Strategic Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2007
News

Mead Treadwell

goals for Arctic research is to put in place an environmental observing system that helps us understand changes in the Arctic, a critical component of the global system. We can’t get a fix on climate change... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

had implemented changes to regulated but competitive insurance and provider markets, and the United Kingdom, which had introduced market-style initiatives while keeping insurance and delivery under the National Health Service. Purchase... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2002
News

Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms

world’s top corporations. Why do some of these organizations enjoy generations of success while so many others flounder? “The answer,” say Lorsch and Tierney, “lies in the ability to develop and motivate star talent, while explicitly aligning individual needs with the... View Details

Keywords: professional service firms; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 12

PublicationsBlending Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul Publication:In Encyclopedia of Strategic Management, edited by D. Teece and M. Augier. London: Palgrave,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2014
News

Research Brief: The Power of Could

question unwittingly locks you into a tradeoff, upholding your moral principles in one way but breaking them in another. Instead, strategically asking yourself what you could do often generates an array of new solutions that might satisfy... View Details

23 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?

financial one. Institutional change expert Julie Battilana discusses what it will take to create this "transformation of capitalism." Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To HelpHow could a country that... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Green Technology

22 Sep 2015
News

On a Mission to Have an Impact

organization that had a strong sense of strategic value and I was really bought into the mission that they were creating. And then I left and I started my own company, Eve.com, where we were really trying to help women around the world,... View Details

29 Oct 2019
News

Is This Disney’s Next CEO?

A recent article in Bloomberg notes that Disney strategy chief Kevin Mayer (MBA 1990) might be positioned to succeed longtime Disney CEO Bob Iger. The article highlights Mayer’s recent initiatives at Disney, including a 2015 strategic... View Details

19 Jan 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis

back on CSR programs—quite the opposite, says HBS professor V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan. As a marketing scholar, Rangan is optimistic about strategic CSR efforts that provide value in communities and society. Key concepts include: Companies... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Writing the Case for Public School Reform

transforming a human resources department from a paper-pushing backwater to an entity that is strategically incorporated into the district's overall mission. "One observation that we made early in PELP is that school systems have... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

01 Jan 2012
News

Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

male-dominated mining community. The first woman and non–South African to lead the 95-year-old company, Carroll, a native of Princeton, New Jersey, was hired as a change agent, and her combination of compassion, View Details

09 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 9

opened for business, thus changing the face of both world trade and military power and playing a pivotal role in the rise of the United States on the world stage. Today we view the creation of the Panama Canal as a story of U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Aug 2015
What Do You Think?

What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

change fast enough for the U.S. to have the workers it needs in any near-term way.” Tema Frank went even further, commenting that “ we are still reliant on the human factor so a lot of potential productivity is wasted through bad... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

11 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Crafting a Nontraditional Path to Venture Capital and Private Equity with Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021)

operations to investing was a strategic move that Sheil saw as necessary to further develop her toolkit and influence change. “Being able to do both operations and investing will be important and necessary for creating View Details

02 Sep 2021
News

Back to School

operations, drawing him to HBS. After receiving his MBA, Simmons took a job in Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont’s office as policy advisor and director of strategic initiatives, with a focus on education equity, workforce development, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Profile

Frank Mycroft

discover life, how would that change societies on earth?" One obstacle, Frank found, is technology. "We're limited by our ability to engineer advanced telescopes and spaceships, tools that can give us more data. Without those,... View Details

10 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 10

Publications August 2013 Strategic Management Journal Location Choices under Strategic Interactions By: Alcácer, Juan, Minyuan Zhao, and Cristian Dezso Abstract—The literature on location choices has... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
Case

Medtronic Vision 2010

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Describes the company's year-long efforts to transition from a medical device company selling products to physicians for use with patients suffering chronic end-stage disease, to a medical technology company providing life-long solutions for people with chronic... View Details

Keywords: Business Plan; Transition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Health Industry

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Educators

Purchase

Smith made sweeping changes at the auto giant, which had become complacent in its success and was losing share to foreign imports. Smith instituted a barrage of controversial changes at GM that included... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

perfect set of slides to convince investors to back you and your venture. The authors, veterans of the startup world, show you how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show to garner financial support for your business. The... View Details

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