Growing Organization - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

The train wreck that was Enron's collapse is only one big, blatant example of how some disasters catch us unawares—but shouldn't. In fact, according to Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins, many surprises in all types and sizes of View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Systems Leadership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

We invite learning from organizations and leaders who: Are tackling complex or multi-stakeholder challenges Are experimenting with new forms of leadership, governance, or decision-making Seek to codify, teach, or scale systems leadership... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

study the three together—and to start from the point of view of business. “Instead of beginning with technology, we will start with use cases,” he explains. In this conversation, Lakhani introduces the goals and key components of the multifaceted institute, which... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2017
News

Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses

on MBAs. Here’s a closer look at three of this year’s offerings. Investing for Impact Professor Shawn Cole, Finance, and Senior Lecturer Vikram Gandhi, General Management A rapidly growing share of asset owners and managers are making... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

effect on productivity and innovation. As I showed in my book Confidence, organizations on “winning streaks” thrive on a culture of respect, which underlies speed and innovation, while “losing streaks” are full of secret anger, shunning... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

01 Dec 2022
News

The State of Play

up. This is the category in which you’ll find a growing list of concepts like escape rooms, high-tech art animations, virtual-reality pop-ups, and interactive, Instagram-ready dreamscapes. On the more traditional side, it also includes... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

14 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 14

to 30 engineers. This initiative was very successful, but the firm then found itself with a lack of leadership skills at all levels of the organization to manage a company of a much larger size, growing by a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Driving Profitable Growth - Course Catalog

regarding these elements constitutes a firm’s growth strategy and impacts whether it can grow profitably. The course is organized into four modules. Module 1: Introduction to the Concept of Growth... View Details

20 Jun 2012
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Leadership: What We Know

Leadership: Advancing the Field By Scott A. Snook, Nitin Nohria, and Rakesh Khurana It has been more than twenty-five years since a handful of intrepid associates in West Point's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership published their pioneering work,... View Details

Keywords: by Scott A. Snook, Rakesh Khurana & Nitin Nohria; Education

07 Apr 2003
What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

Summing Up Krishnamurthy suggested that a return of mercantilism is not a threat, and that "the present dilemma is probably an aberration that will taper off in due course." Alejandro Ocana stated bluntly, "Global initiatives must View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Feb 2020
News

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

algorithms to analyze radiology scans, applying quantitative analytics to marketing movies, and analyzing sales data from an online flash retail site to develop a better pricing model. The teaching and research of HBS faculty reflect the View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

Management: Founder Decisions Harvard Business School Case 807-125 Scott Taylor, CEO & founder of NLM, is a serial entrepreneur faced with an important decision. As his industry consolidates, he knows that his company must grow... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Nicola Leahy-MacManus

career? I am excited to manage growing organizations with social as well as economic missions. I hope ultimately to help shape the business environment in my home country of Ireland. How has HBS prepared you... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Books

The Strategy-Focused Organization by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton (Harvard Business School Press) Following the success of their 1996 bestseller, The Balanced Scorecard, Robert Kaplan and David Norton have published a new book... View Details

Keywords: Rogelio Fussa; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

strengthened. These changes may reflect the growing role for the euro as a reserve currency in the international financial system. The risk-minimizing currency strategy for a global bond investor is close to a full currency hedge, with a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Nov 2008
Research Event

Social Media Leads the Future of Technology

where approximately 217 million online players interact. This is an evolving landscape, with much growth remaining, Yoffie said. Of 6.5 billion people in the world, about 1.5 billion have Internet access, more than 300 million have broadband access to the home, and 3... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

30 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Driving Social Impact Through Consumer Behavior: Nonprofit to Finance to Retail with Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022)

From a young age, Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022) knew she wanted to make a positive change in the world. The question she has carried with her as she builds her career is how to best combine her interests and skills to do that in her unique way. Building the Foundation for... View Details

Keywords: Retail

20 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)

development organization. My hometown of Milwaukee faces the dual challenge of how to catalyze local economic growth in the face of decades of deindustrialization and automation, while also reducing severe and growing racial inequities.... View Details

04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Energy and Cleantech: Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

(HBS 2003), Managing Director of Career & Professional Development (“CPD”). At the time, Kristen was expanding CPD’s employer relations and career coaching teams in an effort to grow the School’s international network and strengthen... View Details

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

materials and physical space. As we traversed Denmark in the first of our two-week immersive field course (which would later take us to the Netherlands), we were lucky to meet several organizations that are turning to circular economy... View Details

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