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- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
difficult-borne out by the high ratio of failures to successes in examples cited by the authors. Questions raised by the study include: (1) What happened to focus, loyalty, and trust—causes of "cultural lock-in"—as sources of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
to mourn the loss of Myra Kraft, who succumbed to cancer in July. While Bob Kraft's remarkable successes in the paper and packaging business, as a sports team owner, and as a philanthropist have made him a beloved figure in the Boston community, he says it is his View Details
- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
workforce, a lot of companies have eliminated the accumulated wisdom of older workers." Saira Somani-Mendelin points to another possible cause: The failure to preserve deep smarts "... goes much deeper than the bottom line. It... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
to new product and service failure rates of 80 percent or more, Zaltman urges market researchers to challenge the status quo. “The sinking of the Titanic resulted from a failure to question two-and-a-half... View Details
- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
as Facebook and MySpace. He has also applied many of the insights to help companies develop strategies for leveraging these various online entities for profit. Addressing Network Failures "Online social networks are most useful when... View Details
- November 2023
- Supplement
'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (B)
By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia Comeau
Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Economic Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Natural Resources; Crisis Management; Failure; Privatization; Social Issues; Urban Development; Adaptation; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Philippines
Spar, Debora L., Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta, and Julia Comeau. "'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-039, November 2023.
- December 2016
- Supplement
Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail
This is a video supplement, to be used when teaching the Ron Johnson case. See abstract:
In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his... View Details
In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Leadership Development; Legal Industry; Procurement; Professional Service Firms; Pricing; Competition; Organizational Behavior; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Situation or Environment; Failure; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; United States
Raffaelli, Ryan, Joshua D. Margolis, and Das Narayandas. "Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 417-704, December 2016.
- January 2000 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Cachet Technologies
By: Paul A. Gompers and Howard Reitz
Describes the decision facing Danny Lewin, Jonathan Seelig, and Tom Leighton, the founders of Cachet Technologies, an MIT spin-out. The firm has done poorly in the annual MIT business plan competition and the founders have to decide whether to continue. View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Business Startups; Business Plan; Failure; Cooperative Ownership; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Howard Reitz. "Cachet Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 200-031, January 2000. (Revised March 2000.)
- July 1987 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Atlas Copco (A): Gaining and Building Distribution Channels
Atlas Copco, a Swedish company, holds the highest market share for air compressors worldwide. However, its attempts to enter U.S. markets have been unsuccessful. The case describes a series of strategic distribution maneuvers implemented by the company which enable it... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Marketing Channels; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Distribution Channels; Failure; Industrial Products Industry; Sweden; United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Atlas Copco (A): Gaining and Building Distribution Channels." Harvard Business School Case 588-004, July 1987. (Revised May 1993.)
- 04 Mar 2015
- What Do You Think?
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?
power of unions, competition based on lower prices and costs, the failure of governments to take action—inequality appears to have increased over the past three decades in many parts of the world. A strong economic case can be made that... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
Twenty years has provided time to judge the success or failure of Theodore Levitt's predictions of a global economy populated by standardized products and marketing approaches. For the colloquium, a number of Harvard Business School and... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
in 1994 to turn an airplane into a missile aimed at the Eiffel Tower. And yet, post-9/11, then–national security advisor Condoleezza Rice talked about the impossibility of predicting that someone would use an airplane as a missile. So there was a communication View Details
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- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
psychological safety, and embracing failure and conflict. Individuals who learn to team well acquire knowledge, skills, and networks. Organizations learn to solve complex, cross-disciplinary problems, build stronger and more unified... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- October 2001 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Sarnia Corporation
By: Thomas R. Piper
A division manager must explain why his division failed to meet its budgeted profit performance as well as meet with members of his management team to discuss corrective action. View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Business Divisions; Profit; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Failure; Performance; Strategy
Piper, Thomas R. "Sarnia Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 202-051, October 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
- 03 Feb 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?
the fear of failure takes over, making it harder for them to succeed as they battle feelings of low self-esteem, second-guess themselves, and experience performance anxiety. Some may actually suffer serious depression. Among my MBA... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
and efficiency of hospitals and to contrast these concerns with national patient safety initiatives. Data Sources: Primary data include semi-structured interviews with frontline staff and 1,732 staff-identified operational failures at 20... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
we’re going to examine why Silicon Valley is at risk of losing its startup crown and what that could mean for the future of innovation. READ MORE If you were asked to name some of the greatest entrepreneurial failures in history, you... View Details
- 06 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Alexis Jackson (MBA 2021)
of failure to someone who embraces it.” Jackson focused her grief on this new embrace of risk, and in the face of additional trauma and unrest following the murder of George Floyd, on making a difference for her community. In June of... View Details
- January 2006
- Case
Jack Strang at SequenceLabs
By: Mukti Khaire, John J. Gabarro and Lynda M. Applegate
How can entrepreneur manage his firm if things go wrong despite having a great idea, a solid team, and financial backing? Jack Strang founded a biotech firm with his friend Peter Evans, to develop molecular pathway-based "cures" for metabolic disorders. The idea was... View Details