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  • 19 Jan 2024
  • News

The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
  • 2008
  • Article

Industrial Specialization and Regional Clusters in the Ten New EU Member States

By: Orjan Solvell, Christian H.M. Ketels and Goran Lindqvist
Purpose—The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of regional concentration patterns within ten new European Union (EU) member states, EU10, and make comparisons with EU15 and the US economy.
Design/methodology/approach—Industrial... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Policy; Employment; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; European Union; United States
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  • 03 Oct 2017
  • Sharpening Your Skills

7 Effective Ways to Lead Teams

creating a team to build a city of the future. The Importance of Teaming Fast-moving work environments need people who know how to team on the fly. Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams A high-powered boss can lead a team into... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2014 (Revised April 2025)
  • Supplement

The PGA Tour (F)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Cole Magrath

In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season, players competed for $8 million in prize money; by the 1994 season, the total prize purse had increased to $56... View Details

Keywords: PGA Tour; Tim Finchem; Deane Beman; Golf; Professional Golf; Business Model; Value Creation; Adaptation; Sports; Business Strategy; Sports Industry; United States
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  • January 2014 (Revised April 2025)
  • Supplement

The PGA Tour (E)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Cole Magrath

In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season, players competed for $8 million in prize money; by the 1994 season, the total prize purse had increased to $56... View Details

Keywords: PGA Tour; Tim Finchem; Deane Beman; Golf; Professional Golf; Business Model; Value Creation; Adaptation; Sports; Business Strategy; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 04 Mar 2019
  • What Do You Think?

What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

control of human behavior by totalitarian government, replacing human hopes, emotions, and even relationships with an “inside out” dominance over human thought and behavior by an all-seeing entity called Big Brother. In the recent book... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products
  • 08 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

Wal-Mart's and Microsoft's dominance in modern business has been attributed to any number of factors, ranging from the vision and drive of their founders to the companies' aggressive competitive practices. But the performance of these two... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
  • 15 Jul 2019
  • Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

year, with the goal of making the world of finance accessible to broader audiences by providing a rigorous but accessible overview of the biggest topics in finance. Finance is “the language of business, the lifeblood of the economy, and increasingly a View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 06 Aug 2021
  • Book

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

marketing was dreadful, and its finances would have collapsed had it not been for CFO Fred Anderson’s work. The world of computers was dominated by Microsoft, especially after the introduction of its breakthrough product, Windows 95, in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Jan 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

business utility akin to Zoom, but the early stages will be dominated by gamers.” Charles Morrissey saw a practical use now, saying that “the virtual university will finally deliver an alternative, low-cost substitute.” David Wittenberg,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Feb 1999
  • News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

voluntary or involuntary. Salter explains that, on a global scale, overcapacity is linked to demographics. "From Asia alone, there will soon be over one billion laborers earning less than $4 a day dominating the world's workforce," he... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • January 2014 (Revised April 2025)
  • Supplement

The PGA Tour (D)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Cole Magrath

In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season, players competed for $8 million in prize money; by the 1994 season, the total prize purse had increased to $56... View Details

Keywords: PGA Tour; Tim Finchem; Deane Beman; Golf; Professional Golf; Business Model; Value Creation; Adaptation; Sports; Business Strategy; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 29 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

for instance, might argue that capitalism ignores issues of fairness in outcomes—but they can't say that it doesn't exist. “Our task is not to take immoral people and make them moral. Our task is to add texture to the dominant ethical... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 12 Mar 2021
  • News

My Favorite Case

don’t remember many cases from 46 years ago, but “Head Ski” is implanted in my brain. Howard Head invented and popularized the first metal (aluminum) skis in the early 1950s, using many cutting-edge technologies. However, once he had View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 06 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

Packard in the early 1980s what accounted for HP's extraordinary run he modestly replied, "I guess we found a way to make a better product." Where are those better products today? Referring to one of HP's most visible new product initiatives, the TouchPad, a... View Details
Keywords: by Mitch Maidique
  • January 2014 (Revised April 2025)
  • Supplement

The PGA Tour (C)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Cole Magrath

In 1994, the PGA Tour (the "Tour"), the dominant incumbent professional golf circuit, had created tremendous value for its players. In the 1974 season, players competed for $8 million in prize money; by the 1994 season, the total prize purse had increased to $56... View Details
Keywords: PGA Tour; Tim Finchem; Deane Beman; Golf; Professional Golf; Business Model; Value Creation; Adaptation; Sports; Business Strategy; Sports Industry; United States
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  • 13 Dec 2022
  • HBS Seminar

Christine Beckman, USC Price School of Public Policy

  • January 15, 2019
  • Article

Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details
Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage
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  • 02 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

in part because they typically occur at an earlier stage in an industry's life cycle. Many industries exist for a long time in a fragmented state: local businesses stay local, and no company becomes dominant regionally or nationally.... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
  • 13 Nov 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

after the launch of the Cayenne. While she hadn't set out to focus on gender specifically, she found that gender dominated the discussions about the new vehicle. (The Cayenne launch became the basis of an HBS teaching case that Avery... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto