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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was devastated by three reactor explosions and two core meltdowns in the days following a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami that produced waves as high as 17 meters. The world is familiar with Daiichi's... View Details
  • 02 Aug 2004
  • What Do You Think?

For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?

Summing Up Responses to this month's column raise questions about whether Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, requiring that senior managers certify the integrity of the processes by which their companies' financial reports are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 16 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

producers who supply the industry. Equally hit are supply chain partners who move goods across the country. "It’s going to take some time to retool operating models to be able to succeed in this new environment.” Coming into 2020,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage
  • 11 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 11

organizations, Kaplan and Haas identify five common mistakes when managers attempt to cut health care costs. The mistakes are triggered, primarily, by working from the line-item expense categories on P&Ls, rather than clinically based... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Dec 2020
  • Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

In 2020, our faculty published 14 books that dive into their research and pull from their professional experiences on topics including the future of capitalism, managing time, how AI is transforming work, the power of experiments, a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Case Research & Writing Group - Faculty & Research

case researchers have the following qualities: Ability to develop and write HBS cases (in support of faculty) on a variety of business subjects, usually in print, though sometimes in media such as web-based video. In addition to writing text, case researchers also... View Details
  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

keep its product pipeline on the cutting edge. The company also worked to integrate vertically-to own or control every viable piece of the supply chain-in an effort to manage the flower and produce... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

across their internal corporate departments lead their facilities to prioritize different institutional pressures and thus adopt different management practices. Specifically, we argue that external constituents who interact with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2022
  • Book

Stop Ignoring Bad Behavior: 6 Tips for Better Ethics at Work

In 1995, Purdue Pharma began selling a powerful and addictive opioid drug called OxyContin. The company was aware that the drug, which was marketed to doctors as a safe way to manage chronic pain, was a potent narcotic that could quickly... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
  • 23 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

Often overlooked in essays on leadership is the role of the organization's measurement and management system. Effective leaders, however, know that measurement and management systems play a critical role in... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
  • 28 Nov 2018
  • HBS Case

On Target: Rethinking the Retail Website

managers in the field make smart business decisions based on data. Those managers were encouraged to develop questions that could produce value if analysts could massage the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail
  • 05 Dec 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How To Deceive Others With Truthful Statements (It's Called 'Paltering,' And It's Risky)

Candidates Misled Us With Truthful Statements) In fact, in one of the pilot studies involving 184 mid- to senior-level business managers enrolled in an HBS Executive Education course—all of whom negotiate as part of their business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • November 2010 (Revised November 2017)
  • Case

Washout: The Founders' Tale and the Investors' Tale

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Chad M. Carr
The competing narratives of the founders of Alantec, Inc. and the venture capitalists who funded the company are explored in the context of Kalashian v. Advent VI Ltd. a California Superior Court case. The founders of the company, which produced switches for computer... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Venture Capital; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Managerial Roles; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry
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  • 05 Sep 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

Performance Responses to Competition Across Skill-Levels in Rank Order Tournaments: Field Evidence and Implications for Tournament Design

Keywords: by Kevin J. Boudreau, Constance E. Helfat, Karim R. Lakhani & Michael E. Menietti.
  • 22 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!

curriculum, and all. The smaller program means you get more resources from the school, including direct access to top founders and investors in the industry. And the curriculum is very hands-on and practical, as every joint-degree class is focused on designing or... View Details
  • 10 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 10

available at this time. Read this article: http://www.responsible-investor.com/home/article/one_report   Working PapersDeveloping Negotiation Case Studies Author:James K. Sebenius Abstract While a great deal of excellent advice exists for View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Mar 2019
  • HBS Case

The Ferrari Way

comfortable car on the market, but the best combination of the two...” When Thomke, who teaches and writes about the management of innovation, received an email from Ferrari out of the blue asking if he wanted to study the company, he... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto
  • January 2018
  • Case

Ak Gıda: IPO or Strategic Sale

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Eren Kuzucu
In 2015, Yıldiz Holding, one of the world’s largest producer of confections, biscuits and crackers, was at the end of its divestiture process from Ak Gida, one of the leading dairy companies in Turkey. The company had adopted a dual track process, pursuing an initial... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Private Sector; For-Profit Firms; Business Model; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Growth and Development Strategy; Value Creation; Decision Making; Growth Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Initial Public Offering; Business Conglomerates; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Joint Ventures; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
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Navigating Talent Hot Spots

By: William R. Kerr
Innovation clusters like San Francisco and Boston have long had an outsize impact on the global economy, and their influence keeps growing. In 2017, for instance, America’s ten largest tech hubs accounted for 58% of U.S. patents. Globally, cities such as Tokyo, Paris,... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Innovation and Invention; Urban Scope; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Management
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  • 26 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

  Working PapersAn Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions Authors:Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Combining new, hand-collected data with a widely studied dataset, we examine how firms use... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace