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- 2012
- Chapter
Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem
By: Tomislav Rimac, Johanna Mair and Julie Battilana
How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Social Psychology; Social Issues; Organizations; Business and Community Relations
Rimac, Tomislav, Johanna Mair, and Julie Battilana. "Social Entrepreneurs, Socialization Processes, and Social Change: The Case of Sekem." In Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Karen Golden-Biddle and Jane E. Dutton. Organization and Management Series. New York: Routledge, 2012.
- September 2000 (Revised October 2006)
- Teaching Note
Wildfire Communications, Inc. (A) and (B) (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-396-305) and (9-396-306). View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
slow to change, and fraught with obstacles to learning. We describe “strategy-as-learning” to contrast with the traditional concept of “strategy-as-planning.” Practicing the work of organizational strategy as a learning View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
Assessment: Evidence from Food Safety Inspections By: Ibanez, Maria, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Many production processes are subject to inspection to ensure they meet quality, safety, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- September 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Supplement
Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Cheng (Jason) Qian
Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and Jinan-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading U.S. chemical company, has been... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Chemical Industry; China; Pennsylvania
Sebenius, James K., and Cheng (Jason) Qian. "Wyoff and China-LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 909-014, September 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Driving economic growth and job creation
capital, supporting more than $100 billion in lending to small businesses during her tenure. Heading up an agency of more than 3,000 employees, she prioritized overhauling and strengthening programs and... View Details
- 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
Repenning, Nelson P., and Rebecca Henderson. "Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-033, September 2010.
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
3). We contribute to the literature on trust by examining trust accuracy (rather than mere trust levels), identifying the significant role of brief interpersonal contact, and revealing other-focused perspective taking as a key View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
firms to develop software to complement the firm's devices. But the problem wasn't with one or two design decisions—it was likely more deeply rooted in its processes and culture, a pattern I've seen affect... View Details
- Article
What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to... View Details
Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 96 (December 2013): 85–103.
- May 2020 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (A)
By: Linda A. Hill, Allison J. Wigen and Emily Tedards
Michael Ku joined Pfizer in 2011, after the company had undergone three large-scale mergers and acquisitions. His mission was to drive the digital transformation of the company’s clinical supply chain, but he knew he had to start with the culture. Over the next eight... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Digital; Change; Culture; Management; Talent; Pharmaceutical Companies; Customer-centricity; Collaboration; Cross-functional Management; Purpose; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Transformation; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Supply Chain; Decision Making; Mission and Purpose
Hill, Linda A., Allison J. Wigen, and Emily Tedards. "Michael Ku and Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-108, May 2020. (Revised January 2022.)
- January 2, 2020
- Article
Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions
By: Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye and J. Michael McWilliams
Background: The hospital industry has consolidated substantially during the past two decades and at an accelerated pace since 2010. Multiple studies have shown that hospital mergers have led to higher prices for commercially insured patients, but research about effects... View Details
Beaulieu, Nancy Dean, Leemore S. Dafny, B. E. Landon, Jesse Dalton, Ifedayo Kuye, and J. Michael McWilliams. "Changes in Quality of Care After Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions." New England Journal of Medicine 382, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 51–59.
- Article
Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-based Taxation
U.S. survey respondents' views on distributive justice differ in two specific, related ways from what is conventionally assumed in modern optimal tax research. When expressing their preferences over allocations in stylized, hypothetical scenarios meant to isolate key... View Details
Keywords: Optimal Taxation; Welfarism; Luck; Benefit-based Taxation; Taxation; Equality and Inequality; Attitudes
Weinzierl, Matthew C. "Popular Acceptance of Inequality Due to Innate Brute Luck and Support for Classical Benefit-based Taxation." Journal of Public Economics 155 (November 2017): 54–63. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-104, March 2016; revised July 2016, and NBER Working Paper Series, No. 22462, July 2016. See Notes on Fortune article.)
- 02 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Flattening Firm and Product Market Competition: The Effect of Trade Liberalization
Keywords: by Maria Guadalupe & Julie M. Wulf
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
present a good laboratory: the selection mechanism is similar to other major arbitration forums; arbitration is mandatory for all disputes, eliminating selection concerns; and the parties choose arbitrators... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers
after a year and a half, companies have still only raised prices by around 2 percent, despite tariffs rising as high as 20 or 25 percent. “There are some mechanisms that retailers seem to be using to avoid... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
Dora Stern Abstract—This study sheds new light on first- and early-mover advantages. Research on this classic topic often assumes that each firm participates in the entirety of the innovation process View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- November 1989 (Revised January 1991)
- Case
Honda Motor Co. and Honda of America (A)
In its 43-year history, Honda grew from an also-ran in the Japanese motorcycle market to a dominant force in the worldwide motorcycle and automobile markets. To do this, Honda has developed a unique organizational style based on constructive conflict and organizational... View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Organizational Culture; Business Processes; Motorcycle Industry; Auto Industry; Japan; United States
Pearson, Andrall E. "Honda Motor Co. and Honda of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-111, November 1989. (Revised January 1991.)
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
require digital transformations to be more iterative than other forms of corporate change. Leaders need to catalyze change rather than plan for it. That means creating the initial conditions for the organization to achieve its ambitions View Details
- 07 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Product Management at HBS: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Learn by Doing
a mobile base building game called Regent, and by taking a series of elective courses across multiple disciplines, from artificial intelligence to data science to business strategy. The Product Management 101 class taught by Professor... View Details