Leadership Transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

11 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change

success of the American F-86 to two factors. First, the F-86 had hydraulic controls that allowed it to transition between activities—climbing, banking, and accelerating—more rapidly than the MiG-15. Second, the F-86 had a bubble canopy... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler; Sports

01 Apr 1997
News

HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues

Hong Kong for guidance in developing China's economy. Cheng stressed, however, that Hong Kong's future economic success will depend on China's observance of the formal transition agreement whose terms state that Hong Kong, with its 6.3... View Details

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

time for Comcast to rethink its push for "free" content, and craft a different business model? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=507080 Digital China Holdings Ltd.: Managing the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2011
News

The City Solution

the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group), Bloomberg sees cities as focal points in the struggle against global warming and climate change. Urban areas are now home to half the world’s population, consume half the world’s energy, and,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

09 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!

that Bezos has shown in his leadership at Amazon, including constant commitment to the customer and a long-term approach to innovation, are good news for DC's paper of record. Three Ingredients For Success By: Bharat Anand Henry R. Byers... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

of entry-level assistants, neophyte managers, seasoned VPs, CEOs, and anyone else who worries that their company may be caught flat-footed by the future. More Than a Motorcycle: The Leadership Journey at Harley-Davidson, by Rich Teerlink... View Details

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Leadership & Management track. Introduction to Transforming Customer Experiences ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! New... View Details

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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

kidney disease Diabetes Congestive heart failure Care transition patients to reduce frequency of readmission Primary and psychiatric care for patients with intellectual and behavioral disabilities Behavioral health for post-traumatic... View Details

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

Sloan School of Management, Harvard Law School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, the University of South Africa, and the Iran Center for Management Studies. His books on teaching, Education for Judgment: The Artistry of Discussion View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

15 Mar 2016
First Look

March 15, 2016

forthcoming Boston: Harvard Business Review Press The Three Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation By: Govindarajan, Vijay Abstract—How to Innovate and Execute. Leaders already know that innovation calls for a different set of activities, skills, methods,... View Details

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

leadership style to “drain the swamp” of the Washington bureaucracy and deliver results for the American people. The United States is not a company, of course, and its citizens are not employees, but voters still were drawn to his... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

01 Feb 1997
News

Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

intellectual content of the field. That same year, under the leadership of Paula Barker Duffy (MBA '77), then administrative director of External Relations, the School's Division of Research conducted a survey that provided a new... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

cluster-building efforts through cooperation across firms in a disadvantaged area. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707004 Medtronic Vision 2010 Harvard Business School Case 807-051 Describes the company's year-long... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2025
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Unlocking Innovation: A Leader's Guide to Turning Bold Ideas Into Tangible Results By Robyn Bolton (MBA 2005) Page Two Press Only 1 in every 50,000 incubated ideas reaches $1 million in sales. If you ask most corporate executives why their... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Alumni Books

Morgan provides a candid account of the election and the later transition to democratic self-governance. He discusses the security measures protecting the election, which was a defeat for al-Qaeda and terrorist insurgents trying to hinder... View Details

Keywords: Noel Capon; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

September 2023
Teaching Note

Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'

By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 323-057. Patagonia’s change of ownership from a privately held company to a perpetual purpose trust and 501(c)(4) nonprofit in order to use the company’s profit to fight the environmental crisis and be a model for future businesses. View Details

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15 Dec 2024
News

The Golden Thread

to people. Between teaching executive sessions at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina, she interviewed her R&D scientist-students about moments when they experienced low and high creativity on the job. Her aha... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

01 Dec 2011
News

Li & Fung's Global Footprint

Issue Focus: Leadership To keep pace with a fast-changing global business environment, “You’ve got to institutionalize the process of reinvention,” says William Fung. Photo courtesy Li & Fung Ltd. Issue Focus Making the View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

01 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 1

started. But it faced many questions as the ventures grew and started to win their first customers. How should NBI handle the transition of the venture back to a mainstream division within Intel? Purchase this case:... View Details