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- 27 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11
organizational units, one for law enforcement and one for domestic intelligence, seeking what scholars call “structural ambidexterity.” Two, the FBI could have pursued “contextual ambidexterity” wherein senior management establishes simultaneous structures and View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-051.pdf Alignment in Cross-Functional and Cross-Firm Supply Chain Planning Authors:Santiago Kraiselburd and Noel Watson Abstract In this paper, we seek to use quantitative models to help appreciate the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
support. The only sustainable economic policy path was legislative.” Preparing their pitch to Congress, the team released a white paper in late October of 2015 outlining a plan with four components: a holistic bankruptcy regime that would... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
workforce is not a quick fix to control costs or improve the quality of care. A poorly planned redesign can even result in increased costs and decreased quality. Changes in skill mix and role definitions should be preceded by a detailed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip
with the goal of working for an East Africa-based nonprofit organization after graduation. My plan was to work on the ground for a nonprofit and then pursue an MBA to combine business principals with social impact work. Applying to HBS... View Details
- Web
Course Overview - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
some adjustments based on the actual mix of participants and their circumstances: Defining a strategic direction - setting appropriate corporate goals - defining the appropriate portfolio of businesses - creating a distinctive strategy for each business, and an... View Details
- Web
Board Use - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
the session. It may seem counterintuitive that many experienced case instructors carefully plan their boards in advance, yet intend for them to emerge organically during the classroom. But it is exactly the effort of thinking through each... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
expressed as shareholder value. Its focus is on formal structure and systems. It is driven from the top with extensive help from consultants and financial incentives. Change is planned and programmatic. Theory O has as its purpose the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- 16 May 2023
- In Practice
After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?
life of an early-stage business. When a situation is declared code red, startups should know who’s on point for communication with each stakeholder, who’s leading a process and how each process will be led.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
plan will amount to a small pickleball empire, with 15 locations across Florida, all built from the ground up. Once the Florida beachhead is established, they’ll expand geographically from there. Is it easier to repurpose a vacant... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
Family Business Leader's Estate Plan Generates Aware Consults Consults and supports Treating the family in a more formal, organizational way can feel a bit strange at first. It may take a year or two for the family to grow into this more... View Details
- June 2001
- Teaching Note
Coordinating + Managing Supply Chains: Course Overview Note TN
By: Ananth Raman
Describes the MBA elective course on supply chain management at HBS. Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains focuses on the managerial aspects of supply chains. Acquaints students with practical issues in a variety of supply chains and then identifies barriers to, and... View Details
- November 2018
- Case
Yatooq: Longing for Arabic Coffee
By: Mark Roberge, Gamze Yucaoglu and Samer Al-Rachedy
As one of the few female entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia, Lateefa Alwaalan had been trying to produce the perfect cup of Arabic coffee for over a decade. In 2007, she began testing various coffee blends, which she later branded Yatooq, the Arabic word for “craving” or... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Sales; Entrepreneurial Selling; Entrepreneurial Marketing; Barrier To Entry; Business Start-ups; Yatooq; Entrepreneurship; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Strategy; Patents; Business Startups; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Adaptation; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Saudi Arabia; Asia
Roberge, Mark, Gamze Yucaoglu, and Samer Al-Rachedy. "Yatooq: Longing for Arabic Coffee." Harvard Business School Case 819-075, November 2018.
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
experienced negotiators make mistakes in all three dimensions. Let us start with the least familiar kind of mistake. Flaws in our third dimension, the set-up of a negotiation, can take many forms: wrong parties, wrong issues, wrong walkaways, wrong sequence, wrong... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
do not inspire. Leaders who have proven that they will listen by going through this (sometimes very unnerving) process earn their people’s trust and commitment which, in turn, boosts company performance. Key to the success and survival of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- 11 May 2023
- News
How FOMO Became a Fixture
honest, I was also motivated by the fact that whenever someone finds out I coined FOMO, their question is always the same: ‘Do you have it trademarked?' That question has always given me terrible FOMO! So, I did something about it." Can you take us through the View Details
- July 2010
- Supplement
Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Pricing and Profitability Analysis (CW)
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Jill Avery
Pricing is one of the most difficult decisions marketers make and the one with the most direct and immediate impact on the firm's financial position. This toolkit will introduce the fundamental terminology and calculations associated with pricing and profitability... View Details
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HBR Classics - Alumni
Alumni To receive the same online benefits of subscribers to the Harvard Business Review, alumni are now required to register, via the simple and free process outlined below. Go to https://hbr.org/accesscode-registration Enter the Access... View Details
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
entrepreneurship researchers. Working PapersSpeaking Up Constructively: Managerial Practices That Elicit Solutions from Front-line Employees Authors:Julia Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ideas that could enable organizations to improve... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation
be analyzed. Even when numbers are available, they are never clear. An intuitive process can still be rigorous if managers use the right tools. For example, discovery-driven planning lets you create a View Details