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10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

creating an environment in which employees don't even know that they're changing." Ricardo Semler, president of Semco, a privately held manufacturing and services company in São Paulo, Brazil, heartily... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

April 2021 (Revised December 2023)
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The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose

By: Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani

India headquartered Mahindra Group is a multibillion-dollar federation of companies operating across the globe. It is ahead of its time in articulating its purpose and mapping its values, something it had first done at inception and then refreshed yet again as ‘Rise’... View Details

Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Communication Strategy; Family Ownership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Revenue; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Asia; India; Mumbai; South Korea; Italy; United States

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19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

manufacturing and engineering firm, before pursuing a full-time career in academia.) That all takes time, of course, but Toffel argues that it’s time well spent. “Given the substantial time we already invest in any research project, a few... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

24 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

reference points and it’s made me a better leader in navigating these issues.” To tackle issues facing his company and employees, Soo considers the impact of policy, social change, health, and education in service to a culture at Stitch... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

solutions such as the construction of mobile COVID test units with medical teams, which have so far tested over 60,000 people. The design was donated to 10 hospitals and is now also available for free online. Case 2: Leverage and protect your clients ITCleaning is an... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

get a startup successfully off the ground in the electronic economy. Venture Capital as a Commodity "We definitely see a major shift occurring in the venture capital community," said Corey, who co-founded the Web consulting firm... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

July 2018 (Revised July 2018)
Teaching Note

Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina

By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree

Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-041. This case concerns a complex potential energy infrastructure investment in Argentina by a global conglomerate shortly after Mauricio Macri (“Macri”) became President of Argentina in 2015. The central issues are (i) why was a country... View Details

Keywords: Argentina; Argentine Exceptionalism; Infrastructure Finance; Investing; Finance; Inflation and Deflation; Government and Politics; Energy Generation; Infrastructure; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; South America

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08 Sep 2008
HBS Case

The Value of Environmental Activists

There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

Berkley Professor Dara O'Rourke, is at a critical junction. The venture capital-funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides consumers and manufacturers with information about the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2009
News

E Ink’s Wild Ride

it hit me right there.” That moment, the moment Wilcox fell in love, was the starting point for a wild ride called E Ink, which manufactures the electronic “paper” used in e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; e-books; e-reading; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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01 Jun 2010
News

Three Profs Win McKinsey Award

Made in China REASON U.S. supplier base eroded as the manufacture of consumer electronics and computers migrated to Asia. Electrophoretic display MADE IN TAIWAN REASON Its View Details

Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

01 Sep 2010
News

Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

their start-up pitches to a panel of judges in late April. To his surprise, Mahesh, representing the HBS Club of India, took top honors and was awarded a $25,000 cash prize for his plan to manufacture low-cost medical beds for Indian... View Details

Keywords: awards; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing

25 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?

service provider has a license, their hiring decision is still more driven by price and online reviews than the quality assurance that comes with licensing. New research shows that tougher licensing requirements reduce the pool of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Service

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

the dorm lounges with a balloon arch, tablecloths over the pool table, flowers, and a sumptuous brunch spread. We played games and there was a huge turnout from our section – both girls and guys. Dominique Lacassie | Class of 2021 Little(s): Elisa (1) Pre-HBS Industry:... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

A U.S. Turnaround?

electronics industries were developing momentum. We took our leadership for granted, ignored this shift, and became complacent. Our problems became more serious when communism failed in Russia, Chairman Mao died, and reforms that were... View Details

Keywords: Byron Wien; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?

worked on a manufacturing project in this one. He knew other Ernst & Young teams had, however, so he searched the electronic knowledge management repository for relevant knowledge. For help with the... View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Nitin Nohria & Thomas Tierney; Consulting

01 Jun 2007
News

A Big Deal

muscle of the country’s manufacturing sector. But Tata said that India cannot rely on the manufacturing and service sectors to produce jobs; it needs to add jobs in the... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

06 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

Economics researchers have long studied how local workers respond when an industry such as steel manufacturing is squashed by obsolescence or competition. Is the region able to regenerate with new industries and workers to fill them? Do... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing

17 Mar 2011
News

Make or Break for the USA?

“manufacturing industries” over service industries. Notes Pisano, “For many years, people like Bob Hayes, Kim Clark, and Steve Wheelwright were arguing that manufacturing mattered to competitiveness. So what... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Manufacturing

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Do You Have Change Fatigue?

The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

Argentina Power—Don’t Cry for Me Argentina

The Value of Environmental Activists

First Look: November 15

E Ink’s Wild Ride

Leadership and Teaming

Three Profs Win McKinsey Award

Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

A U.S. Turnaround?

What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?

A Big Deal

Where Do Workers Go When the Robots Arrive?

Make or Break for the USA?