Hub And Spoke - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

To better understand how the distribution of decision rights drives performance and what companies can do to allocate them more effectively, we spoke with several leading authorities View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

increasing diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to bring their individuality and unvarnished opinions with them is a good start. Gino, who studies innovative leadership View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

spoke first of the American Dream in his 1931 book The Epic of America: "It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

Professor Scott Duke Kominers spoke to the Harvard Gazette about why the crypto market has plunged in value recent months and how a tide of upcoming international regulation could affect the market. The... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

restructuring from those technologies, and that affects many parts of the country, especially the hubs for US transportation, such as Denver, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

19 Mar 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’

astonished," said an engineer interviewed after the announcement. "Many Rakuten employees are allergic to English." “If they don't have a language strategy, they'll regret it” In a company where just 10 percent of all workers at the time View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

07 Nov 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

after people," is how the kit manager put it, and many people at the club spoke about the family atmosphere he creates. I think that allows players of all different backgrounds to thrive. “Sir Alex himself... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Jun 2022
What Do You Think?

Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?

influence on the decision. That’s all well and good—until factors like cultural issues and employee power begin to creep into the picture. For example, the state has had power but only now seems to be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

every time you saw him there was that unquenchable curiosity. Chandler's curiosity was a force of nature, and it didn't stop. When I last spoke to him he was going great guns on his next project. My sense... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage

In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

turn, strengthens their bargaining position against each of these technology behemoths. To hub or not to hub: Finding the right path to grow your ecosystem When building an ecosystem, companies have choices: they can be a View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

27 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 27

expansion, and intrinsic business characteristics. The Indian models are all focused factories, but one is a hub and spoke model, with a hospital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 2

supporting and leading to its promise: "for the benefit of mankind." The core constitutes a hub around which the essential award-granting institutions, as well as the Nobel Foundation View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize

Greyser cites the early days of Airbus, which began as a consortium of independent European aviation firms, to build planes together using the Airbus brand as a hub—and to compete with Boeing, Lockheed, and the like. "Airbus was a View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women—a History

network that allowed her to become one of the most successful woman entrepreneurs of her day. Mary Yeager, associate professor of history at UCLA, spoke of how her research takes a different approach than the exhibit. She looks at... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Women at Work

dream job, she found out she was pregnant again—with triplets. Kelly Cook That changed her career path, to say the least. "I thought my career was over," she said. But she spoke to her managers about her situation. She didn't... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

27 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences

group of managers heading every function but also spoke with a cross-section of employees (with translators) and even several customers and partners. Since one of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2001
Op-Ed

Lessons from the Rubble

Pundits and investors spoke giddily of the end of national borders, of markets that spanned the globe and replaced the hefty weight of machines View Details

Keywords: by Debora L. Spar

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

How can nonprofit leaders address such conflicting demands? Harvard Business School Working Knowledge recently spoke with two leaders in the field of nonprofit performance management. Mario Morino is cofounder View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

23 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

tension surrounding the case is the choice to move from the hub of commerce in central London to a relatively obscure site whose owners (Olympia & York) have a history of financial bankruptcy. What business elements (clients,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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