Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (370) Arrow Down

Show Results For

← Page 8 of 370 Results →
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster

By: Nelson P. Repenning and Rebecca Henderson
Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Performance Improvement; Competitive Advantage; Earnings Management; Management Practices and Processes; Revenue; Quality; Competency and Skills; Motivation and Incentives; Auto Industry; United States
Related
  • March 2023
  • Supplement

Allianz Türkiye (C): Managing the 2017 Hail Storm

By: John D. Macomber and Fares Khrais
Allianz Turkey is a property casualty insurance company operating in a region experiencing increasing losses from natural catastrophe events related to climate change, for example hail, wildfire, and flooding. There are also substantial other natural catastrophe... View Details
Keywords: Insurance And Reinsurance; Natural Disasters; Turkey; Insurance; Climate Change; Analytics and Data Science; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey
Related
  • March 2023 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

Allianz Türkiye: Adapting to Climate Change

By: John D. Macomber and Fares Khrais
Allianz Turkey is a property casualty insurance company operating in a region experiencing increasing losses from natural catastrophe events related to climate change, for example hail, wildfire, and flooding. There are also substantial other natural catastrophe... View Details
Keywords: Insurance And Reinsurance; Natural Disasters; Turkey; Insurance; Climate Change; Analytics and Data Science; Insurance Industry; Financial Services Industry; Turkey
Related
  • November 2015 (Revised February 2016)
  • Supplement

Allianz Turkey: Focus on the Customer (B)

By: W. Earl Sasser and Gamze Yucaoglu
At the age of 39, Solmaz Altın took over the helm at Allianz Turkey. Solmaz quickly realized that, although the insurance market was thinly penetrated in Turkey, the company was operating in a very competitive environment with pressure on prices and, hence, cost... View Details
Keywords: Service Excellence; Customer Experience; Customer Service; Emerging Market; Customer Focus; Net Promoter Score; Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Leading Change; Service Operations; Emerging Markets; Customer Satisfaction; Insurance Industry; Turkey
Related
  • November 2015 (Revised February 2016)
  • Case

Allianz Turkey: Focus on the Customer (A)

By: W. Earl Sasser and Gamze Yucaoglu
At the age of 39, Solmaz Altın took over the helm at Allianz Turkey. Solmaz quickly realized that, although the insurance market was thinly penetrated in Turkey, the company was operating in a very competitive environment with pressure on prices and, hence, cost... View Details
Keywords: Service Excellence; Customer Experience; Customer Service; Emerging Market; Customer Focus; Net Promoter Score; Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Leading Change; Service Operations; Emerging Markets; Customer Satisfaction; Insurance Industry; Turkey
Related
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Organizational Responses to Product Cycles

By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo and Nicolas Torres
Product cycles entail the mass production of new—and often increasingly complex—products on a regular basis. How do firms manage these changes? We use granular daily data from a leading automobile manufacturer to study the organizational impacts of introducing new... View Details
Keywords: Training; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Knowledge Management; Production; Product; Organizational Structure; Auto Industry; Argentina
Related

    George Serafeim

    George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

    Keywords: automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles
    • 2009
    • Working Paper

    Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan

    By: Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu

    Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are increasingly inadequate in modern sectors, where innovation relies on platforms and horizontal ecosystems of firms producing complementary products. Using three... View Details

    Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Innovation and Invention; Industry Structures; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
    Related

      Srikant M. Datar

      Srikant M. Datar became the eleventh dean of Harvard Business School on 1 January 2021. During his tenure as a faculty member, he served as Senior Associate Dean for University Affairs (including Faculty Chair of the Harvard Innovation Lab), for Research, for... View Details

      Keywords: automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles
      • Web

      Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

      to expand nationwide Influence: Medium 10 1910 19 First widespread use of auto assembly line Self-starter increases popularity of automobile Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 19 KDKA, first radio station First talking movie, Influence:... View Details
      • Research Summary

      Creating Trust in International Joint Ventures in Asia: An Empirical Comparative Study

      In the wake of the currently ongoing financial crisis in Asia, we anticipate a rapid increase of international joint ventures between Asian and Western firms. However, so far, the sources of success in international joint ventures have not been well understood. Why do... View Details

        Jill J. Avery

        Dr. Jill Avery is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. She is a respected authority on branding and brand management, customer relationship... View Details

        Keywords: automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles

          V. Kasturi Rangan

          Kash Rangan is the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing at the Harvard Business School. Formerly the chairman of the Marketing Department (1998-2002), he is now the co-chairman of the school's Social Enterprise Initiative. He has taught in a wide variety of MBA... View Details

          Keywords: automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles
          • Web

          United Fruit Company Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

          HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar... View Details
          • 20 Aug 2020
          • Book

          From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives

          For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
          Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

            Youngme Moon

            Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School. Professor Moon's research sits at the intersection of brand strategy and culture, with a particular focus on the emergent AI economy. She is the author of the bestselling book, View Details

            Keywords: automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles

              Rosabeth M. Kanter

              Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

              Keywords: automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles; automobiles
              • 06 Mar 2012
              • First Look

              First Look: March 6

                PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public policy. Trumbull argues that diffuse... View Details
              Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
              • 24 Jul 2000
              • Research & Ideas

              Value Maximization and Stakeholder Theory

              turned on by the vision or the strategy in the sense that it taps into some desire deep in the passions of human beings—for example a desire to build the world's best automobile or to create a movie or play that will affect humans for... View Details
              Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
              • Web

              Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

              Cluster (2013) Germany Baden-Wuerttemberg Automobile Cluster (2015) Germany Wind Power Cluster (2010) Germany’s Photovoltaic Cluster (2009) Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007) Ghana Ghana Cocoa... View Details