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  • 10 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 10, 2015

organizational components—formal organizational structure, culture, people, and critical tasks—such that each component, and their interaction, aligns to produce performance. Substantial research has demonstrated that well-aligned... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Zhalisa Clarke’s Sabbatical Story: Tech leader turned healer

went to Harvard Business School. Her experience at HBS enabled Zhalisa to step back, reflect, and strategize on what career path and location she felt was a better fit. After graduation, she set off to San Francisco to work in tech.... View Details
  • Blog

Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School

director of strategic initiatives. Alicia Thomas, who is on our team as well as the MBA and Doctoral programs team, is the director of diversity and inclusion for the MBA and Doctoral programs and is the direct link to the student... View Details
  • 30 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

customer service—to build his business. Covers the first 50 years of American Airlines' history, beginning with its role as an industry consolidator in the late 1920s. Smith's strategic and operational choices in building American... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

faculty, staff, and alumni over the next decade, the School launched a campus framework planning process. Designed to align future capital needs with the mission of HBS, the process will inform strategic... View Details
  • 03 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

felt drawn to the operator role and specifically wanted to work for a small, entrepreneurial company that aligned with his interests. Peters found that company in TB12 two months after graduation, and six weeks after his first child was... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • Web

Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

economic policy (pdf) This report highlights the growing consensus among leaders that strategic industrial policies are essential for addressing key national challenges, offering insights on designing effective government actions that... View Details
  • June 2024 (Revised August 2024)
  • Case

Revlon India's Turnaround: Navigating Online-Offline Decisions Using a Balanced Scorecard

By: Tatiana Sandino and Samuel Grad
Revlon India was founded as a joint venture in 1995, pairing the industrial conglomerate UMG with the global beauty brand Revlon, Inc. to bring international color cosmetics to India. After growing rapidly and pioneering the Beauty Advisor (BA) model in India, the... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Restructuring; Training; Supply Chain Management; Distribution; E-commerce; Business Model; Business Plan; Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing Strategy; Alignment; Brands and Branding; Negotiation; Joint Ventures; Strategic Planning; Salesforce Management; Competition; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; India
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  • 23 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’

"idle." So it is with organizational conversation, which puts a premium on developing and following an agenda that aligns with the strategic objectives of a company. Over time, the many voices that... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
  • 14 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

multiple stakeholders, including funders, boards, and clients—all while staying true to a core mission and values. In today's climate of scarce economic resources, the pressure for nonprofits to show quantifiable results is greater than ever; as a result, an... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 15 Aug 2024
  • Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

aligned and trained to handle crisis communication effectively and manage public relations under pressure. Process: Develop a well-defined communication plan that includes benchmarks and standards for timely and transparent outreach... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
  • 16 Jun 2023
  • Blog Post

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

organizations fosters better problem-solving, innovation, and thoughtful strategic planning. Furthermore, studies have shown that talented candidates seek out diverse work environments. Overcoming unconscious bias in your hiring has a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 26 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

of the energy company Cinergy, has led the company from the brink of bankruptcy to one of the premier energy companies through selecting a focused strategy, aligning the organization to support it, and mobilizing all the employees to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

opportunities for both independence and active engagement of their most talented employees. Since many companies can get their hands on the same technology, the same markets, the same production methods and the same distribution channels as other companies, she writes,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jul 2008
  • Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

(DRGs) that are too narrow to encompass the necessary care. Reimbursement must shift to bundled payments covering the total care of the patient's medical condition, including all the specialties and services involved. Only in this way is reimbursement View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health
  • 05 Apr 2011
  • First Look

First Look: April 5

phases of a new industry, formed a strategic goal. Our data show goal formation as a phased social process. By aggregating previously encountered solutions to known problems, the founding team formed an emergent goal that presented an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg

Commercial Officer, and Dr. Dennis Jul Pedersen, CEO of Port Esbjerg. Their insights painted a vivid picture of the port's strategic role in supporting nearly 60 offshore wind projects, with over 90% of Europe's wind capacity passing... View Details
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

often buttress the existing social contract. When the wrong minds meet. Sometimes problems arise not because of cultural differences but instead because the right people are not involved in negotiations. For example, when two CEOs negotiate a View Details
Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius
  • 21 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 21

  Publications October 2014 Harvard Business Review Press Aligning Strategy and Sales: The Choices, Systems, and Behaviors That Drive Effective Selling By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—There are many books that provide strategy advice and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Mar 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Electric Mobility in India

a current count of 280 million 2-wheelers in India – a number projected to rise to 400 million in the next decade –, this category is responsible for the highest automotive emissions in the country. To achieve decarbonization in India, a View Details