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30 Jul 2012 - 1 Aug 2012
Talk

The Angel's Bargain: Complementary Strategies in Business Ecosystems

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

1997
Working Paper

Corporate Strategies for Emerging Markets in Business Groups

By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu

June 2002 (Revised July 2002)
Background Note

Government Games: Understanding the Role of Government In Business Strategy

Lays out a framework for understanding the impact of government on business strategy. Distinguishes between two major types of "games" that businesses play that involve government: value net games and public interest games. Highlights the multiple roles that government... View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Business and Government Relations

November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 14: Managing Strategic Risk

By: Robert Simons

This module reading provides an overview of the business conduct boundaries, strategic boundaries, and internal control systems used to manage risk. Boundary systems—linked to clear, enforceable sanctions—are essential whenever demanding performance goals are set and... View Details

Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Strategy Execution; Boundary Systems; Innovation; Internal Controls; Fraud; Human Behavior; Staff Experts; Strategy; Risk Management; Behavior; Governance Controls; Management Practices and Processes; Boundaries; Employees; Business Strategy; Innovation and Invention

28 Aug 2018
News

Understanding Digital Strategy

2014
Book

Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur

By: Steven Rogers and Roza Makonnen

Whatever business you run or plan to launch, Entrepreneurial Finance provides the essential tools and know-how you need to build a sturdy foundation that will support it for many years to come.
Entrepreneurial Finance, Third Edition, offers potent... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Financial Strategy; Business Strategy

February 2007 (Revised November 2011)
Case

Esquel Group: Integrating Business Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility

By: F. Warren McFarlan, William C. Kirby and Tracy Manty

Focuses on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer in managing various aspects of government relations in China. Identifies a wide variety of social initiatives it has undertaken. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China

July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Property Finder's Strategy for Online Classifieds in the MENA Region

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Gamze Yucaoglu and Fares Khrais

The case opens in 2020 as Michael Lahyani, founder and CEO of Property Finder, Dubai’s leading online real estate classifieds portal, contemplates the company’s five-year growth strategy.
Since its founding in 2005 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Property... View Details

Keywords: General Business; Real Estate; Entrepreneurship; Property; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Growth Management; Online Technology; Real Estate Industry; Technology Industry; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Turkey

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 05 Sep 2018
HBS Online

HBX Disruptive Strategy

Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time Worlds Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: September 5, 2018 - October 17, 2018 View Details

TeachingInterests

Strategy Execution

By: Dennis Campbell

This course takes strategy as given and teaches what students need to know to execute and win in highly competitive markets. Using fundamental building blocks based on accountability systems and structures, this course is divided into seven modules:

1.... View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Strategy and the Internet

approach to competition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Without a distinctive strategic direction, speed and flexibility lead nowhere. Either no unique competitive advantages are created, or improvements are generic and cannot be sustained. Having a View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter

10 Aug 2013
Panel Discussion

Architectural Strategy and Design Evolution in Business Ecosystems: Discussion

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

9 AM – 9 AM EST, 07 Nov 2018

HBX Disruptive Strategy

Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time Worlds Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: November 7, 2018 - December 19, 2018 View Details

15 Nov 2018
News

Learn business strategy from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs & Andy Grove

Web

Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

transfers—giving people cash via mobile money—to combat poverty wo... Transforming Talent at Teach For Taiwan By: Juan Alcácer and Chi Kuan January 2025 | Faculty Research The Teach For Taiwan (TFT) case follows founder Anting Liu as she considers how to scale the... View Details

October 2009
Teaching Note

Esquel Group: Integrating Business Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Teaching Note for [307076]. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China

March 2021
Case

Astralis Group: Determining a Brand Strategy

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emilie Billaud

After launching a Danish esports company in July 2019, and going public in December 2019 with multiple brands associated with different games, the Astralis leadership team was contemplating a shift to a single, corporate brand. While the original arguments for... View Details