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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
hand, some technologies have come and gone: Witness the VHS tape, which killed the Beta format, only to succumb to the DVD. And I would never have guessed that managing in a regulated environment and process engineering would be so relevant to my daily life! There’s a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
doctors, administrators, and finance folks, all trying to work through the nitty-gritty details of how to implement this patient-care innovation. “What does the transition plan look like to get from where we are now to a new model?” asks... View Details
- 21 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
- Career Coach
Annette Rodriguez-Ferrer
equity, managing career transitions and juggling work-life balance. She also has an expertise in coaching C-level executives of private equity backed businesses, given her years as an investor. Additionally, Annette has a passion for... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products; Entrepreneurship; Impact Investing; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship; Startup - Joiner; Entrepreneurship
- January 2018
- Case
Scaling Swagbucks (A)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
In early 2014, Chuck Davis (HBS '86) has joined Swagbucks as its first professional CEO to scale a successful and profitable brand promotion and consumer research business. Davis came into the job while serving as a venture partner at TCV, a growth stage VC firm,... View Details
Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; Religion; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Scaling Swagbucks (A)." Harvard Business School Case 818-070, January 2018.
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
private equity firm, address strategic and organizational challenges in response to turbulent market conditions, rapid firm growth, and the transition of leadership from its founding partners to the next... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
was typical for an HBS Leadership Fellow. The program catapults new grads into high-level positions at nonprofit and public-sector organizations, offering access to CEO-level management and decision-making. Meanwhile, organizations... View Details
- December 2007
- Background Note
Tools and Tactics for Transformation: Three "Whats" and Three "Hows"
By: James K. Sebenius and Stephen Friedman
Important transformation at Goldman Sachs, where one of the authors was Chairman, required analysis, political leadership, and management in order to fundamentally shift the strategy, people, and culture on a sustainable basis. After describing the actions needed to... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Tactics; Business Strategy; Organizational Culture; Transition; Strategic Planning; Core Relationships; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership Style; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Private Equity
Sebenius, James K., and Stephen Friedman. Tools and Tactics for Transformation: Three "Whats" and Three "Hows". Harvard Business School Background Note 908-028, December 2007.
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
This is a remarkable time in the business world and in the history of Harvard Business School. With advances in technology, a thriving global marketplace, and the entrepreneurial spirit alive and well in companies of all sizes, we are in an era of expanding... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- Web
Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners - Recruiting
questions about climate impact and financial viability, set against the backdrop of a fast-evolving sector. Why This Path? I came to HBS with the goal of transitioning from advisory roles into investment roles, particularly in sectors... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
down all the universities in the country for 10 years. In terms of education, it was a lost generation. Did you get a sense of people’s outlook toward the future? Under the new leadership of Deng Xiaoping, there was an energy that you... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Web
The Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
"are being hired for jobs that till recently were considered strictly male territory." 15 013a, 011 Transition In 1959, graduates of the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration could apply for admission to the second year of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
the XXVIth Olympiad, opening next month in Atlanta. On an overcast morning in Atlanta, as the airport rapid transit train glides past auto-body shops and rain-swept intersections toward downtown, a passenger can glimpse in the distance a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Leveraging Female Talent
the big ahas was discovering that the drop in performance we observed after stars transitioned from one firm to another was applicable only to people named Boris. Not Barbara. Basically, it's a story of institutional barriers. If you're a... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
Authors:Scott Snook, Herminia Ibarra, and Laura Ramo Publication:Chap. 22 in Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, edited by Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana Abstract Despite the wealth of managerial and scholarly attention paid to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806063 Sharp Corp. 2004 Harvard Business School Case 706-508 Presents the performance of Sharp Corp. in 2004. Illustrates Sharp's continuing leadership in the high end LCD... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2018
- Supplement
Scaling Swagbucks (B)
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Matthew G. Preble
“Swagbucks (B),” HBS No. 817123, picks up in mid-2014 following the events described in “Swagbucks (A),” HBS No 817122. Davis and Gorowitz were successful in their efforts to position the company for scale without negatively affecting the company’s foundational... View Details
Keywords: Loyalty Management; Scaling; Scale; Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Leading Change; Growth Management; Religion; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Transition; Leadership; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Matthew G. Preble. "Scaling Swagbucks (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-071, January 2018.
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
capacity and reducing transit times. Notes Ward, “The Gateway will enhance America’s competitiveness in global markets. We’re proud of our role in the Gateway for that reason, in addition to the fact that so much of our own business at... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
subjective quality of “charisma,” which is often equated with leadership ability. The newly annointed CEO is the able to wield great leverage in negotiating terms of employment, a situation that contributes to burgeoning CEO... View Details
- 28 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking
appealing for students who come from the armed forces and nontraditional business backgrounds who are seeking to build technical skills.” Banks offer excellent training opportunities for motivated students who bring valuable leadership... View Details