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- 18 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Learning in Action
organizational boundaries, and attend to customer and competitive needs. In 1988, the Timken Company, America's leading manufacturer of tapered roller bearings, embarked on a bold project to revolutionize the production process for manufacturing customized bearings... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
personal example. "The turnaround was remarkable," he said. When asked about the how leaders could resolve the conflict in the Middle East, Rasul said, despite his being an "armchair quarterback," he would recommend... View Details
- 06 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Remember Nelson Mandela
Professor of Business Administration: Don't just mourn Nelson Mandela. Learn to be Nelson Mandela. He was the consummate turnaround leader. As the first democratically-elected president of post-apartheid South Africa, he took on and... View Details
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
and the concentration of the certification industry. We also analyze the possibility that certifiers opt for a quick turnaround time at the expense of a lower accuracy. Finally, we investigate the opportunity of regulating transparency. ... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
In recent years, I have been inside nearly two dozen turnaround situations, in various stages of progress, in which new leaders were bringing distressed organizations back from the brink of failure and setting them on a healthier course.... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
and marketing. He also put himself on the firing line, publicly taking ownership for GM's turnaround and appearing in a series of advertisements challenging consumers to compare GM autos with its competitors. Glimmers of Ford's and GM's... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
important. We recommend that the IT governance group be made up of independent directors, as is the case with audit and compensation committees. Chairmanship is also critical. For firms in support, factory, or turnaround modes, the... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
lifespan in the fashion industry. "What used to be a six-month turnaround in fashion is now six weeks," she said. Morse said his company is competing with an ever-more crowded market in cosmetics, a high-margin business that has... View Details
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
and continued thought the successful turnaround under her successor, Mark Hurd. As such, special focus is given to the individual board personalities and their conflicts over this time in order to fully explore the environment in which... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
turnaround of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2002-2003 season? Was it Paul Pressler as head of Disney Sports, because he got investment funds from Disney CEO Michael Eisner and then hired Bryan Murray? Was it Bryan Murray as the general... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
firm boundary. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-104.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe HLB Turnaround Lynda M. Applegate, Bhaskar Chakravorti, and Laura WinigHarvard Business School Case 810-023 Ford Pearson has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
evidence suggests the opposite. If new intelligence is developed that will help them succeed, small businesses will find a way to adopt it. Small businesses are hungry for new solutions. They responded so positively to the early fintechs’ quick View Details
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
internet-related services that helped one of the largest technology companies in the world make the turnaround of the century. How did Wladawsky-Berger get there in the first place? In the late 1950s, at the age of 15, he emigrated with... View Details
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
dashboard, "indirect goals" that help predict and explain financial performance beyond the "direct goal" of profit. These might include the speed of aircraft turnaround in the airline industry, the conversion rate of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
technology) to get a new business, product or project off the ground. In a turnaround, the new leader takes on a unit or group that is recognized to be in trouble and works to get it back on track. Both startups and turnarounds involve... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
streamline loan paperwork and reduce turnaround times, particularly in small dollar loans. Together, these actions resulted in three record years in SBA lending. In 2012 alone, 3,786 financial institutions made an SBA-guaranteed loan, up... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807175 Turnaround at the Veterans Health Administration (A) Harvard Business School Case 608-061 Investigates the challenges that Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer confronted in seeking to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
Marissa Mayer became the CEO of Yahoo!, a tech giant with a tumultuous past. When Mayer tries to reinvigorate the company, she hires Jacqueline Reses, who has a private equity background, to head both human resources and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). As part of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
to double plant capacity, sell the plant to outside investors, or perhaps make no major changes. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708021 The Turnaround of Chris-Craft Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
may have to be reinvented, perhaps with a bit more public responsibility." But Kanter says work she did on turnarounds for her recent book Confidence suggests there is hope. "The U.S. companies have great assets: brands; loyal,... View Details