Publications

September 2013 (Revised April 2014)
Case

Trader Joe's

By: David L. Ager and Michael A. Roberto

Based on a variety of metrics, Trader Joe's ranked as one of the most successful grocers in the United States in 2013. Experts estimated that the company had the highest sales per square foot of any major grocery chain, even significantly higher than top performer... View Details

Keywords: Core Competencies; Growth Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Industry Analysis; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Organizational Culture; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

14 Jan 2019
Op-Ed

These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership

contribute to society in meaningful ways, not just profit from it. They believed that organization had to benefit all stakeholders: their customers, employees, shareholders, and communities and that this approach would result in sustained... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage; Food & Beverage

14 Feb 2023
HBS Case

Is Sweden Still 'Sweden'? A Liberal Utopia Grapples with an Identity Crisis

any other country in Europe. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the country is now home to 1.3 million foreign-born residents, 14 percent of the country’s total. Sweden has also opened its doors to more than... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

12 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

Business School’s Ranjay Gulati looks at how it tackled the challenge. He identifies several important takeaways for other multinationals: Give the local organizations clout, embrace creative abrasion, build strong functions, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2023
News

Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

is the defining issue of our times, and it is one that can only be addressed with the active participation of the private sector. However, persuading well-established organizations to act in new ways is never easy. This book is designed... View Details

03 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 3

field and other business fields complements the contributions from industrial organization economics (IO). These business fields also offer theoretical and empirical challenges to the IO paradigm, which dominates antitrust analysis. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 2014
Case

Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal

By: Nancy F. Koehn, Kelly McNamara, Nora N. Khan and Elizabeth Legris

Starbucks Coffee Company: Transformation and Renewal analyzes the turnaround and reconstruction of Starbucks Coffee Company from 2008 to 2014 as led by CEO and co-founder Howard Schultz. The case offers executives and students an opportunity to examine in depth how... View Details

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

PublicationsIn Search of the Self at Work: Young Adults' Experiences of a Dual Identity Organization Authors:Anteby, Michel, and Amy Wrzesniewski Publication:Research in Sociology of Work Abstract Purpose: Multiple forces that shape the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Organization Science We study the engagement of nascent firms with open source communities and its implications for innovation and attracting funding. To do so, we link data on 160,065 U.S. startups from Crunchbase to their activities on... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

research portal allows users to search in depth. South Sea Bubble Exhibit Press Release Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society Expanded Reach & Impact In January 2023 RC students completed a new short course on the Social Purpose of the Firm, View Details

Profile

Merve Ciplak

As a management consultant with Bain & Co. in Istanbul, Merve Ciplak had “almost complete freedom” to work for up to six months, without penalty, in any industry of her choice on an ‘externship’ from the firm. Merve applied the opportunity to serve the U.N.’s World... View Details

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

Bandiera and B. Kelsey Jack A substantial body of research investigates the effect of pay for performance in firms, yet less is known about the effect of non-financial rewards, especially in organizations that hire individuals to perform... View Details

September 2021 (Revised March 2024)
Case

Bühler: Mobilizing Industry around a Common Purpose

By: Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen and Malini Sen

Bühler Group, a Swiss multinational processing technology provider, started by selling machines for processing grains and later transitioned into selling food processing solutions. A family-owned business in the fifth generation, Bühler’s high-end milling, grinding,... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Innovation Leadership; Switzerland