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- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
was led by Vehbi's son Rahmi followed by his grandson Mustafa. It explores both the professionalization of the management and a radical restructuring of the business portfolio as the group refocused on five core sectors. The case also examines the start of the group's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Dec 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?
inequality is costing the global economy $12 trillion annually, with North America accounting for 25 percent of that total followed by China’s 20-plus percent. If diversity and gender equality have so much potential for improving... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
Flows in the Global Economy Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows By: Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract—We review the rapid development of digital labor markets that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
If capitalism was a stock, the market would appear rather bearish on its future. Bank failures, economic crises, and middle-class riots across the globe appear symptomatic of large systemic weaknesses in the market system, highlighted by the 2008 View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
http://hbr.org/product/Ford-Asia-Pacific---Afric/an/914015-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 910-023 Roll Back Malaria and BCG: The Change Initiative Roll Back Malaria (RBM), a global partnership dedicated to fighting malaria, has not... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 2017
- Teaching Note
Reinventing Best Buy
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-455.
On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales.... View Details
Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Cost; Selection and Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Programs; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Hardware; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Search Technology; Software; Web; Web Sites; Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
the ground there, and became interested in a start-up called New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) through the work that our student teams have done every January since the storm as part of the HBS New Orleans Service Immersion. This year... View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
firms-triggered a global initiative that eventually spanned more than 900 BCG teams in 30 countries across five continents. These teams confronted their nonstop workweeks and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
therapy innovations. To bolster Medtronic's near-term prospects, he has supported creative product and business model innovations aimed at overcoming adoption barriers in emerging economies. Ishrak restructured his executive team and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Business School Case 307-077 Describes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
content. In 2022, Amazon introduced Amazon Clinic, a virtual health care service using AI to provide affordable treatment for common conditions. In October 2023, 10,000 clinicians and staff at the Permanente Medical Group started using AI... View Details
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
Southeast Asia and study the opportunities and challenges presented by the changing global market dynamics. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/212026-PDF-ENG Keurig and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Paul W. Marshall, Thomas R.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
innovation teams under too much bureaucracy, treating the innovators as more valued corporate citizens than those who work in the current business, and hiring leaders who don't have the relationship and communications skills necessary to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced
are embedded in the broader normative and regulatory environment and that the broader societal context has important influences on dynamics within organizations. Thus, in this study, I decided to draw from neo-institutional theory and apply the question of diversity... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
managers can team with creative talent in six "culture industries": publishing, fashion, art-design, film, music, and food. Can Creativity Be Taught? Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity As View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
They include some of the country's largest cities, including Boston, Chicago, Memphis, and San Francisco. Based on a rigorous selection process, the Harvard team invited the districts because each had a performance-improvement strategy... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
Abstract—The business case for acting sustainably is becoming increasingly compelling-reducing our global footprint to sustainable levels is the defining issue of our times, and it is one that can only be addressed with the active... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
circumstances, including human purposes, evolved. While the invisible hand of the pricing mechanism can balance supply and demand on a global basis, or in subunits thereof, the visible hand of political authority is essential to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
opportunity to engage in a virtual dialogue on these matters. Some major corporations are starting to take the lead in this effort, including United Technologies Corporation, Philips (the Dutch electronics and health care giant), the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
of needed capital. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55334 2018 Handbook of Healthcare Analytics: Theoretical Minimum for Conducting 21st Century Research on Healthcare Operations Competing Interests By: Goh, Joel Abstract—The editors,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman