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  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

Michael F. Cronin

The real deal: Up from the streets of Boston, a venture capitalist helps companies and people flourish. Photo courtesy Michael Cronin On the 50th floor of the John Hancock Tower, the east side of Michael Cronin's corner office offers... View Details
  • September 2017 (Revised February 2018)
  • Case

Becton Dickinson: Global Health Strategy

By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah Mehta
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was a medical technology firm headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with 43,000 employees and 2016 revenues of $12.5 billion. For several years, the company had pursued developing products that created shared value, defined as... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Creating Shared Value; Odon Device; Medical Technology; Value Creation; Values and Beliefs; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Emerging Markets; Social Issues; Competitive Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Africa; Asia; Middle East
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  • 27 Jun 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

close friends where phones and PDA's are off limits. "When we're secure in the relationships that matter most," DeLong writes, "it's far easier to take chances at work, to embrace new experiences, to tackle challenging... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty Complaints or Signs of Potential Misconduct?

accountable. “But what you start to realize is that the problems that have been uncovered have been going on for a very long time,” says Dennis Campbell, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Far from being... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Negotiating the Path of Abraham

By: Kimberlyn Leary, James K. Sebenius and Joshua Weiss
In the face of daunting barriers, the Abraham Path Initiative envisions uncovering and revitalizing a route of cultural tourism that follows the path of Abraham and his family some 4,000 years ago across the Middle East. It begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Social Entrepreneurship; Negotiation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Religion; Environmental Sustainability; Tourism Industry; Middle East
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  • 07 Feb 2019
  • Book

How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

other mistake companies make with innovative culture is presenting it as something that is going to be really fun." And, sometimes responding is not even the right response. As I write in the book with the example of digital photography, sometimes a new thing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Oct 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?

Credit:  pixelfit SUMMING UP How Will Digital Currencies Be Regulated? Blockchain technology has a brighter future than most digital currencies in general and Bitcoin in particular, judging from responses to this month’s column. It’s also clear that a discussion of... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Financial Services
  • 07 Aug 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is There Still a Role for Judgment in Decision-Making?

is far more valuable in decisions regarding people " However, intuition lags reality. "Use it to consider if the new idea makes sense, but don't give it more weight than it deserves." B. Graham equated judgment with a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 15 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 15, 2016

examples—GE, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hasbro, IBM, United Rentals, and Tata Consultancy Services—and testimonies of leaders who have successfully used this framework, this book solves once and for all the practical dilemma of how to align an View Details
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

Singing to the Corn

stuck with him. He talked to local organic farmers to learn more about the nuts and bolts of planting, watering, and harvesting. Hundreds of miles to the northwest, at the Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron, Nebraska, he found indigenous... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture
  • 22 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup

he went so far as to write 10 to 20 handwritten personal notes to employees at all levels of the organization each day to recognize those who were performing well. During his 10-year tenure as CEO, that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 01 Jan 2005
  • News

Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

service at prom time. At Harvard College, where he starred in both football and baseball, he organized team meals and other activities at the Varsity Club. And at Harvard Business School, he started a housing agency to help entering... View Details
  • 18 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

The book discusses several key areas of inquiry that can help leaders improve the success of their companies and nonprofit organizations including: vision and priorities, managing your time, giving and getting feedback, succession... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

documented as far back as the Egyptian dynasties. While the World Bank estimates that international bribery exceeds $1.5 trillion annually, the larger and more subtle effects of corruption on economies and populations is incalculable.... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2013
  • News

André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973

fun in what I do is the best part of my work," says Jakurski, clearly in his element at his central Rio office surrounded by computer terminals. While Jakurski loves his profession, his interests reach far beyond the world of finance. A... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 09 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

not a meaningful, let alone actionable, comparison. Similarly, although the cost of serving a customer who is purchasing clothing from a Wal-Mart store is likely far below the same cost for an Armani store, Armani would probably not... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service
  • November 2018
  • Case

Governance Transition at Anadolu Group

By: Paul M. Healy and Esel Y. Cekin
Kamil Yazici and Izzet Ozilhan founded and built Anadolu Group Holding—a family business that grew into a multi-billion-dollar regional powerhouse. For 57 years they were equal partners in running the company. They then handed over a leadership role to a next... View Details
Keywords: Family-managed Business; Professionally-run Company; Second-generation; Third-generation; Governance; Governance Changes; Succession Planning; Corporate Culture; Shareholders; Board Of Directors; Long-term Sustainability; Conglomerate; Family Business; Corporate Governance; Change Management; Management Succession; Leadership; Transition; Organizational Structure; Consumer Products Industry; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
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  • 10 May 2019
  • Blog Post

Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

network and made friends. Sections organize lots of small group dinners that are great to attend even with kids, but you can go above and beyond that! I invited my section mates and friends to my home. Since I’m from Italy, it was quite... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 18

that seeks to improve society by identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs who launch organizations to attack some of the world's most difficult problems. After turning Echoing Green around and re-building an View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Apr 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

they're clearly oriented toward maintaining the status quo. They're suspicious of new ideas. Sometimes the organization has a culture where new ideas are evaluated harshly, and people see that. It speaks much louder than any corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost