Publications

One of the most significant dimensions of the current wave of globalization is the globalization of human capital. Whether it is low cost, skilled manufacturing workers in China, software and customer service professionals in India, or highly skilled employees in... View Details

April 2012
Article

Celebrate Innovation, No Matter Where It Occurs

The author offers opinions on technological innovations and innovations in business. It is argued that the country of origin of a technological innovation is less economically important than the ability of a society to capitalize on that innovation and convert it into... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Profit; Commercialization; Marketing; Distribution

January – February 2012
Article

What Business Schools Can Learn from the Medical Profession

Keywords: Business Education; Health

August 1993
Background Note

Six Principles of Successful Persuasion

Describes some of the key principles that managers must follow in order to successfully persuade their organization of their vision for change. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation

Educators

May 1992 (Revised April 1995)
Teaching Note

Colliers International Property Consultants, Teaching Note

Teaching Note for (9-490-049). View Details

Keywords: Real Estate Industry

March 1992
Case

Amgen, Inc.: Planning the Unplannable

By the early 1990s, Amgen--a pharmaceutical company started little over a decade ago as Applied Molecular Genetics--was within range of becoming a billion-dollar company. With two extremely successful biotechnology drugs on the market, Amgen stood as the largest and... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Success; Risk and Uncertainty; Pharmaceutical Industry

Educators

January 1991 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Crompton Greaves Ltd.

December 1990
Case

Allen-Bradley's ICCG: Repositioning for the 1990s

Allen-Bradley's Industrial Computer and Communication Group (ICCG) underwent a period of rapid transformation in the 1980s, instituting a wide array of innovations from product development to information systems. In 1990 the Ohio-based group announced a major... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Technological Innovation; Information Technology; Organizational Culture; Business Organization; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology Industry

Educators

January 1990 (Revised June 1995)
Case

Colliers International Property Consultants

Describes the origins, organizational structure, management practices, and use of information technology (IT) in Colliers, a real estate network. Colliers provides local firms with a way to maintain local autonomy while gaining national and international coverage.... View Details

Keywords: Property; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Management Practices and Processes; Partners and Partnerships; Business Model; Mission and Purpose; Business Growth and Maturation; Conflict and Resolution; Quality; Real Estate Industry

15 Oct 2015
News

You’re not as virtuous as you think

14 Dec 2023
News

Leaders Must React

01 Dec 2023
News

When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset — and When They’re a Liability

15 Jun 2020
News

Anti-racism action plan

12 Feb 2017
News

Harvard Business School makes a case for diversity

26 May 2016
News

Harvard Business School Celebrates 106th Commencement

Research Summary

Advancing Leadership: Research and Teaching

Despite the fact that most business schools' mission statement proclaim their commitment to developing leaders who can contribute in a meaningful way to the betterment of their organizations and society, research and teaching on leadership remains a fragmented and... View Details

Research Summary

Leadership in Context