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- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
easy to conjure up a glowing vision of how the efforts of NGOs could focus on problem solving without getting bogged down in corruption or bureaucracy. But the strengths of the NGO model have some corresponding weaknesses—in agenda... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
Pfizer, as well as nonprofits and international government agencies, the authors show how successful leaders of innovation don't create a vision and try to make innovation happen themselves. Rather, they create and sustain a culture where... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
Foundation & the Joslin Vision Network-Venezuela No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/morella-mendoza-de-grossmann-foundation-the-joslin-vision-network-venezuela/an/314035-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
one-year assignment following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The office was underfunded and had perverse incentives embedded throughout the system. Sullivan's new vision to rectify the challenges was not readily accepted by judges and lawyers... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
on strategy-focused organizations, the authors describe a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from your carefully formulated business strategy. This book shows you how to: Develop an effective strategy—with tools such as SWOT analysis, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
attract FDI, I believe two of them were the primary determinants: Political uncertainty. Lacking strategy and vision the country has floated with no sense of direction. Policies change constantly. To make things worse, the polyphony... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
asked in his case, would this be a good way to return to the original vision of creating synergies throughout the Lincoln Center campus? Readers of the case ponder along with the protagonist on whether to do some or all of the options,... View Details
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
then used to communicate the common vision to all alliance employees and establish a governance process that keeps everyone focused on achieving the alliance's strategic objectives. Read an excerpt:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
thriving economic engine for blacks. With a vision of economic self-sufficiency, she established a newspaper in 1902, chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in 1903, becoming the first woman bank president in the United States, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
limited time, effort, and funds. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-060 ASICS: Chasing a 2020 Vision In early 2016, Motoi Oyama, president and CEO of ASICS, a major... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
School Case 217-013 Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
decide which segments to focus on. In fact, the customer is too important to follow the practice of calling everyone a customer. As managers at GE have stated, "Customers are seen for what they are—the lifeblood of a company. Customers' View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 04 Sep 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Getting Back on Course
achievement. "It's possible to have both family satisfaction and professional success," Hart asserts. "However, you may focus your energy more intensively on one of these goals at a time. Some of the women in the program talked about living their lives... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
collectors, auction house operators, and other actors who played active roles as either institutional entrepreneurs or guardians in shaping the revitalization of the industry. We find these entrepreneurs and guardians initially espoused alternative strategic View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
health vision (Health Graph) that would increase the chances of securing VC funding. Heralded as the “Facebook of Fitness,” RunKeeper willed itself to be the one-stop location for all important health information for consumers. Despite... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
the variables that align with different customer types. Given the competing priorities in any venture, we've found that an ICP process must come from the top team to be credible and effective. Conversely, the process itself often helps to reestablish a shared View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
sales from emerging markets. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311118-PDF-ENG Nestlé SA: Nutrition, Health and Wellness Strategy Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan JohnsonHarvard Business School Case 311-119 In 1997 Nestlé committed to a strategic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
explores Starbucks' globalization strategy, its success in China, and its vision for India. The case asks whether Starbucks can replicate its success in China in India. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
Whiteley observes that corporations, too, are seeing things differently. "Previous activities that have been intended to create organizational vision and purpose have indeed formed the foundation for what's happening today,"... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
of the vision requires leaders to invest in the tools, guide their use, and pave the way for transformation. Perhaps the urgency of the current economic crisis can provide the impetus to overcome resistance to change and turn problems... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace