Publications

22 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

New Challenges in Leading Professional Services

Professional service firms—law firms, financial services firms, money management firms, private equity firms, hedge funds, management consultants, advertising agencies—are the most challenging and exciting organizations to lead, maintain... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Consulting; Accounting; Legal Services

1992
Chapter

Technology Challenges to Trade Policy

By: D. B. Yoffie

Keywords: Information Technology; Problems and Challenges; Trade; Policy; Government and Politics; Technology Industry

Web

Competitions & Challenges - Health Care

Student Activities Competitions & Challenges Business plan challenges and case competitions offer an engaging way to collaborate with students from within HBS and from other schools to develop... View Details

10 Jan 2007
HBS Case

The Challenge of Managing National Security

the challenge of differentiating and integrating an organization—that is, breaking it into specialized parts yet getting the parts to work together. Cases about extreme circumstances force students to think outside their usual domains.... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

2006
Book

Challenges in Managing Large Projects

By: J. Ronald Fox and Donn B. Miller

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Projects; Management

2002
Book

Meeting the Collaboration Challenge Workbook

By: James E. Austin and The Drucker Foundation

Keywords: Cooperation; Problems and Challenges

December 2020 (Revised June 2021)
Case

France Télécom (A): A Challenging Restructuring

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Ashley V. Whillans

These cases explore the impacts of industry shocks, resulting corporate actions that had a devastating impact on employees, and the legal conviction of corporate leaders for “institutional harassment."

This case series follows the evolution of France... View Details

Educators

October 2002 (Revised May 2021)
Case

Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (A)

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman

The night before the launch of the Challenger shuttle, officials from Morton Thiokol (Solid Rocket Booster manufacturer) and NASA participated in a teleconference to discuss whether to postpone the shuttle launch due to predicted low temperatures at Kennedy Space... View Details

Keywords: Process Analysis; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Engineering; Risk Management; Analysis; Decision Making; Aerospace Industry; United States

Educators

31 Oct 2017
News

Bertarelli Foundation Gift Names President’s Challenge Fund

September 2022
Article

How Emerging Telehealth Models Challenge Policymaking

By: Mitchell Tang, Michael E Chernew and Ateev Mehrotra

Policy Points

Current telehealth policy discussions are focused on synchronous video and audio telehealth visits delivered by traditional providers and have neglected the growing number of alternative telehealth offerings.

These alternative... View Details

Keywords: Telehealth; Health Care and Treatment; Technology Adoption; Policy; Health Industry

July 2019
Article

Challenges and Opportunities in Software-Driven Medical Devices

By: William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern

The safety and security of medical devices driven by software, the software-development processes, and the need for data collection and privacy, all offer challenges and opportunities for device regulation and clinical care. View Details

Keywords: Medical Devices; Healthcare; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Applications and Software; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

29 Apr 2015
Blog Post

2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business

never imagined business and public health could ever be related. But when I was accepted into the 2+2 Program, I challenged my understanding of “business” and was able to find a company that was using their platform to positively impact... View Details

March 2005 (Revised May 2005)
Case

Ito-Yokado: The Challenge of Apparel

By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han

Ito-Yokado, the 16th largest retail conglomerate in the world, has struggled with the declining performance in the apparel division of its superstores for over a decade. Apparel sales are slipping, eating hard-won gains in the retailer's food division. CEO Toshifumi... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Transformation; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Japan

Educators

August 1983 (Revised December 1987)
Case

Hewlett-Packard: Challenging the Entrepreneurial Culture

By: Howard H. Stevenson

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation