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01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

board do not intrude on each other's territory, the board, management, the shareholders, and the family council must cooperate, coordinate their activities, and communicate well with one another in order to have consistent and mutually supportive goals, plans, and... View Details

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

disciplinary scholars have been working on the phenomena, but many of them were hesitant to be labeled as scholars of "leadership." In sociology, for example, such research might fall under the rubric of elite studies. In government or history, scholars might... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

understanding, and it has evolved into a course that also teaches design thinking and team effectiveness through practice in the real world. It takes place in the spring of the RC year for all 900-plus students and culminates in... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

the pop star's manager, Troy Carter, who faced the daunting and sudden task of launching the performer's first major solo concert tour in 2009. Elberse developed the case based on extensive interviews with Carter and several other executives who are part of View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

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For Organizations - Business & Environment

opportunity to engage with students who might be a fit for your organization. In past BEI Independent Projects, student teams have helped develop a commercial plant site selection plan for silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies, a... View Details

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Reunions - Alumni

Volunteer Reunions Help With Your Reunion Reunions simply aren’t possible without a diverse team of classmates helping to make them happen. Just a few hours of your time can help ensure that you and your classmates have a memorable... View Details

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

into the now flourishing backlighting market. Into this changing market entered Cree, Inc., a North Carolina-based LED chip and component manufacturer. This case explores whether Cree should pursue the LED monitor and television backlighting markets or abandon them to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

she began to hear warnings that a Russian invasion was imminent. So she put her plans on hold, and instead began to focus on finding ways to assist Ukrainians. Ames has deep ties within the region: In 1992, she was named the director of... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

26 Feb 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

effectively. There is, relatedly, an increasing focus on charity performance metrics. Via a series of experiments, this paper provides a caution to such a focus. While information on charity performance metrics may facilitate more... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

managed for the long term." The research team was interested in several issues: Do short-term companies attract a particular kind of investor? Is investing in these firms riskier than investing in companies with longer-term time horizons?... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

inequality are more of a mixed bag. Our research highlights that one way to understand the diverging beliefs about inequality and preferences for redistribution may be to focus on the specific kind of inequality respondents were... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

09 Apr 2024
Research & Ideas

When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge

For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details

Keywords: by Glen Justice

01 Jun 2023
News

Bridging the ESG Data Gap

demanding better-quality ESG data to evaluate ongoing investment management. During Startup Bootcamp, a short intensive program for first-year MBA students, Murday and a team of classmates explored the idea of a TurboTax-style platform... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

advice when thinking about making a difference in the world. There’s a purpose larger than oneself. Of course, a leader can feel successful in conventional terms, but for advanced leaders, the main focus is on the bigger goal of impact.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Jun 2011
HBS Case

KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

brought on board were also close in a way Shelman found surprising when she spent time with them when researching the case. "There was huge camaraderie evident in the way that the top management team interacted with each other they... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Practice effective teamwork and implement strategies of high-performing... View Details

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Approach problems using structured methods of gathering observations, breaking cognitive fixedness, and generating creative ideas for solutions Apply creative solutions and behavior-change analysis to... View Details

09 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty

than networking to make friends. (Gino, for instance, recalled colleagues using copious amounts of complimentary hand sanitizer after work-related dinners.) The team also posited that networking felt ickier when a meeting was planned... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

August 2021
Case

Livongo: Scaling a Purpose-Driven Organization in Healthcare

By: Ranjay Gulati, Aseem Shukla and Reva Nohria

When seasoned entrepreneur Glen Tullman founded the chronic health care startup Livongo in 2014, it was personal. His son lived with diabetes, and Tullman knew firsthand how taxing it could be to manage such an unrelenting disease. Livongo set out to empower people... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare Industry; Scaling; Telehealth; Health Care and Treatment; Small Business; Internet and the Web; Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Opportunities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Industry

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30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

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