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- Summer 2013
- Article
Where Implementation Breaks Down: Why Can't Companies Get the Job Done?
By: David A. Garvin
A great plan for the future isn't so great if you can't execute it properly. Conceiving a project or initiative demands different approaches and skills than acting on it and following through. Here's a guide to removing the roadblocks on the path toward effective... View Details
Keywords: Implementation; EXECUTIVE Ability (Management); Management Practices and Processes; Performance Effectiveness; Management Skills
Garvin, David A. "Where Implementation Breaks Down: Why Can't Companies Get the Job Done?" Conference Board Review 50, no. 3 (Summer 2013): 38–45.
- 19 Feb 2025
- News
To Break the Cycle of Low-Wage Work, Redesign the Workforce System
- Article
Breaking up Is Never Easy: Planning for Exit in a Strategic Alliance
By: Ranjay Gulati, Parth Mehrotra and Maxim Sytch
This article highlights several important dimensions of planning for exit from strategic alliances and also offers several examples of the disastrous consequences of inadequate exit-planning. While many companies fall into the trap of having no exit plan, other... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay, Parth Mehrotra, and Maxim Sytch. "Breaking up Is Never Easy: Planning for Exit in a Strategic Alliance." California Management Review 50, no. 4 (Summer 2008): 147–163.
- 2010
- Chapter
Breaking New Ground: The Emerging Frontier of CSR in the Extractive Sector
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Brooke Barton
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Brooke Barton. "Breaking New Ground: The Emerging Frontier of CSR in the Extractive Sector." Chap. 9 in Global Challenges in Responsible Business, edited by N. Craig Smith, C.B. Bhattacharya, David Vogel, and David I. Levine, 241–267. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 05 Oct 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Negotiating the Impossible: Break Deadlocks and Resolve Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)
Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. To top it off, you have little power or other resources with... View Details
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)
What is the WSA? The WSA, or Women’s Student Association, is a student-led organization at Harvard Business School for anyone who identifies as a woman. We’re the largest student organization on campus. What do we do? Our role is to make the women at HBS feel... View Details
- 17 Feb 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Breaking Them In or Revealing Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomer Self-Expression
- Web
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty Background When I first got to Harvard Business School, I joined the Social Enterprise Club , and quickly realized that these students were my compatriots. These were people who had similar... View Details
- April 8, 2025
- Other Article
Commentary: How Financial Influencers Can Make or Break Investment Platforms like Chocolate Finance
By: Daniel Rabetti
Rabetti, Daniel. "Commentary: How Financial Influencers Can Make or Break Investment Platforms like Chocolate Finance." Channel News Asia (CNA) (April 8, 2025).
- Summer 2019
- Article
Breaking Even: Political Economy and Private Enterprise in the Norwegian Glass Industry, 1739-1803
By: Rolv Petter Amdam, Robert Fredona and Sophus A. Reinert
Using internal debates and surviving account books, this article traces the 18th-century history of the Norwegian glass industry, created to exploit Norway's immense natural resource wealth, and of the chartered company that would later become Norway's iconic... View Details
Keywords: Glass Industry; Natural Resources; Profitability; Political Economy; Cameralism; Liberalization; Patriotism; Profit; Natural Environment; Business History; Norway
Amdam, Rolv Petter, Robert Fredona, and Sophus A. Reinert. "Breaking Even: Political Economy and Private Enterprise in the Norwegian Glass Industry, 1739-1803." Business History Review 93, no. 2 (Summer 2019): 275–317.
- March 2013
- Article
Breaking Them in or Eliciting Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers' Authentic Self-expression
By: Daniel M. Cable, Francesca Gino and Brad Staats
Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment... View Details
Keywords: Socialization; Authenticity; Self-Expression; Best Self; Outsourcing; Employee Retention; Organizational Culture; Retention; Identity; Customer Satisfaction
Cable, Daniel M., Francesca Gino, and Brad Staats. "Breaking Them in or Eliciting Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers' Authentic Self-expression." Administrative Science Quarterly 58, no. 1 (March 2013): 1–36.
- September 2023
- Case
Breaking Barriers: How Brex is Shaping the Future of Financial Services for Startups
By: Marco Di Maggio, James Barnett and Susie L. Ma
In 2020, Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, co-founders and co-CEO’s of the fintech company Brex, needed to determine how to balance their vision with the desires of their investors. They intended to expand Brex’s offerings to include other products that served... View Details
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurial Finance; Financial Services Industry
Di Maggio, Marco, James Barnett, and Susie L. Ma. "Breaking Barriers: How Brex is Shaping the Future of Financial Services for Startups." Harvard Business School Case 224-030, September 2023.
- 11 Jan 2023
- Podcast
How federal stimulus can break new ground on economic development and good jobs
American Rescue Plan program director Todd Fisher on the complex business of steering billions in investments to build up talent pipelines along with local and regional economies. View Details