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- 08 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
In 2015, Steve Kloeblen retired and thought he was done with the corporate world. A graduate of HBS Executive Education’s General Management Program, Kloeblen had more than 30 years of experience with IBM, culminating with his transition... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- July 1996 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
Innovative Opportunities to Manage Health Care Delivery
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and D. Scott Lurding
The purpose of this case is:
To familiarize the students with the changing landscape of health care delivery, through chains of retail medical centers and those offering value-based care (VBC).
To discuss fundamental managerial decisions about their... View Details
To discuss fundamental managerial decisions about their... View Details
Herzlinger, Regina E., and D. Scott Lurding. "Innovative Opportunities to Manage Health Care Delivery." Harvard Business School Case 197-011, July 1996. (Revised August 2024.)
Managing Know-How
For many firms, the ability to create, organize, and disseminate know-how is a key factor in their ability to succeed. But should all companies engage in formal knowledge management? If not, which companies derive most value from a formal knowledge system?... View Details
- July 2023
- Supplement
Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Three years into their “Ambition” growth plan, in 2022, the management team of Dutch professional service firm Schuberg Philis is taking stock. The global COVID-19 pandemic and other headwinds required adjustments to their growth targets, but they believe that their... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Growth Management; Change Management; Transformation; Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Leading Change; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry; Europe; Netherlands
DeLong, Thomas J., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Schuberg Philis: From Success to Significance (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 424-013, July 2023.
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
described the proliferation of "digital positions" in their companies, from Digital Project Manager or Digital Director to Chief Transformation Officer or Chief Innovation Officer. In one roundtable discussion, participants predicted... View Details
- 2013
- Chapter
The Most Successful CEOs Come from Within
By: Joseph L. Bower
The financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession caused a crisis of public confidence in business and American-style capitalism, with its focus on maximizing shareholder value. Corporate leaders understood that reform was needed and that they needed to commit... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Business and Community Relations; Management Teams
Bower, Joseph L. "The Most Successful CEOs Come from Within." In How CEOs Can Fix Capitalism, edited by Raymond V. Gilmartin and Steven E. Prokesch, 124–127. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013. Electronic.
- 21 Apr 2020
- News
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
- March 1988 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Friendly Competitors: The Amalgamated Aluminum Succession
Shapiro, Benson P. "Friendly Competitors: The Amalgamated Aluminum Succession." Harvard Business School Case 588-064, March 1988. (Revised September 1988.)
- Program
Owner/President Management
Summary Building, leading, and growing a successful business can be an all-consuming challenge that leaves little time to focus on leadership and personal growth. But as your business challenges expand, so should your strategic vision and... View Details
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
developed. These metrics must be consistent with and support the objectives and drivers and key success factors already defined. The selected metrics will likely include a combination of input, processes, output, and outcome metrics to... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- March 2006 (Revised March 2014)
- Teaching Note
Founder-CEO Succession at Wily Technology (TN)
By: Noam Wasserman
Teaching Note to 805150. View Details
- May 2003
- Module Note
Managing Development Networks
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the concepts and pedagogy for a module on understanding and managing product development networks between firms and within firms and among products themselves. Introduces students to the increasingly important role of networks in the development of new... View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Resource Allocation; Research and Development; Networks; Design; Groups and Teams
Thomke, Stefan H. "Managing Development Networks." Harvard Business School Module Note 603-091, May 2003.
- 9 AM – 5 PM EST, 12 Feb 2022
- Virtual Programming
31st Women In Business Conference: Building a Successful Life
We are thrilled to invite you to the 31st Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference. The conference provides an exciting opportunity to forge new connections while learning from the experiences of all our speakers and each other.
The theme of the conference is... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
complex processes that often don't exist? (The respondents to a poll of 1200 HR managers indicated that 60 percent did not have a CEO succession plan in place.) Are CEOs reluctant to initiate plans that... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 07 Oct 2014
- News
How to Select Sales Managers Who Can Actually Manage
- October 2010 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard Company: CEO Succession in 2010
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Krishna G. Palepu and Melissa Barton
Mark Hurd resigned as the CEO of Hewlett Packard in 2010 after the board discovered that he had misfiled expense reports and paid an H.P. contractor for unsubstantiated work. After Hurd left H.P., he joined Oracle, an H.P. competitor. Soon thereafter, the H.P. board... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership Development; Management Succession; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., Krishna G. Palepu, and Melissa Barton. "Hewlett-Packard Company: CEO Succession in 2010." Harvard Business School Case 411-056, October 2010. (Revised July 2012.)
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
Source: iPhoto Startup founders with a hands-on management style are more likely to retain employees and see their firms thrive, new research shows. The results are particularly applicable to knowledge-intensive technology firms, where... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Sixth Annual Cyberposium an SRO Success
access and opportunities on the Internet. At the day's end, a networking session gave students, alumni, and representatives from participating companies the chance to discuss high-tech career opportunities. Conference cochairs Susie Hwang (MBA '99) and Mark Freyman... View Details