Disruptive Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

and interactions centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were absent. We use this case to develop theory about how organizational features, such as work practices and norms, can disrupt conventional... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

seeking to pioneer radical or disruptive innovations while pursuing incremental gains. A business does not have to escape its past, these cases show, to renew itself for the future. [...] A New Lens On Growth One company that has used an... View Details

Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

for good in society. This report features a selection of stories that highlight the School’s influence and impact around the world during fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021). Africa Developing the Skills to Drive Change in... View Details

30 May 2019
What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

organizations in which he and his firm invested. The objectives to which he referred were Collins’s and Porras’s BHAGs, preferably a ten times improvement in some performance metric. In his book Exponential Organizations, Salim Ismail further described the world of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

19 Aug 2010
News

Classroom Hijinks: Catchphrases, Mottos, Cheers, and Mascots

classmate was taking the same courses. I’m told that Harvard Law School classes also have sections, but they change rooms from class to class. The natural result of spending so much time together in the same room is an extraordinary... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

The resourcefulness with which companies dealt with these staffing challenges could be an area of deeper research, Giacomin says, and has ongoing relevance in today’s tight labor market. The internment experience also fundamentally View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

07 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 7, 2015

Successful Products for Emerging Markets By: Winter, Amos, and Vijay Govindarajan Abstract—Multinationals are starting to catch on to the logic of reverse innovation, in which products are designed first for consumers in low-income countries and then adapted into View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2017
News

HBS Deans' Message on White House Travel Ban

concerned that our executive programs — which comprise two-thirds international participants — could see declines in enrollment. Whatever the intention of the order, its implementation has led to disruption and fear, and it undercuts the... View Details

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

shifting workforce demographics, and changing reimbursement models—threaten to disrupt NWH's organizational model. Similar to other U.S. community hospitals, NWH has historically been staffed primarily with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

our program. We also have well over 200 targets which we use to guide our progress under each of our sustainable development goals. We hope to remain steadfast in our commitment to creating change in our communities, our employees and our... View Details

August 2024 (Revised November 2024)
Case

No Labels and the 2024 Presidential Insurance Plan

By: Robert F. White and Tom Quinn

After observing record voter dissatisfaction with the choices in the 2024 U.S. presidential election—Democratic nominee President Joe Biden and Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump—the bipartisan nonprofit No Labels decided to reserve ballot access in... View Details

Keywords: Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Lawsuits and Litigation; Failure; System Shocks; Political Elections; Motivation and Incentives; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States

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02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

personal relationships and pattern matching. “We’re already seeing the current economic changes impacting women disproportionately as some women have to drop out of the labor force to look after children. It’s important that we not only... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity

01 Jun 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

mentality” (an insurgent's clear mission and purpose, an unambiguous owner mindset, and a relentless obsession with the front line) can resolve the predictable crises of growth. Leading Strategic Change in an Era of Healthcare... View Details

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

“suggesting that many businesses expect this to extend well beyond their current cash.” Survey respondents indicated that demand shocks and employee health concerns have been more disruptive than the supply chain problems that are more... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

Credit: Nicolas McComber Uber’s roller coaster ride from ride-sharing pioneer to shunned bad boy should be a lesson to other disruptive startups: Fighting hard is good, while fighting unfairly loses you respect, customers, and perhaps... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

21 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

many more products than the average business, and face the challenge of having to manage a large, constantly changing product portfolio.” One solution to that challenge, Elberse says, is for executives to consider a “blockbuster... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education

01 Dec 1998
News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

if we had been more alert. Fortunately, the benefits gained from confronting the problem will outweigh the pain. What benefits do you foresee? We're learning lessons that will change future behavior. Some of us are finally understanding... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan

prevent a new disease from becoming endemic to a region. It raised the profile of public health and brought the importance of international cooperation in health to new heights. SARS — severe acute respiratory syndrome — caused enormous economic damage and social View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

and Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption By Steve Dennis (MBA 1984) LifeTree Physical retail isn’t dead—but boring retail is. Remarkable Retail equips the savvy retailer with eight strategies to bounce back from the COVID-19 downturn... View Details

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products. “Alternative players have the potential to fundamentally View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

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