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  • 07 Jan 2015
  • What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

Summing Up What Isn't Off Limits When it Comes to Transparency? The discussion of this month's column on corporate transparency to employees made it clear that we have reached a point at which disclosure of pay information in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Jun 2002
  • News

HBS Press Books in Brief

entrepreneurship and a fascinating case study of a large media business both experiencing and driving change. In their groundbreaking book, The Venture Imperative: A New Model for Corporate Innovation, Heidi Mason and Tim Rohner — leading... View Details
Keywords: Harvard Business School Press; books; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 14 Feb 2023
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

like an engineer but was never interested in making a long-term career out of it. The North Star that has guided my career decisions has always been entrepreneurship. I decided to pursue an MBA to build upon my business acumen and immerse... View Details
  • 22 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 22

Studies Smart Money? The Effect of Education on Financial Outcomes By: Cole, Shawn A., Anna Paulson, and Gauri Kartini Shastry Abstract—Household financial decisions are important for household welfare, economic growth, and financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

too, says Groysberg. "Managers might want to think strategically about what positions they can hire a top-notch outsider for, and which ones they're better off developing talent for inside the organization." Groysberg and team recently... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports
  • 02 Oct 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?

Summing Up What's the Future of the Authority Figure In Leadership? Leadership involves the effective management of tensions characteristic of all organizations. Are such tensions exacerbated by today's need for increasing speed and agility required repeatedly to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • July 2017 (Revised July 2019)
  • Supplement

"Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B)

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Ricardo Andrade
The B Case of "Dr. My Eyes" provides the answer as to what happened after the ending fact pattern in Case A and the imminent choices faced by the protagonist in the primary case. At the end of the Case A, Bess Weatherman of Warburg Pincus, must chose one option of two... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Health Care and Treatment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Outcome or Result; Health Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • February 1999 (Revised March 2001)
  • Case

Egghead to Egghead.com (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Over the course of 12 months in 1997 and 1998, Egghead senior management decided to shut down its 180 brick-and-mortar retail stores and move to an electronic store. The case describes the evolution of that process, and the role of its CEO George Orban, and poses... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Internet and the Web; Transformation; Decisions; Corporate Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Market Transactions; Buildings and Facilities; Retail Industry
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  • April 1991 (Revised October 1993)
  • Case

Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)

By: David J. Collis
Describes the pet food industry in the mid-eighties prior to the breakout of a major competitive battle as manufacturers fight for share. Illustrates how when there are benefits to play in multiple markets, competitors will take action in one market to preserve their... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Markets; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 24 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works

the COVID-19 pandemic. “If ever there was a time for leaders to be authentic, this is it.” Fortunately, many of our corporate and scientific leaders are already stepping up, unselfishly taking action to stop the spread of the virus and... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George; Health
  • 16 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Peeling Back the Global Brand

personality and values, said Arnold. Different strategic options emerged. While the results are still rolling in, Arnold and Schroiff agreed upon two main lessons of the Henkel experience: The persuasive elements that constitute the brand... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail
  • 08 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

really like niche products much. Elberse outlines the implications of her research for producers and retailers, and offers strategic advice to both groups. Can Research Committees Add Value for Investors? An Analysis of Lehman Brothers'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

graduates, to address climate change?” Ratnika Prasad (MBA 2020), Associate Director at The Nature Conservancy "There has been a seismic shift in the last few years, whereby concern about the climate and sustainability has finally begun to take a rightful seat as a... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

economic and social value. The goal of the corporation is to add value to employees, customers, suppliers and other partners, and community/society. These CEOs and the companies they lead make decisions with... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 15, 2015

moving upmarket to challenge the industry leaders. They point out that Uber, commonly hailed as a disrupter, doesn’t actually fit the mold, and they explain that if managers don’t understand the nuances of disruption theory or apply its tenets correctly, they may not... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Mar 2009
  • News

A Modern-Day Classic

focuses on interfirm strategic alliances, organized “Organization Design: Current Debates and Future Opportunities” with HBS professor Michael Tushman. “The area of organization design was booming when this book was published,” says... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 21 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

government, and not-for-profits. To war against COVID To aid the fight against COVID-19, here are seven key frameworks and approaches with roots in military strategy that are taught in leading Agile and strategy programs. They can help your organization adapt quickly... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
  • 20 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

Life-Cycle Funds Authors:Francisco J. Gomes, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract We investigate optimal consumption, asset accumulation and portfolio decisions in a realistically calibrated life-cycle model with flexible... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 14

conflict between the old and the new. Successful CEOs first develop a broad, forward-looking strategic aspiration that sets ambitious targets both for innovation and core business growth. They then hold the tension between innovation unit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Sep 2021
  • News

September 2021 Alumni Books

level of accomplishment aren’t eager for others to know. Few women, and few women of color, have created multimillion-dollar brands in senior corporate positions, legendary entrepreneurial environments, and startups. Hilliard’s fearless... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley