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- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
how those processes get institutionalized into a unique culture. Located in the Free State of Saxony in the eastern part of Germany (the former GDR), AMD's investment in the region leverages a historic and rather unique skill base in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
his struggles as a young, somewhat tongue-tied student with an engineering degree, "intimidated by all those articulate British students and all those history majors who were used to the give-and-take of case-method teaching."... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
amount of talk about free markets or balanced budgets will make a difference. The solution is an entirely new engine of change: a World Development Corporation (WDC). This entity could be chartered by the United Nations and established as... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
engineering Koning’s research might be sobering to the cities and institutions that invest in startup-focused events and programs in the hopes of stirring innovation and prosperity. Even if a fledgling community emerges from the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
Americans disliking Yemenis and forcing them into particular industries. This is a situation in which the more we find Yemenis working together in a particular sector, the more they are earning overall.” ENGINES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Their... View Details
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
science and engineering and applied science but in social science as well. Sometimes it ranks education to the degree that it can on faculty-student ratios. Some of them take a very specific number of journals and these are the only ones... View Details
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707008 South African Airways (A) Harvard Business School Case 407-014 Amid efforts to engineer a turnaround at South African Airways (SAA), the CEO confronts an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
intelligence engines that parse this massive new trove of information to improve the quality, access, and cost of care. COVID also unleashed consumer-driven public policy changes, including allowing pregnancy termination pills to be... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
was premised on an allegory about hillbillies, which working class people outside America's cities found valuable at a time when American ideology was all about engineering life and technological progress. Holt describes the geographical... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
provide software developers in sectors ranging from video games to engineering simulation with training, tools, and support for application development tailored to exploit the unique capabilities of NVIDIA graphics processors.21 NVIDIA... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
might eventually compete with OldCo, or launch complementary enterprises, such as software engineers who help organizations implement OldCo’s programs, for example. When the move is to a direct competitor, however, both the lifted-out... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
The UPower founders, Jake DeWitte and Caroline Cochran, were recent graduates from MIT's Nuclear Science and Engineering Department. They chose to attend Palo Alto–based Y Combinator's accelerator program to focus on building a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/mitch-daniels-and-the-state-of-indiana/an/414049-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-040 Carbon Engineering Dr. David Keith, president of Carbon Engineering, a company based in Calgary,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
and software to meet a wide range of needs from basic scientific research in the biological and medical sciences to clinical applications, materials science, and industrial sectors. Modularity also provided Carl Zeiss engineers the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
models and evaluating their efficacy in standalone fashion—just as engineers test new technologies or products. However, the success or failure of a company's business model depends largely on how it interacts with those of the other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his family in order to do so, he was determined to create a differentiated company with a community-like culture. Over six years, he had engineered an impressive financial turnaround and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
fostered by the established structural context of the firm. We illustrate this model of corporate intervention with a case study in which a high-performing firm seeks to shift its performance trajectory into new dimensions. PublicationsLearning by Design: Developing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2025
- Case
Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)
By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Interpersonal Communication; Forms of Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Alternative Energy; Engineering; Global Strategy; Governance; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Transportation; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; France; Europe; China
Truelove, Emily, Linda A. Hill, and Lydia Begag. "Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 425-041, February 2025.
- October 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)
By: Jonas Heese and Susan Pinckney
The case describes Ball’s multi decade history of using Economic Value Added to drive decision making and workforce compensation. In 2016, the company acquired Rexam PLC and became the world’s leading metal beverage container company. Consumer demand for varied... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Cost Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Buildings and Facilities; Green Building; Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Satisfaction; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Machinery and Machining; Asset Pricing; Corporate Finance; Capital; Cost; Financial Management; Goods and Commodities; Compensation and Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employee Relationship Management; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Arizona; California; Texas
Heese, Jonas, and Susan Pinckney. "Ball: EVA Driving the World's Leading Can Manufacturer (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-002, October 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
explores how the nature of risk itself has changed over time. It highlights key aspects that have shaped the evolving industry, including shifts in risk engineering and risk management, the development of actuarial science, and the impact... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne