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- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
structure, whether it’s a small tweak or a big move. That’s something we saw over and over in our interviews,” says Amabile. At the same time, though, recognize that life changes unexpectedly, which requires... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
innovators alike grapple with both the impacts of climate change and how to build a more sustainable system for the future. Right now there is enormous opportunity (and need!) for strategic thinkers View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
presumably based on its distinctive competence, rather than consciously serving the customer. Levitt thus argued that when companies fail, "it usually means that the product fails to adapt to the constantly View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Gibson Hits a High Note
automate production a while back and discovered that nothing beats old-fashioned handcraftsmanship. But there is nothing old-fashioned about the new digital guitar that Gibson recently launched. It’s the biggest View Details
- January 2009 (Revised November 2009)
- Background Note
Adult Life Stages
By: John A. Davis
This note describes basic concepts of adult life stage theory and summarizes Daniel Levinson's research findings on the adult development of men and women. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Gender
Davis, John A. "Adult Life Stages." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-097, January 2009. (Revised November 2009.)
- October 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
Digitas (A): Strategic Interactive Group
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, David Lane and Courtenay Sprague
Kathy Biro, president of Digitas, an e-strategy consulting firm, has successfully grown out of the company's roots in the strategic interactive group. Her challenges now include managing the integration of the SIG with Digitas's other component, direct marketing firm... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Business Strategy; Internet and the Web; Integration; Expansion; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Organizational Design; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts
Kanter, Rosabeth M., David Lane, and Courtenay Sprague. "Digitas (A): Strategic Interactive Group." Harvard Business School Case 301-052, October 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Making Lives Better
Alison Tepper Singer When her daughter was diagnosed with autism, Alison Tepper Singer's life changed both personally and professionally. The 1993 HBS grad had been planning to build on her career as a TV... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken; autism; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
Freedom to use vacation time to attend celebrations with family and friends helps improve performance for employees who work far away from their hometowns, new research by Prithwiraj Choudhury suggests. When employees move away from their... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 9 May 2013
- Conference Presentation
Weaving Sustainability into the Organization’s Fabric: A Framework for Organizational Renewal
By: Luciana Silvestri and Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Organizational Identity; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Management; Strategy; Organizational Design; Alliances; Environmental Sustainability
Silvestri, Luciana, and Ranjay Gulati. "Weaving Sustainability into the Organization’s Fabric: A Framework for Organizational Renewal." Paper presented at the Change and Sustainability Conference, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, May 9, 2013.
- July – August 2011
- Article
Evolve (Again)
Frenzy over social networks and interactive media can produce equally overhyped predictions that everything will change, not to mention money-losing investments in silly ventures. Separating enduring strategic lessons from the hype can help avoid a new crash. Hint: the... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Investment; Technological Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "Evolve (Again)." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2011): 36.
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
this, that it’s essential to who we are as individuals and our responsibilities to our neighbors and our children, gives us the energy and the drive to take the risk to make... View Details
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
own way. As GE CEO Jeff Immelt wrote when the president announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, “Climate change is real. Industry must now lead and not depend on government.” Immelt is... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 2001
- Chapter
Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life Science Revolution
By: Juan Enriquez and Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Science-Based Business; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Human Needs; Welfare; Transformation
Enriquez, Juan, and Ray A. Goldberg. "Transforming Life, Transforming Business: The Life Science Revolution." In The Digital Enterprise: How To Reshape Your Business For A Connected World, edited by Nicholas G. Carr. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2001.
- January 2024
- Case
ECOALF: Fashion for the Future
By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz and María José Satrústegui
ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's mission was to create timeless apparel exclusively from recycled and eco-responsible materials, matching the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Business Earnings; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Communication Intention and Meaning; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Competition; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Social Marketing; Marketing Channels; E-commerce; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Fashion Industry; Spain; Germany; Italy; Europe; United States
Keenan, Elizabeth A., Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz, and María José Satrústegui. "ECOALF: Fashion for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 524-057, January 2024.
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
well. Most successful enterprises are adept at refining their current offerings, but they falter when it comes to pioneering radically new products and services. Kodak and Boeing are just two of the more... View Details
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
is not much historical data and experience for managers to draw upon when developing or applying metrics, and many economic benefits of e-commerce projects are seen as difficult to measure. Further, the pace... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
and tool for leading fundamental systemic change in organizations and beyond. It identifies the 10 key elements of systemic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
‘Let the Buyer Beware’ Doesn’t Protect Investors
The American regulatory agencies, described by Henry Kaufmann as "...less than robust... Understaffed, under-funded, and badly fragmented," have been, in his words, "slow to recognize some of the more serious abuses"... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
the new global economy that is emerging as capitalism adapts itself once again to a changing world. Minimally Acceptable Altruism and the Ultimatum Game Author:Julio J.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 1999
- Case
Agrochemicals at Ciba-Geigy AG (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, Wendy Smith and Daniel Radov
After spending five years to develop a revolutionary product, the director of Ciba-Geigy's fungicide research department is handed an unfavorable market study. The case details the R&D process for the new product, including information on corporate partnerships,... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Product Launch; Marketing Channels; Change Management; Product Development; Business Processes; Organizational Structure; Corporate Accountability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Tushman, Michael L., Wendy Smith, and Daniel Radov. "Agrochemicals at Ciba-Geigy AG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 400-022, December 1999.