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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
Weinberg this was an opportunity to go the other way and reach out to be helpful to the president, and he took it. In 1933 the president had him organizing the Business Advisory and Planning Council, through which corporate executives... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
acknowledged place in the business world. Yet any entrepreneur can attest to the creative power required to build an organization where none existed before. “Look, I made a hat /Where there never was a hat,” sings Georges Seurat in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
Thanks to the combined energy of over six hundred enthusiastic alumni, a dozen insightful HBS faculty members, and a score of respected experts, the 1997 Harvard Business School Global Alumni Conference, "Greater China: Myths, Realities,... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
he has to Pittsburgh’s business elite while maintaining the objectivity to tell the hard truths about those same people. Ultimately, he must thwart a terrorist plot that could disrupt the massive corporate merger that would View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
County Hospital: Gastroenterology Care in Sweden Michael E. Porter, Jennifer F. Baron, and Martin RejlerHarvard Business School Case 710-469 Sweden's Highland District County Hospital, similar to a community hospital in the U.S.,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
After a cancer patient's first 30 days in the American medical system, the bills start stacking up—right next to the pile of paperwork explaining benefits. "It's very hard for patients to match these things up," says Dr. Thomas W. Feeley, who recently joined... View Details
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
dalliances of leaders, a kiss is never just a kiss. “A board’s oversight over culture and respect in the workplace has become much more important than it was prior to #MeToo.” A series of Harvard Business School case studies unfurls the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
where people want to buy their cars,” Thomke says. “The companies can’t simply restructure their way out of their difficulties.” Thomke, an authority on the management of technology and product innovation, senses that “the culture within... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
employee communication about operational failures. Doing so may result in higher levels of frontline system-improvement efforts and ultimately improved work processes. Cases & Course MaterialsAllianz AG: Becoming a European Company Harvard View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
Working PapersCorporate Social Entrepreneurship Authors:James Austin and Ezequiel Reficco Abstract Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) is a process aimed at enabling business to develop more advanced and powerful forms of Corporate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
experience increases in interest rates, a devaluation of the currency, and, eventually, a restructuring of the country's debt. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212091-PDF-ENG Fighting Corruption at Siemens Paul... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
the continued success of the multi-sourcing strategy, including restructuring the IT group, developing the skills of its staff, and starting a captive center. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815002-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Tencent
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426.
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking... View Details
Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Segmentation; Business Units; Communication; Profit; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
advantage of the other. The case shows how each is faced to restructure as its competitive advantage erodes. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/910410-PDF-ENG Playing with Fire at Sittercity (A) Noam Wasserman and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
restructure and diversify the giant family firm and turn it into a global enterprise. How do you see the role of business now and in the future? Consumers are demanding a new template for corporations. They... View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
Hunter College. After realizing how much she enjoyed sharing her love of art with others, she began to earn credits toward a master's degree, giving gallery talks and lectures along the way, even as she continued to work full time. When a View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
PublicationsFlying Without a Net: Turn Fear of Change into Fuel for Success Author:Thomas J. DeLong Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2011 Abstract Confronted by omnipresent threats of job loss and change, even the brightest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
book, Who Killed Health Care? We asked Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration Chair at the Harvard Business School, to discuss her latest work and her more than 30 years of... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-012.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsArrow Electronics—The Apollo Acquisition Harvard Business School Case 607-007 Having already made 10 acquisitions of competitors in the last decade, the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
A Conversation with Dean Clark
manage technology in their subsequent careers. BULLETIN: How would you assess the state of the School today? CLARK: This really is a great time to be part of the Harvard Business School. There is a spirit of innovation and enterprise that... View Details