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- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
going to be "the century of Schumpeter," and I agree. The reason is that innovation and entrepreneurship are flowering all over the world in unprecedented fashion—not only in the well-publicized cases of China and India, but... View Details
- Spring 2012
- Article
Sustainability at Dow Chemical
By: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen M. Perkins and Mark Weick
Dow Chemical Company, which was founded in 1894, is now the second-largest chemical company in the world. From the outset, the company has been committed to high-technology research and commercial innovation in chemistry, advanced materials, and agro-sciences. But if... View Details
- 25 Oct 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Management: Theory and Practice, and Cases
- 30 Nov 2019
- News
CIOs concerned IT not providing enough of a competitive edge
- Research Summary
Business and Low Income Sectors: The Creation of Economic and Social Value
In the last three decades, innovative commercial solutions have emerged in developing nations focusing on providing effective responses to the hugely underserved needs of low-income populations, both as consumers as well as active participants in productive value... View Details
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
The Weather Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
New CEO David Kenny transformed The Weather Company in less than two years from a primary identity as a cable television channel to a multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and... View Details
- 07 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
The theme of the 2022 Annual Climate Symposium was “Tackling Climate Together” with a focus on the intersectionality of climate change and the critical need for businesses, individuals, policy makers, and consumers to come together to develop View Details
- 29 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015
When James Correa was coming to the conclusion of his military service as a logistics officer (Captain) in the US Army, "There was only one desire for a professional career that I was sure of -- to continue a career in... View Details
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
Richard L. Nolan are professors at Harvard Business School while Shannon O'Donnell is a consultant with Cutter Consortium's Innovation Practice and a PhD fellow at Copenhagen Business School. The three teamed up via email for the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- April 2017
- Supplement
Imprimis (D)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Marc Appel
This case is a supplement to Imprimis (A, B, & C). It describes Imprimis’s 2015 decision to develop a $1 per pill compounded alternative to Daraprim, the branded drug that had recently undergone an extreme price hike, raising its price to $750 per pill. Imprimis also... View Details
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
Are Private Equity Firms Better Managed?
By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
We use an innovative survey tool to collect management practice data from over 4,000 medium sized manufacturing firms across Asia, Europe and the US. These measures of managerial practice are strongly associated with firm-level performance (e.g. productivity,... View Details
When It's Time to Pivot, What's Your Story?
To succeed, a new company must rally investors, staff, customers, and the media around a good story. But often that narrative turns out to be wrong, and entrepreneurs realize they need to change direction. How that shift is communicated can have a huge impact on a... View Details
Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business
The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. The global financial... View Details
- 2011
- Book
Capitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business
The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. The global financial meltdown of 2008 nearly triggered another Great Depression, economies in Europe are still teetering, and powerful... View Details
- 08 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
4 Ways the MS/MBA is Preparing Me for a Career in Health Care and the Life Sciences
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focusing on neuroscience. There I was part of two academic labs, one focusing on the impact of stress on the immune system, and the other on translational bioengineering. Looking at my long-term goals, which include View Details
- December 2019
- Case
Forecasting ClimaCell
By: Joshua Lev Krieger, Christopher Stanton and James Barnett
A weather technology startup, ClimaCell considers the R&D trade-offs and financing implications of pursuing a proposed contract with a major automobile maker, rather than continuing its focus on building a scalable, all-purpose weather prediction engine. View Details
- September–October 2020
- Article
When It's Time to Pivot, What's Your Story?: How to Sell Stakeholders on a New Strategy
By: Rory McDonald and Robert Bremner
To succeed, a new company must rally investors, staff, customers, and the media around a good story. But often that narrative turns out to be wrong, and entrepreneurs realize they need to change direction. How that shift is communicated can have a huge impact on a... View Details
- July 1997 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
H.E. Butt Grocery Company: A Leader in ECR Implementation (B) (Abridged)
By: Robert D. Austin and F. Warren McFarlan
H.E. Butt Grocery Co. led the grocery industry in adopting many innovations, including category management, electronic data interchange, and continuous replenishment. They have also moved aggressively and profitably into newer applications such as Scanner-based payment... View Details
Keywords: Information Management; Independent Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Invention; Business Organization; Risk and Uncertainty; Science-Based Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk Management; Electronics Industry; Computer Industry
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
company makes subway cars today. Yet, Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer describes Chinese railcars as a potential national security threat. Might there be spyware on the Red Line? CATL, the innovative Chinese battery-manufacturer,... View Details
- 12 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 12
external risks, companies can call on tools such as war gaming and scenario analysis. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/06/managing-risks-a-new-framework/ar/1 Working PapersDid Bank Distress Stifle Innovation During the Great... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne