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  • 07 Apr 2003
  • What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

an interesting concept of the importance of a "national brand."—Jim Heskett Others, while agreeing with this thesis, were not so sanguine about whether this will happen without greater efforts to influence foreign policy by leaders responsible for global... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • November 1997 (Revised July 1999)
  • Case

Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (A)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Mikelle Eastley
Examines the choices Guidant must make in research and development spending and new product development. More specifically, CEO Jay Graf considers the payoffs and tradeoffs of using product development skills that he learned in CPI's core business when applied to a... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Development; Business or Company Management; Management Skills; Research and Development; Business Strategy; Communication; Product Design; Market Design; Organizational Design; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
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Wheelwright, Steven C., and Mikelle Eastley. "Guidant: Cardiac Rhythm Management Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-021, November 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
  • 24 Jun 2013
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The Business Imperative for Shared Value

By: Michael E. Porter
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012) View Details
Keywords: Strategy; United States
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Porter, Michael E. "The Business Imperative for Shared Value." Becton, Dickinson & Company, Boston, MA, United States, June 24, 2013.
  • 2008
  • Chapter

Business Archives and Overcoming Survivor Bias

By: G. Jones
Among the most longstanding criticisms of business history as an academic discipline is the bias caused towards studying successful firms rather than failures, and the related use of longevity as a major criterion for success. The grand narratives of business history... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business History; Archives; Failure; Success
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Jones, G. "Business Archives and Overcoming Survivor Bias." In Business Archives. Reflections and Speculations, edited by M. Anson. London: Business Archives Council, 2008.
  • July 2001 (Revised September 2001)
  • Background Note

Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business

By: John A. Davis
Introduces students to the wide variety of family business definitions in literature today. Also reviews prominent typologies of family business systems. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Body of Literature; System
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Davis, John A. "Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-007, July 2001. (Revised September 2001.)
  • April 27, 2020
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A Crisis Playbook for Family Businesses

By: Josh Baron and Ben Francois
In a business crisis, the power of family business owners is magnified. Unlike public companies, which typically focus on maximizing shareholder value, family owners value objectives that usually go well beyond financial returns (e.g., family legacy, reputation). This... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Crisis Management; Family Ownership; Family and Family Relationships
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Baron, Josh, and Ben Francois. "A Crisis Playbook for Family Businesses." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 27, 2020).
  • 15 Oct 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

expansion," Ghemawat argues. While identifying similarities from one place to the next is essential, effective cross-border strategies will take careful stock of differences as well. An expert on global strategy, Ghemawat lays out an action plan for View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 23 May 2013
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Creating Shared Value as Business Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter
The ideas drawn from "Creating Shared Value" (Harvard Business Review, Jan 2011) and "Competing by Saving Lives" (FSG, 2012). View Details
Keywords: Society; United States
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Porter, Michael E. "Creating Shared Value as Business Strategy." Shared Value Leadership Summit, FSG, Boston, MA, May 23, 2013.
  • March 2022 (Revised May 2022)
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Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (A)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
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Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (A)." Harvard Business School Case 422-045, March 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
  • 04 Jul 2005
  • What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

Summing Up Business school relevance is an issue, judging from the predominance of responses to this month's column. The ways of increasing relevance were advanced, but the question of whether, in the current academic context, they can be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 13 Aug 2001
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Parents’ Guide to Harvard Business School

Sure, you're a good negotiator. But could you negotiate a lower price for a soda from a "smart" vending machine? It's part of the world of the not-so-distant future portrayed in a talk by Narakesari Narayandas, associate professor of marketing at Harvard View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • January – February 2012
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When One Business Model Isn't Enough

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jorge Tarzijan
Trying to operate two business models at once often causes strategic failure. Yet LAN Airlines, a Chilean carrier, runs three models successfully. Casadesus-Masanell, of Harvard Business School, and Tarziján, of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, explore how... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Failure; Business Model; Service Operations; Asset Management; Value; Complexity; Competency and Skills; Business Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Risk and Uncertainty; Customer Relationship Management; Air Transportation Industry
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jorge Tarzijan. "When One Business Model Isn't Enough." Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2012).
  • 24 Nov 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business

A good book on CEO succession is The CEO Within by my Harvard Business School colleague Joe Bower. Bower studied how companies perform after hiring a new CEO, noting whether the successor had been recruited from inside or outside the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang; Retail; Auto
  • 19 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Handicapping the Best Countries for Business

company's future. The good news is that in today's hypercompetitive global economy, certain countries offer distinctive advantages to help your business but you need to choose wisely. Understanding the competitive dynamics of the world's... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2003
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts

Harvard Business School MBA '03 students Raj De Datta, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Meghna Modi recently won the Social Enterprise track of the annual HBS Business Plan contest with their plan for brokering... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Financial Services
  • December 2001 (Revised March 2003)
  • Case

Ben Fiorentino: Selling the Family Business

The caseescribes the challenges Ben Fiorentino, the second-generation head of a family-run equipment business, must deal with as he decides whether and how to sell the business. The business is encountering classic problems that confront family-owned firms: The third... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Negotiation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Management Teams; Agency Theory
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Watkins, Michael D. "Ben Fiorentino: Selling the Family Business." Harvard Business School Case 902-052, December 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
  • February 2017 (Revised June 2017)
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ExxonMobil: Business as Usual? (A)

By: George Serafeim, Shiva Rajgopal and David Freiberg
Climate change was becoming an important societal and business issue as more governments were introducing climate change related regulations and investors became increasibly worried about stranded assets within oil and gas firms. In September 2016, the U.S. Securities... View Details
Keywords: Oil & Gas; Oil Prices; Oil Companies; Asset Impairment; Predictive Analytics; Sustainability; Environmental Impact; Innovation; Disclosure; Accounting; Valuation; Climate Change; Renewable Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Reporting; Energy Industry
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Serafeim, George, Shiva Rajgopal, and David Freiberg. "ExxonMobil: Business as Usual? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 117-046, February 2017. (Revised June 2017.)
  • December 2024
  • Article

Can Activists Change Business for Good?

By: Hiske Arts, Geoffrey Jones, Sarah Soule and Lora Verheecke
Leading experts debate the ability of activists to successfully challenge unsustainable corporate behavior. Includes a discussion of the role of business leaders as actvivists. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Responsibility; Activism; Spirituality; Power and Influence; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
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Arts, Hiske, Geoffrey Jones, Sarah Soule, and Lora Verheecke. "Can Activists Change Business for Good?" Entreprises et histoire 117, no. 4 (December 2024): 143–154.
  • 2006
  • Book

New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur

By: Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh, eds. New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
  • 2008
  • Book

Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy?

By: Andrew J. Hoffman and John G. Woody
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. And increasingly, it's become a crucial business issue. How will you and your company respond?

In Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? Andrew Hoffman and John... View Details
Keywords: Carbon Footprint; Climate Change; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Policy
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Hoffman, Andrew J., and John G. Woody. Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? Harvard Business Press, 2008. (Chinese Edition: 必看!绿色战略中的商机, China Machine Press; Danish Edition: Klimaforandring - Hvad er din forretningsstrategi?, Gyldendal, 2009; Portuguese Edition: Mudanças Climáticas: Desafios e Oportunidades Empresariais, Elsevier and Alterações Climáticas, Actual Editoras.)
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