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- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
Publicis Groupe 2009: Toward a Digital Transformation Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew BirdHarvard Business School Case 309-085 After a series of acquisitions, Maurice Levy, the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, had View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
If proof was needed that change is afoot in the worldwide media industry, it came in the form of late alterations to a panel on the subject at the HBS Global Alumni Conference. CEOs Jean-Marie Messier of France's Vivendi and Thomas... View Details
- 22 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability
Recent articles have looked at research into the history, efficacy, and social responsibility found at the intersection of business and the environment. Here is a sample of some of the latest work from the School. How CEOs Sustain... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
challenge to centuries-long traditions in design and construction that green building represents. The contributors consider the changes associated with green building through a sociological and organizational lens. They discuss shifts in professional expertise View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
opportunities being created by information technology and the Internet. The increased emphasis Kelly placed on building leadership consulting services was itself a big change. The case asks what levers Kelly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
to have had as much resonance among readers as it did among CEOs who made it a summer reading favorite. Perhaps others agreed with Mary L, who commented that, “Today’s tech enabled networks pose no greater threat than any other networks... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
climate legislation such as a carbon fee-and-dividend program. Strong policy in G8 nations is all the more important because it removes excuses for inaction by China, India, and other countries with rapidly growing carbon footprints. Second, View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
for growth become a primary objective, pulling these firms away from their foundational north star: CEO and C-suite management consulting. In pursuing additional opportunities, consulting firms have widely diversified the industry breadth... View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
meetings and repeat frequently that the Internet is overhyped. Form a committee to create a new corporate Internet offering, staff it with people from unrelated areas who are already doing five other things, and don't release them from... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
trying to go around all of the rules is not a particularly good idea.” The resignation last week of Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick is the latest black eye for the company, which has stepped on many toes during its rise from... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
relationships with CEOs in their client companies. But if the CEO leaves, the consulting firm may lose the account. Consciously creating a wider web of involvements and... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
the body of empirical research on entrepreneurial resource mobilization has grown, the literature has become increasingly fragmented. We review the literature on entrepreneurs’ mobilization of resources, spanning human, social, financial,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
members of the workforce.” As background material, students read an overview case, "The Offshoring of America," as well as "Monitor's Opportunities in India," a case that follows the decision-making process of the consulting group's View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
the potential networking opportunities provided by CIC, formerly known as the Cambridge Innovation Center. CIC is widely considered the center of the Boston entrepreneurial ecosystem. We surveyed 1,334... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives reporting to the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
him to drive significant change in an industry and Japanese society in the second half of the twentieth century. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408039 Leadership in Energy: Jim Rogers at Cinergy Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
the opportunity and switching cost of domestic standards are relatively low. We do not find evidence that levels of and expected changes in foreign trade and investment flows in a country affect its adoption decision; thus, we cannot... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
case. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407009 M-TRONICS (A) Harvard Business School Case 807-156 The new CEO of a small manufacturing firm pursues growth through the launch of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 25
institutional structure for effectively governing this compromise became especially important when the Harvard Management Company (HMC) began operating in July of 1974. HMC's investments in venture capital, which began within a decade, View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
concern has to be weighed against the gains in reduced compliance costs (firms would no longer have to file hundreds or thousands of returns) that are currently sizable, reductions in tax sheltering, and reduced opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen