Action Plan - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 5

all its emphasis on data and number crunching, conventional strategic planning is not actually scientific. It lacks the hypothesis generation and testing that's at the heart of the scientific method. To produce novel and successful... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 27

damaged financial markets. As an alternative to the patchwork solutions and ideologically charged proposals that have dominated other discussions, the Squam Lake group sets forth a clear nonpartisan plan of View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

task.— Michael Jensen "If I know someone in the organization's lower levels can make a tough call that won't affect other parts of the company, then it's their call," says Nick Pudar, director of planning and strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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A Commitment to Sustainability | About

CY 2023 Our Commitment Harvard Business School (HBS) is committed to Harvard’s Sustainability Action Plan and the University’s mission to accelerate the adoption of systems and practices that protect the... View Details

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

product, move into a more promising market, or adjust to a changing business environment. Whatever the circumstance, he says this action turns on a basic question: “What’s your story?” “How do you maintain trust and project your original... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

13 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 13

principal and investment earnings are taxed upon withdrawal. Using administrative data from 11 companies that added a Roth contribution option to their existing 401(k) plan between 2006 and 2010, we find no evidence that total 401(k)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

the conditions under which P-Will would work—and not work? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/419035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 819-058 BreezoMeter: Making Air Pollution Data Actionable The case focuses on an... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 2

and David KironHarvard Business School Case 810-105 On January 5, 2010, 48-year-old Richard Canny was on his way to meet the governor of Indiana. He was reading his newly issued press release announcing that THINK planned to start... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

The Future of IT Consulting

in sorting out action plans for their various lines of business. By the end of the decade, more than 60 percent of the computer communications will be computer-to-computer.— Nolan and Bennigson Newness and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Consulting

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

company whose management engaged in a massive accounting fraud. ChuoAoyama was PwC's Japanese affiliate and one of Japan's largest audit firms. In May 2006, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) suspended ChuoAoyama for two months for its role in the Kanebo... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

align with Harvard’s broader Sustainability Action Plan. This plan outlines Harvard’s goals to be Fossil Fuel Neutral by 2026 and Fossil Fuel Free by 2050 for campus energy use and vehicles (Scope 1 and 2).... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

project will culminate with the completion of an action plan to address a goal that is applicable to your own career or organization. CLIMB Experienced Leaders 7 courses (with capstone), 1 year Download full... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Education Club, Latin America Club Adriana Garcia Ceja As Adriana makes plans for her future – “growing a business through operations and investments” – she reflects on the key leadership insight she has gained so far. “Humble inquiry,”... View Details

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

due to insufficient funds, and this was the last insurance action I saw for a number of the uninsured drivers in the study. Changing the contract terms alone is not enough to solve the economic hardship faced by most uninsured drivers,... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

22 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

the organization." Ideas Into Action Wipro is typical amongst Indian firms in its thirst for knowledge, Upton adds. "These companies are intellectual environments. People are very interested in taking conceptual ideas and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

source of competitive advantage, it is time we all reread her work. In the same vein, we recommend the work of urban planners. It is not surprising that the ideas of Horst Rittel, an eminent urban planner and designer, are very much in vogue. Rittel found that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

marketing, having developed Gatorade into a powerhouse national brand by skillfully executing a plan drawn straight from the marketing textbooks. After purchasing the sports drink from Stokely-Van Camp in 1983, Quaker introduced it into... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

07 Apr 2015
News

Warrior Spirit

You remember stories of leadership, failure, and decision points—facts, figures, and theories, less so.” (Sityodtong now serves as a guest lecturer and entrepreneur-in-residence at INSEAD in Singapore.) He also met classmates Soon Loo and Kathleen Gasuad (now Martens).... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

One meeting each year should be a joint board-management retreat mid-way in the company's planning cycle to plan next year's activities. Additional time between meetings is typically required of board... View Details

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