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  • 02 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

investment. "Now, obviously, the company is doing much better since Jobs returned to the CEO job; but having said that, it has not yet reached the value that it was in the early 1990s," Yoffie points out. Yoffie, whose book Judo... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Article

Meaning and Momentum in the Integrated Reporting Movement

By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus and Sydney Ribot
In this summary of their recently published book, the authors provide an update of the state of the integrated reporting (or ) movement, whose aim is to persuade companies to provide fuller disclosure of material nonfinancial (or "ESG") factors and how they are... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Integrated Corporate Reporting
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    Frances X. Frei

    Frances Frei is a Professor of Technology and Operations Management at Harvard Business School. Her research investigates how leaders accelerate performance and design for excellence in leadership, strategy, and operations. She regularly advises senior executives... View Details

    Keywords: airline; banking; fast food; financial services; health care; hotels ＆ motels; management consulting; media; nonprofit industry; professional services; retail financial services; service industry; sports; telecommunications; tourism; travel
    • June 21, 2019
    • Article

    When Tech Companies Compete on Their Own Platforms

    By: Feng Zhu
    One common complaint from third parties about platform businesses is that they see what succeeds on their platforms and then enter the most profitable areas themselves, often decimating third parties in the process. Studies have identified several motivations for... View Details
    Keywords: Platform-based Markets; Platform-owner Entry; Digital Platforms; Market Entry and Exit; Competition
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    • October 19, 2021
    • Article

    The Facebook Trap

    By: Andy Wu
    Facebook has a clear mission: Connect everyone in the world. Clarity is good, but in Facebook’s case, it has also put the company in a bind because the mission—and the company’s vision for creating value through network effects—has also become the source of its biggest... View Details
    Keywords: Business And Society; Mission and Purpose; Network Effects; Value Creation; Corporate Accountability; Strategy
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    • 16 Nov 2010
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

    tactics to improve its reach and impact. Kundra joined the conversation near the end of class to answer questions and share insights. "There is tremendous interest internationally" in the example of Data.gov, said Lakhani. When... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
    • 21 Jun 2024
    • Blog Post

    What Does PRIDE Mean to You?

    PRIDE is HBS's home for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning MBA students and their partners. PRIDE builds community through dedicated social and advocacy programming, and in doing so create a supportive environment... View Details

      Michael Beer

      MICHAEL BEER

      Mike Beer is the Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company’s... View Details

      • September 1983
      • Case

      Bennett, Strang & Farris

      A law firm must decide how to split partnership profits among the partners. Issues of seniority versus performance, performance evaluation, and lack of consensus of values dominate the discussions. View Details
      Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Profit Sharing; Legal Services Industry
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      • 14 Dec 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      How Japan’s Recruit Holdings Regained Trust after a Scandal

      Keywords: Re: Sandra J. Sucher
      • 04 Nov 2014
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Making the Numbers? ‘Short Termism’ & the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster

      Keywords: by Hazhir Rahmandad, Nelson P. Repenning & Rebecca Henderson
      • April 1996 (Revised May 2000)
      • Case

      Bed Bath & Beyond

      By: Amy P. Hutton and James Weber
      This case examines how accurately investors have incorporated information about the growth strategy of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) into share price, especially given the changing competitive environment in the housewares industry and the recent Barron's article pointing... View Details
      Keywords: Analysis; Valuation; Financial Statements; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
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        Michael A. Wheeler

        Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

        Keywords: arts; construction; e-commerce industry; energy; federal government; green technology; internet; legal services; nonprofit industry; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; publishing industry; real estate; service industry; sports; state government; utilities
        • 02 Mar 2020
        • What Do You Think?

        Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?

        SUMMING UP Why Is It so Difficult to Lead with Candor, Humility, and Trust? Responses to this month’s column, for the most part, represented a celebration of the values of candor, humility, and trust in leadership. As Dan Wallace put it,... View Details
        Keywords: by James Heskett
        • June 2018 (Revised July 2023)
        • Case

        John Chambers, Cisco, and China: Upgrading a Golden Shield

        By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
        This case examines the role of Cisco led by John Chambers in facilitating web filtering in China. It begins by tracing the origins of Cisco as a pioneer of networking equipment. John Chambers, who had worked as a sales manager at IBM and Wang Laboratories, joined Cisco... View Details
        Keywords: Cisco; Internet and the Web; Governance Controls; Ethics; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Technology Industry; China
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        • September 1999
        • Case

        Project Dreamcast: Serious Play at Sega Enterprises Ltd. (A)

        By: Stefan H. Thomke and Andrew Robertson
        Focuses on the ongoing competitive battles in the global home video game market that is estimated to exceed $15 billion by 1999 in the United States and Japan alone. Describes how Sega Enterprises has redesigned its development processes to create a revolutionary... View Details
        Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Competitive Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Product Development; Business Growth and Maturation; Market Entry and Exit; Sales; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Computer Industry
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        • 21 Mar 2022
        • Blog Post

        The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion

        CPD interviewed Nancy M. Williams (MBA 1992) to share how she leveraged career coaching to make a career switch, launch a venture and find true fulfillment in her professional and personal endeavors. Tell us a little about yourself, your... View Details
        • 16 Jul 2024
        • Research & Ideas

        Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

        When private equity (PE) firms buy a company, they typically follow a standard playbook to create value—streamlining operations, restructuring debt, changing management, and cutting costs. However, as digital technologies and artificial... View Details
        Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
        • 15 Jul 2021
        • Interview

        The Secret to Building a Higher-Performing Company—Amy Edmondson

        By: Amy C. Edmondson and Jason Marc Campbell
        Research shows that organizations with higher levels of psychological safety perform better on almost any metric or KPI than organizations with a low psychological safety score. Psychological safety is "a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking... View Details
        Keywords: Psychological Safety; Organizations; Performance Effectiveness; Leadership
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        • October 14, 2019
        • Article

        Designing Better Online Review Systems

        By: Geoff Donaker, Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca
        Online reviews are transforming the way consumers choose products and services of all sorts. We turn to TripAdvisor to plan a vacation, Zocdoc to find a doctor, and Yelp to choose a new restaurant. Reviews can create value for buyers and sellers alike, but only if they... View Details
        Keywords: Reviews; Internet and the Web; Design; Quality; Reputation
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