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- December 2023
- Teaching Note
Buurtzorg
By: Ethan Bernstein and Tatiana Sandino
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-101. As co-founders of home nursing company Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok and Gonnie Kronenberg prized both self-management and organizational learning. Buurtzorg’s 10,000 nurses across 950 neighborhood nursing teams in the Netherlands were... View Details
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
America, but during the first half of 2013, Porsche's sales increased by 31 percent, largely attributed to its growth with women drivers. The Cayenne and the Panamera four-door sedan have both been successful in attracting women to the... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
and retail online. So I think that's where a lot of portfolio managers started seeing misalignment in performance among stocks supposedly belonging to the same GICS sector resulting in big losses on their books. This can be attributed to... View Details
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
concept," he says. "Its impact on profit can be measured and quantified." Heskett finds that as much as half of the difference in operating profit between organizations can be attributed to effective cultures. Why? "We... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2022
- What Do You Think?
Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?
conclude that 'these corporate attributes match the five basic virtues of Confucianism.'" The researchers conclude that “these corporate attributes match the five basic virtues of Confucianism: benevolence... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem
Wal-Mart's and Microsoft's dominance in modern business has been attributed to any number of factors, ranging from the vision and drive of their founders to the companies' aggressive competitive practices. But the performance of these two... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- Research Summary
The Toyota Production System: Rules for Activity, Connection, and Pathway Design and Improvement
Researchers have established that Toyota enjoys advantages in cost, quality, lead time, and flexibility when compared to its competitors in automobile assembly. Differences in generating value have been attributed to differences between the Toyota Production System... View Details
- 17 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds
- January 2024
- Supplement
Buurtzorg
By: Ethan Bernstein and Tatiana Sandino
As co-founders of home nursing company Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok and Gonnie Kronenberg prized both self-management and organizational learning. Buurtzorg’s 10,000 nurses across 950 neighborhood nursing teams in the Netherlands were empowered to manage themselves, both in... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Management Style; Business Model; Knowledge Dissemination; Learning; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; Netherlands
Bernstein, Ethan, and Tatiana Sandino. "Buurtzorg." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-705, January 2024.
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
significance, and a legacy. Juggling all four at once is a trick that requires constant practice. People who fit our conventional notions of success display a lot of positive features, said Stevenson. But take a closer look and a positive View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Strategic Human Capital
My research focuses on the links between managerial background, job attributes, organizational/firm characteristics, and firm performance. Broadly speaking, I am interested in how a manager's skills, knowledge, connections, experiences, and other attributes... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
http://www.people.hbs.edu/amusacchio/Leviathan/toc.htm 2006 pub Inflated Applicants: Attribution Errors in Performance Evaluation by Professionals By: Swift, S. A., D. Moore, Z. Sharek, and F. Gino Abstract—When explaining others'... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- January 2024
- Case
Sprouts Farmers Market
By: Rajiv Lal, Forest L. Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred
Sprouts Farmers Markets (Sprouts) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based chain of 400-plus natural foods stores in 23 U.S. states and $6.4 billion in sales as of 2022. In its product assortment, brand image, and store environment, Sprouts emphasizes freshness, health, innovation,... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Strategic Planning; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Competition; Retail Industry; United States; Arizona
Lal, Rajiv, Forest L. Reinhardt, and Natalie Kindred. "Sprouts Farmers Market." Harvard Business School Case 524-059, January 2024.
- 06 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents
attributed to our lack of in-depth understanding of each patent’s language. However, this may also indicate that Bezos feels there are more opportunities in other areas or that he has chosen to cede control of AWS’s growth to Andy Jassy,... View Details
- 29 Mar 2022
- Book
5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries
“In India, you often encounter a really strong set of value-driven businesses. And it’s an interesting question why.” Reputation is an especially strong attribute of long-haul companies, adds Khanna. “I really think of it as an asset that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?
Brand. Whereas, with AI, “we can get those answers in under 15 minutes,” he says. Using AI to run this type of analysis prior to embarking on a human study could dramatically increase both the efficiency of testing and the quality of the results, adds Israeli. “Because... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
article we're actually focusing on a third type: Even if the data used to train the algorithm is unbiased and representative, there may be correlations between the person’s protected attributes and their behaviors or features that are... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
structural estimation methods. Our results confirm the belief expressed by industry experts that in the fast-food drive-thru industry, customers trade off price and waiting time. More interestingly, our estimates indicate that consumers View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
PublicationsThe World Bank and Democratic Accountability: The Role of Civil Society Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz Publication:Chap. 3 in Building Global Democracy? Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance, edited by Jan Aart Scholte, Cambridge... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne