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  • 06 Jan 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?

Summing Up Is Good Timing in Management Primarily a Function of Strategy or Culture? Timing in executing change is an important responsibility of leadership. Responses to this month’s column suggest that if timing is the result of one person’s judgment, that judgment... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto; Fashion
  • August 2011
  • Supplement

Better World Books Video

By: Michael I. Norton, Fiona Wilson, Jill Avery and Thomas Steenburgh
This video contains an interview with David Murphy, CEO of Better World Books. Topics discussed include: the opportunities and constraints offered by having a social mission, an update on the company, and the future of Better World Books. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Management Teams; Business Model; Social Enterprise; Publishing Industry
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  • 17 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Michael Porter on America’s Historic Energy Opportunity

A new report from experts Michael E. Porter, David S. Gee, and Gregory J. Pope at Harvard Business School and The Boston Consulting Group outlines a strategic approach for improving United States competitiveness while reducing environmental impact and making progress... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter; Energy; Utilities
  • 30 Nov 2016
  • What Do You Think?

How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?

or arrogance. Martina suggested that “pride in one’s organization stems from a collective reach for excellence, civility, and a humble perspective this is what is fostered by management teams who lead by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 04 Feb 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Has Listening Become a Lost Art?

'positive responses' instead of finding out how we can do things better by listening and responding to 'negative responses.'" Others were not so sure. Tema Frank said she is not convinced that our ability to listen is any worse than it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 16 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

tasting and flavor pairings, and chocolate decoration techniques. "It involves being a leader in connoisseurship and giving our customers a real, value-added experience by learning and connecting with the category," Koen... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products
  • 15 Jun 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

decades of research and scholarship at Harvard. This was the first time I saw Al Chandler and it was also the first time I heard a talk by Bernard Bailyn and David Landes. There they were, three giants of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2017
  • News

5 Reasons Why Quality Audits Need To Become Routine In Manufacturing

  • 02 Aug 2007
  • What Do You Think?

How Will Millennials Manage?

thus invigorate their teams and provide cultures that are profitable not because they are forced to, but because they want to." David Mullings added, "We will in fact treat our employees the way we expect to be treated."... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • July 1986 (Revised August 1987)
  • Background Note

Note on Comparative Advantage

By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Discusses David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage and the refinement of his model developed by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. Presents several criticisms of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, including Wassily Leontief's empirical demonstration that the nature of... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Macroeconomics; Trade; Theory
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  • 07 Nov 2012
  • HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

case and how did it come together? Anita Elberse: I am particularly fascinated by companies and people in entertainment, media, and sports that have very strong track records over a long period of time. Sir Alex Ferguson is a manager who... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 04 Jun 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

team, judge and jury, and exercise the wisdom of Solomon.” David McConnell said, “Maybe the answer lies in the question, ‘What is the offender doing to be sure that it does not happen again?’ How long does that take? Bottom line, a board... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Jul 2016
  • What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

three-sentence summary of responses to this month’s very thorny question on how the human and societal costs caused by globalization can be remedied. As if the topic were not sufficiently complex, Hugh Quick questioned my use of the term... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing
  • 26 Aug 2018
  • News

New Study: Too Much Collaboration May Be Bad

  • 30 Jun 2020
  • News

Disruption Amidst Disruption: Fintech in the Age of Coronavirus

  • Teaching

Overview

Teaching Fellow - Transforming Health Care Delivery (THCD) at Harvard Business School - Taught by Ariel Stern Spring 2022, Spring 2023
Teaching Fellow - Introduction to System Dynamics for Executive MBAs at MIT Sloan - Taught by John Sterman and David... View Details
  • 30 Jun 2021
  • In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
  • 30 Apr 2015
  • News

Business bookshelf: 'Strategy Rules' about Gates, Grove and Jobs

  • May 2016
  • Case

The Inexorable Rise of Walmart? 1988—2016

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3% to 4% over the coming three years. Profits would also fall due to significant investments in people and technology. The company’s stock price... View Details
Keywords: Asda; Costco; David Glass; Convenience Stores; Discount Retailing; Dollar Stores; Doug McMillon; E-commerce; Online Retail; General Merchandise; Grocery; Lee Scott; Mike Duke; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Neighborhood Market; Sam Walton; Sam's Club; Store Formats; Supercenter; Supermarket; Warehouse Clubs; Merchandising; Walmart; Wal-Mart; Globalized Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Units; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Banks and Banking; Price; Profit; Revenue; Food; Global Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Wages; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Web; Web Sites; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Arkansas; Bentonville
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  • 02 Nov 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Shareholders Need a Say on Pay

"Say on Pay Vote and CEO Compensation: Evidence from the UK," Ferri and coauthor David Maber (HBS DBA '09), assistant professor at University of Southern California, analyzed the provision, which has been available to United... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services