• 18 Oct 2006
• Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

Healthcare Initiative that will draw on the work of our faculty and alumni leaders in the field to create innovative solutions to healthcare problems. In addition, the University plans to break ground next year on a 500,000-square-foot... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education

The Moral Leader: Challenges, Insights and Tools

Successful leaders – at any level and in any arena – are inevitably presented with moral and ethical choices. This unique and innovative textbook is designed to encourage students and managers to confront those fundamental moral challenges, to develop skills in... View Details

• 15 Nov 2012
• Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

innovative design in the built environment. To create an environmentally sustainable built environment, design that focuses on maximizing natural resource efficiency, planning that fosters public health, business models that attract the... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

• February 2003 (Revised March 2006)
• Case

Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)

By: Michael E. Porter, Willis M. Emmons III and Christian Fenner

Le Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A. (CSEM)--the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology--was a major nonprofit research institution located in Neuchatel, Switzerland, with roots in the Swiss watch industry. CSEM maintained close links to... View Details

Keywords: Cooperation; Information Technology; Alliances; Research and Development; Performance Productivity; Innovation and Invention; Nonprofit Organizations; Electronics Industry; Switzerland

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Porter, Michael E., Willis M. Emmons III, and Christian Fenner. "Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)." Harvard Business School Case 703-438, February 2003. (Revised March 2006.)

• July 2011
• Case

Teach Plus: Mobilizing a New Generation of Teacher Leaders

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary

This case profiles the evolution of Teach Plus, a non-profit organization founded on the premise that in order for public schools to continuously improve urban student achievement, teaching must become a career that motivates and retains effective early career... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Decision Making; Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Teaching; Cambridge; Boston

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Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Teach Plus: Mobilizing a New Generation of Teacher Leaders." Harvard Business School Case 412-027, July 2011.

• 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

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Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Agero: Enhancing Capabilities for Customers." Harvard Business School Case 113-001, February 2013. (Revised March 2013.)

Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

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* 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details

• Web

Entrepreneurship

The Rock Center The Rock Center is the hub for entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School (HBS). It’s where HBS students who are founders, joiners or investors activate their ideas and build their ventures... View Details

• 02 Dec 2014
• Blog Post

Building a Consumer-Centric Strategy: Highlights from the Marketing & CPG Club’s Conference

On November 16th, 2014, the Marketing & CPG Club hosted the 2014 Marketing Innovation Conference at Harvard Business School. This year’s theme was “Building a Consumer-Centric Strategy” and the conference drew MBA attendees from HBS,... View Details

• 28 Aug 2018
• First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Cai, Wei, Susanna Gallani, and Jee-Eun Shin Abstract— Organizations often struggle with motivating employees to develop innovative ideas that may benefit the firm, especially when the standard tasks for which employees are measured and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

• 21 Aug 2012
• First Look

First Look: August 21

innovations in the delivery of management training represent to the MBA program of the Harvard Business School or other residential programs? Certainly new innovations in the industry promised to deliver... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• July 2018
• Case

LIXIL Group Corporation: Building a New Company in an Old Industry

By: Boris Groysberg and Akiko Kanno

In the spring of 2018, Kinya Seto, president and CEO of LIXIL Group Corporation, a major housing and building products and services company, called a meeting at the company’s head office in central Tokyo to discuss how to implement the new three-year strategic plan.... View Details

Keywords: Turnaround; Leadership And Change Management; Consolidation; Change Management; Leadership; Global Strategy; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Japan

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Groysberg, Boris, and Akiko Kanno. "LIXIL Group Corporation: Building a New Company in an Old Industry." Harvard Business School Case 419-009, July 2018.