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- December 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Lorin A. Fries
Corporate Head of Agriculture Hans Jöhr's mind raced in anticipation of the executive board meeting that afternoon. Jöhr recognized the meeting as a key opportunity to strategize far into the future, reexamining how his team's efforts in sustainable agricultural... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Value Creation; Quality; Supply Chain Management; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Health Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Lorin A. Fries. "Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV)." Harvard Business School Case 913-406, December 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- Sep 2013
- Case
IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept
This case explores the motivation behind P-TECH (a growing skills gap), how it was developed along with the challenges, and the attention generated by the unique school design. View Details
- September 2013 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
IBM's Corporate Citizenship office created a social and organizational innovation in public education through a business-school partnership. IBM's Stanley Litow was the key architect in designing Pathways in Technology Early College High School, known as P-TECH. The... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Partnerships; Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Education; Business and Community Relations; Change; Innovation and Invention; Education Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept." Harvard Business School Case 314-049, September 2013. (Revised June 2017.)
- fall 1991
- Article
A Rubber Mallet and a Two-by-four: The Concept of a Development Strategy
Wheelwright, S. C. "A Rubber Mallet and a Two-by-four: The Concept of a Development Strategy." Target 7, no. 4 (fall 1991): 4–16.
- 2012
- Working Paper
Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick's Conception of Leadership
By: Marya L. Besharov and Rakesh Khurana
Besharov, Marya L., and Rakesh Khurana. "Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick's Conception of Leadership." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-049, November 2012.
- February 1975 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Boston Consulting Group Concept of Competitive Analysis and Corporate Strategy
Describes a method of competitive analysis used by the Boston Consulting Group to coordinate a portfolio of products at the corporate level. Construction and interpretation of product portfolio charts is an important aspect of the technique. View Details
Hammond, John S. "Note on the Boston Consulting Group Concept of Competitive Analysis and Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 175-175, February 1975. (Revised April 1983.)
- 2006
- Book
The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception
By: Debora L. Spar
Spar, Debora L. The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Hans Jöhr, Nestlé's head of corporate agriculture, was preparing to meet with the company's board of directors to discuss its vision for the future related to sustainable agriculture. Nestlé's continued success depended on its ability to access the... View Details
- 03 Oct 2014
- News
An Open Office Experiment that Actually Worked
- February 2002
- Case
Innovating an "Outsourced R&D" Process for Matsushita Electric (MEI): Launching the Panasonic Digital Concepts Center
By: Henry W. Chesbrough and Jeremy Tachau
Shows interaction of venture capital, incubator, and external R&D in Panasonic's technology strategy. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Venture Capital; Innovation Strategy; Research and Development; Technology Industry; Japan
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Jeremy Tachau. Innovating an "Outsourced R&D" Process for Matsushita Electric (MEI): Launching the Panasonic Digital Concepts Center. Harvard Business School Case 602-120, February 2002.
- October 2013
- Teaching Note
Teaching Note IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
- October 2013
- Supplement
IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept Video Supplement
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Video supplement includes P-TECH principal, staff, a parent, and a student. View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "IBM and the Reinvention of High School (A): Proving the P-TECH Concept Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 314-702, October 2013.
- August 2006
- Article
Extending the Faultline Concept to Geographically Dispersed Teams: How Colocated Subgroups Can Impair Group Functioning
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Brad Crisp, Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa and Jerry W. Kim
We theorize that in geographically dispersed teams, members' geographic locations are likely to activate "faultlines" (hypothetical dividing lines that split a group into subgroups) that impair team functioning. In a study of 45 teams comprised of graduate students... View Details
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Brad Crisp, Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa, and Jerry W. Kim. "Extending the Faultline Concept to Geographically Dispersed Teams: How Colocated Subgroups Can Impair Group Functioning." Academy of Management Journal 49, no. 4 (August 2006). (This article was subject of a Recent Research of Note in the Organization Management Journal, Vol. 3, no. 3 (2006): 157-159.)
- 2005
- Working Paper
Extending the Faultline Concept to Geographically Dispersed Teams: How Colocated Subgroups Can Impair Group Functioning
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, C. Brad Crisp, Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa and Jerry W. Kim
- 2022
- Article
The Ordinary Concept of a Meaningful Life: The Role of Subjective and Objective Factors in Third-Person Attributions of Meaning
By: Michael Prinzing, Julian De Freitas and Barbara L. Fredrickson
The desire for a meaningful life is ubiquitous, yet the ordinary concept of a meaningful life is poorly understood. Across six experiments (total N = 2,539), we investigated whether third-person attributions of meaning depend on the psychological states an agent... View Details
Keywords: Experimental Philosophy; Folk Theories; Meaning In Life; Moral Psychology; Positive Psychology; Moral Sensibility; Satisfaction
Prinzing, Michael, Julian De Freitas, and Barbara L. Fredrickson. "The Ordinary Concept of a Meaningful Life: The Role of Subjective and Objective Factors in Third-Person Attributions of Meaning." Journal of Positive Psychology 17, no. 5 (2022): 639–654.
- January 2006 (Revised March 2006)
- Teaching Note
Advanced Competitive Strategy, Notes for Educators 5. Key Concepts in a Module on Strategic Failure
By: Jan W. Rivkin
- January 2006 (Revised March 2006)
- Teaching Note
Advanced Competitive Strategy, Notes for Educators 6. Key Concepts in a Module on Strategic Change
By: Jan W. Rivkin
- 2012
- Report
Conceptions of Leadership and Development in the Singapore Public Service: A Qualitative Exploration of Developmental Readiness
By: Christopher G. Myers and D. Scott DeRue
Keywords: Leadership Development And Career Planning; Leadership; Leadership Development; Public Administration Industry; Singapore; Asia
Myers, Christopher G., and D. Scott DeRue. "Conceptions of Leadership and Development in the Singapore Public Service: A Qualitative Exploration of Developmental Readiness." Report, Civil Service College, Singapore, 2012.