• 04 Feb 2014
• First Look

First Look: February 4

enough. Fisher had an opportunity; his successor had a crisis. What can leaders do before the depth and scope of their companies' crises come into focus? How can they initiate major transformations proactively? As researchers and managers... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

• Web

Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

Research Research Building the On-Demand Workforce Read the Report Read the Report By: Joseph B. Fuller, Manjari Raman, James Palano, Allison Bailey, Nithya Vaduganathan, Elizabeth Kaufman, Renée Laverdière, & Sibley Lovett Companies can View Details

• 03 Mar 2015
• First Look

First Look: March 3

decision to transform her blog into an online lifestyle magazine and to build its positioning as a high-end brand. It meant that "The Blonde Salad" envisaged to only cooperate with a limited number of luxury fashion advertisers,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

• Web

Health Care - Faculty & Research

transformation of Takeda from a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a global footprint into a global company with a Japanese heritage. A 33-year veteran of Takeda, Hasegawa-san was appointed president of Takeda in 2003 and chief... View Details

• 26 Aug 2024
• Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

Program. Graduates earn two degrees in two years and are prepared to grow transformative organizations that will advance new drug discoveries or therapeutics. HIVES: Classrooms in Batten Hall designed with FIELD courses in mind to... View Details

• 07 Jun 2021
• Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

regard, helping to open and secure support. "It is hard work and absolutely vital if the organization is to succeed." McFarlan has spent the past 40 years serving on social enterprise boards, helping organizations find the right leaders,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

• August 2011 (Revised April 2013)
• Case

Language and Globalization: 'Englishnization' at Rakuten (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley

Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, (Japan's largest online retailer), is at the helm of an organization that is rapidly expanding into global markets. In a critical stride toward becoming the world's No. 1 Internet services company, Mikitani announces... View Details

Keywords: Teaching; Human Capital; Change Management; Transformation; Social Enterprise; Communication Strategy; Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Leadership; Global Strategy; Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Japan

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• 26 Apr 2022
• Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

autonomy. Purpose transforms the entire basis for cooperation inside the workplace, turning the enterprise from a nexus of contracts between self-interested individuals into a nexus of commitments. As my... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

• Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

equality, and poverty reduction. For the full listing, click here . Tough Tech Ventures (Spring 2025) Joshua Lev Krieger & Jim Matheson While tough technology has the potential to transform incumbent industries and tackle our most... View Details

• 04 May 2015
• Research & Ideas

Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating

Chatter, Microsoft's Yammer, and Jive Software's suite of namesake products. The global enterprise social software market is forecast to grow to $8.14 billion in 2019, according to MarketWatch, from $4.77 billion in 2014. “When it comes... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Video Game; Web Services

• 07 Sep 2011
• First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

Pérez Villaneuva, Mayra Espina Prieto, and Lorena Barberia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, forthcoming. Abstract The Cuban economy has been transformed over the course of the last decade, and these changes are now likely to... View Details

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• 31 Jul 2023
• News

Striving for Imperfection

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Since he left HBS in 1990, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) has built a full and varied portfolio career. Early on, he was a partner at McKinsey and then a tech executive, founding Ticketmaster-Citysearch. Today,... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management