by Julie Hanna - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

now emerge as managers in hedge funds. But investors who lost their shirts in the Internet and telecom funds managed by these people no longer give them their money. So how can the money managers (once of Internet mutual funds, now of... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

have observed it in operation. Familiarity breeds contempt. Julie commented, “So, at how many companies have American workers been rounded up, coerced into training their replacements, then terminated? This is not supplementing our... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 May 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics

events can boost brand awareness, preference, and sales over competitors who cannot afford the global sponsorship prices set by the International Olympic Committee. Lenovo hardly wishes to be known as the Chinese PC company that consumers... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Sports

18 Jan 2012
News

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

23 Sep 2019
News

A New Ecosystem of Leaders: 40 Social Innovators Driving Change and Transforming Society in 2019

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

power. For example, movie studios are probably more confident that a Tom Cruise movie will emerge as the winner of a competitive July 4 opening weekend than a movie with an unknown actor, and will adjust their release strategy... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

Rethinking How We Work

Q&A with Julie Battilana following the op-ed she coauthored with Isabelle Ferreras and Dominique Méda in response to... View Details

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

European market overseas, and (3) concentrate on designing and producing new products for new and existing markets. There were several minority opinions, however. ASGMark commented, “The very idea of moving manufacturing of an American icon overseas, especially after... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

August 2013 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Amazon in 2024

By: Sunil Gupta and Margaret L. Rodriguez

Amazon launched its website in July 1995 to sell books online and by 2020 it has grown to become a digital giant with over $280 billion in annual sales. A large part of its growth came from expanding into a variety of businesses that some see as unrelated. Has it... View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Complements; Showrooming; Ecosystem; Growth Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Network Effects; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Retail Industry; Publishing Industry

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20 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround

July 12, 1920, after an additional six years and $53 million. By the time all was said and done, the construction of the Panama Canal cost 2.0 times its initial estimate, after adjusting for inflation. The... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Transportation

02 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2011

companies to look at products the way customers do: as a way to get a job done. Are You a Level-Six Leader? (23,834) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6752.html Published: July 6, 2011 Asking the question, whom do you serve? is a powerful vector... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

July 2016
Case

Product Portfolio Management at Genentech

By: Kevin Schulman and Jamie Gresh

Genentech, long the darling of the biotechnology industry, was acquired by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche in 2009. The combined company retains the name Genentech in the US, but must now move to achieve the promises made at the time of this merger—to build from... View Details

Keywords: Portfolio Management; Drug Development; Postmerger Integration; Marketing Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

At a time when health care providers have gone all in on telemedicine, Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, surprised Wall Street in late July when it announced it would acquire 1Life Healthcare Inc., which runs the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

Awards

Young Leader (French-American Foundation)

By: Julie Battilana

Selected by the French-American Foundation as one of 20 participants (10 French and 10 American) in the 2009 Young Leader program. The French-American Foundation is the principal non-governmental organization linking France and the United States at leadership levels... View Details

04 Jul 2011
News

Declaring Independence in the Workplace

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

biographer Richard S. Tedlow puts it, Grove was "one of the master managers in the history of American business." A new biography, Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American, will debut next week, written by Tedlow, the Class... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

Opportunities and Challenges Facing Hybrid Organizations

In partnership with the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast, Spiranomics presents a conversation with Julie Battilana, Matthew Lee, and John Walker about the opportunities and challenges faced by hybrid organizations. View Details

15 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

At the end of June 2022, a video was posted on TikTok with the theme, “I know Victoria’s secret.” The secret was that Victoria was “an old man who lives in Ohio making money off of girls like me cashing in on body issues.” The song was written View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

September 1998 (Revised February 1999)
Case

Interactive Insurance Services: Redefining Insurance Distribution

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Marla Malcom-Nagler

Founded in July 1995, Interactive Insurance Services provided personal lines of insurance over the World Wide Web. In June 1996, the company was acquired by Intuit for $7.5 million. The case details the competitive and organizational issues faced by this rapidly... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Restructuring; Growth and Development; Distribution; Business Processes; Competitive Strategy; Web; Insurance Industry

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December 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Case

Jamie Dimon and Bank One (B)

By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga

To distribute only after discussion of HBS case 9-804-107. Describes the decisions made by Jamie Dimon as the new CEO in July 2000 and summarizes the progress of his turnaround over the next three years. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Management Succession; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry

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