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- November 2010
- Case
Children's Hospital Boston (A)
By: Scott A. Snook and Jeffrey C. Connor
Five year old Matty died at Children's Hospital Boston as a result of elective neurosurgery to "cure" his epilepsy. The organizational system, not the surgery, had failed. During post-operative recovery, he experienced a prolonged seizure that resulted in his death.... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Management Systems; Management Teams; Health Industry
Snook, Scott A., and Jeffrey C. Connor. "Children's Hospital Boston (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-041, November 2010.
- 2007
- Book
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism
By: G. Jones and Rohit Daniel Wadhwani
These volumes demonstrates the importance of historical perspectives in the study of entrepreneurship. By exploring the role of entrepreneurship in the history of global capitalism, the authors show that historical knowledge can challenge widely accepted... View Details
Keywords: History; Diasporas; Economic Systems; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Firms and Management; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Jones, G. and Rohit Daniel Wadhwani, eds. Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007.
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
quite limited. The best path forward involves extensive experimentation and careful evaluation. Publisher's link: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/I/bo18508109.html August 2013 Advances in Strategic Management The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
First to Fight? Culture, Tradition, and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
By: Ranjay Gulati, Akhil Iyer and Joel Malkin
Over a history of more than 240 years, the United States Marine Corps has forged a distinct culture and institutional identity centered on its “warrior ethos.” In the wars of American history, Marines fought with uncommon valor, rising to international prominence for... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Government Administration; Management Practices and Processes; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; United States
Gulati, Ranjay, Akhil Iyer, and Joel Malkin. "First to Fight? Culture, Tradition, and the United States Marine Corps (USMC)." Harvard Business School Case 423-051, January 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
government, if they hope to see their science & technology initiatives continue into the next Administration. The case allows for discussion of the following: leading innovation ecosystems, building public-private and public-public... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
Takafumi Horie, the thirty-three-year-old CEO of Livedoor, had become Japan's anti-establishment enfant terrible: rich, hard charging, willing to take big risks such as the ultimately failed attempt to acquire a View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
future research. Specifically, I call for research on the materiality of environmental and social issues for the future financial performance of corporations, the design of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
Limits To Leadership Being the chief executive of any company is a demanding job. Carrying out the responsibilities of a CEO in a professional service firm is exceptionally challenging because the position... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
Playing backwards proved to be an effective rediscovery technique for the experts. Compared with the control group, the rediscovery group reported feeling more empathy for the greenhorn. Next, Zhang hired 75 beginner guitarists to... View Details
- 13 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia
get people to use them." In one study exploring the country's high birth rates, 1,031 women were randomly chosen to receive a voucher guaranteeing free and immediate access to a range of modern contraceptives through a private... View Details
- 23 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?
The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details
- March 2018
- Article
Global Business over Time
By: Geoffrey Jones
This article explores how business enterprises have been powerful actors in the spread of global capitalism between 1840 and the present day. It also shows how global firms, emerging out of industrialized Western economies, created and co-created markets and ecosystems... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
scientists that may be due to a performance management system that leaves top performing employees slighted by the practice of uniform ratings. In an effort to retain top... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
management team is rare. Next, we ask when an independent director is more likely to dissent and who is more likely to dissent. Controlling for firm and board characteristics, we find that independent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
Working PapersRunning Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What to Do About It (revised) Author:Benjamin Edelman Abstract The Internet's current numbering system is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
require a grand organizational makeover or buy-in from the CEO. All it takes is collaboration between you and your team-working together and making small, doable changes. What started as an experiment with a six-person team at The Boston Consulting Group-one View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2012
- Working Paper
Relational Contracts and Organizational Capabilities
By: R. Gibbons and R. Henderson
A large literature identifies unique organizational capabilities as a potent source of competitive advantage, yet our knowledge of why capabilities fail to diffuse more rapidly-particularly in situations in which competitors apparently have strong incentives to adopt... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Motivation and Incentives; Management Practices and Processes; Contracts; Competency and Skills; Relationships; Complexity
Gibbons, R., and R. Henderson. "Relational Contracts and Organizational Capabilities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-061, January 2012.
- September 1995
- Case
Ares-Serono
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Jean-Pierre Jeannet and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Ares Serono, a medium-size Swiss pharmaceutical company, is the global leader in the field of fertility drugs. The company has successfully transformed into one of the very few biotech firms in Europe. The case treats a set of major strategic and organizational... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Globalized Firms and Management; Asset Management; Balance and Stability; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Leadership Development; Health Care and Treatment; Transformation; Family Business; Problems and Challenges; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Switzerland; Europe
Yoshino, Michael Y., Jean-Pierre Jeannet, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Ares-Serono." Harvard Business School Case 396-035, September 1995.
- June 1996 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
Hostile Bid for Red October, The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Alan Bigman
Manatep Bank, a Russian investment bank, has just announced the country's first hostile tender offer for Red October, a confectionery company located in Moscow. As the chief financial officer of the target company, Yuri Yegorov must decide how to respond, how much his... View Details
Keywords: Capital Markets; Cash; Governance Controls; Financial Condition; Investment Banking; Financial Markets; Trade; Valuation; Financial Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Moscow
Esty, Benjamin C., and Alan Bigman. "Hostile Bid for Red October, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-084, June 1996. (Revised July 1997.)
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
conversations, they reflected on key issues. Edited excerpts follow. Brian Hall focuses his teaching and research on performance management and incentive systems. He has provided expert testimony on performance pay before the U.S. Senate... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson