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Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual
endowment models Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries around the globe... View Details
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Growing as a Purposeful Leader
leader able to deal with increasing demands and complex challenges Lead in an era in which the mission of leaders has broadened considerably Change the way you think about your company and your role as a leader Leverage your motivations as an individual as you View Details
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Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
all publications Recent & Upcoming Events Strategy for Health Care Delivery On-campus | November 5th - 8th, 2023 (Sun. - Wed.) | Tuition: $11,250 This program examines the latest strategies and organizational models for transforming the... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Organizational Challenge of Pursuing Joint Social and Financial Goals: Social Enterprise as a Laboratory to Understand Hybrid Organizing By: Battilana, Julie Abstract— While in recent decades the social and business sectors have evolved... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- December 2020 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
Komatsu and Smart Construction
By: Rajiv Lal, David J. Collis and Akiko Saito
Komatsu, Japan's leading construction equipment manufacturer, is considering investing in a digital platform "Smart Construction" that will digitise the entire work process on a construction site, allowing for substantial reductions in cost and time while improving... View Details
Keywords: Platform; Digital Business; Construction; Business Model; Strategy; Technology Adoption; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Construction Industry; Japan
Lal, Rajiv, David J. Collis, and Akiko Saito. "Komatsu and Smart Construction." Harvard Business School Case 521-042, December 2020. (Revised December 2021.)
- 31 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Checking Your Ethics: Would You Speak Up in These 3 Sticky Situations?
loyalties among clients, colleagues, and partners can present ethical issues that can be difficult to manage, says David Fubini, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. “You are an adviser. You are not an employee of the company you are advising,” says Fubini,... View Details
- April 2002
- Case
Pallotta TeamWorks
By: Allen S. Grossman and Elizabeth Kind
Pallotta Team Works is a for-profit, privately owned company that produces multiday fundraising events for nonprofit organizations. Dan Pallotta, the 40-year-old CEO, founded the enterprise in 1992. The company has grown rapidly, having raised over $200 million for... View Details
Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Business Model; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Social Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Service Industry; Consulting Industry; United States
Grossman, Allen S., and Elizabeth Kind. "Pallotta TeamWorks." Harvard Business School Case 302-089, April 2002.
Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments
* Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)
* 10 Best Business Books of 2020 (Inc. Magazine)
* Top Shelf Pick of Best Business Books 2020: Technology & Innovation (Strategy + Business)
* 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details
- 05 Jul 2023
- HBS Case
What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
contextual, or relational. The challenge for leaders is to develop a style that blends elements of all three, because “an overreliance on any one orientation can lead to poor action plans that may derail your ability to execute,” the note explains. “Leaders develop a... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
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Renovating Democratic Capitalism
This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details
- January–February 2023
- Article
The Overlooked Key to a Successful Scale-Up
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Davide Sola and Martin Kupp
Many start-ups experience enormous popularity and runaway growth, but only a few go on to become stable giants. What separates them from the pack? They all go through a developmental stage called extrapolation, say three business school professors.
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Keywords: Entrepreneurship And Strategy; Scalability; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Davide Sola, and Martin Kupp. "The Overlooked Key to a Successful Scale-Up." Harvard Business Review (January–February 2023): 56–65.
- June 2018
- Article
The Power of Workplace Rewards: Using Self-Determination Theory to Understand Why Reward Satisfaction Matters for Workers Around the World
By: Anais Thibault Landry and A.V. Whillans
How can workplace rewards promote employee well-being and engagement? To answer these questions, we utilized self-determination theory to examine whether reward satisfaction predicted employee well-being, job satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and affective... View Details
Keywords: Workplace; Rewards; Motivation; Employees; Satisfaction; Motivation and Incentives; Welfare
Landry, Anais Thibault, and A.V. Whillans. "The Power of Workplace Rewards: Using Self-Determination Theory to Understand Why Reward Satisfaction Matters for Workers Around the World." Compensation & Benefits Review 50, no. 3 (June 2018): 123–148.
- June 2017
- Case
AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison
By: V.G. Narayanan and Joel L. Heilprin
This case asks students to prepare a report comparing the financial and operating performance of AT&T and Verizon. Taking the perspective of a communications industry analyst, they must also consider the differences between and implications of the companies' business... View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Operations; Analysis; Business Model; Accounting; Performance Effectiveness; Telecommunications Industry
Narayanan, V.G., and Joel L. Heilprin. "AT&T Versus Verizon: A Financial Comparison." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-543, June 2017.
- January 2024
- Supplement
Buurtzorg
By: Ethan Bernstein and Tatiana Sandino
As co-founders of home nursing company Buurtzorg, Jos de Blok and Gonnie Kronenberg prized both self-management and organizational learning. Buurtzorg’s 10,000 nurses across 950 neighborhood nursing teams in the Netherlands were empowered to manage themselves, both in... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Design; Management Style; Business Model; Knowledge Dissemination; Learning; Organizational Culture; Health Industry; Netherlands
Bernstein, Ethan, and Tatiana Sandino. "Buurtzorg." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-705, January 2024.
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Driving Digital Strategy
omnichannel strategies Engage customers through digital, social, and mobile marketing Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds,... View Details
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Strategy: Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
strategic tradeoffs as you identify the resources and changes needed to execute your strategy Execute and coordinate strategy across multiple lines of business and global markets Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and View Details
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Rising Generation in the Family Enterprise
responsibility into plans for the future Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries around the globe Build... View Details
- April 2006
- Article
Competitive Advantage and the Value Network Configuration: Making Decisions at a Swedish Life Insurance Company
By: Øystein D. Fjeldstad and Christian H.M. Ketels
When the Swedish Life Insurers Förenade Liv found themselves in difficulties in a rapidly changing market, their response was to call in the consultants. And one of the consultant's first suggestions was to use the Value Network, not the Value Chain, as a new... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Fluctuation; Networks; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Value; Quality; Decision Making; Market Transactions; Performance Effectiveness; Customers; Insurance Industry; Sweden
Fjeldstad, Øystein D., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Competitive Advantage and the Value Network Configuration: Making Decisions at a Swedish Life Insurance Company." Long Range Planning 39, no. 2 (April 2006): 109–131.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Zig-Zagging Your Way to Transformative Impact
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
Achieving transformative impact has been much discussed by social entrepreneurs, funders, and consultants. These discussions have focused on issues of increasing impact and scale, but often with no clear distinction between the two terms. In order to provide clarity,... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Performance Efficiency; Growth and Development; Outcome or Result; Strategy
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "Zig-Zagging Your Way to Transformative Impact." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-062, January 2018.
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Cagé, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We build an endogenous growth model to analyze the relationships between taxation, corruption, and economic growth. Entrepreneurs lie at the center of the model and face... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne