Public Education Leadership Project - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

described the proliferation of "digital positions" in their companies, from Digital Project Manager or Digital Director to Chief Transformation Officer or Chief Innovation Officer. In one roundtable discussion, participants predicted... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

leadership; ways the School can promote stronger, and more scalable, community building amongst its alumni in the future; and the implications of Generative AI for academia. The audience questions spanned several topics, including the dean’s thoughts on improving... View Details

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Europe - Global

significant transformation. The ERC has contributed to much of the European-focused faculty publications and research projects across the School. Research topics have ranged from the challenges of European... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

project that began in the 1930s. “I spent a week cranking the microfilm reader,” he says. “When I got home, I could not lift my arm.” But Diamond also remembers the cries of joy he heard in the library when someone was able to decipher... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

sustained, high-impact social change. Current research focuses on leadership of socially mission-driven organizations; the role of business leaders and corporate citizenship in driving social change; business models that address poverty;... View Details

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

2003, the firm has been waiting for the FDA to declare that meat and milk from cloned animals are no different from non-clones. During that period the company has worked to educate regulators, consumers, and members of the livestock chain... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Mid-US - Global

The Road to Revitalization: Leadership Fellow Joel Hurd and the City of Detroit After earning his MBA, Joel Hurd joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s office as senior advisor on special projects through the... View Details

12 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

Administration guidance documents, public statements, and workshops, U.S. policy makers and regulators have recently accelerated efforts to clarify policies and foster innovation around software-driven medical devices. We describe key... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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General Management - Faculty & Research

more innovative subject areas in favor of incumbent vested interests. About the Unit The General Management Unit is concerned with the leadership and management of the enterprise as a whole. This concern encompasses: the personal values... View Details

07 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

Ghosh, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School who has held top executive positions at some eight technology-based start-ups. If failure refers to failing to see the projected return on investment, then the failure rate is 70 to 80... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

communities. Keywords: Strategy ; Leadership ; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact ; Education ; Nutrition ; Social Enterprise ; Business and Community Relations ; Decision Making ; Operations ;... View Details

23 Apr 2024
In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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The Forgotten Real Estate Boom - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction 1837: The Hard Times 1873: Off the Rails 1907: The Banker's Panic 1929: The... View Details

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

that some kids are just not college material, and thus contravening the script of the American dream,” says Fuller, who wrote the report along with Rachel Lipson, director of the Harvard Project on Workforce; Farah Mallah, a doctoral... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Finance - Faculty & Research

financial institutions, markets, and instruments contribute to this process. Our approach to research is distinguished by its unique combination of theory, empirical analysis, mathematical modeling, and field observations at companies. Recent View Details

05 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast

assesses America’s 250 largest public companies as ranked by Fortune magazine. “All employers are not created equal in terms of the type of springboard they provide for advancement and that's something that workers and employment... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Value-Based Health Care Value-Based Health Care Cases & Teaching Notes Key Concepts Key Stakeholders Publications Team Work With Us Presentations Key... View Details

29 Nov 2010
HBS Case

United Breaks Guitars

Tweets are in the air we breathe. Most of us know that "friend" can also be a verb. Social media are part of the public discourse now, whether or not we're active users of them. A new case coauthored by HBS marketing professor... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

16 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

for senior talent.” He made Delta’s employee demographics public, and he committed to hiring twice as many Black officers by 2025. ‘He made it his personal commitment’ In response to George Floyd’s murder and the ensuing nationwide protests, Bastian issued a View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

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Research Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Edition by Michael E. Porter See All Publications Projects & Activities U.S. Competitiveness Project U.S. Cluster Mapping Project International... View Details

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