Vision - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Jan 2023
News

Turning Up the Volume

internship at Edelman. Lex has the energy and vision that takes ideas that are just nuggets and turns them into reality.” Given his thoughtful approach, initiative, and passion for the mission, Goldman asked Suvanto to join LEDA’s board,... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

a sense of purpose, then it is very difficult to see beyond today's controversy. CEOs of vanguard companies know this sense of purpose helps them even when the stock price is down. They have a longer-term vision that keeps them focused... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

occasionally faint during some of the surgery scenes.) Heskett says studying Shouldice helped him conceptualize the strategic-service vision that he and HBS colleagues would develop into a framework for success for service firms.... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

social component, where the pursuit of those ideals occurs in the context of enduring communal relationships. Our proposal then is to look at how a leader's choices about vision and design impact on these two dimensions of meaning. We... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2008
News

The Levitt Brand

and brands. “I admit it’s written in a provocative way, and that’s one reason it gets assigned all the time.” While Levitt’s vision of a world where standardized products rule has not yet been borne out, the article is still read and... View Details

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

01 Sep 2016
News

The Taxi Wars of Jakarta

reach wealthy and technologically savvy consumers fed up with gridlock and delay. At the heart of each business: a vision to change how Jakartans navigate the city’s congestion and transform their relationship with this sprawling... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Hutton; Illustrations by Josh Cochran

01 Mar 2005
News

Answering the Call

the surgery scenes.) Heskett says studying Shouldice helped him conceptualize the strategic-service vision that he and HBS colleagues would develop into a framework for success for service firms. “The case endures,” he declares, “because... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

06 Aug 2020
Blog Post

WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB

classmates in support of our new club proposal in less than 12 hours – vastly exceeding the number of signatures needed by over 200%. We knew this couldn’t wait until next year – it needed to happen now. Thankfully, our classmates agreed. Our View Details

Keywords: All Industries

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

the Cicero Group in 2001, working out of his house with a few colleagues. “When I talk to young entrepreneurs today, they always ask about my business plan,” he notes. “I have to laugh. My business plan was a mortgage and a baby on the way.” Business plan or no... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jan 2007
News

A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968

CEO," he has written. "A real leader must develop and articulate a sound vision and strategy, establish ethical standards, set examples for managers, know how to build and use the power of teamwork, and achieve objectives regardless of... View Details

25 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Strategic Alliances

realized that there was more here than a typical charitable contribution. There was a real connection. The similarities between what each organization wanted to do and how it planned to achieve its vision were striking." From then on, the... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

Profile

Prita Kumar

private equity. Her focus was on consumer retail, her personal passion, and all that talk around the dinner table helped shape her vision as an emerging entrepreneur. “It just made sense to start something that was consumer facing... View Details

03 Jun 2022
Blog Post

HiHome Sweet HiHome

needs, from your basic need for shelter all the way to self-actualization and creativity. It’s an emotional component of our lives. Given that many home buyers say that finding a home is the most difficult part of the journey, helping to address that issue and working... View Details

22 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

signatures from our classmates in support of our new club proposal in less than 12 hours – vastly exceeding the number of signatures needed by over 200%. We knew this couldn’t wait until next year – it needed to happen now. Thankfully, our classmates agreed. Our View Details

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

unregulated.” A big vision for American capitalism And behind this kink in the US competitive landscape stood Edna Gleason, who kept her pharmacy business running profitably until her death in the mid-1950s. Gleason wouldn’t be the only... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

03 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 3

Performance with New Core Values The leadership team at Atlantis Paradise Island, under new ownership, decided that better alignment of the core values with the vision and mission statement would create a more compelling and consistent... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

and clearly articulating goals and priorities directs attention both to grand visions and to the details of execution, which ground visions in daily tasks. While holding other people accountable for living... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

from 2022 will help us start to understand the impact of these new technologies and, I hope, allow us to move forward in pursuing a more thoughtful, more evidence-driven vision of the digital future of health care. Ariel D. Stern is the... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

01 Dec 2013
News

Your Own Medicine

help build new muscle—had been one of several potential treatments the Secklers chased to no avail, often stuck following promising science to dead ends. That changed three years ago, when former pharmaceutical executive Gene Williams (MBA 1987) pitched a new View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; biomedicine; biopharmaceutical company; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

two questions. First, when (and why) should a company’s strategy be developed by its CEO versus by some outside analyst or other insider? Second, how does strategy interact with vision (in the sense of a strong belief about the right... View Details