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  • 21 Apr 2021
  • Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

Their Organizations, by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind, explores how companies’ outreach strategies evolved from top-down, command-centric communiques to something more informal, immediate, and personal—from a C-suite monologue to a... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden
  • April 2021 (Revised April 2021)
  • Teaching Plan

Nehemiah Mfg. Co.: Providing a Second Chance

By: Brian Trelstad and John Masko
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 320-008. In 2009, Dan Meyer and Richard Palmer, two veterans of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, founded Nehemiah Manufacturing to build FMCG brands while providing jobs to Cincinnati, Ohio’s beleaguered urban core. Two... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Employment; Human Capital; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Social Marketing; Mission and Purpose; Prejudice and Bias; City; Urban Scope; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio; United States
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  • 05 Aug 2015
  • What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

per unit of energy consumed.”  Dan Wallace asked whether or not we have “the wrong expectations.”  As an example, he cited the sharing economy, where we achieve “better asset utilization and customer experience, but not necessarily... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
  • 01 Oct 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Can the “Masks of Command” Coexist with Authentic Leadership?

leadership? Those arguing that the two can coexist cite situations, generally involving adversity, in which the "greater good" is served by masking a leader's feelings. Frances Pratt argued that " we must be careful (and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 21 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?

decision. There's a paralysis that can come with thinking too much." Norton explores this idea in From Thinking Too Little to Thinking Too Much: A Continuum of Decision Making, an article he co-wrote with Duke University's Dan Ariely... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 06 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 6

http://www.cambridge.org/US/academic/subjects/economics/economics-general-interest/democracy-and-its-elected-enemies-american-political-capture-and-economic-decline August 2013 Journal of Marketing Research Contingent Match Incentives Increase Donations By: Anik,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

Anaheim Angels starting pitcher John Lackey, signed in December 2009 to a five-year $85 million deal; San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, lured in 2011 by a seven-year deal at $154 million; and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking
  • 04 Mar 2013
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar

Among the most popular elective courses at Harvard Business School is Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE). Developed by Professor Clayton M. Christensen, the course teaches future leaders how to use well-researched... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto
  • 02 Jul 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

world characterized by increasing complexity reconsidering profit as being the sole and superior criterion for business success, is the only rational approach to take." On the other hand, Dan Wallace... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 16 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs

course-development activities at HBS. Report: Sean Silverthorne: What were some of the group's conclusions about entrepreneurship in China, at least in the areas you saw? Dan Isenberg: Yes, it is important to take into account the fact... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Mar 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

SUMMING UP Why Is It so Difficult to Lead with Candor, Humility, and Trust? Responses to this month’s column, for the most part, represented a celebration of the values of candor, humility, and trust in leadership. As Dan Wallace put it,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Feb 2009
  • What Do You Think?

Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?

research and practice that can guide and improve the selection process and its outcomes. Their message was: "We know how to do it. And here's how." As Al Shealy commented, "The research isn't being used." Dan Erwin... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 17 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive? book excerpt The Trends Shaping Retail's Future From Retail Revolution: Will Your Brick-and-Mortar Store Survive? By Rajiv... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 01 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 1

purporting to show that Section 203 did in fact give bidders a meaningful opportunity for success; (3) between 1990 and 2010, not a single bidder was able to achieve the 85% threshold required by Section 203, thereby calling into question... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

where a company seems weighted down by the bounds of its original start-up business model, a lack of experience by its founder(s), and an accelerating, expense-fueled burn rate through working capital and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

Point: Which Stores Will Survive? book excerpt Will The Internet Push Grocery Retailers Over The Edge? From Retail Revolution: Will Your Brick-and-Mortar Store Survive? By Rajiv Lal, Jose Alvarez and Dan... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 06 Jan 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

Summing Up The title of this wrap-up and the one that accompanied this month's original column basically just deletes "Wikileaks." The original title was my mistake. The intent was not to direct attention to Wikileaks in a manner that View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • January 2017 (Revised October 2018)
  • Case

Novartis: A Transformative Deal

By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
When Joe Jimenez became CEO of Swiss-based Novartis in 2010, replacing longtime CEO Dan Vasella, he assumed control of one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. Vasella, an avowed advocate of diversification, had expanded the scope of the company and... View Details
Keywords: Novartis; GlaxoSmithKline; Asset Swap; Acquisitions; Divestiture; Strategy Alignment; Pharmaceuticals; Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Consolidation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • 24 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 24

  PublicationsClusters and Competitiveness: Porter's Contribution Authors:Christian H.M. Ketels Publication:Chap. 10 in Competition and Competitive Advantage: The Ideas of Michael Porter, edited by Robert Huggins and Hiro Izushi, 173-192.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2016
  • What Do You Think?

When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

Original Article A recent article in Harvard Business Review, “Culture Is Not the Culprit,” by Jay Lorsch and Emily McTague noted that “When organizations get into big trouble, fixing the culture is usually the prescription.” The article... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett

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