IT Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections

Democrats set up more field operations than the Republicans, in some cases significantly more, with the Obama campaign being particularly bold in throwing resources behind its field offices during the last two elections. The View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Sep 2021
News

Dean Datar on Design Thinking and Innovative Problem Solving

these days, and when we discuss innovation, it is often in the context of uncertainty,” says McGinnis. “How does this approach to innovation make leaders feel more confident about strategy in today’s world?”... View Details

14 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Understanding Users of Social Networks

as Facebook and MySpace. He has also applied many of the insights to help companies develop strategies for leveraging these various online entities for profit. Addressing Network Failures "Online social networks are most useful when... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Publishing

01 Jun 2020
News

Unleashed

lever you have for leading organizations, arguably the more vocal one. Whatever strategy has not made clear to your extended team, culture will unapologetically fill the void. Culture establishes the rules of engagement after leadership... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

the App Store and its ecosystem of services. Eight of the 10 most valuable companies in the world are currently pursuing platform strategies, Wu says. Ultimately, platform strategies lead to the greatest... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

17 Nov 2016
News

Rent the Runway Sets Up Shop at Neiman Marcus

110-year-old department store, which will see new Rent the Runway shops open inside of existing Neiman Marcus locations. (Rent the Runway opened its first physical store in New York City in 2014, and now has a total of seven locations.)... View Details

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Applying the MBA Skillset to Global Health Challenges: Summer Fellow Vasilis Theodorou (MBA 2022)

diseases in low-and middle-income countries. I am part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Strategy and Financing team, a team that provides direct technical and operational support to countries to strengthen their malaria programs and eradicate the... View Details

Web

Marketing - HBS Online

New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in the digital world through a combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a... View Details

Profile

Amanda Pratt

were very analytical and process oriented," she says. But there's another side to Amanda, one that wants to explore options and is willing to embrace novelty. Instead of going to a traditional engineering school, she chose a new school, Olin College of... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech

01 Feb 2000
News

New Releases

"green," as though there were a categorical answer. "Of course, the answer is, 'It depends.' The appropriate environmental policies for a firm depend on the firm's circumstances: the basic economics of its industry, View Details

Profile

Rocio Parra

Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these experiences, I became interested in... View Details

Keywords: Retail

01 Dec 1999
News

Jeff Cruikshank

and hired my former staff assistant to succeed me. Neither of us fit the job description, exactly, but the Bulletin has nevertheless survived and prospered. There really were no institutional crises during my tenure as Bulletin editor. In fact, View Details

Keywords: Jeff Cruikshank

01 Sep 2003
News

Patrick Moreton

actually develop the new technology. The downside to this strategy is that it gives up some of the benefits of competition. The upside is that there’s a better chance a technology (radio, TV, the telephone)... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations

motivate a change? What are the goals and objectives of the change, and how will it be organized? How will performance be measured against those objectives? What technology will be used? EE: How have popular operations View Details

Keywords: by Staff

19 Jun 2018
News

Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry

Michael McGarry (AMP 169 2005), Chairman and CEO of PPG, at the Association's Annual Meeting. The HBS Association of Pittsburgh wrapped up the year with its Annual Meeting on May 15. Michael McGarry (AMP 169, 2005), chairman and CEO of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Web

Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog

for students in all career tracks and with any industry focus as it covers diverse cases across sectors, including but not limited to investment banking, law, consulting, technology, non-profit organizations, the automotive industry, and... View Details

31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

forces: The Fear of Missing Out and the Fear of a Better Option—or FOMO and FOBO, for short. And then he graduated and started his career, and mostly forgot about it. Until about ten years later, when FOMO had reached a cultural saturation point, and a reporter looking... View Details

08 May 2019
News

Lessons from the Ashes

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: After leaving England for Australia in late 1830s, John Fairfax began building a media empire. At its height, John Fairfax Limited held the Australian... View Details

03 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 3

then illustrates how the strategy field can contribute to antitrust merger analysis. The article then assesses the influence of the strategy field on antitrust law and scholarship based on a citation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

you challenged and engaged. Lisa Arpey Executive Board Member at Ford's Theatre Leverage financial statements and frameworks to assess strategy execution and compare organizations’ performance. In an ever fast-changing world, View Details

Publications