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- 13 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion
populated. We hopped in a small elevator and quickly arrived on the 7th floor. The open office floor plan had six rows of computers with the company’s CEO and the newest hire sitting practically shoulder to shoulder. We soon realized we... View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
Typically, this performance is thought to be a characteristic of the firm, not the CEO who happens to run the firm. In contrast to this conventional wisdom, we find that equity issues depend on changes in Q and returns to a greater extent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
digitally enabled open platforms. I go on to argue that the competitive success of open platforms against closed platforms gave rise to the "vertical-to-horizontal" transition in the computer industry in the 1980s and 1990s.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan
Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au
information networking. “I was a linear thinker,” he says. “After being exposed to the case method and a diverse group of peers, I began to think more broadly and understand the importance of relationships in business.” A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Au... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
firms do not have a succession plan. Maintaining best practices around physical and mental health is not a luxury or a frill, but an essential aspect of risk management. CEOs and top management need to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
discover and implement the breakthroughs required for realization of the vision; 3) the creation of a system that ensures both the timely identification of breakdowns (and the dissemination of information about them) that, if unresolved, would prevent the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 May 2011
- HBS Case
QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off
heard." "Retailers like Mercadona and QuikTrip have created ways to institutionalize improvement.” Ton notes that another commonality between QuikTrip and Mercadona lies in the strongly held values of its leadership. QuikTrip's View Details
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
firm boundary. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-104.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsThe HLB Turnaround Lynda M. Applegate, Bhaskar Chakravorti, and Laura WinigHarvard Business School Case 810-023 Ford Pearson has recently taken over as View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy
A dozen years ago, it seemed like all it took to launch a successful technology company was a vague idea, a PowerPoint presentation, a trade-show booth with a sexy spokesmodel, and a URL. Then the dot-com bubble burst and investors got... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
Mechanical Watchmaking 1970-2008. Based on his doctoral thesis, the paper discusses the role of key individuals, organizations, and industry associations in bringing a technology back to life. The paper explains that the successful... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
the CEO of its U.S. subsidiary and his challenge to sustain the company's exceptional growth in the face of an unprecedented slowdown in the U.S. construction industry. The case also offers a window into the processes and related issues... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
managers have the courage, but does the CEO have the vision and fortitude to stand before the board and defend the opportunity to explore and fail?" Joe Violette, who reminded us that innovation (as opposed to invention) is most... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Web
Schwartz Common & Pavilion | About
four children and eleven grandchildren. Heather, a successful entrepreneur, is the founder, chair and CEO of Indigo Books & Music, Canada’s leading book and lifestyle retailer. She is a former Governor of... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
process that has led to many successful product launches, but are there areas of customer need that are undervalued by the traditional process? A novel online customer analysis approach suggests untapped opportunities for innovation, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
summer vacations consist of touring national parks in an RV. “To be successful you need to have a passion not just for the job itself, but for the people you are doing it with.” “To be successful you need to... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards By: Ludwig, Edward J., Anna Elise Walton, and Michael Beer Abstract—Over the past years, forward-looking CEOs have adopted a higher-ambition approach to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has Listening Become a Lost Art?
CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation, Macmillan, 2014. David DeSteno, The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More, Hudson Street Press, 2014. Edgar H. Schein,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman