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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
over the next five years transformed almost every aspect of the sprawling agency, from its antiquated IT systems to its internal management structures. Many Unhappy Returns (HBS Press, 2005) is his insider account of a mission that seemed... View Details
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
directors was very good at these activities. The CEOs of savvy companies realize that their boards are well placed to help them plan for new leadership to take the reins. Detached from day-to-day operations and biases, board directors can... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
circumscribe citizen-employees, and they engage in production and trade. But individual corporations are no longer adequate to serve as the primary unit of analysis. Over the years, systems of distributed innovation-so-called business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
analysis highlights the difference between operating core units designed for efficiency and market-facing units designed for responsiveness. We introduce key concepts that are essential to the effective design of performance measurement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up on the Green Roof
ROOFTOP GARDEN: HBS project manager Kevin Ruby surveys Shad Hall’s newly planted perennials. Photographs by Neal Hamberg When it came time to replace the leaky roof on Shad Hall — runners joked of dodging buckets placed on the indoor track to catch ceiling drips — the... View Details
- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
Summing Up The authors of a recently-published book, Creative Destruction, have more work to do to convince our readers of their primary argument that creative destruction, based on an assumption of discontinuity, is a more effective management principle than View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Oct 2020
- News
JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity
America’s history,” Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982) said in a release. “We can do more and do better to break down systems that have propagated racism and widespread economic inequality, especially for Black and Latinx people.... View Details
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
whole system. In effect, each module was free to evolve along its own trajectory. By accommodating unforeseen, after-the-fact improvements, the modular approach unleashed value for the system as a whole. At the request of Working... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
enabling employees to move throughout the organization. Knowing employees want to make a difference is fantastic, but how do you measure and convey that difference to them? —Kate O’Donnell (MBA 2016) GULLIVER: We do that through transparency and data. Any employee can... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
what’s out there to avoid any unpleasant surprises.” Besides similarity of name, search results incorporate information on industry sectors and trademark classes. “What trademark is about is the likelihood of confusion, so the system... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
initiatives — Apple, Claris, Palm, and Handspring — and it’s been rewarding to look back and see all the value and products created, as well as the customers served by those efforts. The Visor PDA uses the same operating View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
disruption, the authors offer three scenarios for the future of consulting. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2013/10/consulting-on-the-cusp-of-disruption/ar/1 August 2013 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Sustainable View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Jules S. Bache
Bache took over his uncle’s brokerage business and built it into one of the premier financial services firms in the early decades of the twentieth century. His operation helped to facilitate the reorganization of the American Spirits... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
and really evaluating every area of the operation to find efficiencies and ways to get more food to the communities we serve. “Knowing that our work could determine whether someone got a meal or not the next day certainly kept me up at... View Details
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
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By: Karim R. Lakhani
Teaching Note for 608170. View Details
- May 1994
- Background Note
Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus
Proposes models of organization that address the various product-market environments posed by the product life cycle. Frames these changes along the two dimensions of uncertainty and diversity. Offers three sets of organizational characteristics to reflect the three... View Details
Keywords: Business Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Complexity; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Product Marketing; Markets; Product
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Managing Market Complexity: A Three-Ring Circus." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-119, May 1994.
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
requirements. Download working paper: http://www.nber.org/papers/w19018 Hidden Structure: Using Network Methods to Map System Architecture By:Baldwin, Carliss Y., Alan MacCormack, and John Rusnak Abstract—In this paper, we describe an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into more effective water technologies
demand for fresh and pure water is forecast to exceed supply by 40 percent. "Few businesses are prepared for water scarcity and its impact upon operations and their supply chains," says Shenkar, adding that a small group of leaders is... View Details
Rick Grinnell
Systems (acquired by IBM), TrackVia (acquired by Primus Capital) and VeloBit (acquired by Western Digital). Rick also has deep operating experience, having held senior marketing and engineering roles at... View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind
dramatically over the next decade, and Port Esbjerg plans to maintain its position as a key player in this growing industry. Seeing the components up close Our hosts at Port Esbjerg arranged an exciting afternoon for us to witness a wide variety of View Details