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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Cities: The Strategic Agenda Revitalizing Inner Cities: The Strategic Agenda by Michael E. Porter Video of Keynote presentation at the Inner City Economic Summit, Initiative... View Details
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?
task.— Michael Jensen "If I know someone in the organization's lower levels can make a tough call that won't affect other parts of the company, then it's their call," says Nick Pudar, director of planning and strategic View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
that, Conn says, the rules of strategy that he learned in business school no longer apply. So how do we change the way we solve strategic business problems? In this episode of Skydeck, Conn talks with Associate Editor Jen Flint about his... View Details
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Events - Business History
History Initiative has been conducting lengthy interviews with top business leaders in emerging markets since 2008. These are hosted on a public website featuring full interview transcripts and associated video clips that are free to... View Details
- 25 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 25
looking to cash out soon, either with a sale or by taking the company public through an IPO. He pondered both options and surveyed the challenges that each presented. If Mistele and INRIX decided to go public, Mistele would need to be confident that INRIX's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Art of Haggling
behavior and protracted disputes. Integrative bargaining is the process that is emphasized in most professional schools. Rightly so, says Harvard Business School Professor of Management Practice Michael A. Wheeler, who notes that many situations that View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
short term, but produces complementary effects in both the catalog and the online channels in the long term; the complementary effects, which are magnified in the online channel, more than overcome the initial losses in the catalog... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
University executes on this obligation in determining each year’s endowment payout rate—that is, the percentage of the endowment’s fair market value withdrawn and distributed annually for operations and for one-time or time-limited View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
is that women’s thin representation at senior levels remains in place. We conclude by highlighting contributions to work-family, workplace inequality, and systems-psychodynamic theory. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55807 forthcoming... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
examine the organizational transformation of risk experts in two large U.K. banks, where we study the dynamics of the risk management function over a period of five years. Our findings indicate that the rising influence of a staff function on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Dean Nitin Nohria | About
Dean Nitin Nohria 2010–2020 As dean, Nitin Nohria established five strategic priorities to guide the School: innovation, intellectual ambition, internationalization, inclusion, and integration with the University. Highlights from his time... View Details
- January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad and Stacy Straaberg
In summer 2021, School of Rock was a youth-oriented music education company with 291 franchise- and company-owned schools globally. Before CEO Rob Price’s hire in 2017, School of Rock’s nonconformist rock ‘n’ roll culture led to variability in teaching styles,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Change Management; Transformation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Curriculum and Courses; Teaching; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Sharing; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Franchise Ownership; Performance Expectations; Performance Improvement; Strategic Planning; Attitudes; Conflict Management; Corporate Strategy; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Education Industry; Music Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Sandino, Tatiana, Jeffrey Rayport, Samuel Grad, and Stacy Straaberg. "School of Rock: Tuning into Structured Empowerment (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-043, January 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
had to be updated to enable collaboration. The current dilemma facing the CEO and COO of the foundation relates to setting strategic priorities for research so that a treatment for MS can be ready in the next ten years. The View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
innovation and have an outsized impact in a rapidly changing world. Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management Designed to strengthen the capacity of nonprofit CEOs and executive directors to lead their organizations effectively, this... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987
Enterprise to list of 75 Most Powerful Women in Business 2011 Releases album, Unceasing Praise 2013 Named Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley 2014 Publishes Strategize to Win 2018 Named by Savoy Magazine to list of Most Influential Blacks in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
overcome decades of TV footage of soldiers and tanks that linger in the mind. To Harvard Business School marketing professor Elie Ofek, it’s more proof that influencing long-held perceptions about a region requires more strategic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
Instead of joining the other parents in a competition for weak Wi-Fi in a crowded waiting room, Dixon camped out in her car. She used the time to strategize her startup; news radio kept her company. In all likelihood she was in her car,... View Details
- November 2008 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova
a-connect was started in 2002 by three former McKinsey partners who wanted to develop an alternative business model consulting firm, which they have positioned as a high-end staffing company. The company has been very successful, growing to revenues of CHF 30 million... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Initial Public Offering; Selection and Staffing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketplace Matching; Expansion; Consulting Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Dilyana Karadzhova. "a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-036, November 2008. (Revised March 2011.)
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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni
meal delivery, and more. Important note: Take care of your support team. Remember it may be cheaper – and more rewarding to all parties concerned – to offer attractive wages and benefits that to incur the switching costs of cycling through a revolving door of new... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
students, case development is central to developing a strong HBS faculty and their understanding of the trends and strategic issues facing organizations, says emeritus professor Joseph Bower. A gift from the Joseph Bower Family Fund to... View Details