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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Books
A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter (Harvard Business Press) Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his 1996 book, Leading Change, Professor Emeritus Kotter revealed why change is so hard and... View Details
- March 2008
- Supplement
Ujjivan: A Microfinance Institution at a Crossroads (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Pamela Freed
Case (B) of "Ujjivan: A Microfinance Institution at a Crossroads" addresses some of the actions Ujjivan, a microfinance provider in Bangalore, has taken with regard to issues raised in the (A) case, particularly regarding fraud and establishing financial... View Details
Keywords: Financial Institutions; Microfinance; Crime and Corruption; Accounting Audits; Product Development; Financial Services Industry; Bangalore
Narayanan, V.G., and Pamela Freed. "Ujjivan: A Microfinance Institution at a Crossroads (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 108-083, March 2008.
- Web
IT Strategy: IT Modernization Drives Academic Library Innovation | Information Technology
the vanguard of academic library innovation, linked data experimentation, semantic data modeling, and digital product development through new, cutting-edge technology and processes. The current architecture... View Details
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
products were designed to work with IBM systems and with those of other high-end systems suppliers, as well as those of Xerox. This compatibility with such systems was inconsistent with Xerox's preferred strategy to View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
the lookout for a product that could be integrated with our paper business," Harad relates with pride. "Nobody asked them to do it; they just figured that it was a good idea and went with it. Now it's a terrific business. The people who... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- July 2011 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several significant structural changes and leadership appointments were announced at GE, which reflected the company's commitment to global growth... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Products Industry; Hong Kong; Africa; Republic of Ireland
Thomas, David A., and Stephanie J. Creary. "Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 412-028, July 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
- 15 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
One MBA's Path to Boston Consulting Group
process and play. Someone once told me that recruiting is as much about you evaluating the firms as it is about the firms evaluating you. As I look back on that hectic fall of last year, what stuck out most was BCG’s transparency and... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?
her team consulted with expert partners regularly in meetings and through phone calls and e-mail. In the process of developing a unique growth strategy, the team tapped into a worldwide network of... View Details
- 2024
- Book
Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win
By: Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao
A fresh, research-based look at how companies can better compete, on their own terms, with tech giants. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Product Design; Disruptive Innovation; Competitive Advantage
Zhu, Feng, and Bonnie Yining Cao. Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win. Harvard Business Review Press, 2024.
- 12 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
forward to today. The Rock has become a household name as both a wrestling legend and a global movie star. Perhaps less well known is that Johnson and his business partner, Dany Garcia, have quickly gained ground in Hollywood as producers, too. Their View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
to use it, and when not to use it.” Taming the data flow To get a handle on all this data and to better predict outcomes of policies, Luca believes cities need to develop algorithms to coordinate their own data with online information. In... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
in the United States in the 1920s required still greater delegation of responsibility to managers of diverse businesses. Such delegation could succeed only if top management retained access to information as a means of control. Thus View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
FIELD 2: Global Intelligence
Watch the thinking that underpins HBS’s new field method of study Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FAQ For the second module of FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
work just as I did. We traded suggestions, job leads, complaints, and plenty of jokes as we worked together to get everyone hired. Everyone in that group (30+ classmates) found work by the end of 2020. My career coach Martha from the HBS Career and Professional View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
little experience competing for resources and bucking inappropriate processes within a stable, efficiency-oriented operating culture. In order to be confident that managers have developed the skills required... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
contractors, they enjoy a broader social network from which to draw referrals than most permanent employees. In the film industry—where most hiring is done based on a production manager's previous experience with an individual—referrals... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
Baldwin and Dean Kim Clark remind readers in their new book, Design Rules: The Power of Modularity. Baldwin and Clark are intrigued by the underlying structure of these human-designed products and systems and the ways in which they evolve... View Details
- 2008
- Chapter
Knowledge Work, Craft Work, and Calling
Social critics have often complained that industrial revolution management transfers control of a job away from workers, encourages human exploitation in pursuit of cost minimization, and alienates workers from their labor. But the arrangements of work that have been... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Working Conditions; Production; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Management Practices and Processes; Employees
Austin, Robert D., and Lee Devin. "Knowledge Work, Craft Work, and Calling." In Global Neighbors: Christian Faith and Moral Obligation in Today's Economy, edited by Douglas A. Hicks and Mark Valeri. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2008.
- October 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Background Note
Note on Funding Deep Tech Startups
By: Karim Lakhani, Peter Barrett and Noubar Afeyan
This Background Note provides essential information on funding deep technologies—those technologies that were inherently capital intensive, time consuming, risky, and potentially disruptive. Both dilutive and non-dilutive sources of investment are highlighted, along... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Energy; Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Health Testing and Trials; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Intellectual Property; Product Design; Product Development; Information Technology; Research and Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States; North America; Europe; Asia
Lakhani, Karim, Peter Barrett, and Noubar Afeyan. "Note on Funding Deep Tech Startups." Harvard Business School Background Note 620-029, October 2019. (Revised April 2020.)