Cost of Leaning In

Stanford Economics Research Laboratory. In each experiment, students were divided into pairs, in which one participant played the role of a worker and the other played the role of a firm in charge of the worker’s wages. The pairs View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Apr 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

human-plus-machine-based decision-making. Kost: Do you see the potential for a shift away from the GICS? Srinivasan: We develop certain standards because it creates a common way for us to understand and communicate what we are doing. It... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail
  • 05 Jul 2023
  • News

GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center

Sinemale, Director of Corporate Relations, Middle East and Africa at HBS; Sarah Shaw, Lead of Athar Program, HBS Club of GCC; and moderator Keshia Pieters, Senior Policy and Strategy Manager, HBS Club of GCC. As a hub for the 1,400 HBS alumni in the region, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • Web

Online Leadership and Management Courses | HBS Online

your knowledge through polls, quizzes, and problem-solving exercises designed to accelerate and reinforce your learning. Exchange ideas with your classmates, broaden your perspective, and challenge your worldview. Social Join a global View Details
  • May 2015 (Revised October 2015)
  • Case

Apple Inc. in 2015

By: David B. Yoffie and Eric Baldwin
At the end of 2014, Apple Inc. recorded the most profitable quarter of any firm in history, and its market capitalization soon topped $700 billion. 'Apple Inc in 2015' explores the history of Apple, its successes under Jobs, its continued growth under Tim Cook, and the... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Innovation; Market Positioning; Marketing Implementation; Planning; Products; Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Technology; Information Technology; Strategic Planning; Product Positioning; Leadership; Communication; Competitive Advantage; Product; Innovation and Invention; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry
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  • Web

PRIMO News Stories - Doctoral

Program for Research in Markets & Organizations PRIMO News Stories 3ms PRIMO 2020: A Summer of Virtual Community and Research PRIMO was launched in 2011 as a representation of one of Dean Nitin Nohria’s Five I’s; an initiative for greater... View Details
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
  • May 2011
  • Article

The Power of Small Wins

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer
What is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries, the authors found that nothing contributed more to a positive inner work life (the mix of emotions, motivations, and... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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  • 12 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

Bridging Science and Business: My Summer Internship at Eli Lilly

planning. As summer gives way to fall, I can't help but reflect on the incredible journey that this internship has been—a journey not undertaken in isolation but as part of the vibrant, inquisitive community that comprises the MS/MBA... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2019
  • News

The Burden Legacy

William A.M. Burden Sr. graduated from Harvard College in 1900. (Harvard University Archives) William A.M. Burden Sr. graduated from Harvard College in 1900. (Harvard University Archives) For nearly half a century, Burden Hall served as a magnet that drew the HBS View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
  • October 2017
  • Case

The Transformation of Microsoft

By: C. Fritz Foley, E. Scott Mayfield and F. Katelynn Boland
In early 2015, Amy Hood, CFO of Microsoft, and the rest of the senior leadership team faced a set of fundamental choices. The firm had opportunities to serve customers in ways that would be associated with higher growth but lower margin. Some of these opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Corporate Finance; Valuation; Growth Management; Communication Strategy; Transformation; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; United States
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Meagan Hill

then form a revised view. But it's great training for any career path." Meagan is part of a Mohawk community from a small rural town southwest of Toronto. She believes her classmates' wide range of "backgrounds, ethnicities, and... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
  • Web

Action Plan - Advancing Racial Equity

structures required for the journey ahead To support our journey toward racial equity, we will establish two structures that will have the focus, authority, resources, and stamina to propel and sustain momentum across HBS. Attract additional Black talent to all parts... View Details
  • 12 May 2022
  • Book

Why Digital Is a State of Mind, Not Just a Skill Set

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 28

an iPref plus a common share? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/215037-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 815-093 Codecademy: Monetizing a Movement? Codecademy, an open-platform, online community for learning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

resources on governance. Sign Up For OnBoard Program Updates The Leadership Collaborative The Leadership Collaborative is designed to connect and support alumni deeply engaged in social impact as a career and who are currently working full time in the field. This View Details
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Distributed Innovation in Open Systems—The Role of Modularity

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
Distributed innovation in open systems is an important trend in the modern global economy. As education levels rise and communication costs fall, more people have the means and motivation to innovate. Supply chains now stretch around the world as firms outsource... View Details