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    Michael E. Porter

    Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

    Keywords: information; information; information; information; information; information; information; information; information
    • October 2012
    • Article

    Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

    Key to the effective use of big data are the analytical professionals known as "data scientists," who can both manipulate large and unstructured data sources and create insights from them. Data scientists are difficult to hire and retain, but their skills will be... View Details
    Keywords: Big Data; Data Scientists; Business Analytics; Analytics and Data Science; Mathematical Methods; Jobs and Positions
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    Davenport, Thomas H., and D. J. Patil. "Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 10 (October 2012): 70–76.
    • 18 Dec 2006
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

    use the right approach at the right time and change as the situation demands is going to be tough. Not everybody can do it. That's going to distinguish the true leaders from people who are capable but not leaders." Targeting Talent Employees in large and small... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • February 1990 (Revised July 1990)
    • Case

    Internal Revenue Service: Automated Collection System

    By: Nitin Nohria
    Describes how the IRS's collection operations changed from a largely manual system (COF) to an automated system (ACS). A central aspect of ACS was the electronic scheduling and maintaining of work. While with ACS the IRS accomplished significant improvements in the... View Details
    Keywords: Sovereign Finance; Revenue; Information Technology; Taxation; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Human Resources; Public Administration Industry; United States
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    Nohria, Nitin. "Internal Revenue Service: Automated Collection System." Harvard Business School Case 490-042, February 1990. (Revised July 1990.)
    • 09 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment.

    In examining the way governments choose a structure in which to conduct investment promotion activities we found that most of the organizational issues fell within the realm of the public-private choice of management of certain nontraditional government activities.... View Details
    Keywords: by Louis T. Wells & Alvin G. Wint
    • June 2020
    • Case

    RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)

    By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia
    In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,... View Details
    Keywords: Service Delivery; Information Technology; Transformation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Decision Making; Human Resources; Management Systems; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Canada
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    Bernstein, Ethan, Francesca Gino, and Aldo Sesia. "RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-008, June 2020.
    • March–April 2013
    • Article

    Unlocking Innovation Through Business Experimentation

    By: Stefan Thomke
    There is a downside to businesses that focus heavily on standardization, optimization, and driving out variability: Such organizations leave themselves vulnerable to underinvesting in experimentation and variation, which are the lifeblood of innovation. Good... View Details
    Keywords: Experimentation; Innovation Management; Learning And Development; Research; Innovation and Management; Business Processes
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    Thomke, Stefan. "Unlocking Innovation Through Business Experimentation." European Business Review (March–April 2013): 55–58.
    • January 2011 (Revised January 2012)
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    The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010

    By: Richard Bohmer, Ethan Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski and Srinidhi Reddy
    This case presents financial statements and selected ratios for 14 unidentified healthcare organizations and asks that each set of financial information be matched with one of the following healthcare companies: a biotechnology firm, a community nursing company, a... View Details
    Keywords: Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry
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    Bohmer, Richard, Ethan Bernstein, Margarita Krivitski, and Srinidhi Reddy. "The Case of the Unidentified Healthcare Companies2010." Harvard Business School Case 611-043, January 2011. (Revised January 2012.)

      Robert Simons

      Robert Simons is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. For over 35 years, Simons has taught accounting, management control, and strategy execution courses in both the Harvard MBA and Executive Education Programs. For 2024/25, he is teaching a... View Details

      • October 2005 (Revised January 2006)
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      Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (A)

      By: Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Melissa Tritter
      The prestigious Augusta National Golf Club's secret membership is widely believed to exclude women. When feminist advocate Martha Burk receives a mysterious list of "members," she must decide how best to use this information in her efforts to crack the glass ceiling.... View Details
      Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Attitudes; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Gender; Non-Governmental Organizations; Communication Strategy; Sports Industry
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      Leonard, Herman B., Marc J. Epstein, and Melissa Tritter. "Augusta National Golf Club Controversy, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 306-029, October 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
      • 22 Dec 2008
      • Research & Ideas

      10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture

      excerpt, the authors outline the top 10 lessons of the best practitioners, from ING Direct to Build-A-Bear Workshop to Harrah's Entertainment.We can learn a great deal from organizations whose strong and adaptive ownership cultures give... View Details
      Keywords: by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser & Joe Wheeler
      • 08 Jul 2020
      • News

      We Have an Unemployment Crisis. Now What?

      • July 1995 (Revised October 1995)
      • Background Note

      Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Janis Lee Gogan
      In a 1966 Harvard Business Review article, Felix Kaufman implored general managers to think beyond their own organizational boundaries to the possibilities of interorganizational systems (IOS)--networked computers that enable companies to share information and... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Trends; Opportunities
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Janis Lee Gogan. "Electronic Commerce: Trends and Opportunities." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-006, July 1995. (Revised October 1995.)
      • June 2016 (Revised October 2016)
      • Technical Note

      The Role of the Chief Financial Officer

      By: C. Fritz Foley and Michael Lemm
      This note profiles the role of the modern chief financial officer (CFO). It presents insights based on a variety of surveys and descriptions of HBS graduates who hold or have held the CFO role. Although the role varies significantly from one organization to another,... View Details
      Keywords: CFO; Chief Financial Officer; Corporate Finance; Finance
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      Foley, C. Fritz, and Michael Lemm. "The Role of the Chief Financial Officer." Harvard Business School Technical Note 216-079, June 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
      • August 2022
      • Case

      In-Q-Tel: Innovation On A Mission

      By: Joshua Lev Krieger and Josh Lerner
      In 2022, the leaders of In-Q-Tel (IQT) considered what was next for the unique mission-driven organization. Since 1999, IQT had one mission: to be the most sophisticated source of strategic technical knowledge and capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. IQT... View Details
      Keywords: Mission and Purpose; National Security; Technological Innovation; Research; Geopolitical Units; Risk Management; Recruitment; Growth and Development Strategy; Venture Capital; Knowledge Management; Information Industry; Information Industry
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      Krieger, Joshua Lev, and Josh Lerner. "In-Q-Tel: Innovation On A Mission." Harvard Business School Case 823-031, August 2022.
      • 10 Jan 2022
      • Research & Ideas

      How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

      good To encourage more companies to develop solutions that benefit communities, Nagle presents four potential strategies policymakers and organizations should consider: Align the incentives, otherwise known as the “win-win solution.” A... View Details
      Keywords: by Lane Lambert
      • June 2010
      • Article

      Change for Change's Sake

      By: Freek Vermeulen, Phanish Puranam and Ranjay Gulati
      No one disputes that firms have to make organizational changes when the business environment demands them. But the idea that a firm might want change for its own sake often provokes skepticism. Why inflict all that pain if you don't have to? That is a dangerous... View Details
      Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Creativity; Power and Influence; Adaptation
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      Vermeulen, Freek, Phanish Puranam, and Ranjay Gulati. "Change for Change's Sake." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 6 (June 2010).
      • June 1997
      • Case

      VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A) Abridged

      By: F. Warren McFarlan
      Describes VeriFone's new organizational model and its role in catapulting VeriFone to a market leadership position. Examines the impact of information technology and information access on the ability to leverage global resources, market responsiveness, and... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Management; Strategic Planning; Resource Allocation; Leadership Development; Information Technology Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren. "VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A) Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 397-116, June 1997.

        Linda A. Hill

        Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. Hill is regarded as one of the top experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is... View Details

        • 24 Jan 2019
        • HBS Seminar

        Melissa Valentine, Stanford University

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