design process - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

process comes from repeatedly solving a particular class of problem. Processes are designed to get the same thing done, over and over—and as such they tend to be inflexible.... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

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Value Measurement for Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Care explores the best practices for reorganizing and coordinating care, improving process efficiencies, implementing new reimbursement approaches, and integrating care delivery across practices. You will return with the frameworks and... View Details

September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19

By: Mark Egan, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin and Emilie Billaud

In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest beer company, boasting over 500 brands, revenue of $46 billion, and a workforce of 160,000 in 2020, AB InBev... View Details

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Negotiating - Alumni

Careers Negotiating Careers Negotiating Preparation is key to a successful negotiation. The tips and questions below are designed to let you know what to expect from the process and to help you plan your... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

rural India.” Danielle Colson MBA 2022 | Co-founder & COO, Mantel “Mantel is developing the first liquid phase materials that capture CO2 at high temperatures. Our molten borate technology enables new process View Details

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Business Insights Blog | HBS Online

Digital Innovation and Strategy Design Thinking and Innovation Digital Marketing Strategy Disruptive Strategy Dynamic Teaming Economics for Managers Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurship Essentials Financial Accounting Global... View Details

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

we're learning in the course is that pivoting is really hard." Of course, in carving a path to the PMF, startups may find that they have to shift the company in a completely new direction. In lean startup lingo, it's a process known... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

February 2012
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Kent Chemical: Organizing for International Growth

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Laura Winig

In July 2008, Luis Morales, president of Kent Chemical International, is proposing a third reorganization effort after two failed attempts to better align his business with its U.S.-based parent company. With a global expansion strategy placing increasing demands on... View Details

Keywords: International Business; Organizational Change; Multinational Corporations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Design; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Global Strategy; Chemical Industry; United States

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20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

its influence on team processes and performance are discussed. What Drives Sell-Side Analyst Compensation at High-Status Investment Banks? Authors:Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy, and David A. Maber Publication:Journal of Accounting... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

witnessing firms developing and experimenting with much more radical risk-mitigating technologies. These include developing new products and processes that mitigate contagion risk. For example, in China, robots have been View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Francesco Bova Abstract Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels; for instance, when goods designated for a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters

resources-processes-values framework. Resources refer to tangible and intangible assets, processes deal with activities that turn resources into goods and services, and values underpin decisions employees make and how they make them. (See... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

customers. The limits of such customization must be set, and the processes for approvals clarified. Otherwise, there will be constant tension and infighting between headquarters and the field. Once the common understanding and the... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

14 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Facts and Figuring: An Experimental Investigation of Network Structure and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces

Keywords: by Jesse Shore, Ethan Bernstein & David Lazer

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

other roles where it plays a coordinating function, essential to ensuring that strategy informs critical processes like budgeting, operational planning, and performance management. Q: Your article discusses Chrysler Group and the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 11

decision, to consider whether they are facing a "thinking too much" or "thinking too little" problem and adjust accordingly. Download the paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcs.90/abstract How to Design... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

an electronic version of a patient questionnaire that had been designed and vetted by a group of subspecialty experts. We integrated that survey into our EHR. To assess the effects of our new EHR system and the new View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

frameworks are complicated. The processes that companies install to develop their strategy are highly complex, hundreds of slides, dozens of analyses, many competing frameworks and considerations. I meet many managers who see strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

I. Levine, 241-267. Cambridge University Press, 2010 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item2708038/?site_locale=en_GB Organizational Sustainability: Organization Design... View Details

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