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- July 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)
By: Marco Iansiti and Ellen Stein
Microsoft is about to release an apparently successful CD-ROM baseball product. The company is trying to determine what product(s) should be developed next, how it should organize itself, and what role it should play in the development of such products. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Applications and Software; Product Design; Organizational Structure; Product Launch; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Information Technology Industry; Washington (state, US)
Iansiti, Marco, and Ellen Stein. "Microsoft: Multimedia Publications (B)." Harvard Business School Case 695-006, July 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 01 Mar 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?
prerequisite for trust. So why haven’t we seen more of it on an organized basis? Is it simply lack of time? Does it require a support structure that may be lacking in many organizations, something that can’t be created overnight? Or are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
markets. The commercial opportunities supported by the extraordinary Internet and emerging logistics structure in China means that Alibaba's future lies at home. It has huge market growth potential, real heft against local opponents, and... View Details
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
Summing Up "What we are looking at is a fundamental challenge to our assumptions about which corporate structures work," commented Daniel Hayes in response to the recent piece on the future bounds of the organization. Raman... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs
mentor, not someone with greater power. This should be a low-stakes relationship among equals.” Normalize feedback fast Structured reviews are a standard part of most organizations. “But if you wait six months or a year to give your first... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light
course developer. As Dean, he led HBS through some of the most momentous and challenging times in its history. In 2008, as the global economic crisis unfolded, Light acted swiftly to strengthen the School’s financial structure and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
philanthropic structures Foundations, DAFs, and other vehicles are most often, in my experience, “pass through” entities wherein the donor uses the benefits of tax planning and simplicity of donation to give the money and then, over the... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization Authors:Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart, and Michael Tushman Publication:Organization Science Abstract Homophily in social relations results from both individual preferences and selective... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures
pizza delivery to what he termed technologically-intensive ones, such as CD metallization and products for cell phones. All twenty-nine sites are closely linked to their country context. They also represent a variety of deal structures... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success - Recruiting
signal availability. This helps reinforce boundaries and protect time for deep work. Routines: Structure That Supports Productivity Working from home offers flexibility —but without routine, the line between work and life can blur... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Wide Angle
coordinated, wide-ranging, government-led response, which sadly is not what we’re seeing right now. But as the timing of this extends, we're going to have to rely on structural remedies—things like income support, continued payments to... View Details
- August 2000
- Article
Corporate Reorganizations and Non-Cash Auctions
By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and S. Viswanathan
This paper extends the theory of non-cash auctions by considering the revenue and efficiency of using different securities. Research on bankruptcy and privatization suggests using non-cash auctions to increase cash-constrained bidder participation. We examine this... View Details
Keywords: Auctions; Revenue; Debt Securities; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Privatization; Capital Structure; Bids and Bidding; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Efficiency; Contracts
Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, and S. Viswanathan. "Corporate Reorganizations and Non-Cash Auctions." Journal of Finance 55, no. 4 (August 2000): 1807–1849.
- November 2017
- Case
Outrageous Ambition: Duke University
By: William C. Kirby and Yuanzhuo Wang
Duke University had grown from a one room schoolhouse in rural North Carolina in 1859 to one of the leading research universities in the U.S. and the world. Since the late 1950s, Duke’s leaders had consciously used the process of strategic planning to guide the... View Details
Keywords: Duke University; University Governance; Internationalization; Duke Kunshan University; Interdisciplinarity; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Studies; Global Strategy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business History; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Education Industry; United States; China; Singapore
Kirby, William C., and Yuanzhuo Wang. "Outrageous Ambition: Duke University." Harvard Business School Case 318-043, November 2017.
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
capacity for innovation, can and often should be structured as artists structure their work. Managers should look to collaborative artists rather than to more traditional management models if they want to... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
lessons and concepts our students learn here can have a tremendous impact on the structure and practice of education," he said. "One of my goals is to see if we can get more Harvard MBAs to take jobs in education, since the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”
very helpful,” says Josh, “especially when you work across departments.” The most important contribution of a HBS education, Josh believes, “is helping people think about how to break apart and structure problems. It’s an endless repeat... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program
sparring with brilliant minds who often challenged my assumptions, I feel ready and eager to enact the change I’ve spent so much time studying. Since graduating, I’ve joined a strategy consulting firm that structures multi-sector... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
differential in rates. In 1986, the US government equalized the rates, and we saw no difference in the activity of people investing. Also, for the life of me, I don’t understand the rationale behind the 15 percent carried interest rate, which I have to admit I have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
Moss Kanter: Silos, Cronies, and the Business Monarchy When organizations are structured into narrow territories that reinforce “silos” or “cells,” that can be harmful in several ways. Under such conditions, individuals in the... View Details
- Profile
Alex Roth
thinking I'd learn models and techniques — like a cash-flow analysis. I didn't realize I'd get a structure for thinking about the moral dilemmas in business and leadership. I just finished the Leadership and Corporate Accountability... View Details