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    Andy Zelleke

    Andy Zelleke is the MBA Class of 1962 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration. A member of the General Management unit, he is the Faculty Chair of HBS’ Middle East & North Africa Research Center.

    Since Spring 2021, Dr. Zelleke has taught “Unpacking... View Details

    Keywords: defense; defense; defense; defense
    • Web

    Leadership - Faculty & Research

    of “David vs. Goliath” battle included BlueBell Capital successfully removing Danone’s CEO in March 2021 and Engine No. 1 winning three board seats at ExxonMobil in May 2021. Keywords: Corporate Finance ; Capital Budgeting ; Corporate Governance ; Competitive Advantage... View Details
    • 06 Jul 2023
    • News

    Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

    numbers, and—in most games—umpires don't miss any calls on the field. And today, that expanded instant replay system is only employed once every other game. "We designed the system based on the data and not based on the perception," Marinak says. Marinak is now the... View Details
    • 31 Oct 2018
    • What Do You Think?

    What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

    leader’s role should involve reducing fear among associates to a minimum. Beatriz commented that, “quite often, team members paralyze due to fear and start delegating upward New KPIs, action plans, and strategies that don’t decipher the... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 19 Mar 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control

    charge of public discussions about the brands they use. And while marketers have tried to take part, they've had to face the fact that social media platforms are primarily meant for conversations among consumers, not for one-way brand messages that feel like... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising
    • 13 Feb 2020
    • Book

    Open Your Organization to Honest Conversations

    underlying reason why: Leaders often get stuck in echo chambers that merely reinforce their own ideas, says Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer. Meanwhile, lower-level employees are often fully aware of the problems that plague a company or the reasons a... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 09 May 2017
    • What Do You Think?

    Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?

    align managers’ interests with those of shareholders), a reduction in the defenses against hostile takeovers (that typically increase short-term value for owners of the acquired company), increased merger and acquisition activity,... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 06 Sep 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    The Innovator’s Battle Plan

    asymmetric battles often is the seemingly sudden end of a great firm. From the incumbent's perspective, every action it takes is rational. But the outcome is devastating. Disruption is the strategy that creates and capitalizes on... View Details
    Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth
    • 18 Sep 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

    plenty of die-hard fans willing to push back when a consumer issues an online attack, Avery says. “The best defense against people who are speaking badly about you on social media is to have an incredibly loyal relationship with your... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology
    • 10 Aug 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    High Commitment, High Performance Management

    employed change strategies that focused on both commitment and performance. As ASDA's CEO, Archie Norman, tells it, the new leader has to set a general direction, but must listen and engage people to identify and solve problems. Top-down... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 04 Mar 2019
    • What Do You Think?

    What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?

    user as the customer to the user as the product. The best defense against any form of totalitarianism is, as Zuboff puts it, “naming and taming.” Her book does the naming. She believes it’s up to each of us, our children, and their... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products
    • 28 Sep 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    How Leaders Can Navigate Politicized Conversations and Inspire Collaboration

    Getting defensive or staying silent are two common ways that people tend to react when faced with conflict or thorny topics that elicit ardently opposing views. These studies in conversational psychology suggest that engaging in tough... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz
    • 27 Feb 2017
    • Research & Ideas

    Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

    Jones: The theoretical contribution is to elaborate how a favorable reputation allows a firm to overcome and capitalize on the transaction uncertainty created by institutional voids. A unique aspect of the theory is that we highlight how reputation has both offensive... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 14 Jan 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: January 14

    http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/14-040_96933ceb-3097-4432-97d1-0b32625889f9.pdf January 2014 Harvard Business Review Building a Game-Changing Talent Strategy By: Ready, Douglas A., Linda A. Hill, and Robert J. Thomas... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 06 Dec 2017
    • What Do You Think?

    Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

    Can a Platform-Based Tech Giant Be Broken Up? The answer to this month’s question of whether platform-based tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google should be broken up was a resounding “no.” “TD in FL” put it succinctly with one of the age-old View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services
    • 10 Oct 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

    two-day shipping for Prime members help Amazon to shrink the immediacy gap, there are still many items or occasions when a customer feels the need to have a product instantly. Convenience will thus become a key defense against e-commerce... View Details
    Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail
    • 31 Jan 2014
    • News

    Body, Heal Thyself

    according to the New York Times. Then, in October, the government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Moderna $25 million to develop mRNA to combat infectious diseases and biological threats. "What we're trying to... View Details
    Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services
    • 28 Apr 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

    risks being caused by high-profile events such as the attacks of 9/11. Based on statistical probabilities, risk managers view 9/11 as an "outlier" or exceptional event; but even so, it has spurred a host of defensive reactions.... View Details
    Keywords: by David Stauffer
    • 09 Nov 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: November 9, 2010

    assumptions, difficult choices, and, ultimately, action plans. You and they must be able to give clear, consistent answers to the seven questions if you want to be sure that your strategy is firmly on track. Read the paper:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 Aug 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

    our schools." The ability of these lenses to shed new light on complicated problems has been proven in contexts ranging from national defense to semiconductors; from health care to retailing; and from automobiles to financial... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education