Publications

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Adrian Obleton

leadership skills that would carry me through the rest of my career. Coming to HBS is like Walking into a new world. I'm a first-generation college student and grew up in a low income family. Even with the professional and academic... View Details

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Eduardo Avalos

to navigate an academic and professional environment where representative leadership does not always exist, I have used this as my guiding light. What has changed about your understanding of leadership? A... View Details

November 2004 (Revised November 2005)
Case

Kodak and The Digital Revolution (A)

By: Giovanni M. Gavetti, Rebecca Henderson and Simona Giorgi

The introduction of digital imaging in the late 1980s had a disruptive effect on Kodak's traditional business model. Examines Kodak's strategic efforts and challenges as the photography industry evolves. After discussing Kodak's history and its past strategic moves in... View Details

Keywords: History; Information Technology; Business Model; Leadership; Disruption; Industry Growth; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping

got behind the wheel again. Not just one trailer, or two of them, or five, or a dozen, but hundreds, on one ship. During this setback in his life, when he almost lost his business, McLean came across the idea that changed his destiny. The... View Details

Keywords: by Anthony J. Mayo & Nitin Nohria; Manufacturing; Transportation; Aerospace

Web

Alumni - Global

Career Change At LinkedIn, shifting cultural norms around work in Japan Re: Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003); By: Michelle Cassidy 01 Jun 2024 HBS Alumni Bulletin Outside Voices Organizing the Greek diaspora to help rebuild the country—and create... View Details

17 Dec 2020
News

Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

or five years to show success. We needed other metrics,” says Prince. “Dynamics were different. Corporations change slowly, whereas startups often pivot quickly. The case is about exploring what kind of View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

reflect a continuum of innovation: incremental changes that ensure a transformative HBS experience. Read more about How is the MBA curriculum preparing students to manage, and even anticipate, the challenges and opportunities of the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

16 Mar 2021
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

course at HBS in college, I was drawn to the case study method and opportunity to further develop my network and leadership skills to achieve this integration and have a meaningful impact. How long was your deferral (2, 3, or 4 years)? 3... View Details

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Davida Bynum

teachers like that one were the best part of my hometown experience. What has changed about your understanding of leadership? I am a dual-degree candidate at HBS and HKS where I am exploring how to best serve the public and/or private... View Details

November 2018 (Revised February 2023)
Case

Bangladesh: Into the Maelstrom

By: Reshmaan Hussam, Sophus A. Reinert and Namrata Arora

In the fall of 2018, Rohima Begum considered her options as the small island, or “char,” on which her family’s house rested slowly but inescapably eroded into the mighty Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh. The country, once unceremoniously dubbed a “basket case”... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Adaptation; Environmental Management; Problems and Challenges; Immigration; Bangladesh

October 2015
Case

A Challenger's Strategy: Pinar Abay at ING Bank Turkey

By: Paul M. Healy, Gautam Mukunda and Esel Çekin

In 2013, Pinar Abay was appointed as the CEO of ING Bank Turkey. At 34, she was the youngest bank CEO in Turkey's history. Her appointment raised eyebrows because of her youth and because her career at McKinsey had given her no day-to-day bank management experience.... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Culture; Emerging Markets; Transformation; Banks and Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Banking Industry; Turkey

22 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make

Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, and Olivia Jung, a doctoral student at HBS. Co-authors on the paper, which was published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Health

29 Mar 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Keywords: by Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel

Profile

Varnika Menghnani

Gappes (A savoury Indian snack) of Chandni Chowk and Momos (dimsums) of Janpath, snacks you could enjoy for less than 50 cents. You could also relish the Dal Makhani (lentils) and Butter Chicken at Lazeez Affaire (a more upscale restaurant). The list goes on! What has... View Details

April 2020
Teaching Plan

Malcolm Turner at Vanderbilt

By: David G. Fubini, Amy Klopfenstein and James Barnett

This teaching plan serves as a supplement to the case “Malcolm Turner at Vanderbilt,” HBS 420-024. The case examines the early decisions of Vanderbilt University’s new athletic director, Malcolm Turner. A newcomer to college athletics, Turner made a series of... View Details

Keywords: Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Sports; Planning; Strategic Planning; Education; Higher Education; Leadership; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Education Industry; Sports Industry; Tennessee

December 2009 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Ebro Puleva

By: David E. Bell, Antonio Garcia de Castro, Rocio Reina Paniagua and Mary Louise Shelman

Once Spain's largest sugar company, Ebro Puleva has been transformed through a series of international acquisitions into the world's largest package rice company and second largest pasta company. In 2009, Chairman Antonio Hernandez Callejas must decide how to proceed... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Retail Industry; Spain