Vision - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2015
News

Florida Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Alumni young and old gathered in Miami on February 24 to celebrate and socialize. Alumni and friends of Harvard Business School from across Florida gathered on February 23 and 24, 2015 to celebrate and connect with each other as the School hosted “A View Details

25 Mar 2021
News

Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

For more than a century, HBS deans have led the School with vision and dedication: setting priorities, addressing the challenges of the day, and preparing for the future. Each left a legacy, from the founding of the School and the... View Details

04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

structural adjustment followed. Today several structural issues and the threat of external risks continue to cast a shadow on its otherwise remarkable recovery. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/718024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 718-034... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

diverse backgrounds, had to develop an integrated organizational culture. Pedersen had just administered a new performance evaluation program for seventeen senior executives. This was the first time that they had been measured against competencies aligned with the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1997
News

Blockbuster Deals

may end up feeling that executives from the other company have taken over. All of these human forces can destroy the potential economic value of the merger." Beer suggests that cross-company task forces be established to design the structures, systems, and processes... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry

03 Oct 2018
What Do You Think?

How Should Managers Deal with the Challenges of Building an Inclusive Workplace?

talent (in unlikely places), not a resume; define the core vision for the team or organization, and regard everything else as potentially open for innovation; believe that people you hire can and should do anything; and foster competition... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?

Ronald Reagan's vision of a shining city on a hill. "The world of commerce has never seen a brand insult its way to market share leadership" Superficially, Trump's call to make America great again offers a similar aspiration.... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

02 Mar 2016
What Do You Think?

Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?

be they analog or digital, can be picked. Whether Apple agrees to open the phone or not, it will be cracked by someone if the motives for doing so are strong enough to justify an investment in the necessary technology. What technology locks, it can just as effectively... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

28 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

to bring my vision to fruition I needed to evolve as a person, both personally and professionally. I also wanted to be in an environment that could nurture my desire to explore and meet others I could learn with and from. As much as... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

people to buy into a new vision or better way of doing things is my favorite kind of challenge.” Today, as CEO of the Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR), a Massachusetts-based tech-intensive company focused on data management, strategic... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

11 Aug 2014
News

The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)

repel creepy guys at the bar. While the list of pests is endless, the vision is to build a lifestyle brand that is much broader than just for repelling bugs. However, before expanding, we must develop brand recognition and loyalty for our... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

height of the civil rights movement, Thomas-Graham's parents held up Thurgood Marshall and other lawyers as role models who created peaceful change at a time when racial tensions were running high. "Our family heroes were African Americans like Martin Luther King, Jr.,... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2013
News

Alumni News | Bookshelf

black box that transforms ideas into actual products and services. "Little bets labs," for example, allow companies large and small to rapidly build and test prototypes in the market using inexpensive web resources. "Find someone with a good eye for design on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/519017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 619-014 Zebra Medical Vision An Israeli startup founded in 2014, Zebra Medical Vision developed algorithms that produced diagnoses... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Profile

Sheila Lirio Marcelo

what she considered smaller more focused startups, none of which addressed a bigger picture. “I ended up with childcare, senior care, pet care and tutoring because they were my needs,“ Marcelo recalled. In fact, she was very clear about a View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Globalization Revisited

today, Levitt’s article caused a minor sensation when it first appeared. Apart from its insightful specifics, its language (“globalization” was a novel term) and expansive vision offered a hopeful alternative to the grim reality of a... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 May 2013
Blog Post

A self-discovery journey

is the endless list of resources that are available for everything. The career search is not an exception. A very structured process starts with the slow self-discovery of what matters most to you. A set of apparently odd exercises steers your thoughts to end up with a... View Details

Profile

Lauryn Hale

year. "I am learning how to lead my peers, who are all extremely talented and opinionated," says Lauryn. "You have to set common goals and establish a vision first – that means being transparent and soliciting everyone's... View Details

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

Phipps had a clear vision for the intergenerational disposition of his assets, which required both an efficient organizational structure for the wealth to be administered and leadership on the part of family members to keep his original... View Details