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  • 26 Jan 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

Contractors often change their orders at the last minute, but CEMEX found that, on average, it took three hours between the time when a change order was received and when the order could be delivered. To decrease turnaround time in its... View Details
Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari
  • 28 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

periods 1970–89 and 2000–15, patenting in the current period has been primarily by entrant assignees, with the exception of neural networks Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54903 Harvard Business School Case 718-497 Earlham College... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

ultimately acting upon complex decisions. The (A) case provides an inside look as Felipe Calderón, president of Mexico, works with his cabinet ministers to decide how to turnaround a corrupt, highly unionized, and poorly managed... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Jan 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes

red on food service. But Southwest doesn't pay much attention to that, because getting better at food service would slow its turnaround time, which is a big green for the airline when it comes to pleasing its customers. So we work on... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Service
  • 23 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

as a turnaround expert, starting with its own portfolio. Iris must consider the advantages and drawbacks of each position and how each will help her achieve her personal goals. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517060-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-037 JCPenney: Back in Business In 2016, JCPenney was in the midst of a multi-year turnaround after coming dangerously close to bankruptcy. Under CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

Intermountain’s mission and culture. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/818018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-025 Audubon in 2017: The Turnaround The case briefly describes the 112-year history of the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial

trouble. Not only will that news go unheard but potential truth-tellers will quickly learn to keep quiet. Or get out. Q: What is it about IBM and Intel that saved them from the fate of other companies that fell victim to denial? A: One key factor in IBM's 1990s View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Retail; Technology
  • 09 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=609004 AREVA T&D Harvard Business School Case 608-174 The case explores the rapid and highly effective turnaround at AREVA's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his family in order to do so, he was determined to create a differentiated company with a community-like culture. Over six years, he had engineered an impressive financial turnaround and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

Pincus Ventures. The buyout would rid the division of a "bad" parent and place the division's destiny in its own hands. A recently instituted restructuring plan seemed likely to improve profitability, but the turnaround was in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

returns on the investments in our assets. And then we will be able to grow and deliver more health care to more people." But what was most distinctive was the extent to which Gooding galvanized the turnaround by seeking to change the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

which had historically been very manual in nature. CEO Juan Villarzu's initial turnaround attempts introduced a customer-centric corporate culture to his ranks, but he was still challenged by how to create an outsourcing strategy given... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

to enable adaptation at a local level, focusing on results, and creating feedback and learning mechanisms. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/119084-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-033 Turnaround at Norsk... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

with a number of questions. What were the implications of moving from an open hiring market to the placement of cohorts of BTR graduates in high-priority schools? Was BTR's model sufficient to prepare new teachers to join struggling schools in the absence of a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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