Execution - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

there are less obvious ways to gain from them," Yoffie says, "such as research suggesting that having small competitors can help you hone your competitive instincts and push you to be better." For example, many years ago, when Pizza Hut View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

product line within Xerox. He had the support of Xerox's chief executive officer, David Kearns, for establishing the new internal structure. This structure would work much like an internal venture capital firm. Xerox would exploit Adams's... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

intersection of economics and social behavior in developing countries. Rather than wait for government policymakers to decide how to accommodate and assist refugees, executives should consider how they can help them integrate through... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

03 Jan 2008
What Do You Think?

Does Judgment Trump Experience?

judgment calls, framing and naming the judgment call, and mobilizing and aligning the right people to carry it out), making the judgment call, making execution happen, and learning and continuously adjusting after the call is made. Good... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Apr 2005
What Do You Think?

Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?

"presumes two things about corporate life today: That enough corporate executives can be 'deep.' That it pays to be 'smart' in today's corporation." If the presumptions are not correct, as she implies, how do we deal with the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time

already being used in HBS Executive Education classrooms, with more to be made available this fall. As the world's developing economies continue to shift and grow, the Creating Emerging Markets project documents those changes and offer... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

executives assumed that their private email would not be made public. There is another angle to the incident, however. It can be viewed as an extreme example of corporate transparency, however unintended it may have been. Personal... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 17

particular, we find that elite institutions in Vietnam encourage the construction of broader policy-making coalitions, have more competitive selection processes, and place more constraints on executive decision making than exists by way... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

"They are like personalities," whose strength is their consistency of quality and service. "They are the source of a reputation that customers can trust," added Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner (HBS AMP '90), vice chairman of the Estée Lauder Companies... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

17 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

understandable, generalizable, and robust. The consulting leaders sustained their thought-leadership positions by creating an ecosystem with senior executives at pioneer corporations and academic/thought leaders. The paper also describes... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

commercialization of important new drugs to the detriment of consumers. Interestingly, though, at public hearings, the AstraZeneca chief executive championed the interests of patients in opposing the proposed merger. Consumers worldwide... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

03 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 3

looks to build a mobile technology product development team by executing an "acquisition-hire" (i.e., "acqui-hire") to acquire New York City-based start-up Stamped, a mobile application company launched by former... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

diversity, 51 percent of women answered yes, versus 25 percent of men. "Lack of women in executive ranks" topped the list of reasons that men believe the percentage of women on boards has remained fairly stagnant over the past decade. The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

"I don't present these approaches as cure-alls, saying if you just run a contest or a corporate venture program everything's going to be wonderful," Lerner says. "But there's a lot of promise and potential in this tool kit." In addition to helping... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West

the Authentic Leadership Development (ALD) course at Harvard Business School, which will soon to be offered to leaders as part of the School's Executive Education offerings. Q: If HBS Working Knowledge readers want to learn more about... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to prepare for the physical integration of Gillette prior to the change of control. The execution of these plans posed numerous challenges in global business units as well as in individual country... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

proximity to the client, particularly during a time crunch. As the case states, "Sonne knew from experience that for some applications, especially financial and others that executed mission-critical functionality, co-location of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector

how a social entrepreneur [GDBA chief executive Geraldine Peacock] used an innovative network approach to achieve tremendous mission impact by mobilizing resources and building capacity beyond GDBA's immediate control. The organization... View Details