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- 2008
- Book
Predictable Surprises
By: Max Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins
Most events that catch us by surprise are both predictable and preventable, but we consistently miss (or ignore) the warning signs. This book shows why such "predictable surprises" put us all at risk, and shows how we can understand, anticipate, and prevent them before... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Forecasting and Prediction; Leadership; Risk and Uncertainty; Behavior
Bazerman, Max, and Michael D. Watkins. Predictable Surprises. Paperback ed. Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
- July 2016
- Case
Spotify
By: Anita Elberse and Alexandre de Pfyffer
In November 2014, Spotify's chief content officer Ken Parks learns that record label Big Machine Records has requested the immediate removal of superstar artist Taylor Swift's entire catalogue from Spotify's music streaming service. Is it time for Spotify to reconsider... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Marketing; Superstar; Music; Entertainment Marketing; Media; Digital Technology; Creative Industries; Product Portfolio Management; General Management; Management; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Open Source Distribution; Creativity; Music Entertainment; Product Marketing; Music Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Alexandre de Pfyffer. "Spotify." Harvard Business School Case 516-046, July 2016.
- January 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
23andMe: Genetic Testing for Consumers (A)
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
On November 22, 2013, the direct-to-consumer genetic testing provider, 23andMe, received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordering the company to halt the sale and promotion of its genetic testing kit. The FDA stated that the product was... View Details
Keywords: Public Health; Genome Testing; Health Care; Ancestry; 23andMe; Marketing; Product Launch; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Genetics; Strategy; Health Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "23andMe: Genetic Testing for Consumers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 514-086, January 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- 30 Mar 2023
- Video
Generating Breakthrough Therapies: Risk and Reward
- 28 Feb 2011
- News
The Importance of 'Don't' in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior
Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention
Effective strategies are needed to address obesity, particularly among minority and low-income individuals. This research tested whether a two-phase point-of-purchase intervention improved food choices across racial, socioeconomic (job type) groups.
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- November 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Background Note
Note on Insider Trading Liability
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner
Provides a general description and overview of U.S. law on insider trading, including the basic theories of liability, the responsibilities of securities firm managers to prevent and detect insider trading, and the potential penalties for insider trading. A rewritten... View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher Bruner. "Note on Insider Trading Liability." Harvard Business School Background Note 305-029, November 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- 12 Jan 2010
- News
A mistake that will make banks riskier
- 25 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
One Love: Managing a Movement Against Relationship Violence
Keywords: Re: Thomas J. DeLong
- 01 Apr 2013
- News
Rx: Human Nature
- 09 Oct 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Habit Formation and Rational Addiction: A Field Experiment in Handwashing
- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Gülsüm Azeri
Gülsüm Azeri, head of Şişecam, an industrial group in Turkey that produces
glass and chemicals, describes how she chose to close down an outdated glassmaking
factory because legal regulations prevented its modernization and her
subsequent discussions with labor unions... View Details
- 2009
- Report
Breakthroughs in Shared Measurement
By: Mark R. Kramer, Marcie Parkhurst and Lalitha Vaidyanathan
The traditional approach to measuring each individual grant and nonprofit initiative separately prevents learning and improvement, because no 2 efforts can be compared on a consistent basis. This research highlights 20 social enterprises that developed innovative... View Details
Keywords: Impact Evaluation; Impact Measurement; Social Enterprise; Organizations; Performance Effectiveness; Measurement and Metrics
Kramer, Mark R., Marcie Parkhurst, and Lalitha Vaidyanathan. "Breakthroughs in Shared Measurement." Report, FSG, July 2009.
- November 1994
- Background Note
Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies
By: Benson P. Shapiro, Adrian J. Slywotsky and Richard S. Tedlow
Describes the Darwinian internal and external processes that lead to poor performance from a previously well performing company. Demonstrates why any business design eventually fails and the role of organizational calcification and poor leadership in the failure. Also... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Failure; Performance
Shapiro, Benson P., Adrian J. Slywotsky, and Richard S. Tedlow. "Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 595-045, November 1994.
- 26 May 2010
- News
The Greek Crisis and the Limits of Arbitrage
- December 1994
- Case
Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. (B): Trials with Betafectin
This case follows the development of a firm's first product, the public presentation of research results, and the stock market reactions. In spite of successful research, the stock price falls dramatically. Asks why this happened, how concerned the CEO should be,... View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and Sharon L. Rossi. "Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. (B): Trials with Betafectin." Harvard Business School Case 795-045, December 1994.
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
"how can we change the system to prevent refugee crises in the first place?" That insight pushed Josh to "look for a systems-wide, macro-level shift I could be a part of." Eschewing the Peace Corps path, he chose a... View Details
- 09 Nov 2020
- News
The Case for a COVID Vaccine Lottery
- 19 Dec 2017
- News
Washington Train Tragedy Turns Trump Agenda Back To Infrastructure
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In 2010, Mark Critelli was a well-seasoned corporate executive who had recently transitioned from being the CEO of a Fortune 500 company to that of a startup called Dossia. As an AL Fellow, he knew that despite believing in Dossia’s mission to empower individuals with... View Details
Keywords: Health And Wellness; Health Care; Health Care Education; Health Care Entrepreneurship; Health Care Industry; Health Care Investment; Health Care Outcomes; Health Care Quality; Health Care Reform; Health Care Services; Health Costs; Preventive Care; Insurance Companies; Insurance Industry; Employee Compensation; Empoylee Wellness Programs; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Patient Satisfaction; Data; Data Analytics; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Organizations; Entrepreneurial Ventures; Start-up; Leadership Skills; Disruptive Change; Health; Insurance; Employees; Leadership; Disruptive Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Employment; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Health Industry; United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Mike Critelli and Dossia Service Corporation." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-053, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)