Growth Strategy And Execution - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Sep 2016
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US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’

and members of the American public. According to the authors, America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the US economy has failed to deliver strong View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Prima Datarina

and more experimental pieces, Boston Ballet has to sell tickets, which is easier to do for a Saturday showing of Cinderella, for example, than a Wednesday evening performance of contemporary works. To address that challenge—and engage a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2020
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Well Matched

think everyone’s at a point where we’ve gotten better at communicating and reading people via Zoom. How would you describe your investment strategy at the moment? Broadly speaking, it’s about making everyday... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; venture capital; diversity; inclusion; tennis; leadership; women; Finance

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

American woman and she said, "I wanted this job to be yours so badly, and you're obviously smart. You're well spoken, but you lacked executive presence." View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer

relevant’ to our list of qualities, so that if you aren’t reading HBR, you are missing out.” Tell us about the recent changes at HBR and what inspired them. The house wasn’t on fire, that’s for sure — our numbers were excellent, View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2012
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What’s the Big Idea?

position.” While organizations (and individual workers) don’t win by “brain collecting,” they do benefit from strategies that take cultural and skill matches into consideration. Groysberg notes that he’s... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

it’s all about empowerment. Says Johnson, now a senior executive at PepsiCo in New York, “Coming to work and doing no harm is very different from coming to work and changing... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

way to success, the first step, the authors say, is to take action now and learn on the way. They show how to determine the best strategy and tactics when the future is... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

01 Jun 2007
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Steve Schwarzman

growth capital. And given the demands for growth capital, leveraged purchases aren’t necessarily the right financial structure for most companies. In Japan, the number of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

06 Dec 2021
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HBS Curricula Explore the Complexities of Innovation

Leading with People Analytics Managing Customers for Growth: Strategy and Analytics EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Competing in the Age of AI—Virtual Competing in the Age of Digital... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2008
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One-on-One with Jim Breyer

strategy because strategies typically change over time, even for the best entrepreneurial teams. We also tend to be investors that focus very heavily on market share and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

17 Nov 2016
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Rent the Runway Sets Up Shop at Neiman Marcus

110-year-old department store, which will see new Rent the Runway shops open inside of existing Neiman Marcus locations. (Rent the Runway opened its first physical store in New York City in 2014, and now has a total of seven locations.)... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Andrea Silbert

Small Business Administration and Bank of Boston, the center opened its doors in 1995. That year the budget was $350,000; today it is $2.5 million. “Our growth has been slow View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Mar 2009
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Health Care a Top Priority at HBS

a topic of great interest to our faculty, students, and alumni.” She notes that some 20 percent of HBS professors are interested in health care, pursuing research in four general areas: management best practices; lab-to-marketplace... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Jun 2004
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How Nonprofits Dilute Their Efforts

strategy can stretch an agency’s core capabilities and push it in unintended directions. If a nonprofit doesn’t develop (its) operating mission and View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 1996
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1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

the explosive growth of the Internet." Detailing how the Internet is revolutionizing the communications industry, Taffel spoke of the "paradigm shifts" that new technology can bring and how they are... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Sep 2003
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The Kids Are Alright: Alumni Children Crack Case

Reunion kids in class: with comments ranging from random to brilliant, analyzing an online company. Eisenmann: adventures in Neopia. Growth is something that children experience every day. And they certainly... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

31 Jan 2022
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Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun

A recent article in Hispanic Executive profiles Michael Trejo (MBA 2013), who left a career in finance to return to his native Arizona and help grow a local business. As the article notes, his return was... View Details

Keywords: Printing and Related Support Activities; Printing and Related Support Activities

01 Dec 2014
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Ask the Expert: A Fair Share

Rent out your house, your car, even your bike—are there any limits to what people will part with (and what regulators will allow) in the new sharing economy? We called on Shelby Clark (MBA 2010)—founder of the car-sharing service RelayRides View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Li & Fung's Global Footprint

$16 billion. On a recent trip to the firm’s New York offices, William Fung, executive deputy chairman, took time out to talk about past challenges and the brothers’ unique approach to managing the company.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

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