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- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
leadership is now both necessary and sufficient for successful strategy implementation. Q: You have written four other books touching on the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). How has your thinking View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Thanks for Nothing: Expressing Gratitude Invites Exploitation by Competitors
- Web
Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
at Princeton University. He then earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard’s Department of Economics. His research approach—applying economic theory and... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au
information networking. “I was a linear thinker,” he says. “After being exposed to the case method and a diverse group of peers, I began to think more broadly and understand... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
2018 Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Trust: Creating the Foundation for Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries By: Khanna, Tarun Abstract— Entrepreneurs in developing countries who assume they will have the same legal, governmental, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Article
Technology, Identity, and Inertia: Through the Lens of 'The Digital Photography Company'
By: Mary Tripsas
Organizations often experience difficulty when pursuing new technology. Large bodies of research have examined the behavioral, social, and cognitive forces that underlie this phenomenon; however, the role of an organization's identity remains relatively unexplored.... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Culture; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Identity; Perception; Technology Adoption
Tripsas, Mary. "Technology, Identity, and Inertia: Through the Lens of 'The Digital Photography Company'." Organization Science 20, no. 2 (March–April 2009): 441–460.
- 17 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees
meaningful to the culture, like employee of the month plaques or sales awards. Companies should think about who they want to attract and design non-monetary awards around that goal. For instance, companies... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 2012
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Shelly London and Ethics Education—'Strengthening Our Moral Compass'
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Anne Arlinghaus
Shelly London and Ethics Education — 'Strengthening Our Moral Compass'
2009 AL Fellow
Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London set out to promote... View Details
Following a successful career as a Senior Vice President, Vice President, and Chief Communications Officer at two large corporate companies, Shelly London set out to promote... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Skills; Ethics Education; Initiatives; Morality; Moral Compass; Prima Facie; Grassroots Movement; Ethical Reasoning; Decision-making; Social Media; Media Relations; Family Dinner Project; Public Conversations Project; Laura Chasin; Computer Games; Video Games; Quandary; Organizational Structure; Infrastructure; Ethics; Education; Moral Sensibility; Behavior; Decision Making; Leadership; Innovation and Management; Education Industry; Service Industry; North and Central America
- August 1972 (Revised September 2000)
- Background Note
Introduction to Accumulated Value, Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return
A simple, intuitive introduction to the usually-difficult topics of discounting and present value. While the mechanics of computing present value and internal rate of return are covered well, the emphasis is more about how to think about these concepts (for example,... View Details
Keywords: Accounting
Hammond, John S. "Introduction to Accumulated Value, Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return." Harvard Business School Background Note 173-003, August 1972. (Revised September 2000.)
- 09 Nov 2015
- News
Men Sit Up and Listen as Women Fill 40% of Business School Seats
- 07 Dec 2021
- Op-Ed
Want to Build Better Leaders? Focus on Mindset, Skills, Knowledge
can do and build additional capacity, the organization must create the space for the leader to gain clarity about conscious and unconscious beliefs they hold. An understanding of those beliefs View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Shawnette Rochelle
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind." —Henry James As a professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at the Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 25 Jun 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Machiavelli, Morals, and You
was "Fortune favors the bold," he noted. "He was thinking of Florence under the Medici in particular. He was saying, 'Look at people who were willing to take prudent risks, who were willing to pick their battles, who want... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2017
- News
Risk and Rewards
presents itself or creates itself, you should be open to taking it. “And I think one thing that I've tried hard to do is, when I see new opportunities that present an ability to learn something different, View Details
- 2010
- Casebook
Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture
By: Laura Alfaro
All managers face a business environment in which international and macroeconomic phenomena matter. International capital flows can significantly affect countries' development efforts and provide clear investment opportunities for businesses. During the 1990s and early... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Capital; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations
Alfaro, Laura. Global Capital and National Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2010.
- August 2001
- Case
Pharmaceutical Industry and the AIDS Crisis in Developing Countries, The
Explores the controversy over the pricing of AIDS drugs in poor countries. This issue has received wide publicity due to two events: 1) a court case in South Africa that seeks to force drug companies to license their patents and 2) the announcement by the Indian... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Pharmaceutical Industry; South Africa; India
Kennedy, Robert E. "Pharmaceutical Industry and the AIDS Crisis in Developing Countries, The." Harvard Business School Case 702-010, August 2001.
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Uncover the benefits of thinking differently: Unlock your innate ability to question and challenge the status quo; Harness the insights from cognitive pitfalls to cultivate... View Details