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  • 01 May 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

Simons says. “They control this narrow slice, but their jobs are tied to things like revenue growth and profitability. The missing piece is the support they are given to accomplish their goals.” When using the tool, a job can be evaluated... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Jan 2021
  • Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

to success. The recent Champions League victory of FC Bayern Munich under new head coach Hansi Flick illustrates this powerful lesson. The dynamics of a comeback: A view from inside By making the historic treble of winning the Champions... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Discontinuous." Journal of Financial Economics 3, nos. 1-2 (January/February 1976): 125-144. ** Merton, Robert C. "A Reexamination of the Capital Asset Pricing Model." In Risk and Return in Finance , edited View Details
  • 27 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

It is hard to imagine a more difficult and tragic trial by fire for a new leader. On September 4, 2001, Robert Mueller started his new job as the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A mere... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 11 May 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

CEO. Excerpt from The Adventures of an IT Leader, by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell: Crisis Thursday, June 28, 9:24 a.m. Barton was enjoying an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 23 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 02 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities

the technologist are issues we try to avoid. Robert Simon Director, Alta Partners There are two schools of thought in evaluating new opportunities. In the first, the venture capitalist says, "I invest... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
  • 01 Jul 2025
  • Video

90 Years of Alcoholics Anonymous: How Bill Wilson Changed the World

  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Why Leaders Need Great Books

year, will eventually earn them a decent funeral by the time they die. The problem, though, is that if they miss even two weeks' worth of payments, they forfeit everything they've contributed to date. Big Demand According to Joseph View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace

    Levers of Organization Design

    The design of an organization—the accountability system that defines roles, rights, and responsibilities throughout the firm—has a direct impact on the performance of every employee. Yet, few leaders devote focused attention to how this design is chosen, implemented,... View Details
    • 22 Nov 2010
    • News

    Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

    • 10 Oct 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?

    been published in a new book: Environmental Protection and the Social Responsibility of Firms: Perspectives from Law, Economics, and Business. The coauthors are Bruce L. Hay, Harvard Law School; Robert N.... View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Salls
    • 31 Jan 2011
    • News

    Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior

    • 02 Jan 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    10 Trends to Watch in 2024

    The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne
    • January 2025 (Revised February 2025)
    • Case

    From Neverkusen to Meisterkusen:* Building a Winning Organization at Bayer Leverkusen

    By: Boris Groysberg, Brian L. Walker, Sascha L. Schmidt and Gamze Yucaoglu
    This case follows Bayer Leverkusen football team through 2018-2024, as Fernando Carro takes the helm and makes organizational changes. Led by CEO Fernando Carro, sporting director Simon Rolfes, and head coach Xabi Alonso, the Club becomes league champion for the first... View Details
    Keywords: Business Strategy; Alignment; Competitive Strategy; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Sports Industry; Europe; Germany
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    • 11 Jun 2024
    • In Practice

    The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2024

    As the vacation season looms, Harvard Business School faculty members share recommendations for a little light reading. Spoiler alert: Lessons in Chemistry tops two of their beach-read lists. For those whose brains can’t—or won’t—turn off, HBS faculty also suggest some... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman
    • 06 Jan 2021
    • Research & Ideas

    Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

    better for longer-term habit formation.” Beshears conducted the study with Hae Nim Lee, a former doctoral student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Wharton professor Katherine L. Milkman; View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost
    • 19 Dec 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

    then-controversial decision to refuse to fight in the Vietnam War. Robert Simons discusses how Ali made decisions throughout his life and career to leave a lasting impact on the world. Managing the Future of... View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost
    • 27 Jun 2007
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Learning to Make the Move to CEO

    You're a successful senior executive with 20, 25 years of experience under your belt. You've made your mark and stand just 1 or 2 rungs from the position of CEO. Now what? As faculty chair of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program (AMP), Professor View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
    • 15 Jun 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

    auto market in the 1950s. The industry leader, unbothered by competition and looming threats, began to coast on its former glory, however, and bypass such areas as consumer preferences and industry innovation. View Details
    Keywords: by Staff; Auto