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- 09 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk
School, and the world as we confront the realities of climate change and its associated responsibilities and opportunities for the business community. BEI faculty chair Mike Toffel looks forward to his continued partnership with Lynn,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
term—and please define what long term means in your industry—as the next major developments in business? Doerr: We do a long-term strategic plan that looks ahead three years. We used to prepare it once a year, but now we do it twice annually because the world is View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
A change of seasons often means new beginnings, and I am delighted to report that the Alumni Association Board of Directors got off to an energetic start at its first meeting of the 1999-2000 term, held on campus October 15 and 16. You... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
they gave was of a European hospital that changed scheduling to be patient-centric. The entire patient experience was vastly improved and did not hurt the hospital's income. Other than the airline industry it is hard to find an industry... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
to believe that Apple can maintain that incredible level of success.” The verdict is still out on that question, says Yoffie. Even so, the iPod has altered the fundamental dynamics of Apple. In a change that signals the company’s growing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Faculty Updates
Change (2000). He led the development of the School's first required course in human resource management in the 1980s and then cowrote Managing Human Assets (1984), the first book to frame human resource management as a general management... View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
New Year, New Career Goals: Coaches Offer Advice for 2019
pursued his dream. Don't turn your back on what you really want – tomorrow is today. – Jonathan Shepherd Challenge a long-held assumption about yourself, your work or your current situation. Explore how thinking differently about this topic might View Details
- Winter 2022
- Article
Leading Disruption in a Legacy Business: A Compelling Growth Ambition Is a Critical Enabler for New Ventures
By: Andy Binns, Michael Tushman and Charles O'Reilly
Leading innovation in established corporations is difficult. Active inertia and dynamic conservatism are real. Still, leaders can drive disruptive ventures from inside large corporations. These leaders ideate, incubate, and scale innovations, much as an entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model
Binns, Andy, Michael Tushman, and Charles O'Reilly. "Leading Disruption in a Legacy Business: A Compelling Growth Ambition Is a Critical Enabler for New Ventures." MIT Sloan Management Review 63, no. 2 (Winter 2022).
- October 2004
- Case
World Wide Licenses Ltd.: From Disney to Polaroid
World Wide Licenses (WWL) was a low-technology firm that licensed famous brands, which it then applied to timepieces, stationery, and back-to-school products. It transformed into a digital imaging company and landed worldwide rights to the Polaroid brand name. Explores... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Development; Brands and Branding; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Transformation
Tripsas, Mary. "World Wide Licenses Ltd.: From Disney to Polaroid." Harvard Business School Case 805-060, October 2004.
- Article
Medium-term Business Cycles
By: Diego Comin and Mark Gertler
Over the postwar period, many industrialized countries have experienced significant medium-frequency oscillations between periods of robust growth versus relative stagnation. Conventional business cycle filters, however, tend to sweep these oscillations into the trend.... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Fluctuation; Information Technology; Research and Development; Resource Allocation; Framework; Trends; Performance Efficiency; Performance Productivity
Comin, Diego, and Mark Gertler. "Medium-term Business Cycles." American Economic Review 96, no. 3 (June 2006).
- June 2024
- Case
SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'
By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn
This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decisions; Income; Entrepreneurship; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Health Pandemics; Surveys; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Risk Management; Consumer Behavior; Game Theory; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Diversification; Expansion; System Shocks; Accommodations Industry; Technology Industry; Canada; United States; Las Vegas
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Transportation - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Transportation Transportation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions The transport sector accounts for about 14% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and about half of global oil... View Details
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)
curriculum and focus area. Did 2+2 change your path or alter your post-undergraduate plans? Yes and no. I did not change my plans in the sense that I always knew I wanted to be a leader, I’ve always been... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
my military background, they were intrigued by my experience in project and change management, especially while leading teams. After months of conversations and interviews, I was matched with the Human Resources team at Uncommon Schools... View Details
- 16 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future
leaders I most admired often had interdisciplinary backgrounds. Around the same time, I realized I wanted to explore new industries and expand my skill set. HBS’s focus on leadership and its commitment to creating positive change felt... View Details
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IFC: Saudi Arabia; A Nation and its Oil Economy Reimagined - Course Catalog
Saudi Arabia, the largest economy in the Middle East, is implementing its hugely ambitious Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to transform the nation and diversify its economy away from oil dependency. This transition entails massive View Details
- 9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 03 Oct 2018
HBX Becoming A Better Manager
Maximize your managerial effectiveness by shaping and influencing processes in the critically-important treetop level between 50,000 feet (strategy) and ground level (daily tasks and activities). Program Dates: October 3, 2018 - November 28, 2018 View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
senior executives from Fortune 1000 companies. Among employees, 73 percent expressed interest in a defined contribution system, citing advantages such as the ability to choose the best quality plan in which their physician participates and the ability to take their... View Details
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
spoke about how glass ceilings don't apply to black women—when they look up, they see a concrete wall. And she argued for another conference on changing academic roles, to combat what she sees as fear among more junior professors to... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
Entrepreneurs and managers who can't adapt to the fast pace of change in the world—"a world that should be on Prozac"—are likely to miss out on opportunities in the years to come, says HBS Professor Howard Stevenson. The good... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne