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- February 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Nordstrom: The Turnaround
By: Rajiv Lal and Arar Han
After a period of turbulence, the fourth generation of Nordstroms are in control of the $7.1 billion apparel retailer. They have instituted a number of changes in buying and IT that have turned the business around. What can they do to ensure future growth? View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Crisis Management; Growth Management; Organizational Structure; Information Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
Lal, Rajiv, and Arar Han. "Nordstrom: The Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 505-051, February 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- 18 Mar 2011
- News
Better Retail Performance Predictions
- September 1998
- Case
Anheuser-Busch and the U.S. Brewing Industry
Presents an analytical report on the company's competitive position and on the industry structure in 1991. Used to show how a company can generate value through steady, incremental investment over a long period in a business model tailored to the industry context. Also... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Industry Structures; Growth and Development Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
McGahan, Anita M. "Anheuser-Busch and the U.S. Brewing Industry." Harvard Business School Case 799-026, September 1998.
- 30 Sep 2019
- News
WeWork Needs Cash as Botched IPO Scuttles Planned Infusion
- 18 May 2017
- News
Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
States in the twentieth century. After 1945 Unilever's once successful business in the United States began to decline, yet the parent company maintained an arms-length relationship with its U.S. affiliates, refusing to intervene in their... View Details
- 15 Apr 2015
- News
Has Obamacare Turned Voters Against Sharing the Wealth?
- Program
Advanced Management Program
Summary Market volatility, digital transformation, and innovation are changing the way companies compete in every industry—and increasing the demand for business leaders who are global changemakers. Whether you are looking to move up to... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
family companies is shown in Table 1. Table 1 Structures and Plans to Govern a Family Business System STRUCTURE PLAN CEO TOPMANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FAMILY COUNCIL &FAMILY ASSEMBLY 1. Strategic Plan Initiates andapproves View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Why These Pessimistic HBS Professors Remain Optimistic
- 20 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Taking Care to Prepare Leaders: Lessons in Leadership Development from DaVita Kidney Care
In September 2010, Lauren Coyle, HBS MBA 2010, entered the leadership development program at DaVita Kidney Care. Formally titled, “The Redwoods Program,” it would guide Coyle through a three-phase curriculum that concluded in April 2011, and lead to the View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- TeachingInterests
Developing Yourself as a Leader
This course is an online leadership development program for the next generation of leaders (high-potential emerging leaders with rougly 7-15 years of work experience). Over 12 dynamic, high-impact weeks, a cohort of emerging leaders from around the globe engages... View Details
- Teaching Interest
MBA Elective Curriculum: Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
This course teaches future general managers, entrepreneurs, and consultants how to execute strategy and deliver results. Using readings, exercises, and case studies in industries as diverse as healthcare space exploration, and software development, you will learn to... View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- News
Skin of Color in the United States
- October 2008
- Article
Creativity and the Role of the Leader
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Mukti Khaire
In today's innovation-driven economy, understanding how to generate great ideas has become an urgent managerial priority. Suddenly, the spotlight has turned on the academics who've studied creativity for decades. How relevant is their research to the practical... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Commercialization; Managerial Roles; Creativity; Innovation and Management; Social and Collaborative Networks; Diversity
Amabile, Teresa M., and Mukti Khaire. "Creativity and the Role of the Leader." Harvard Business Review 86, no. 10 (October 2008).
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
Harvard Business School professor Gerald Zaltman's latest book, How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market, delves into the subconscious mind of the consumer—the place where most purchasing decisions are made. The... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 12 May 2011
- News
Powerlessness is as corrupting as power
- June 2021
- Case
Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details
Keywords: Agility; Ecosystem; Innovation Ecosystems; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; XPRIZE; Open Innovation; Partnership; Government; Collaboration; Co-creation; Purpose; Impact; Social Impact; Movement; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Ambidexterity; Ambidexterity; Culture; Culture Change; Global Teams; Experimentation; Space; Space Industry; Airline Industry; Start-up; Platform Business; Platform Strategy; Platform; Digital; Robotics; Robots; Avatar; Telepresence; Innovation Lab; Mobility; COVID-19; Intrapreneurship; Public-private Partnership; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Alignment; Leadership; Leading Change; Diversity; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Transportation Industry; Aerospace Industry; Japan
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 421-085, June 2021.