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  • 23 Jul 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

authors also teamed to write The Magic of Innovation, published in the European Business Review earlier this year. A Magical Process Thomke maintains that innovative managers looking to create successful new products or services can... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

    Michael A. Wheeler

    Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

    Keywords: arts; construction; e-commerce industry; energy; federal government; green technology; internet; legal services; nonprofit industry; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; publishing industry; real estate; service industry; sports; state government; utilities
    • November 2004 (Revised May 2005)
    • Case

    Marvel Enterprises, Inc.

    By: Anita Elberse
    The management team of Marvel Enterprises, known for its universe of superhero characters that includes Spider-Man, the Hulk, and X-Men, must reevaluate its marketing strategy. In June 2004, only six years after the company emerged from bankruptcy, Marvel has amassed a... View Details
    Keywords: Intellectual Property; Business Model; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Opportunities; Growth and Development Strategy; Rights; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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    • September 1990
    • Case

    Bain & Co., Inc.: Growing the Business

    By: Michael Y. Yoshino
    Raises management issues facing Bain & Co. in formulating its future global strategy and implementation of that strategy. View Details
    Keywords: Global Strategy; Management; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Strategy; Expansion; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
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    • 14 Jun 2023
    • Op-Ed

    Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't

    focus more narrowly on specific initiatives and projects. They usually rely on their managers (or in many cases, BTLs) for a cross-enterprise view. Developing these types of leaders is more important than ever, specifically for employee... View Details
    Keywords: by Hise Gibson
    • Career Coach

    Rebecca Emerick

    Rebecca is a Corporate Relations Director in the HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) office. She has worked in CPD since 2008 and serves as the consulting industry lead for the office. In addition, she manages the recruiting... View Details
    Keywords: Consulting
    • July 1997
    • Case

    We've Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corporation's Cardiac Pacemaker Business

    By: Clayton M. Christensen
    Illustrates how a new management team at Medtronic's Cardiac Pacemaker business reversed a steep decline in market share by adopting certain management principles for new product development: clarifying strategy, aggregating project planning, accommodating the number... View Details
    Keywords: Management Teams; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Product Development; Health; Technology; Change Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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    • 22 Oct 2018
    • Sharpening Your Skills

    Motivate Me, Please

    SolStock Former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy was known to criticize staff for being "coin-operated" instead of mission-driven. Understanding what motivates good performance is crucial for managers to master. Here is a... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • April 2013
    • Case

    The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King (Abridged)

    By: Michael G. Rukstad and David J. Collis
    The first ten pages of this case are comprised of the company's history, from 1923 to 2001. The Walt years are described, as is the company's decline after his death and its resurgence under Eisner. The last five pages are devoted to Eisner's strategic challenges in... View Details
    Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Corporate Strategy; Boundaries; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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    • November 2023
    • Case

    Axie Infinity: Video Game Meets Blockchain

    By: Marco Di Maggio and Wenyao Sha
    The narrative unfolds from the perspective of Sky Mavis's leadership team, facing a high-stakes, rapidly evolving digital frontier. They navigate the exhilarating yet tumultuous journey of Axie Infinity, balancing innovation with sustainability. It explores the game's... View Details
    Keywords: Blockchain; Business Model; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Currency; Innovation and Management; Business Strategy; Video Game Industry
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    • Research Summary

    Overview

    Non-profit strategy, strategic change, strategic interaction, organizational economics, methods in strategy, human resource management View Details
    • February 1994
    • Case

    Kathryn McNeil (A)

    By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
    Charles Foley, vice president of the computer retailing firm Sayer MicroWorld, must decide whether or not to fire his employee, Kathryn McNeil, a 37-year-old product manager who has been unable to work as many hours as her colleagues due to her status as a single... View Details
    Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Employees; Work-Life Balance; Resignation and Termination; Mergers and Acquisitions; Retail Industry
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    • 27 Dec 2018
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Team Learning Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance

    Keywords: by Jean-François Harvey, Henrik Bresman, and Amy C. Edmondson
    • 2025
    • Working Paper

    New Product Diffusion Within Retailers: The Effect of Managerial Quality on Rollout

    By: Tomomichi Amano and Jorge Tamayo
    Retailers are key intermediaries through which consumers encounter innovation in the form of new products. How are these products rolled out within retailers? We observe significant variation in the availability of new products across stores in a large retail chain in... View Details
    Keywords: Managerial Quality; Firm Performance; Diffusion Of Innovation; New Product Rollout; Retailing; Distribution Channels; Product Launch; Management Skills; Retail Industry; Colombia
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    • January 1995
    • Supplement

    Germany 1995: The Consensus Holds

    By: George C. Lodge
    Designed to follow Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification. View Details
    Keywords: Germany; Italy; United Kingdom; Europe
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    • July 2003 (Revised June 2010)
    • Case

    FrontPoint Partners

    By: Jay O. Light
    A hedge fund platform, a new and unique kind of asset management firm, contemplates various client markets for its services. View Details
    Keywords: Asset Management; Investment; Demand and Consumers; Digital Platforms; Service Delivery; Financial Services Industry
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    • October 2009
    • Article

    Influence and Inefficiency in the Internal Capital Market

    By: Julie Wulf
    I model inefficient resource allocations in M-form organizations due to influence activities by division managers that skew capital budgets in their favor. Corporate headquarters receives two types of signals about investment opportunities: private signals that can be... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Markets; Resource Allocation; Business Processes; Capital Budgeting; Business Headquarters; Investment; Opportunities; Cost; Value; Motivation and Incentives; Equity
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    • August 1993
    • Background Note

    Six Principles of Successful Persuasion

    By: Nitin Nohria
    Describes some of the key principles that managers must follow in order to successfully persuade their organization of their vision for change. View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Leadership; Organizational Change and Adaptation
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    • 17 Sep 2007
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Evidence on the Effects of Unverifiable Fair-Value Accounting

    Keywords: by Karthik Ramanna & Ross L. Watts
    • 23 Nov 2021
    • Book

    What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins

    that a culture limits the kinds of strategies that can be executed. As Edgar H. Schein has put it, “More and more management consultants are recognizing ... that, because culture constrains strategy, a company must analyze its culture and... View Details
    Keywords: by Avery Forman