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Hunkering Down and Venturing Out: Network Activation in Response to the Uncertainty of Organizational Restructuring
Uncertain times in organizational life are often accompanied by shifts in resources and power and can trigger a desire for people to affiliate with others. Yet little is understood about which network ties people activate when they feel uncertain about their standing... View Details
- April 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Mastercard Labs (A) (Abridged)
When Ajaypal (Ajay) Banga became the CEO of Mastercard in 2010, he shifted the company’s competitive focus from card networks to cash itself. Mastercard’s new vision of a “World Beyond Cash” distilled into a three-pronged framework: Grow the core business, Diversify... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Culture; Organizational Culture; Culture Change; Organizational Adaptation; Organizational Effectiveness; Alignment; Leadership; Leadership Development; Innovation; Innovation Ecosystems; Diversity; Collaboration; Co-creation; Learning Organizations; Empowerment; Ecosystem; Agility; Prototype; Experiment; Partnerships; Operating Model; Risk Management; Metrics; Payments; Financial Inclusion; Financial Industry; Ambidexterity; Corporate Innovation; Innovation Lab; Accelerator; Start-up; Intrapreneurship; Competitive Strategy; Business Model; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Transformation
Hill, Linda A., Sunil Gupta, Emily Tedards, and Julia Kelley. "Mastercard Labs (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 422-082, April 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- February 2014
- Teaching Note
Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management
By: Nava Ashraf and Kristin Johnson
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Training; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Mission and Purpose; Non-Governmental Organizations; Motivation and Incentives; Health Industry; Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, and Kristin Johnson. "Community Health Workers in Zambia: Incentive Design and Management." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 914-024, February 2014. (Request a courtesy copy.)
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Military Ties, New Ventures, and Political Risk Management in Emerging Economies
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
New ventures in emerging economies face a number of challenges such as political instability, corruption, and uncertain property rights that can severely hinder their ability to grow and survive, yet little is known about how startups can mitigate such risk. Using data... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 21 Jan 2016
- Webinars: Career
How to Snag - and Keep - Your Dream Job
In the old days, a good career was linear. It began at prestigious universities and progressed through prestigious organizations, with few diversions or deviations along the way. Now, a career is like a collage, and prestige in jobs matters far less than impact. Life's... View Details
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- October 2009
- Article
A Decision-making Perspective to Negotiation: A Review of the Past and a Look into the Future
By: Chia-Jung Tsay and Max Bazerman
Through the decision-analytic approach to negotiations, the past quarter century has seen the development of a better dialog between the descriptive and the prescriptive, as well as a burgeoning interest in the field for both academics and practitioners. Researchers... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Negotiation; Perspective; Ethics; Emotions; Perception; Relationships; Management Practices and Processes; Training; Behavior
Tsay, Chia-Jung, and Max Bazerman. "A Decision-making Perspective to Negotiation: A Review of the Past and a Look into the Future." Negotiation Journal 25, no. 4 (October 2009): 467–480.
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
Artificial Intelligence and the Machine Learning Revolution in Finance: Cogent Labs and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2006
- Book
Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses: A Global Research Perspective
By: C. G. Brush, N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and M. M. Hart
Brush, C. G., N. M. Carter, E. J. Gatewood, P. G. Greene and M. M. Hart, eds. Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs and Their Businesses: A Global Research Perspective. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006.
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
2018 New York: Cambridge University Press American Fair Trade: Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the 'New Competition', 1890–1940 By: Phillips Sawyer, Laura Abstract—American Fair Trade explores the contested political View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2009
- Chapter
R&D Project Selection and Portfolio Management: A Review of the Past, a Description of the Present, and a Sketch of the Future
By: D. Brunner, L. Fleming, A. MacCormack and D. Zinner
Brunner, D., L. Fleming, A. MacCormack, and D. Zinner. "R&D Project Selection and Portfolio Management: A Review of the Past, a Description of the Present, and a Sketch of the Future." In The Handbook of Technology and Innovation Management. Edited by Scott Shane. Blackwell Publishing, 2009.
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World
developed it while at the University of Rochester with his former colleague and frequent collaborator William H. Meckling in response to a call from students for an economics course that was applicable to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- March 2023 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Shelly Sun at BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leader
By: Boris Groysberg, Colleen Ammerman and Sarah L. Abbott
Shelly Sun had founded BrightStar Care, a home health care and medical staffing agency, 20 years earlier and had grown the business to over 300 franchised locations and $654 million in annual system-wide sales. Sun had spent years working to get “the right people in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Family Business; Franchising; Health Care; Women-owned Businesses; Growth And Scaling; Organization; Franchise Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Work-Life Balance; Growth and Development; Health Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris, Colleen Ammerman, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Shelly Sun at BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leader." Harvard Business School Case 423-067, March 2023. (Revised April 2023.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages
By: Juan Alcacer and Minyuan Zhao
This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive technology clusters, where much of the world's R&D takes place. The leading players in these clusters are multi-location firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide.... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Industry Clusters; Research and Development; Competitive Advantage; Semiconductor Industry
Alcacer, Juan, and Minyuan Zhao. "Local R&D Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-064, February 2010.
- 07 Jul 2020
Diverse Perspectives Series: Women in Retail and Consumer Goods
Please join faculty member Dr. Jill Avery as she moderates a panel of HBS women making a difference in the retail and consumer goods space. Learn about their experiences and... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
critical, although changing role in determining constraints and opportunities in the communications sector." Turning to the issue of privatization, Emmons explains that governments in both developed View Details
- April 2000 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Coca-Cola Company (A), The: The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester
By: Michael D. Watkins, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Chronicles M. Douglas Ivester's 26-month term as chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co., and how he navigated the company through a series of what some considered "small crises." View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Food and Beverage Industry
Watkins, Michael D., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Coca-Cola Company (A), The: The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester." Harvard Business School Case 800-355, April 2000. (Revised September 2005.)
Edward McFowland III
Edward McFowland III is an Assistant Professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the first-year TOM course in the required curriculum.
Professor McFowland’s research interests – which lie at the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
HBS 2+2 and Yale SOM Information Session at MIT
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS and the Silver Scholars Program at the Yale School of Management. The event will include a presentation View Details