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The role of the manager in cross-sector interactions
My second stream of research takes the individual manager as the unit of analysis in examining cross-sector interactions. Two papers explore processes and mechanisms that allow managers to cross sectoral boundaries more effectively.
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- 29 Jan 2018
- News
B-School Bulletin: Fighting Cancer More Efficiently
- February 2000 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Deep Sight Technology, Inc.
By: Henry B. Reiling and Catherine M. Conneely
The founders of a deep sea technology company must refine their tentative capital structure and founders agreement in response to tax factors. Some parties are conveying partnership assets, others are conveying rights to an invention, another will be primarily... View Details
- January 2007
- Case
Lou Pritchett: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Describes several internal and external negotiations in the 1980s that led to a significant and growing partnership between Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Wal-Mart. From the perspective of Lou Pritchett, P&G's Vice President of Sales and Customer Development, the unfolding... View Details
Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "Lou Pritchett: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart." Harvard Business School Case 907-011, January 2007.
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
The Cluster Initiative Greenbook
By: Örjan Sölvell, Göran Lindqvist and Christian H.M. Ketels
After Michael Porter's seminal work on clusters and competitiveness published around 1990, cluster initiatives (CIs) have become a central feature of microeconomic policy around the world. CIs add a new dimension to traditional policy areas such as industrial... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Policy; Investment; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Developing Countries and Economies; Transition; Partners and Partnerships; Science
Sölvell, Örjan, Göran Lindqvist, and Christian H.M. Ketels. "The Cluster Initiative Greenbook." Ivory Tower AB, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2003. (Prepared for the 6th Annual Conference of The Competitiveness Institute (TCI), Gothenburg, Sweden, September 2003.)
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Pay-For-Success is Working in Utah
- 25 Nov 2019
- News
Business and the Politics of Climate Change
- 27 Nov 2017
- News
The NBA-HBS career connection
- December 1998
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The first in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Provides an overview of the telecommunications industry in general and Bell Atlantic in particular, with special attention to... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Strategic Planning; Change Management; Leadership Development; Horizontal Integration; Partners and Partnerships; Trends; Education; Technological Innovation; Telecommunications Industry; New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network." Harvard Business School Case 399-029, December 1998.
- April 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Mastercard Labs (A) (Abridged)
When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, he shifted the company’s competitive focus from card networks to cash itself. Mastercard’s new vision of a “World Beyond Cash” distilled into a three-pronged framework: Grow the core business, Diversify... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Culture; Organizational Culture; Culture Change; Organizational Adaptation; Organizational Effectiveness; Alignment; Leadership; Leadership Development; Innovation; Innovation Ecosystems; Diversity; Collaboration; Co-creation; Learning Organizations; Empowerment; Ecosystem; Agility; Prototype; Experiment; Partnerships; Operating Model; Risk Management; Metrics; Payments; Financial Inclusion; Financial Industry; Ambidexterity; Corporate Innovation; Innovation Lab; Accelerator; Start-up; Intrapreneurship; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Transformation
Hill, Linda A., Sunil Gupta, Emily Tedards, and Julia Kelley. "Mastercard Labs (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 422-082, April 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- November 2021 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
Farfetch: Digital Transformation for Luxury Brands
By: Sunil Gupta, Jill Avery, Elena Corsi and Federica Gabrieli
Farfetch, a global luxury technology platform and digital marketplace had been surfing the wave of digital transformation in the luxury fashion industry since 2008. While the company’s stock price and market valuation had fluctuated since its IPO in 2018, it had... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Marketplaces; Retailing; Internet Marketing; E-Commerce Strategy; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Transformation; E-commerce; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; Europe; Portugal; China
Gupta, Sunil, Jill Avery, Elena Corsi, and Federica Gabrieli. "Farfetch: Digital Transformation for Luxury Brands." Harvard Business School Case 522-051, November 2021. (Revised December 2022.)
- April 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Google Glass
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Lauren Barley and Liz Kind
In early 2014, business development executives at Google were formulating a distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Distribution Channels; Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Technology Adoption
Eisenmann, Thomas, Lauren Barley, and Liz Kind. "Google Glass." Harvard Business School Case 814-102, April 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- September 2014 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
The Road to Kolkata: NH-34 and PPP in India
By: Sid Yog and Ben Eppler
In 2014, Arjun Dhawan (MBA 2004), President of HCC Concessions, is working toward the completion of his largest road development project yet. The route, a 250-km stretch leading from the critical eastern Indian port of Kolkata into the interior of the province of West... View Details
Keywords: India; Real Estate; Roads; Transportation; Project Finance; Property; Infrastructure; Finance; Partners and Partnerships; Construction Industry; Financial Services Industry; India
Yog, Sid, and Ben Eppler. "The Road to Kolkata: NH-34 and PPP in India." Harvard Business School Case 215-007, September 2014. (Revised March 2017.)
- April 2014 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Texas Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease Care
By: Michael E. Porter, Justin M. Bachmann and Zachary C. Landman
In 2014, Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, was contemplating the future direction of the congenital heart disease program. The nation's largest pediatric hospital, Texas Children's was ranked by U.S. News & World... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Congenital Heart Disease; Integrated Practice Units; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Improvement; Health Industry; United States; Texas
Porter, Michael E., Justin M. Bachmann, and Zachary C. Landman. "Texas Children's Hospital: Congenital Heart Disease Care." Harvard Business School Case 714-507, April 2014. (Revised March 2018.)
- September 1998 (Revised April 2000)
- Case
Cia. Bozano, Simonsen of Brazil: Partnering in Privatization:
Shifts attention to the international context by looking at Cia. Bozano, Simonsen (CBS), a privately-held Brazilian group that has been a leading player in Brazil's privatization efforts in the 1990s. CBS has participated in privatizations across a wide array of... View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Cia. Bozano, Simonsen of Brazil: Partnering in Privatization:." Harvard Business School Case 799-037, September 1998. (Revised April 2000.)
- September 2010 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Gazelle in 2012
By: Andrei Hagiu and James Weber
Gazelle has pioneered a reCommerce intermediation model: it buys used electronics from consumers and resells them on eBay or to wholesalers. Going forward, its two main strategic challenges are 1) deciding how much to rely on partnerships with large retailers for... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Two-Sided Platforms; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Retail Industry; Service Industry
Hagiu, Andrei, and James Weber. "Gazelle in 2012." Harvard Business School Case 711-446, September 2010. (Revised April 2013.)
- January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
- Case
IBM Transforming, 2012–2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
To transform IBM for the next technology wave, Ginni Rometty, who became CEO in 2012, led divestment of declining businesses, made acquisitions in digital innovation and cloud computing, formed partnerships with former competitors such as Apple and tech startups, and... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Technological Change; Artificial Intelligence; Data; IBM; Watson; Internet Of Things; Innovation and Invention; Management; Sales; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Transformation; AI and Machine Learning
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "IBM Transforming, 2012–2016: Ginni Rometty Steers Watson." Harvard Business School Case 317-046, January 2017. (Revised March 2017.)
- April 2003
- Case
HP-Cisco Alliance (A), The
In 2002, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems strove to develop their long-standing partnership into a strategic alliance with increasing impact. Critical components of successful alliance implementation emerge from the analysis. Specifically, the case illuminates the... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Design; Alliances; Organizational Structure
Casciaro, Tiziana E., and Christina Darwall. "HP-Cisco Alliance (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 403-120, April 2003.
- October 2024
- Case
NextGen CDR Facility: From Davos to Details
By: Peter Tufano, Emily A. Chien and Karina Val
Next Gen CDR is a startup that pools corporate commitments to purchase Tech CDR, which promises to permanently remove and store carbon from the atmosphere to combat climate change. A partnership between South Pole and Mitsubishi Corp., Next Gen has secured initial... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Governance; Investment; Agreements and Arrangements
Tufano, Peter, Emily A. Chien, and Karina Val. "NextGen CDR Facility: From Davos to Details." Harvard Business School Case 325-056, October 2024.
- June 2014
- Teaching Note
Google Glass
By: Thomas Eisenmann
In early 2014, business development executives at Google were formulating a distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing... View Details