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  • May 2006
  • Case

A123Systems

By: H. Kent Bowen, Kenneth P Morse and Douglass Cannon
A 123Systems was a young company that was founded on basic materials science research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A co-founder of the company, Yet-Ming Chiang, was a full professor at MIT and served as scientific adviser. Intellectual property based... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Business Startups; Research and Development; Commercialization; Technological Innovation; Science-Based Business; Product Development; Battery Industry; Battery Industry; Massachusetts
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  • January 2017 (Revised October 2018)
  • Case

Novartis: A Transformative Deal

By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
When Joe Jimenez became CEO of Swiss-based Novartis in 2010, replacing longtime CEO Dan Vasella, he assumed control of one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. Vasella, an avowed advocate of diversification, had expanded the scope of the company and... View Details
Keywords: Novartis; GlaxoSmithKline; Asset Swap; Acquisitions; Divestiture; Strategy Alignment; Pharmaceuticals; Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Consolidation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • July–August 2013
  • Article

How Experts Gain Influence

By: Anette Mikes, Matthew Hall and Yuval Millo
In theory, the risk management groups of two British banks—Saxon and Anglo—had the same influence in their organizations. But in practice, they did not: Saxon's was engaged in critical work throughout the bank, while Anglo's had little visibility outside its areas of... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Banking Industry
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  • November 2020
  • Case

Truebird—An AlleyCorp Venture

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
In December 2018, Kevin Ryan and Wendy Tsu faced an important decision – to finalize the CEO candidate for Truebird, an innovative, automated coffee café concept. Like many of AlleyCorp and Ryan’s companies, Truebird started with the observation of an unmet need – an... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Hiring; Staffing; Recruiting; Business Startups; Finance; Leadership; Management Skills; Management Teams; Jobs and Positions; Job Interviews; Human Resources; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Venturing Forth

“Right now the industry is going through a massive hangover after a complete rager,” says Jo Tango (MBA 1995), a senior lecturer at HBS and a venture capitalist who has exited from three unicorns. Like any financial industry, venture... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance
  • 07 Jun 2004
  • Research & Ideas

What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?

lengthy time horizons. Therefore, on top of this categorization of activities, it is necessary to overlay a coordination system: an explicit definition of processes, responsibilities, and structures to bring... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
  • 2013
  • Chapter

Effective Teamwork and Collaboration

By: Heidi K. Gardner
Book Abstract: The ability to attract, develop, and retain talent has become one of the biggest competitive issues for law firms. But although talent management is now recognized as a business issue of prime importance, law firms often lack the experience, vision, and... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Legal Services Industry
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  • 07 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 7, 2008

published in top peer-reviewed management, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations journals from 1990 to 2005. Our findings illuminate a continuum of open systems to closed systems phenomenological assumptions revealed in this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Research & Applications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

competitive advantage. This holds true internationally, nationally, regionally, and locally—wherever the goal is to improve productivity, stimulate sustainable job growth, and increase the standard of living. Improving Competitiveness: Strategies, Case Studies, and... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

and sales advice. He changed the structure of his company and figured out the manufacturing challenges (all in the midst of the pandemic – no small feat). Now Harvard is looking to install one of his chargers on the HBS campus. Here’s how... View Details
  • 19 Jun 2012
  • First Look

First Look: June 19

PapersNegotiation Processes As Sources of (and Solutions to) Interorganizational Conflict Authors:Elizabeth Long Lingo, Colin Fisher, and Kathleen L. McGinn Abstract We investigate how structural features of negotiations can affect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

follow a structured process. The product leads would constantly complain about his attitude and work quality. I carved out a prototyping role for him on the team so we could keep experimenting with new ideas and he could remain happy and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 18 Jul 2022
  • Research & Ideas

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

coordinate on for mediums of exchange, and a lot of the applications are technological in nature and novel (or at least unproven). And so, there’s a lot of uncertainty and a lot of the value of return is downstream, just like with tech... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology
  • 12 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 12

become more fundamental as advertisers target their advertisements with greater precision. In the paper that follows, the author attempts to identify the circumstances that make advertisers most vulnerable, notes adjusted contract View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Events - Business & Environment

industry leaders together to learn what every MBA needs to know about the business implications of climate change. Coordinated by Duke Fuqua, hosted at different schools annually. (February) MIT Energy... View Details
  • 11 Jul 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11

their worth from their multisided platforms (MSPs), which facilitate interactions or transactions between parties. Many MSPs are more valuable than companies in the same industries that provide only products or services: For instance,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

and from its employment of nationals at senior levels. The upshot, seen in the case of the EU, was that Unilever had a "voice" in issues that concerned it, even if it was exercised discreetly through industry and other... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products
  • Web

Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

delivery, and patient value: Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care Leverage partnerships and implement outcome measurement strategies to improve care for complicated... View Details
  • 16 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

gone. This is an opportunity to learn Slack and Zoom and have a mentor teach you how to use these tools. The second thing is, working remotely is very effective if you can also restructure the organizational processes for how communication happens, how socialization... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The High Risks of Short-Term Management

define sustainability as "a corporate strategy, operations, and governance structure and process that create consistent and long-term economic, environmental, and social value." Every major company is grappling with the meaning and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services