• October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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SEK: Reimagining Spanish Higher Education at Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC)

By: John J-H Kim, Mary C. Sauer and Emilie Billaud

In 2023, Nieves Segovia, President of the SEK Education Group in Spain, contemplates the future of her family's for-profit education company, which includes K-12 schools and the newly established UCJC university. Renowned for its innovation in education, SEK faces... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Curriculum and Courses; Higher Education; Teaching; Digital Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Succession; Resource Allocation; Organizational Structure; Education Industry; Europe; Spain

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Kim, John J-H, Mary C. Sauer, and Emilie Billaud. "SEK: Reimagining Spanish Higher Education at Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC)." Harvard Business School Case 324-050, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)

• October 2003 (Revised January 2009)
• Case

Transforming Matsui Securities

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Masako Egawa, Jamie Ladge and Haruki Umezawa

Michio Matsui, president and CEO of Matsui Securities, transformed a small regional securities company into a leading player in the online broking industry in Japan. Discusses how he transformed the business model and culture of the company and took advantage of the... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Model; Organizational Culture; Financial Markets; Competitive Advantage; Japan

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Applegate, Lynda M., Masako Egawa, Jamie Ladge, and Haruki Umezawa. "Transforming Matsui Securities." Harvard Business School Case 804-064, October 2003. (Revised January 2009.)

• 14 Dec 2021
• Op-Ed

To Change Your Company's Culture, Don't Start by Trying to Change the Culture

Culture change is probably on your leadership agenda. You may want (or feel forced) to create a post-pandemic culture, or become more collaborative, innovative, or aggressive. But most companies fail in this because they try to change... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

company’s share price dropped over 70% as financial and operational performance sharply declined. When Sen became CEO in October 2022, he recognized the need for a fundamental reset. In response, Sen and the leadership team launched... View Details

• 18 Jul 2024
• Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows

alumni and Harvard-affiliated postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to advance new ventures around promising life science technologies and develop their leadership talents during a 12-month fellowship year. Fellows work closely with... View Details

• June 2014
• Teaching Note

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication

By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah L. Abbott and Robin Abrahams

Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), confronted in 2003 with an urgent need to change how it operated externally, adopted a highly innovative approach to communicating internally. This case, set in 2010, presents an overview of the new, more interactive model of employee... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Change Management; Communication; Change; Leadership; Management; Energy Industry; India

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Groysberg, Boris, Sarah L. Abbott, and Robin Abrahams. "Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.: Driving Change Through Internal Communication." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 414-006, June 2014.

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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

of the CHRO. Hospitality at work: Bridging opportunity and innovation 04 DEC 2024 | Managing the Future of Work How do you foster inclusion, economic mobility, and a sense of purpose across a global organization with both franchise and... View Details

• 18 Jul 2017
• First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017

instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often without any market research. Land created a culture of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Class Profile - Doctoral

Pricing Corporate Governance Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance Diversity Emerging Markets Environment Ethics Experimental Economics Game Theory Health Care Incentives Innovation International Business View Details

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

to women and work, some of the most ubiquitous beliefs are the most mistaken. More Information 2015 Thinkers50 Innovation Award By: Linda A. Hill Professor Linda Hill won the 2015 Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Award for Innovation.... View Details

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Health Care Initiative - Health Care

student placement efforts, and assists in promoting the Health Care Initiative. The HBS Difference At HBS, students become tomorrow’s health care leaders. They study innovative health care organizations, put View Details

• June 2020
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)

By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia

In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,... View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Information Technology; Transformation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Decision Making; Human Resources; Management Systems; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Canada

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Bernstein, Ethan, Francesca Gino, and Aldo Sesia. "RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-008, June 2020.