Cultural Strategies - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

Gerstner gave Irving Wladawsky-Berger the assignment of his life – put together an Internet strategy for a company that had fallen on such hard times that it was being described by many as a dinosaur. As it turned out, he helped IBM... View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

26 Jun 2025
Blog Post

Partner with a Student Club

companies in key markets) These events give you opportunities to meet students in more informal, interactive settings while showcasing your organization’s culture and values. How to Get Started 1. Identify Relevant Clubs Start by visiting... View Details

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Ann Chao

Challenge for Cultural Entrepreneurship—which was just one week ahead. They made the deadline, and although they didn't win, they were among the finalists rewarded with cash and a one-year i-lab residency. "Our year at the i-lab was... View Details

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In The Community | About

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Mayor’s Office, City of Boston MBTA Mass Challenge Year Up MBA FIELD Course: Arts & Cultural Entrepreneurship (partial) Boston Ballet Boston Symphony Orchestra Celebrity Series of Boston Handel and Haydn... View Details

17 Feb 2011
News

Field Report: Rwanda

relating to the radio company, which was completely fascinating because it gave us an excuse to talk to eight of the biggest firms in Kigali about their marketing strategy and to compare how they did business,” says Barry, a former... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

17 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

Working PapersInstitutional Pressures and Environmental Strategies Authors: Magali A. Delmas and Michael W. Toffel Abstract This paper suggests how institutional theory can explain enduring differences in organizational strategies. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2007
News

How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change

financial services companies as it determines its stand on a matter of increasing public prominence. Oberholzer-Gee teaches the case in Strategies Beyond the Market, a second-year elective that focuses on the interplay between business... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

01 Sep 2017
News

Case Study: Confidence Builder

enrolled in US colleges and universities. The Question: Confi’s online health resource is marketed directly to students, but the go-to-market strategy for its sexual assault prevention program is less clear. How can Confi break into the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55514 January–February 2019 Harvard Business Review The Hard Truth About Innovative Cultures By: Pisano, Gary P. Abstract— Innovative View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2011
News

James McNerney Jr.

promotions. If it’s not integrated into the real world of people making their way in the company, it’s just a theoretical discussion. So how do you measure it? Many different ways, but essentially we have a list of six attributes that are independent of View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Air Transportation; Transportation

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

partnerships—because no company can do it all in-house anymore. In addition to developing new competencies, Stevenson said companies internally must emphasize responsibility, not authority. Responsibility-based corporate cultures are very... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program

and drug development. These qualities straddle the science and business fields – for example, to instill a science-focused culture within an organization, or to craft a drug development strategy that... View Details

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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library

Native American Heritage Month Explore Baker Library resources with a connection to Native American culture and identity. Want to stay up-to-date on relevant topics? Consider subscribing to our monthly Inclusion & Belonging Newsletter .... View Details

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

Often overlooked in essays on leadership is the role of the organization's measurement and management system. Effective leaders, however, know that measurement and management systems play a critical role in communication; in establishing the View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

(Sudbury Press) Poems about fathers and sons, Martha’s Vineyard, politics and society, and youth, age, and relationships. Leaders Made Here: Building a Leadership Culture by Mark Miller (AMP 170, 2006) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Great... View Details

20 Jul 2022
News

Wired to be Inspired

scope of his thinking: You can’t talk about success and strategy without also understanding purpose, they said. Gulati was skeptical. But he decided to explore it, and in conversations with leaders like Blackrock CEO Larry Fink and... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

10 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 10

Frank V. Cespedes, and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 709-441 In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music industry and the increasing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2025
Case

Jaipur Literature Festival 2024

By: Tarun Khanna and Kanika Jain

The Jaipur Literature Festival had evolved from a modest gathering in 2006 into one of the world’s most significant literary events. It was known for its principle of egalitarian access, allowing people from various social backgrounds to come together and engage with... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Media; Business Strategy; Expansion; Profit; Product Positioning; Asia; South Asia

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05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

are very different consumers from the more affluent. What kind of business models are needed? A: There are three major challenges. First, there is the issue of cultural distance between corporate decision makers and the poor. Let's face... View Details