Cambridge Innovation Center - Publications - Faculty & Research

Web

About - Entrepreneurship

About At HBS, we challenge our students and alumni to dream things that never were and ask, “Why not?” More than 50 percent of our graduates create ventures in a quest to change the world. The Rock Center provides unrivaled support as our... View Details

05 Dec 2022
What Do You Think?

How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

orientation. Welch visited (and taught) in my General Management classroom. I both taught and watched him teach at GE’s executive development center in Crotonville, New York. I wrote and taught a case about the company. Welch, of course,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing

26 Sep 2023
Book

Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

few of the recent emerging trends that digital has brought along, have entered the business vocabulary, captivated the attention of scholars and practitioners alike, and are now at the center of every company’s strategic thinking. It is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology

01 Dec 2023
News

Wide Horizon

came to him immediately: The nonprofit. There was no more doubt. He knew what he needed to do. The prevalence of ASD continues to rise: The Centers for Disease Control reported earlier this year that 1 in 36 children in the United States... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

09 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 9

capacity, conditionally increasing expected emissions. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1702186 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 115-009 BMVSS: Changing Lives through Innovation One Jaipur Limb... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

HBS - The year in Review

scale capabilities in the realm of digital products, data strategy and architecture, analytics, machine learning and AI, the group will work to build platforms and deliver applications that enable innovation in research, teaching,... View Details

Web

Japan - Global

Japan Tokyo HBS opened the Japan Research Center (JRC) in January 2002. The School has an important history of strengthening ties with constituents in Japan (including companies, universities, government, and HBS alumni). These... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Joint Venture

The human knee is a marvel. It’s the hinge at the center of our gait, the evolutionary adaptation that makes humans the only fully bipedal mammals on the planet. But the knee also is a complicated and vulnerable knot of bone, muscle, and sinew. Nearly everyone knows... View Details

Keywords: Shoshi Parks

Web

Faculty & Research - Global

challenges and innovations wherever they occur. Through sustained work in the field, faculty are provided the opportunity to immerse themselves in the culture and values – as well as intricacies and nuances – that lead to truly meaningful... View Details

Web

Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

industries. We see experimentation and innovation in products, services, processes, and business models as central to entrepreneurial activity. The finance of entrepreneurship - We seek to understand the financing of entrepreneurial... View Details

January 2024
Case

Sprouts Farmers Market

By: Rajiv Lal, Forest L. Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred

Sprouts Farmers Markets (Sprouts) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based chain of 400-plus natural foods stores in 23 U.S. states and $6.4 billion in sales as of 2022. In its product assortment, brand image, and store environment, Sprouts emphasizes freshness, health, innovation,... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Strategic Planning; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Competition; Retail Industry; United States; Arizona

Citation

Educators

Purchase

Web

Europe - Global

Vytal, about the company’s packaging-as-a-service model. Supported by the Europe Research Center (ERC), the case at the heart of the episode explores behavioral science, regulatory shifts, and business model View Details

Web

Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

events.... October 2021 Article Value Chain Management to Implement Post–COVID-19 Health Care Strategy: The COVID-19 Crisis has Created Areas of Innovation that Should be Embraced by Health Care Leaders Value Chain Management to Implement... View Details

Web

About | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Cortney worked at the Rustandy center for Social Sector Innovation at the Chicago Booth School of Business and then in Community Relations at the Chicago Bulls. In both roles she launched programs to help... View Details

15 Feb 2022
Book

When Working Harder Doesn’t Work, Time to Reinvent Your Career

cautionary tales. Take Charles Darwin, who was despondent in his twilight years because he had not been able to replicate the success of his earlier work, On the Origin of Species. Like many strivers, Darwin was hooked on success, and he didn’t understand that the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

entrepreneurship is as old as entrepreneurship itself. At HBS we define entrepreneurship as the pursuit of opportunity beyond the resources you currently control—so, obviously, creativity is a big factor." The Creative Entrepreneur In her new elective course,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

29 Apr 2016
HBS Seminar

Richard Freeman, Harvard University & NBER

Web

Video Clips - Creating Emerging Markets

with corruption and innovation . Listen to our Cold Call podcast episode on the corruption case. Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey Art & Music Lillete Dubey, Director of India-based Primetime... View Details

10 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

customer value, and the transformation of the stores of offline-first retailers from fulfillment-dominant centers into experience-dominant centers, which simultaneously reduce store size and inventory while improving the customer... View Details