Strategic Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Scott C. Bolick

better the HBS community." Nine of these awards were given this year. His other achievements as cohort president include serving as an advocate on academic and student-life issues, building an increased sense of community, providing feedback to administrators and... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

strokes" to quickly mobilize the organization, with initiating a "long march" that changes systems and habits. Leaders must start by building credibility and confidence in the organization through small wins. This can occur... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

01 Apr 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami

Are you interested in connecting with other alumni leveraging their careers to confront climate change? BEI invites HBS Alumni to join our Alumni in Climate Networking Series for a chance to connect with local alumni to discuss ideas, trends, opportunities, and... View Details

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 Oct 2000
News

Faculty Retirements

books, including Restoring Our Competitive Edge: Competing through Manufacturing; The Uneasy Alliance: Managing the Productivity-Technology Dilemma; Dynamic Manufacturing: Creating the Learning Organization; and Strategic Operations:... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Letters to the Editor

graduating MBAs to engage in and influence the key strategic priorities of leading social sector organizations. Although the article cited the generous financial support that HBS and its donor base provides to fellows, it’s also worth... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

years ago, online transactions were nonexistent at Schwab. But just as significant as the explosion of its Internet trading revenues, Goldman says, may be the Web-driven strategic changes at Schwab. With the... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

04 Mar 2015
What Do You Think?

Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?

regarding wages ." Gerald Nanninga concluded that, "The problem with universally mandated rules of business (be it wages, hours, or whatever) is that it limits strategic options At least with the laissez faire approach, there is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

Web

Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

marketing on a strategic level. I think this course was incredibly beneficial to go beyond the basics of digital marketing and help give me real-life examples that I can use in my everyday career. Melody Pierce Explore the latest trends... View Details

23 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 23

those sales? Should ads be text, images, video, or something else entirely? Should measurement be performed by an ad network, an advertiser, or some intermediary? Market participants have chosen all these options at various points, and prevailing views have View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 9

aligning strategic choices with organizational architecture. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410007-PDF-ENG Meeting the Diversity Challenge at PepsiCo: The Steve Reinemund Era Harvard Business School Case 410-024... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2017
News

Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

achieved through both the private and public sectors,” says Kyarisiima. “Enabling African businesses to access global markets and think strategically is where I want to play a role.” The path she took to pursue this goal has been... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

Alumni Books Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking by Paul Butler, John F. Manfredi, and Peter Klein (MBA 1971) (McGraw-Hill Education) The authors provide a proven plan for making View Details

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

05 Jan 2017
Blog Post

Crossing the River: The HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program

lacking private sector experience, I was also pushed to develop more effective strategies for translating the business case for equity and inclusion. My final year provided opportunities for synthesis, as I enjoyed electives across both campuses including... View Details

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

discussing the hypotheses and potential responses. Communicate the "ideal client profile" and the implications. An ICP typically implies changes well beyond sales and marketing. The example in the article indicates how it led... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

the company's marketing department into an integral part of product development, product management, and strategic planning after years of relative neglect is considered. The role of Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt in initiating and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2000
News

Books

stage in the early 1990s, the computer industry's balance of power -- economic and strategic -- was changed forever. As Baldwin and Clark explain, "The architecture of modularity partitions designers'... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

global organization whose mission is accelerating innovation to improve the lives of older adults. Much of their early work has been nurturing promising entrepreneurs through the aptly named Aging2.0 GENerator—which provides strategic... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

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

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