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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage
contributes much more sustainable economic growth as well as an increase in the standard of living, social well-being, and desirable jobs. Meanwhile, obsessing over establishing science-tech superiority brings its own ills, including a... View Details
Charles M. Pigott
Pigott was instrumental in leading the growth of his family’s business, Pacific Car & Foundry. Sales of heavy trucks under the Peterbilt and Kenworth names increased from $320 million to $4.3 billion.... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- March 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Akamai Technologies: Expanding the Talent Pipeline
By: Christopher Stanton, Lynda M. Applegate, Allison Ciechanover, Emily Grandjean and Sophie Beck
In 2022, senior executives of Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies met to consider whether and how to scale a successful technical training program. The program, Akamai Technical Academy (ATA), was launched in 2016 to address a key challenge at Akamai and in the... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Diversity; Talent and Talent Management; Technology Industry; United States; Boston
Stanton, Christopher, Lynda M. Applegate, Allison Ciechanover, Emily Grandjean, and Sophie Beck. "Akamai Technologies: Expanding the Talent Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 823-101, March 2023. (Revised May 2023.)
- April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Background Note
Cleveland Turnaround (C), The: Facts and Figures
By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Analytics and Data Science; Economic Growth; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Cleveland Turnaround (C), The: Facts and Figures." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-153, April 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
title is SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth and Social Good (Crown Business). Sean Silverthorne: What is a vanguard company? Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Vanguard means ahead of the pack, the leaders, the ones... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
of systemic issues that have gradually worsened since the 2007-2008 financial crisis. At the heart of the problem lies the consulting firms’ aggressive pursuit of growth as their primary objective, which has fundamentally reshaped their... View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
accompanied by lower inflation and interest rates—that justify deficit spending to produce both economic growth and social programs designed to improve our quality of life and reduce social inequality” (JohnfrmClevelnd). Or, it prompts... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
Morse G. Dial
Dial was instrumental in the growth and diversification of Union Carbide. He strongly supported research and development, and it was with this foresight that Union Carbide was able to become a leading... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- November 1987 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
ServiceMaster Industries, Inc.
By: James L. Heskett
The CEO of ServiceMaster Industries has convened an internal task force to come up with ideas for reorganizing the company to accommodate unusually fast growth. In developing both alternatives and criteria for appraising them, the task force has to keep in mind the... View Details
Heskett, James L. "ServiceMaster Industries, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 388-064, November 1987. (Revised June 1988.)
- May 2018
- Supplement
Abe on Womenomics, part 2: Women as Leaders – Policies & Exemplars: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015
By: Boris Groysberg
This video supplement is a lightly edited excerpt from a 2015 speech by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in which he describes Womenomics--policies and aspirations to promote greater economic participation by Japan's women, thereby promoting economic growth, greater... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Gender; Employment; Business and Government Relations; Growth and Development; Working Conditions; Japan
Groysberg, Boris. "Abe on Womenomics, part 2: Women as Leaders – Policies & Exemplars: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 418-720, May 2018.
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Revitalizing America
help address urgent priorities that the public cares about and bring communities together for the common good. An early slogan for AmeriCorps, the lead program of America's Corporation for National and Community Service, was "getting... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
Henry Wendt
strategy did not provide a rapid growth spurt for SmithKline, it did lead to the successful merger of SmithKline with UK-based Beecham Company. The creation of SmithKline Beecham (SKB), engineered by Wendt... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Shirish Nimgaonkar
entrepreneurial companies with significant growth and successful exits. Shirish was also a Managing Director at a global investment bank, where he advised several leading high View Details
- May 2018
- Supplement
Abe on Womenomics, part 3: International Efforts & Conclusions: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015
By: Boris Groysberg
This video supplement is a lightly edited excerpt of a 2015 speech by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in which he describes Womenomics--policies and aspirations to promote greater economic participation by Japan's women, thereby promoting economic growth, greater... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Gender; Business and Government Relations; Employment; Growth and Development; Working Conditions; Japan
Groysberg, Boris. "Abe on Womenomics, part 3: International Efforts & Conclusions: Excerpt from Opening Address to the World Assembly of Women, Tokyo, August 28, 2015." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 418-721, May 2018.
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
New Releases
continue to outperform equally service-conscious competitors year after year. But in The Service Profit Chain: How Leading Companies Link Profit and Growth to Loyalty, Satisfaction, and Value, HBS professors... View Details
Kenneth Salas
experience includes co-founding Camino Financial, a fintech lender he successfully scaled and exited, leading to the acquisition of a competitor and doubling the company's size. His prior experience in investment banking and private... View Details
Bernard A. Edison
Taking the helm of the family business from his father and uncle, Edison went on to lead it through its strongest period of growth and financial performance. He dramatically expanded operations, opening new... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- October 2005 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Bennie Wiley at The Partnership, Inc.
Benaree Wiley, an African American, female HBS graduate (class of 1972), was appointed CEO and president in 1991 of The Partnership, a Boston-based nonprofit dedicated to developing leadership potential in professionals of color and in increasing their representation... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Leading Change; Nonprofit Organizations; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry; Boston
Roberts, Laura Morgan, and Victoria Winston. "Bennie Wiley at The Partnership, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 406-012, October 2005. (Revised December 2006.)
- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
practices in management education. "Overall, we were delighted to see the impact that PCMPCL is having in the area and on these leading schools of business," Wheelwright says. Report: Q: What general advice would you give our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
itself from a competitive perspective to continue its growth and stand out from the other industry players?" The Answers: "I would suggest looking at the business model and trying to extend the brand by extending the offering. Cellphones... View Details