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- February 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This case illustrates the importance of choosing a primary customer as the basis for organization design. Cross Country Group managers adjusted resource allocation, organization design and performance measures over time to transform Cross Country Group from an... View Details
Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurial Gap;
Entrepreneurship;
Auto Industry;
Insurance;
Performance Management;
Performance Measurement;
Performance Measures;
Performance Pressure;
Decisions;
Family Business;
Resource Allocation;
Organizational Design;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Performance Evaluation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Service Industry
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers." Harvard Business School Case 113-001, February 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
HBS Startup Bootcamp
The HBS Startup Bootcamp is an immersion program for first-year HBS MBA candidates that uses a learning-by-doing approach to build skills required to succeed as an early stage entrepreneur. During the January term, students attend morning workshops to learn new skills,...
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- January 2018 (Revised August 2020)
- Background Note
Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Samuel Clemens and Olivia Hull
In recent years, the twin software development methodologies of continuous delivery and continuous deployment have risen to prominence in the start-up world and beyond. These methods have enabled technology companies large and small to accelerate their product...
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Keywords:
Continuous Improvement;
Continuous Development;
Continuous Delivery;
Continuous Integration;
Product Development Processes;
Computer Programming;
Agile;
Waterfall;
Software Applications;
Software Engineering;
Applications and Software;
Information Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Product Development;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Structure;
Quality;
Product Marketing;
Product;
Infrastructure;
Information Infrastructure;
Computer Industry;
Computer Industry;
Computer Industry;
Computer Industry;
Massachusetts;
Boston
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Samuel Clemens, and Olivia Hull. "Continuous Software Development: Agile's Successor." Harvard Business School Background Note 818-055, January 2018. (Revised August 2020.)
- September 2009 (Revised September 2010)
- Case
Genzyme Center (A)
By: Michael W. Toffel and Aldo Sesia
Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as planned would likely earn a LEED Silver rating, an intermediate score in the LEED green...
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Keywords:
Green Building;
LEED Rating System;
Economic And Environmental Performance;
Program Evaluation And Assessment;
Tradeoffs Between Process- And Performance Standards;
Buildings and Facilities;
Business Headquarters;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Standards;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Improvement;
Environmental Sustainability;
Pollutants;
Green Technology Industry
Toffel, Michael W., and Aldo Sesia. "Genzyme Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 610-008, September 2009. (Revised September 2010.)
- January 2016
- Case
Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of...
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Keywords:
Private Jets;
Private Aviation;
Luxury;
Luxury Service;
Uber;
Branding;
Growth Strategy;
Client Acquisition;
Innovative Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Collaborative Consumption;
Disruption;
Disruptive Business Model;
Travel;
Reputation Management;
Sharing Economy;
Word Of Mouth;
Customer Engagement;
Aircraft;
Membership Programs;
Loyalty Program;
Brand Positioning;
Brand Building;
Brand Differentiation;
Customer Service;
Exceeding Consumer Expectations;
2-way Business Model;
Marketing Partnerships;
Netjet;
Air Transportation;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets." Harvard Business School Case 516-066, January 2016.
- September 2014 (Revised March 2021)
- Case
La Ribera Health Department (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Emer Moloney and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The La Ribera case studies depict an innovative low cost/high quality privately financed hospital model struggling to achieve alignment with the Six Factors. It is reimbursed by the public sector in a Spanish environment whose Consumers, Structure, and Public Policy...
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Keywords:
Health Care;
Health Care Financing;
Health Care Industry;
Health Care Operations;
Health Care and Treatment;
Operations;
Business Model;
Government and Politics;
Programs;
Innovation Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Health Industry;
Europe;
Spain
Herzlinger, Regina E., Emer Moloney, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "La Ribera Health Department (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-006, September 2014. (Revised March 2021.)
Ryann Noe
Ryann Noe is a doctoral candidate in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of Sociology at Harvard University.
Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus... View Details
Her research examines how industries and technologies emerge and evolve, with a focus... View Details
- September 2012
- Case
SCMS: Battling HIV/AIDS in Africa
By: Ananth Raman, Noel Watson, Santiago Kraiselburd and Emmanuel Akili
In 2005, USAID and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created the Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) to procure and distribute essential medicines and supplies; provide technical assistance to transform existing supply chains; and...
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Keywords:
HIV;
AIDS;
Procurement Coordination;
Developing Countries;
Healthcare;
Public Health;
Ethiopia;
Supply Systems For Healthcare Delivery In Developing Countries;
Healthcare Logistics Industry;
Health Disorders;
Health Care and Treatment;
Service Delivery;
Supply Chain Management;
Logistics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Programs;
Transition;
Strategy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Ethiopia;
Africa
Raman, Ananth, Noel Watson, Santiago Kraiselburd, and Emmanuel Akili. "SCMS: Battling HIV/AIDS in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 613-023, September 2012.
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
the past.” Part of understanding how to succeed in the industry today means getting a firm grasp on the impact of digital technology, so the program devotes a full day to the subject. “Media executives need...
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- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In 2010, Mark Critelli was a well-seasoned corporate executive who had recently transitioned from being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company to that of a startup called Dossia. As an AL Fellow, he knew that despite believing in Dossia’s mission to empower individuals with...
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Keywords:
Health And Wellness;
Health Care;
Health Care Education;
Health Care Entrepreneurship;
Health Care Industry;
Health Care Investment;
Health Care Outcomes;
Health Care Quality;
Health Care Reform;
Health Care Services;
Health Costs;
Preventive Care;
Insurance Companies;
Insurance Industry;
Employee Compensation;
Empoylee Wellness Programs;
Patient Reported Outcome Measures;
Patient Satisfaction;
Data;
Data Analytics;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurial Ventures;
Start-up;
Leadership Skills;
Disruptive Change;
Health;
Insurance;
Employees;
Leadership;
Disruptive Innovation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Employment;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Health Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-053, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- Teaching Interest
Overview
In the MBA program, Professor Fearing teaches Technology and Operations Management (TOM), a required first-year MBA course.
In January 2013 he will travel with a cohort of students to... View Details
In January 2013 he will travel with a cohort of students to... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Overview
In the MBA program, Professor Fearing teaches Technology and Operations Management (TOM), a required first-year MBA course.
In January 2013 he will travel with a cohort of students to Sao Paolo, Brazil as part of the FIELD 2 Global Immersion program, also a...
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- Teaching Interest
Overview
By: Willy C. Shih
Professor Shih has taught the Technology and Operations Management (TOM) course and FIELD Global Immersion in the first-year MBA required curriculum. He also has taught Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE) in the second-year MBA curriculum, as well as...
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- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Ravi Chidambaram - Making A Difference
- Teaching
Overview
In the MBA program, Professor Fearing teaches Technology and Operations Management (TOM), a required first-year MBA course.
In January 2013 he traveled with a cohort of... View Details
In January 2013 he traveled with a cohort of... View Details
- 2018
- The Significance of Race Research in the 21st Century
Harvard Business School AASU50 Research Findings
- April 1983
- Case
National Chemical Corp.: Tiger-Tread
A large chemical company has developed a novel industrial maintenance item, for which a marketing program and budget must be prepared. Case requires students to forecast demand at end-user and industrial customer levels to identify elements of the marketing mix, and to...
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Cardozo, Richard N. "National Chemical Corp.: Tiger-Tread." Harvard Business School Case 583-151, April 1983.
Joshua D. Margolis
Joshua Margolis is James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration and the Unit Head for the Organizational Behavior unit. He is also Faculty Chair of the Program for Leadership Development. His research and teaching revolve around leadership... View Details
- November – December 2009
- Article
Learning by Design: Developing an Engine for Transforming Your Company
By: Michael Beer and Magnus Finnstrom
Traditional leadership development programs often fail to achieve the desired results because they don't focus on learning linked to the company's business strategy and the real day-to-day challenges facing managers. The experience of Sweden-based industrial...
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Keywords:
Leadership Development;
Programs;
Learning;
Failure;
Business Strategy;
Organizations;
Transformation;
Problems and Challenges;
Design;
Sweden
Beer, Michael, and Magnus Finnstrom. "Learning by Design: Developing an Engine for Transforming Your Company." Leadership in Action (November–December 2009).
- 2014
- Article
Wall Street Research
By: Paul M. Healy
This article discusses a research program investigating the workings of both the sell and buy sides of financial analysis, tackles how the U.S. securities industry research adds value in financial markets, and evaluates the business model problems that the industry...
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Healy, Paul M. "Wall Street Research." Journal of Applied Finance 24, no. 2 (2014): 6–16.