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  • February 1999
  • Case

Volant Skis

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Matt Verlinden
Volant brought innovation to the ski equipment industry in 1989 by developing a stainless steel ski. He claimed the skis could turn more easily, could hold an edge in icy conditions, and were more stable than aluminum or fiberglass skis. The company's "soft-flex"... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Product Development; Performance Improvement; Quality; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation
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    Airbnb During the Pandemic—Stakeholder Capitalism Faces a Critical Test

    As the covid pandemic spread in early 2020, global travel ground to a halt. For Airbnb, the San Francisco-based platform for renting accommodations, the impact was both swift and severe as revenues plummeted more than 70% over the prior year. Responding to the... View Details
    • 06 Oct 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

    fear mongering and all the other attack strategies (more on that soon). Delay There are questions and concerns that can kill a good proposal simply by creating a deadly delay. They so slow the View Details
    Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead
    • January 2013 (Revised April 2015)
    • Case

    Affinity Labs: Valuing Customer Growth

    By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
    In November 2006, Chris Michel left Military.com, which he founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That month, Michel raised a Series A round of venture funding and established a partnership with Monster, which he had sold... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Demand and Consumers; Partners and Partnerships; Social and Collaborative Networks; Online Technology
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    • June 2009
    • Case

    Plaza, the Logistics Park of Zaragoza

    In the year 2000, the Government of the Autonomous Community of Aragón, Spain, made public a project for the development of a large-scale logistics park in the outskirts of the city of Zaragoza. With an area of nearly 13 square kilometers, PLAZA (an acronym for... View Details
    Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Geographic Location; Growth and Development Strategy; Infrastructure; Logistics; Supply Chain; Transportation; Distribution Industry; Zaragoza
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    • Web

    HBS Fund - Alumni

    insights, and convene scholars and practitioners on today’s societal challenges and opportunities. Community and... View Details
    • 05 Jul 2012
    • What Do You Think?

    Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?

    fulfilled (Kamal Hossain); (6) behaviors of managers who "compete with each other to climb to the next higher level" and make unfulfilled promises to do so (Subrata Chakraborty); (7) a "modern fashion of us all being... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • Research Summary

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    Start Up Strategy and Management

    Bussgang’s research focuses on applying Lean Startup principles to early-stage technology companies as well as the challenges and opportunities when scaling startups. His work led to the creation of the MBA elective course... View Details

    • 27 Jun 2019
    • Blog Post

    My Week at Harvard Business School's Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP)

    The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty, and Kwame Owusu-Kesse, COO of Harlem Children's Zone, was particularly inspiring for their lasting impact on vulnerable communities in... View Details
    • 2010
    • Book

    Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd

    By: Youngme Moon
    Every few years a book-through a combination of the author's unique voice, storytelling ability, spirit, and insight-simply breaks the mold. Youngme Moon's DIFFERENT is that kind of book, a book for "people who don't read business books...," a book that feels like an... View Details
    Keywords: Communication Intention and Meaning; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Creativity; Competition
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    • 05 Apr 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations

    factor in negotiation? You might provide references from mutually trusted third parties that vouch for your character and competence. If appropriate, a third party could communicate with the other side prior... View Details
    Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
    • 21 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

    people that I have gotten to know. JD/MBAs come from all areas of life with prior experiences as business consultants, finance professionals, social entrepreneurs, community organizers, political activists, veterans, corporate managers,... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2023
    • News

    Thinking Ahead

    in our memory in a way that numbers, which are more abstract, do not. As a behavioral economist with a focus on how information is communicated via natural language and how ideas become contagious, Assistant... View Details
    Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services
    • Web

    About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

    Faculty for more details). In addition, the Center participates in the design and delivery of the START orientation program for new HBS faculty as well as various case method teaching programs offered by HBS to faculty from business... View Details
    • Web

    Department Directory - Alumni

    Help Department Directory 21ms HBS External Relations Teele Hall Soldiers Field Boston, MA 02163 Alumni Clubs and Associations 617.495.6890 (t) clubsteam@hbs.edu Alumni Communications 617.495.6554 (t)... View Details
    • Web

    Skydeck - Alumni

    of talent Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) in the Hot Seat: Episode 1 The makings of a CEO and lessons in leading change A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues Steven Rogers (MBA 1985) offers an action plan for... View Details
    • Article

    The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most

    By: Raffaella Sadun, Joseph B. Fuller, Stephen Hansen and PJ Neal
    Landing a job as a CEO today is no longer all about industry expertise and financial savvy. What companies are really seeking are leaders with strong social skills. That’s what the authors discovered after analyzing nearly 7,000 job descriptions for C-suite roles.... View Details
    Keywords: C-Suite; Skills; Skills Development; Social Skills; Management Skills; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management
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    • 24 Oct 2018
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

    organizational structure that requires political and communication savvy. You may have to sacrifice title and maybe some salary to get a foot into larger institutions who may... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
    • 07 Mar 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

    positive image. For example, Union Pacific CEO John Koraleski called on team members an average of 59 times during earnings calls in one year, making him the most inclusive manager in the study. Likewise, an internet search turned up articles extoling Koraleski for his... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
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    influence many more by remaining the most trusted and admired leader in business education. Community Values Mutual respect, honesty and integrity, View Details