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Africa - Global

operating across Africa, Europe and North America, Pippa has held a number of leadership roles with large multinationals working across the continent. Prior positions includes serving as Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs for... View Details
  • Winter 2022
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Leading Disruption in a Legacy Business: A Compelling Growth Ambition Is a Critical Enabler for New Ventures

By: Andy Binns, Michael Tushman and Charles O'Reilly
Leading innovation in established corporations is difficult. Active inertia and dynamic conservatism are real. Still, leaders can drive disruptive ventures from inside large corporations. These leaders ideate, incubate, and scale innovations, much as an entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model
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Binns, Andy, Michael Tushman, and Charles O'Reilly. "Leading Disruption in a Legacy Business: A Compelling Growth Ambition Is a Critical Enabler for New Ventures." MIT Sloan Management Review 63, no. 2 (Winter 2022).
  • 31 Jan 2022
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Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

tenets of effective leadership are familiar, but everything is happening much, much faster. And the task is not to cross the finish line and turn off the engine, but to get comfortable—as a leader and as a company—with this new pace and... View Details
Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

$1,850 Certificate Earn the Credential of Readiness by taking all three courses in tandem, plus a final exam. Leadership & Management Develop the leadership and management skills to get things done and bring... View Details
  • 2021
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CEO Activism, Consumer Polarization, and Firm Performance

By: Young Hou and Christopher W. Poliquin
CEOs are increasingly engaging in activism on controversial social and political issues that do not directly affect their businesses. Simultaneously, the general public is increasingly polarized. We examine how CEO support for gun control after two mass shootings... View Details
Keywords: CEO Activism; Guns; Polarization; Non-market Strategy; Social Issues; Leadership; Consumer Behavior; Performance
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Hou, Young, and Christopher W. Poliquin. "CEO Activism, Consumer Polarization, and Firm Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-106, February 2021.
  • June 2010 (Revised June 2010)
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Virginia Mason Medical Center (Abridged)

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
In 2000, Dr. Gary Kaplan became CEO of the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. The hospital was facing significant challenges: it was losing money for the first time in its history, staff morale had plummeted, and area hospitals presented ardent... View Details
Keywords: History; Competition; Operations; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Health Care and Treatment; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Seattle
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Bohmer, Richard M.J. "Virginia Mason Medical Center (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 610-055, June 2010. (Revised June 2010.)
  • July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko
In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Curriculum and Courses; Executive Education; Social Entrepreneurship; National Security; Recruitment; Retention; Job Interviews; Job Search; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Retirement; Nonprofit Organizations; War; Education Industry; San Diego; Virginia
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Groysberg, Boris, and John Masko. "The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent." Harvard Business School Case 421-006, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
  • 22 May 2007
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allowed for different rates of evolution in different software modules and in another case conferred distinct strategic advantages on a firm (by permitting substitution of an at-risk software module without substantial change to the rest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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About - Business & Environment

materials about business & environment More on Curriculum Leadership Michael Toffel Faculty Chair; Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management Professor Michael Toffel has been interested in how companies can reduce their... View Details
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Case Adobe: GenAI Opportunity or Threat? By: Sunil Gupta , Rajiv Lal and Allison Ciechanover In December 2022, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen faced a pivotal strategic decision due to the rapid rise of generative AI image models from OpenAI,... View Details
  • April 2002 (Revised May 2005)
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GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Meg Glinska
This case details the implementation of the e-business initiative--the last of Jack Welch's four company-wide strategic thrusts. First, it summarizes the 20-year change process that Welch led, detailing the initiatives he put in place. It then traces how Gerry Podesta,... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web
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Bartlett, Christopher A., and Meg Glinska. "GE's Digital Revolution: Redefining the E in GE." Harvard Business School Case 302-001, April 2002. (Revised May 2005.)

    Eric J. Van den Steen

    Eric Van den Steen is a Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he teaches strategy. He holds the Roy Little chair, established in honor of the founder of Textron. 

    Professor Van den Steen's research studies the fundamentals of strategy and... View Details

    • January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
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    Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016

    By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
    CEO David Kenny led the transformation of the Weather Company from a television business to a Big Data technology company from 2012 until 2016, when IBM acquired its digital assets. This case discusses major decisions taken by Kenny starting in 2014 as he sought to... View Details
    Keywords: Weather Company; IBM; Digital; Technology; David Kenny; Television; Weather Channel; Legacy Business; Mainstream; Newstream; Reorganization; Acquisitions; Transformation; Information Technology; Television Entertainment; Acquisition; Consolidation; Change; Leadership
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    Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Whither the Weather (Company): Forecasting 2016." Harvard Business School Case 316-143, January 2016. (Revised March 2016.)
    • 22 Nov 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

    demands for resources—from business units, support functions and external partners—require a method for judging whether the allocation choices you have made are optimal. Therefore, the most critical strategic decision for any business is... View Details
    Keywords: by Robert Simons
    • April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
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    Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy

    By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal
    The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Health Care and Treatment; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Labor; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Failure; Success; Personal Development and Career; Strategic Planning; Adaptation; Competition; Alignment; Business Strategy; Retail Industry; Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States
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    Schlesinger, Leonard A., Sunil Gupta, and Amram Migdal. "Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 524-072, April 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
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    sculpture, Inés by Jaume Plensa, at Harvard Business School under the leadership of Dean Nitin Nohria. Set in 2016, the case examines the role of physical campus design and public art in... June 2025 Case Redefining the Edge: Jahez’s... View Details
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    Mid-US - Global

    relationships with business and civic leaders in these regions. It serves as a key source for new case writing across a wide range of fields, supports faculty research and student programming, contributes to admissions efforts, and advances other View Details
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    Environmental Management

    By: Forest L. Reinhardt
    Forest L. Reinhardt is exploring the strategic and operational problems of firms in environmentally significant industries. His book, Down to Earth: Applying Business Principles to Environmental Management (published in 2000 by Harvard Business School Press),... View Details
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    17% 21% 20% 23% Other Finance 2% 4% 3% 3% 4% General Management 14% 11% 10% 16% 13% Logistics 0% <1% 0% 0% 0% Operations / Manufacturing 2% 2% 2% 1% <1% Project Management <1% <1% <1% 2% 2% Rotational / Leadership Development 4% 3% 3% 2%... View Details
    • March 2021 (Revised August 2021)
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    Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka

    By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
    In February 2018, Nayana Mawilmada (Nayana), investment head for the Sri Lankan government’s ambitious $40 billion Megapolis project, must weigh an attractive job offer to move from the public sector to the private sector. A massive government project aimed at... View Details
    Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Decision Making; Public Sector; Experience and Expertise; Strategic Planning; Work-Life Balance; Transportation; Risk and Uncertainty; Power and Influence; Personal Development and Career; Real Estate Industry; Rail Industry; Transportation Industry; South Asia; Sri Lanka; Boston; Virginia; United States
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    Margolis, Joshua D., and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Nayana Mawilmada: Transforming Urban Development in Sri Lanka." Harvard Business School Case 421-065, March 2021. (Revised August 2021.)
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