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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
MBA ’09, all have worked in Africa), with Jamie Yang, Jukka Valimaki, and Blandine Antoine, all of MIT. Org chart: A Tanzania-based management team (Emmanuel, Jukka, Jamie) and U.S.-based advisory team (Alla, Benjamin, Blandine). Best... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
loyalty) into a full-fledged management system that results in extraordinary financial and competitive results. They define the fundamental concept of Net Promoter; explain its connection to a company’s growth and sustained success;... View Details
- March 1993
- Supplement
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (E)
Describes a competitor's decision to install capital equipment using switching technology incompatible with McCaw's. View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and Sharon L. Rossi. "McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-053, March 1993.
- 16 May 2018
- Blog Post
Internship Success: Mutual Growth Brings Intern and Enterprise Together
industry,” he says, “but the position needed a strong technology component. I wanted to work closely with product development and management in a company that was competitively well-positioned, on a product... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Donella Rapier to Head External Relations
alumna, administrator, and former faculty member at HBS, Rapier approaches her new role from a unique perspective. A native of Los Angeles, she began her career there, working as a CPA for Price Waterhouse. The firm awarded her a full scholarship to HBS, and after... View Details
- 07 Feb 2018
- News
Athenahealth Taps Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as Chairman
Photo via BostInno Photo via BostInno Former General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt (MBA 1982) has been tapped as the new chairman of athenahealth, the Massachusetts-based health care IT company founded by Jonathan Bush (MBA 1997). Bush, who... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Powering into the Future
Alexander Gruzen (MBA 1990) is CEO of WiTricity Corp., in Texas. In this video, he explains how his company is helping to lead the world toward a more sustainable future. “I wanted to create something very new and had a chance to join a... View Details
- June 2025
- Supplement
The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades (B): The Art of Coalition Building
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Supplement to the (A) case, 324-002 Curtis Osceola, Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, exercised leadership to mobilize allies, deal with opposition, and forge internal and external multi-sector coalitions to help preserve the... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Leadership; Projects; Alliances; Natural Environment; Power and Influence; Florida; Everglades National Park
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jacob A. Small. "The Miccosukee Tribe and the Battle to Save the Everglades (B): The Art of Coalition Building." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-132, June 2025.
- February 2024
- Case
Can Cities Beat the Heat? (A): A Comparative Analysis of Climate Actions and Change Enablers in 14 U.S. Cities
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Throughout the early 2000's, emphasis was placed on initiatives to adapt to and mitigate climate action in cities. This series presents overviews (snapshots) of 14 U.S. metropolitan regions to help identify similarities, differences, and opportunities for developing... View Details
Keywords: Climate; Climate Impact; Innovation; Mitigation Policies; Carbon Footprint; Investing; Climate Finance; Renewable; Mobility; City; Climate Change; Adaptation; Renewable Energy; Weather; Problems and Challenges; United States; Boston; Detroit; Miami; Minneapolis; St. Paul; Pittsburgh; Seattle; San Jose
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Talent: The Best Employee Perk?
“[Just] as organizations that invested financial capital more wisely than their rivals performed better in the past, the companies that do the best job of managing time, talent, and energy are the ones that... View Details
- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
aren't purposefully bad, says Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who has authored several business management books, including Confidence: How Winning and Losing Streaks Begin and End and SuperCorp: How Vanguard View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- September 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
Emmet Stephenson: Profile of an Entrepreneur
By: Ashish Nanda
Profiles the career of a Emmet Stephenson, the founder of over a dozen successful companies, as a model of entrepreneurship and management. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, Ed Zschau, and Georgia Levenson. "Emmet Stephenson: Profile of an Entrepreneur." Harvard Business School Case 898-049, September 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
- February 1996
- Case
Spartan Stores Incorporated: Reengineering for Efficient Consumer Response
Describes an effort to rationalize operations at a leading grocery wholesaler, enabled by information systems. Spartan Stores, Inc., is cooperatively owned by its 238 retailers and, through training, consulting, systems support, and cost of goods efficiencies, strives... View Details
McKenney, James L., and William Schiano. "Spartan Stores Incorporated: Reengineering for Efficient Consumer Response." Harvard Business School Case 396-263, February 1996.
- November 1993
- Case
Mercedes-Benz
After many years as a German luxury car producer, Mercedes-Benz announced two major strategy shifts in 1992, toward a full line of automotive products and toward a globally diverse set of plans and activities. As part of this shift, Mercedes planned to build a major... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Germany; Alabama
Rosenzweig, Philip M. "Mercedes-Benz." Harvard Business School Case 394-084, November 1993.
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
commented, ''No Surprises Management seems pretty obvious. Why in the world would you want the people you're counting on to help you achieve your objectives to be blindsided?" Roger Studer added, "Take care of those who take... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Watching the Brain Think and the Surprises of Science
“ One unstated objective of science is to make a difference: to learn something, or make something, that changes the way people think or behave. Many of the biggest discoveries — the most important scientifically and the most consequential socially — are surprises, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
similarly demands new kinds of management leadership, organizational forms, and institutional arrangements. Once again, HBS is in a position to prepare its students for the challenges and rewards of leading View Details
- July 1990
- Background Note
Effective Business Presentations
Effective presentations do not just happen, they are the result of careful planning and practice. The more appropriate to audience, situation, and topic your planning and delivery, the more likely it is that you will achieve your communication goal. An active, involved... View Details
Hofmann, Therese M. "Effective Business Presentations." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-011, July 1990.
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories
their turn to get into the game. Following are short profiles of this year’s recipients. Rahul Bajaj (MBA ’64) As chairman of Bajaj Auto Ltd., one of India’s foremost companies and one of the world’s largest makers of motorized scooters... View Details