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- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Why the Death of Malls Is About More Than Shopping
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Africa Business Club
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
agriculture and from agriculture to industry. We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership." "Times of upheaval require not just more... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 19 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Marc Duranteau (MBA 2019)
background offered me one of the best training programs in engineering, I knew I would need to add an MBA to my courses to be a leader in the aerospace industry. The French education system separates the management and business track from... View Details
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
also have to have a company that's making good products. Q: Does it strike you as sort of strange that at some point, apparently during the summer, Bill Ford says, "There's too much for me to do here, guys, I need to find someone... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- 17 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
If Marketing Experts Ran Elections
advertising in this year's presidential campaign. By commercial standards, and given the importance of the purchase decision, that doesn't seem high. What's needed in politics is not less marketing but better marketing: focusing on... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch
- 22 May 2024
- HBS Case
Banned or Not, TikTok Is a Force Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore
Practice at HBS who authored the case study with HBS researcher Shweta Bagai. Businesses need to “understand how it is that they’re doing what they’re doing so that they can incorporate the power of algorithmic technologies into their... View Details
- October 19, 2021
- Article
The Facebook Trap
By: Andy Wu
Facebook has a clear mission: Connect everyone in the world. Clarity is good, but in Facebook’s case, it has also put the company in a bind because the mission—and the company’s vision for creating value through network effects—has also become the source of its biggest... View Details
Keywords: Business And Society; Mission and Purpose; Network Effects; Value Creation; Corporate Accountability; Strategy
Wu, Andy. "The Facebook Trap." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 19, 2021).
- July 2021
- Teaching Note
Digital Transformation 2.0: CEO Elie Girard at Atos
By: Tsedal Neeley
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-024. Elie Girard has taken the helm as CEO of multinational IT giant Atos to lead the company into the next era of digital transformation. Noticing that customers’ digital needs were evolving to become even more specialized and global... View Details
- June 2010
- Article
Change for Change's Sake
By: Freek Vermeulen, Phanish Puranam and Ranjay Gulati
No one disputes that firms have to make organizational changes when the business environment demands them. But the idea that a firm might want change for its own sake often provokes skepticism. Why inflict all that pain if you don't have to? That is a dangerous... View Details
Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Creativity; Power and Influence; Adaptation
Vermeulen, Freek, Phanish Puranam, and Ranjay Gulati. "Change for Change's Sake." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 6 (June 2010).
The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card
What Color Is Your Parachute? meets Out of Office in this inspiring, practical playbook to achieve sustainable work-life balance while optimizing your happiness, personal growth, and bank accounts.
Pouring yourself into a single... View Details
Pouring yourself into a single... View Details
- 06 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Leaders Lose Their Way
stay connected to them. Often their spouse or partner knows them best. They aren't impressed by titles, prestige, or wealth accumulation; instead, they worry that these outward symbols may be causing the loss of authenticity. Spouses and partners can't carry this... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 02 Mar 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is the Government’s Role in US Health Care?
avoidance on the part of physicians, a litigious society, and inadequate protection from it for physicians (Rowland Freeman), "defensive" medicine leading to unnecessary tests and treatments, an insurance system that is costly and inadequate for those who really View Details
- 25 Jan 2021
- Book
In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded
How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governing the Family-Run Business
family? The governance of a family business is more complicated than for non-family owned companies because of the central role of the family that owns and typically leads the business. In a family business, the business, the family, and the ownership group all View Details
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
What motivates entrepreneurs? Money? Control? In truth, some entrepreneurs are expecting to get rich. Others want to grow and control a new venture. But most would probably answer: "both." The problem, as Harvard Business School assistant professor Noam... View Details
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Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East
By: Andy Wu
Change is everywhere in the Middle East today, as many countries seek to diversify their economies and encourage new industries. The region's complex business environment includes distinct political and economic conditions in each country—and... View Details
- TeachingInterests
Senior Executive Leadership Program - China (SELPC)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Today's global business environment offers many exciting prospects for talented executives and ambitious organizations. To take full advantage of emerging opportunities in Greater China and beyond, businesses... View Details
- July 2025
- Case
The Future in Sight: LumineticsCore and the First Autonomous AI for Diagnostics
By: Michael Lingzhi Li and Tinglong Dai
After two decades of research, Dr. Michael Abramoff successfully launched LumineticsCore—the first autonomous AI system authorized by the FDA to diagnose diabetic retinopathy without physician oversight. The case traces his journey across algorithm design, clinical... View Details