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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Imposter Among Us
didn’t have the right answer or that my perspective was not informed enough to be valuable. During my career I selected opportunities primarily by looking for people who were smarter than me, motivated, and... View Details
- Web
Hire Talent
recruiting policies developed to ensure a level playing field for all constituents. Recruiting Policies Recruiting Calendar Insights & Advice Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with... View Details
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
makes the leadership and management of all kinds of change easier. There is a catchy, popular, oft-repeated view that “culture eats strategy for lunch.” This implies a... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- May 2024
- Case
Naked Wines: The Profit vs. Growth Decision
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer
Nick Devlin faced a difficult strategic decision in October 2022. As the CEO of a UK-based subscription business connecting wine drinkers in the US, UK, and Australia with winemakers from around the world (which one journalist called the “Netflix of Wine”), he had to... View Details
Keywords: Profit Vs. Growth; Platform Business; Economies Of Scale; Subscription Business; Wine; Scaling; Racing; Value Creation; Network Effects; Business Startups; Small Business; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Profit; E-commerce; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States; Australia; United Kingdom
Esty, Benjamin C., and Edward A. Meyer. "Naked Wines: The Profit vs. Growth Decision." Harvard Business School Case 724-462, May 2024.
- March 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
SCORE! Educational Centers (A)
Describes the start-up, strategy, organizational design, and operations of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Alan Tripp, founder and CEO, is faced with growing organizational stresses and a looming venture capital deadline. Examines... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Management Style; Leadership; Organizational Design; Teaching; Entrepreneurship; Education Industry; United States
Burton, M. Diane, Jeffrey L. Bradach, and Naomi Atkins. "SCORE! Educational Centers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 499-056, March 1999. (Revised August 1999.)
- November 2020
- Case
Truebird—An AlleyCorp Venture
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
In December 2018, Kevin Ryan and Wendy Tsu faced an important decision – to finalize the CEO candidate for Truebird, an innovative, automated coffee café concept. Like many of AlleyCorp and Ryan’s companies, Truebird started with the observation of an unmet need – an... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Hiring; Staffing; Recruiting; Business Startups; Finance; Leadership; Management Skills; Management Teams; Jobs and Positions; Job Interviews; Human Resources; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Truebird—An AlleyCorp Venture." Harvard Business School Case 821-030, November 2020.
- January 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Background Note
Seven Rules for New Leaders
Provides guidelines for how to successfully enter a new senior management position. Identifies key traps into which new leaders fall and provides a framework for organizing to succeed in the first few months on the job. View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Seven Rules for New Leaders." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-288, January 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Opening Up or Shutting Down? The Effects of Multiple Identities on Problem Solving
Across three studies, I investigate the distinct effects of multiple identity conflict and enhancement within people on two crucial aspects of resolving problems with others: integrative behavior and openness. The results of two studies support the hypotheses that... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
Company, which began by importing and exporting into West Africa but, beginning in the 1950s, turned to investing heavily in local manufacturing, especially brewing and textiles. The United Africa Company... View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do Boomerang CEOs Get a Bad Rap?
Schultz at Starbucks, Ron Shaich at Panera Bread, and Charles Schwab. Those who oppose the idea characterize the decision as a board’s way of taking the easy path, not doing its primary job of managing CEO... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- February 2004
- Supplement
Jack Welch at GE: 1981-2001 - The Evolution of a Chief Executive
By: Joseph L. Bower
A series of video clips of Jack Welch from 1981 to 2001 shows his development as a leader, the evolution of his management approach, and his consistency. View Details
Bower, Joseph L. "Jack Welch at GE: 1981-2001 - The Evolution of a Chief Executive." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-809, February 2004.
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
past," Norton explains. "But they don't think about what if they had hired people who don't make eye contact. Maybe they would have been better than the people who do. View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Bernie Madoff Explains Himself
between right and wrong is not sufficient to avoid falling into the behavioral traps people can face when under pressure to succeed. Answering a single question, Madoff exhibits several all-too-familiar... View Details
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
Edmondson, who chairs the Doctoral Programs and teaches in the Technology and Operations Management unit. "To cite one example, former HBS doctoral student Jim Detert... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 09 Feb 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Sustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future?
- 22 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning
of the film “Toy Story,” she broke down the elements of what this team had been able to do. “What stood out to Julia and myself is you hear about these intense disagreements and View Details
Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette
- 26 Jun 2014
- News
Celebrity CEOs
- October 2014
- Case
Mothercare, 2014
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In early 2014, Mothercare was the UK's leading retailer of mother-and-baby products. In fiscal 2013, it generated £341 million in revenues from its 255 UK stores and £128 million online, and was more than three times the size of its next biggest competitor, Mama and... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
cooperation of people with lower power was influenced by both their culture and the culture of the person with higher power. In particular, in a multicultural setting, low-power View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2021
- News