Publications

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

sufficient. Instead, the problem we have to deal with has as much to do with the supply side as the demand side. That's very different from the 1930s. Additionally, the demand-side problem that we’re facing now is fundamentally different... View Details

12 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 12, 2009

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-078.pdf Deep Dives: The Role of Top Management in Linking Relevant Capabilities to Core Activities Authors:Howard H. Yu and Joseph L. Bower Abstract The inability of established firms to make necessary... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2019
News

The Fight Beyond

But there were those within the US government who knew they needed more than fighters on the front lines. Green had the necessary skills to manage the business of the war, and the connections to get himself hired for the job. Green came... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Wesley Allsbrook

August 2022
Case

Air Wars: Deregulating the U.S. Airline Industry

By: Tom Nicholas and James Weber

In the early decades of the twentieth century, the U.S. government assisted in the development of an airline industry by subsidizing the delivery of mail and allowing mail carriers to also fly passengers. Because the government awarded mail routes to the lowest... View Details

11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

Government leaders rushing to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in March gave companies little time to shift to an all-virtual workforce. Ready or not, many businesses had to become more digital. But true digital transformation takes far more than a Zoom account. Using... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

The case forces students to grapple with the challenges and barriers involved in disrupting an established industry, examine alternative go-to-market strategies and the timing of implementing them, and consider different business models to View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company

customize products and respond to customers. Regional managers take responsibility for sales, product development, distribution, and manufacturing. As a consequence, the spans of control for managers back at... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Market Dynamics and Moral Dilemmas: Novo Nordisk’s Weight-Loss Drugs

By: Joseph L. Badaracco, Tom Quinn and John Schultz

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk was owned by a charitable foundation, and since its founding in the 1920s had focused on producing insulin to treat diabetes. In 2017, however, it released Ozempic, a diabetes treatment with the revolutionary side effect of... View Details

02 Aug 2016
First Look

August 2, 2016

families and in the asset management industry in general, as well as decline in capital of issuers borrowing from money funds. Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2004
Case

Innocent Drinks

By: William A. Sahlman and Dan Heath

The three founders of a London-based, start-up smoothie company must decide between three growth options: expansion of the existing product line into Europe, extension of the brand into other product categories, or continued organic growth within the United Kingdom. View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Industry Growth; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom; Europe

December 2003
Teaching Note

Capital One Financial Corporation (TN)

By: Bharat N. Anand and Michael G. Rukstad

Teaching Note to (9-700-124). View Details

Keywords: Customization and Personalization; Industry Structures; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Information Management; Financial Services Industry