Publications

01 Oct 2001
News

Books: Winning the Influence Game

framework for analyzing the effects of government on business and an introduction to the techniques that are necessary for organizing to influence government. "The workings of government are so remote from the commonsense practices of the business world that even the... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

July 1996
Article

Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Performance Growth: A Longitudinal Study in the U.S. Cement Industry in Stable Environments

By: Michael Tushman and L. Rosenkopf

Keywords: Management; Strategy; Performance; Growth and Development; Information; Balance and Stability; Construction Industry; United States

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01 Mar 2013
News

A Mission in Motion

then-Dean John McArthur, and Professors Jim Austin and Kash Rangan. That commitment confirms a strong strand that has run through the School's DNA since the 1970's—in fact, every year more and more MBA applicants are drawn to HBS for its courses focused on nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: summary

14 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

father, James Cole, must set compensation that meets the needs of the family and the business. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808078 Managing in the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Mar 2019
News

Making Sabbaticals Mainstream

experiences also sent him on a quest to find academics who were studying sabbaticals so he could better understand how the implementation of sabbatical policies impact employee behavior. Informally called the Sabbatical Project, DiDonna’s... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Ink: Framing the Full Picture

Filipinos have been in the United States for longer than the country is old. As far back as 1763, sailors from the Philippines started arriving in the Gulf of Mexico as indentured servants on Spanish galleons. Life on board was so brutal that, at the sight of land,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2011
News

Reimagining the MBA

entrepreneurial. And they are less hierarchical, with flatter management structures. Service and knowledge industries have overtaken traditional manufacturing businesses as the engines of growth in the West, while China and other... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

March 2020 (Revised June 2023)
Case

Scaling Nextdoor

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Thomas O. Jones and Jeff Huizinga

Nextdoor, striving to solidify its position as the leading global social media platform for neighborhoods, works to scale audience, geography, and revenue. View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Media; Digital Platforms

01 Sep 2009
News

Letters to the Editor

vmeste? (Can we manage enterprises together?). This initiative laid the groundwork for our subsequent effort with Laura Gordon Fisher, head of MBA Admissions, to recruit qualified Russians and Eastern Europeans as HBS students. We also... View Details

June 2018
Teaching Note

The Transformation of Microsoft

By: C. Fritz Foley and F. Katelynn Boland

Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-048. In early 2015, Amy Hood, CFO of Microsoft, and the rest of the senior leadership team faced a set of fundamental choices. The firm had opportunities to serve customers in ways that would be associated with higher growth but lower... View Details

Keywords: Growth; Corporate Finance; Valuation; Growth Management; Communication Strategy; Transformation; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States

01 Oct 1998
News

New HBS Alumni Board Members

Aná huac in Mexico City, where he earned a degree in civil engineering in 1973. James G. ("Shay") Garvey (MBA '84) is a partner at Delta Partners, a venture capital firm in Dublin, Ireland. After earning his MBA, he first worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co. in... View Details

December 2019 (Revised July 2020)
Case

Ray White

By: Boris Groysberg and Tricia Gregg

Ray White is an Australian real estate business that has been owned and operated by the White family for four generations. The business has expanded and prospered. However, as the industry faces new challenges and opportunities, how should the White family respond?... View Details

Keywords: Crisis; COVID-19; Pandemic; Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Disruption; Information Technology; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Real Estate Industry; Australia

28 May 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

Wall Street: From Managing Money to Saving Souls on the Streets of New York by Stephen Auth (MBA 1985) Sophia Institute Press In The Missionary of Wall Street, Auth shares dozens of riveting and often funny stories about ordinary... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions

Image by Brian Stauffer What would the "perfect" tax plan look like? Sheridan Schechner (MBA/JD 1983), managing director, Barclays Capital, USA I'd envision three simple building blocks: a consumption tax with no exclusions that... View Details

Keywords: ask the expert; Finance

August 2000 (Revised November 2001)
Case

Edmunds.com (A)

By: Stephen P. Bradley and Christina Akers

Edmund's began in 1966 as a publisher of new and used vehicle guides and grew into one of the leading third-party automotive web sites of today. This case explores how Edmunds.com gained a competitive edge using strategic partnerships and alliances, as well as careful... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Success; Product Positioning; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry

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June 2000 (Revised September 2000)
Case

Amazon.com: Exploiting the Value of Digital Business Infrastructure

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura

Enables a thorough analysis of Amazon.com and the company's value proposition, in terms of its business concept, digital business capabilities, and community and shareholder value. Examines the company's complex set of business models and web of business relationships,... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Asset Pricing; Capital; Financial Management; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Relationships; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry