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- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
required strategy course at the Harvard Business School, and are taught in virtually every business school in the world. Professor Porter currently leads Harvard's programs for chief executive officers of billion dollar and larger... View Details
- 29 Mar 2015
- News
A look at nation’s vast wealth gap, in sharp relief
- May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (A)
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Kerry Herman
CEO Kelly Browne wrestles with the design of a new compensation system to promote the collaboration and cross-selling necessary for supporting her firm's new strategy. Marshall Gordon International, a global public relations (PR) firm, has recently expanded its service... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Customer Relationship Management; Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Partners and Partnerships; Motivation and Incentives; Alignment; Public Relations Industry
Gardner, Heidi K., and Kerry Herman. "Marshall & Gordon: Designing an Effective Compensation System (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-038, May 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
- 04 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I joined the Senior Executive Leadership Program—India (SELP—India) at Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure how it... View Details
- February 2018
- Supplement
OXXO's Turf War Against Extra: Reflections on the Case: Eduardo Padilla
By: Tatiana Sandino, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Kyle Thomas
OXXO Executive Eduardo Padilla reflects on topics from the case including collaboration and managing innovation. View Details
Sandino, Tatiana, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos, and Kyle Thomas. "OXXO's Turf War Against Extra: Reflections on the Case: Eduardo Padilla." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 118-706, February 2018. (Special thanks to Eduardo Padilla; Edited by Kyle Thomas.)
- November 1989
- Supplement
Jan Carlzon, SAS, Video
By: John P. Kotter
Presents Jan Carlzon, Scandinavian Airline's (SAS) CEO, answering questions from executives in February of 1989. View Details
Kotter, John P. "Jan Carlzon, SAS, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 890-512, November 1989.
- Feb 06 2018
- Testimonial
Advance Your Way of Thinking
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
book. The success formula becomes public and is harder to amend later. Your top executives look alike. Look around. Your company won't stretch itself when all the managers think alike and see the business in the same way. Your competitors... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
groups, but not large blocks. If a large corporate wishes to pursue such a goal, it is more prudent to execute it with a small team.” In a related comment, Ashok Jainn stated, “Age is no bar Super stretch goals, when they’re not handed... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Apr 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Making the Move to General Manager
this transition into general management." For new general managers—or just as likely in companies these days, senior functional managers who operate as part of an executive team or who have important cross-functional or... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 2011
- Book
The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators
By: Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen and Clayton M. Christensen
Some people are just natural innovators, right? With no apparent effort, they discover ideas for new products, services, and entire businesses. It may look like innovators are born, not made. But according to Jeffrey Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clay Christensen anyone can... View Details
Dyer, Jeffrey H., Hal B. Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen. The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press, 2011.
- September 1994
- Supplement
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (E-2)
Describes what happened and presents the perspectives of the three executives who played key roles in the process. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (E-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-063, September 1994.
- Video
Louisa Mojela & Gloria Serobe
Louisa Mojela, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of WIPHOLD, reflects on ways that she navigated her early career in the context of South Africa's apartheid system. View Details
Eric J. Van den Steen
Eric Van den Steen is a Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he teaches strategy. He holds the Roy Little chair, established in honor of the founder of Textron.
Professor Van den Steen's research studies the fundamentals of strategy and... View Details
- Blog
Crossing the Bridge from Program Learning to Practical Application
When you attend an HBS Executive Education program, you never know what opportunities the experience may present. In fact, you could even find yourself becoming part of the teaching team. Ask Deb Barnes, Senior Managing Director of Fund... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
What does cyberspace mean for physical retail space? Has online shopping changed the fundamentals of retailing? How should managers evaluate new in-store technologies? Harvard Business Review posed these questions to three retail View Details
- 2010
- Simulation
Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence
By: Linda A. Hill and William Q. Judge
In this single-player simulation, students play one of two roles at a sunglass manufacturing firm and face the challenges associated with implementing an organization-wide environmental sustainability initiative. The initiative seeks to change raw material inputs in... View Details
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Your Strategy Should Be a Hypothesis You Constantly Adjust
- October 13, 2021
- Editorial
How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now
By: Daniel Stein, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Ashley Whillans
A year and a half into the pandemic, employees’ mental “surge capacity” is likely diminished. Managers must take proactive steps to increase employee engagement, or risk losing their workforce. Engaged employees perform better, experience less burnout, and stay in... View Details
Keywords: Employee Retention; Employee Engagement; Employee Relationship Management; Work-Life Balance
Stein, Daniel, Nick Hobson, Jon M. Jachimowicz, and Ashley Whillans. "How Companies Can Improve Employee Engagement Right Now." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 13, 2021).
- March 2011
- Article
The New M&A Playbook
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising and Andrew Waldeck
Companies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Integration
Christensen, Clayton M., Richard Alton, Curtis Rising, and Andrew Waldeck. "The New M&A Playbook." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011).