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Hold ourselves accountable to meaningful, measurable progress. - Advancing Racial Equity
pitfall, we are taking three steps to hold ourselves accountable for making progress both in the short term and over the long run. First, each element of this action plan has already been assigned to one or more senior leaders at HBS . They have been given... View Details
- April 2008 (Revised July 2011)
- Module Note
Strategic Renewal
By: David J. Collis and Jan W. Rivkin
While it is relatively easy to identify why strategies fail, it is much harder to explain how to fix a failing strategy or build an organization that can continuously renew its strategy. This note identifies some patterns that distinguish companies whose renewal... View Details
Collis, David J., and Jan W. Rivkin. "Strategic Renewal." Harvard Business School Module Note 708-503, April 2008. (Revised July 2011.)
- November 1987 (Revised June 1988)
- Case
ServiceMaster Industries, Inc.
By: James L. Heskett
The CEO of ServiceMaster Industries has convened an internal task force to come up with ideas for reorganizing the company to accommodate unusually fast growth. In developing both alternatives and criteria for appraising them, the task force has to keep in mind the... View Details
Heskett, James L. "ServiceMaster Industries, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 388-064, November 1987. (Revised June 1988.)
- March 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad
Silkroad—a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In parallel, Ma was stepping back from his role as the organization’s Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of... View Details
Keywords: Managing Diverse Teams; Leadership Transitions; Global Innovation; Music; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Music Entertainment; Leadership; Transition
Deshpandé, Rohit, Paul A. Gompers, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad." Harvard Business School Case 818-110, March 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- February 1999
- Case
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Trends; Moral Sensibility; Ethics; Organizational Culture; Law; Banking Industry; Nigeria
Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Nigeria (D)." Harvard Business School Case 399-116, February 1999.
- December 2001 (Revised November 2002)
- Case
John Smithers
By: Nitin Nohria and Todd Jick
Describes an ill-fated effort to institute a total quality program. Using the vantage point of one of the managers selected to be a quality instructor, the case traces the rise and fall of the quality effort during its very brief existence over the course of six... View Details
Nohria, Nitin, and Todd Jick. "John Smithers." Harvard Business School Case 402-041, December 2001. (Revised November 2002.)
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
presents the latest breakthroughs in strategic planning from some of the most preeminent names in the field. Harvard Business Review on Culture and Change. This diverse series of articles provides insights into the confusing and often... View Details
- 2002
- Casebook
General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: General Management; Learning Organizations; Implementation; Management; Cases; Strategic Planning; Decision Making; Change Management; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture
Garvin, David A. General Management: Processes and Action: Text and Cases. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
End (September 2004) and Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow. Other award-winning bestsellers include Men & Women of the Corporation, The Change Masters, When Giants Learn to Dance,... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
Inside Chinese Business: A Guide for Managers Worldwide reveals the social and cultural values that underpin Chinese business practices and influence day-to-day corporate decisions. Written by Ming-Jer Chen, an expert on business strategy... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
approach has supposed." Marie Taillard adds, "we are shifting away from thinking that we can predict or control the behavior of others ." Because economics is a study of value, Deepak Alse comments that "what we need to View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Blog
Have You Checked out Podcasts from HBS?
Explorations of the impact of climate change on business After Hours: HBS faculty views on the crossroads of business and culture Cold Call: Transformation of HBS cases into podcast format The Disruptive... View Details
- 04 Aug 2021
- News
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Past Informs the Future of Work
changes in corporate culture needed to embrace innovation, and management of its 100,000-plus workforce, from retraining or relocating workers, to using AI to find candidates for newly created technology... View Details
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Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon | Information Technology
explores the nuances of leadership and organizational change within a distinctive cultural framework, setting the stage at a pivotal moment for lululemon as Day steps in to guide the company through its next... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
its campus, the School acted quickly to address another critical challenge, one underscored by the murder of George Floyd and other highly publicized incidents of racial injustice in the United States: How does HBS create a culture and an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Portrait Project
Noah Brodsky
When I build my hotels I want them to capture the essence of each location—to extend culture and character from the community to the guests. Hotels that enhance our sense of being somewhere rather than being anywhere. And that leave... View Details
- 15 Mar 2023
- News
Has Your Organization Acted on What It’s Learned in the Pandemic?
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
pilot program in the 1990s, built the organization around what Owusu-Kesse calls a “whatever-it-takes ethos,” which can be seen throughout the 2,000-employee organization today. For Owusu-Kesse, this culture means that, on any given day,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
focus on two areas: differences in the negotiation game between cultures, and how negotiators might change their game (or even their mental models) to bring about better negotiation. In the first area, research has focused most actively... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace