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  • June 2009
  • Teaching Note

COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd. (TN)

By: David E. Bell, Sarah Morton and Mary Louise Shelman
Teaching Note for [508079]. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Goals and Objectives; Quality; Price; Competitive Strategy; Contracts; Supply and Industry; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Cost Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China
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  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

What’s the Big Idea?

confronted with setbacks. Yet in a survey of 669 managers around the world, “progress” ranked dead last as a perceived source of employee motivation, falling behind more expected (but less effective) carrots such as bonuses and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Management; Management; Management; Management
  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments

cost something on the order of $5 billion, not the $5 million one might expect for a typical start-up,” Esty explains. And all too often, he adds, they can turn out to be losing propositions. The managerial challenge is to make sure that... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motorola; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training
  • November 1998 (Revised June 2000)
  • Case

Jeanne Lewis at Staples, Inc. (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Style; Change Management; Marketing Strategy; Management Succession; Competitive Advantage; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 06 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Growth of the Social Enterprise

challenges of multi-site nonprofits and the facilitators and barriers to effectiveness of various multi-site, nonprofit structures. The goal of this research is to develop a framework to aid social sector View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • Blog

Tech Power at HBS: Faculty Boost Technology Ecosystem

list, now in its second year, naturally includes tech CEOs, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs, but goes beyond technologists to explore the broader ecosystem of tech industries in New England and the people who have "kept the region's technology industry vibrant... View Details
  • 18 Jul 2014
  • News

Team Players

a great event." What made the New York/New Jersey region a unique challenge was having two of everything—two states and their associated agencies (New York and New Jersey), two host teams (New York Jets and New York Giants), and two sides... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • Web

Margaret Busse Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details
  • Web

Advancing Social Enterprise | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Endeavor office or at one of the high-impact business entrepreneurs that we support. Why SEI @ HBS? HBS has played a leading role in advancing social enterprise as a field of study. At HBS, the worlds of entrepreneurship, social challenges, and View Details
  • 22 Jan 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Why You Are Unhappy at Work

Blues A shockingly low 25 percent of employees feel connection to their company's mission. Bill George discusses fixes to rebuild purpose in their work. How Small Wins Unleash Creativity The most powerful tool managers have to motivate... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • February 1999 (Revised June 1999)
  • Case

Bloomberg L.P.

By: Clayton M. Christensen, Richard G. Hamermesh and Jeremy Dann
Michael Bloomberg founded his company to provide customers quick access to financial market data and analytical tools for understanding that data. As Bloomberg L.P. grew quickly,entered the ranks of "large, established companies," it grappled with a whole new range of... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges
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  • 01 Mar 2004
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science

employ to successfully return to the Red Planet. The case, "Mission to Mars," looks at changes the space agency has made not only recently but also over several decades as it followed a faster, simpler approach to program design. MacCormack's findings may... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • February 2024
  • Case

Can Cities Beat the Heat? (A): A Comparative Analysis of Climate Actions and Change Enablers in 14 U.S. Cities

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Throughout the early 2000's, emphasis was placed on initiatives to adapt to and mitigate climate action in cities. This series presents overviews (snapshots) of 14 U.S. metropolitan regions to help identify similarities, differences, and opportunities for developing... View Details
Keywords: Climate; Climate Impact; Innovation; Mitigation Policies; Carbon Footprint; Investing; Climate Finance; Renewable; Mobility; City; Climate Change; Adaptation; Renewable Energy; Weather; Problems and Challenges; United States; Boston; Detroit; Miami; Minneapolis; St. Paul; Pittsburgh; Seattle; San Jose
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  • 25 Feb 2020
  • News

Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller

American employees, firms, and the broader economy. Related to this, the big factor in work that’s going to be a management and policy challenge other than technology is the changing demographics of the... View Details
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

Finance and the Economic Recovery

been examining the economic impact of the pandemic and its long-term effects, and the role fiscal support plays in spurring a recovery. They have also discovered that despite hardships, managers have become more resilient and flexible due... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2004
  • News

Faculty Research

Associate Professor John Gourville considers the alternatives in this Q&A. Enron’s Lessons for Managers Just as the Challenger space shuttle disaster was a learning experience for engineers, so too is the... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 28 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

What are the greatest challenges facing leaders of nonprofits today? A: One of the greatest complexities in managing social-purpose organizations or social undertakings by for-profit companies is measuring... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
  • Profile

Shaun Miller

challenges ahead as entire economies transition from "developing" to "developed." I am very much looking forward to working with talented colleagues to turn these challenges into... View Details
Keywords: Other Financial Services; Consulting; Nonprofit / Government
  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

Class of 1975 Endows Chair in Entrepreneurship

With the study of entrepreneurial management flourishing at HBS, the challenge to find and support new faculty and to fund curriculum development is more pressing than ever. Recently these needs were... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
  • Web

Matt Segneri Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services... View Details