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  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities Shape People? The Co-evolution of Physical, Social, and Economic Change in Five Major U.S. Cities

By: Nikhil Naik, Scott Duke Kominers, Ramesh Raskar, Edward L. Glaeser and Cesar Hidalgo
Urban change involves transformations in the physical appearance and the social composition of neighborhoods. Yet, the relationship between the physical and social components of urban change is not well understood due to the lack of comprehensive measures of... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Urban Development; Change; Economics
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  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Coactive Vicarious Learning: Towards a Relational Theory of Vicarious Learning in Organizations

By: Christopher G. Myers
Vicarious learning—a process of individual belief and behavior change that occurs through being exposed to, and making meaning of, another's experience—has long been recognized as a key driver of individual, team and organizational success. Yet existing perspectives on... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Learning
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  • 2011
  • Case

The Secrets to Managing Business Analytics Projects

By: Thomas H. Davenport, Stijn Viaene and Annabel Van den Bunder
Managers have used business analytics to inform their decision making for years. And while few companies would qualify as being what management innovation and strategy expert Thomas H. Davenport has dubbed "analytic competitors," more and more businesses are moving in... View Details
Keywords: Analytics; Business or Company Management; Information Management
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  • February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
  • Teaching Note

LinkedIn (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
In the summer of 2005, LinkedIn, a two-year-old start-up, was choosing between two options to monetize its 5 million business people network. Members could contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements,... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans; Revenue; Design; Service Operations
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  • Article

Breaking up Is Never Easy: Planning for Exit in a Strategic Alliance

By: Ranjay Gulati, Parth Mehrotra and Maxim Sytch
This article highlights several important dimensions of planning for exit from strategic alliances and also offers several examples of the disastrous consequences of inadequate exit-planning. While many companies fall into the trap of having no exit plan, other... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Corporate Strategy
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  • June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
  • Case

Joel Klein and Leadership in the NYC Public Schools

By: Christopher Marquis, Doug Guthrie, Richard Arum and Abby Larson
Reviews the work of the New York City School Chancellor Joel Klein and his attempt to create a Leadership Academy in order to better train principals to lead New York City public schools. Assesses what leadership skills and strategies are necessary for Klein to create... View Details
Keywords: Education; Training; Leadership Development; Management Skills; Organizational Design; Performance Improvement; Education Industry; New York (city, NY)
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Executive Education - Owner/President Management Program

By: Martin A. Sinozich

Delivered in three units that span 24 months over three calendar years, the Owner/President Management (OPM) program is a transformative learning experience that boosts leadership skills and the value of participants’ enterprises.  Sinozich teaches the Finance... View Details

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Managing International Trade and Investment

By: Dante Roscini
Managing International Trade and Investment (MITI) is designed for students who expect to engage directly or indirectly in commerce and in strategic or financial investments across national borders. It covers concepts that are relevant to a number of operating and... View Details
  • 10 Jan 2018
  • Blog Post

8 Tips to Help You Prepare for the Case Method

with.   3. Always Expect the Cold CallThe cold call is when the professor asks a student to start the discussion off. This would involve recapping the objectives of the case, setting up the key points for discussion and putting a stake in... View Details
  • Web

Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Feeley, M.D.f, Neema Navai, M.D. Objectives: Patients undergoing radical cystectomy represent a particularly resource-intensive patient population. Time-driven activity based costing (TDABC) assigns time to events and then costs are based on the people View Details
  • 24 Oct 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

brokerage business though, in his growing investment management practice, Madoff started to feel greater strain in generating profits. He began “naked shorting” to clients. Another controversial but legal practice, this involved... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 05 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: January 5

Involvement in Process Improvement Author:Anita L. Tucker Abstract Managers play a critical role in process improvement. However, research has found that many improvement efforts fail due to insufficient management involvement. Less is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Sep 2023
  • Book

Digital Strategy: A Handbook for Managing a Moving Target

and capture value in this new context (Adner & Lieberman, 2021; Cennamo, 2021). Accordingly, existing strategy frameworks developed for traditional markets are not applicable to the new digital context. Digital strategy thus involves... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Information Technology; Technology
  • 22 Apr 2024
  • Research & Ideas

When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?

majority tend to invest in companies that are also able to raise capital from non-impact investors. More than half of funding rounds involving impact investors include co-investment with traditional, profit-motivated investors. The study... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Web

Recent Alumni Regional Events - Alumni

Programs & Events Recent Alumni Regional Events Throughout the year, HBS travels to cities near and far to connect with recent alumni—those 0-15 years out. Recent Alumni Regional Events are fun! They’re also a chance for you to visit with your friends, build new... View Details
  • Web

California - Global

leadership must navigate the challenges involved with building out a technical team, developing an AI strategy, and transforming its culture to become a successful software company. See more research California Research Center Team... View Details
  • 25 Jan 2021
  • Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing
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Fit Across the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Value Chain Continuity of Strategic Direction Fit Across the Value Chain Fit Across the Value Chain Strategy involves creating “fit” among a company’s activities. Fit has to do with how the activities in the value chain interact and... View Details
  • 07 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back

there was not enough customer demand for its grocery delivery service. Next, there's the matter of timing, a huge issue that can determine whether a company gets funding and whether it achieves the start-up's elusive measure of success: an exit that View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

represents either an acute or chronic disease process that may require management by multiple clinicians representing different specialties and types of providers and support personnel. Care for a medical condition involves management of... View Details