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  • 31 Jan 2014
  • News

Body, Heal Thyself

breakthrough in] the biotech industry takes a lot of time; it takes a lot of money; it's complicated science." And it takes a lot of people—from scientists to executives to board members. Bancel admits that people see the potential fairly... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • 13 Oct 2009
  • Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

who devise new strategies but fail to underpin them with detailed plans for marketplace execution. Emergent strategies are only as good as their execution. Sound execution... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 17 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers

compromised productivity, and absenteeism. View VideoJoseph Fuller on measuring the costs of caregiving. (Courtesy Managing the Future of Work project.) If you consider that senior executives who make more than $100,000—arguably the most... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health
  • 09 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 9

compensation to strategy relies on agency theory economics and focuses on executive pay. Departing from this work, in this paper we focus on the strategic compensation of non-executive employees and argue... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2002
  • Book

Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

By: Rakesh Khurana
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected... View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Selection and Staffing; Personal Characteristics; Experience and Expertise; Investment Activism; Corporate Strategy
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  • March 2023 (Revised September 2023)
  • Case

Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'

By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney
In September 2022, Yvon Chouinard, the iconoclastic founder of outdoor apparel company Patagonia, announced a new ownership model for his company. Chouinard and his family had held complete control of the company's voting and non-voting stock since its founding 50... View Details
Keywords: Trusts; Business Ventures; Business Organization; Family Business; Restructuring; Change; Disruption; Transition; Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Financial Management; Governance; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Leadership; Labor; Law; Common Law; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Ownership; Ownership Type; Family Ownership; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Value; Value Creation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
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  • 2013
  • Book

What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential

By: Robert Steven Kaplan
How do you create your own definition of success—and reach your unique potential? Building a fulfilling life and career can be a daunting challenge. It takes courage and hard work. Too often, we charge down a path leading to "success" as defined by those around us—and... View Details
Keywords: Career Planning; Vocational Guidance; Job Satisfaction; Satisfaction; Personal Development and Career; Customization and Personalization
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  • Web

Industry Information - Alumni

startups–both private or recently public–that are worthy of consideration as places to start or continue a career in StartupLand. Strategy + Business Weekly news website published by certain member firms of the PwC network. It aims to... View Details
  • Web

Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

responsibly to make a positive impact on society. The program expertly leads you through progressively more complex theories and analysis with a pace that keeps you challenged and engaged. Lisa Arpey Executive Board Member at Ford's... View Details
  • 17 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: January 17

apart; the less they share, the more likely they are to be best executed separately. Nevertheless, managing multiple models is a tall order. LAN has had to face greater complexity, broaden its organizational skills, increase the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jun 2010
  • First Look

First Look: June 8

higher utility (or satisfaction), higher execution effort (or motivation), faster coordination, less influence activities, and more communication, but also to less experimentation and less information collection. When two firms that are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • October 2014
  • Case

McKinsey & Company, 2012

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2012, McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) was the world's premier management consultancy, providing advice to CEO's and top executives of leading companies around the globe. Many consulting firms were bigger but few could match the reputation McKinsey had built over more... View Details
Keywords: Consulting Firms; McKinsey; Strategy; Consulting Industry; North America
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  • 06 Feb 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?

percent of the economic gains of the past 30 years in the United States, other developed economies, and even the BRIC countries. Assuming for a moment that all of this is correct, what's the answer? First, is executive pay too high, or is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • December 2023 (Revised February 2024)
  • Case

21Seeds: Taking Shots at Breakout Growth

By: Elie Ofek, Julian De Freitas, Michael Moynihan and Nicole Tempest Keller
21Seeds, a female-founded flavor-infused tequila startup launched in 2019, had made inroads into the alcoholic beverage industry by focusing on an underserved consumer segment in spirits—women, primarily in their 30s and 40s, many of whom were moms—and by following a... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Distribution Channels; Sales; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 26 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

When Silence Spells Trouble at Work

that a senior executive is making a poor decision. "Shouldn't we tell her?" he asks his boss, who laughs cynically. "Yes," the boss replies. "Let's end our careers by challenging a decision that won't change.... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
  • 19 Aug 2021
  • Op-Ed

Don't Ignore Your Employees' Misery—TAKE Control

point is the most crucial—employee trust is hard to regain once it’s lost. E = Execute your organization’s post-COVID workforce plan in a timely fashion and evaluate your progress constantly. Ultimately, the TAKE framework is about... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • 01 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

disruption and its implications for the strategies people carefully constructed for a world that no longer fit their assumptive patterns. The course is tackling urgent business issues at the strategic and operational levels in the same... View Details
  • 01 May 2019
  • What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

Bergen titled “YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant.” The article noted recommendations from current and former employees about ways to alter policies designed to increase “user engagement, ” or the amount... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting
  • 16 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

position as the seventh-largest U.S. financial institution. It would also unlock substantial value not currently reflected in the stock. Each faced major obstacles and execution risks, however. In particular, no one knew the precise... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 17 Dec 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

case with professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Carin-Isabel Knoop, executive director of the HBS Global Research Group. The medical services industry hasn't been global historically but is becoming so now, says Khanna. There are several... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies