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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
that the technology they’re developing is absolutely necessary to turning today’s primitive quantum computers into something that businesses can actually use. Just a few years ago, it would have been easy to dismiss Levy’s vision as mere... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
lowest prices online and free 24 hour delivery. We're changing the lives of Brazilian moms one click at a time! MyTeksi Anthony Tan Hooi Ling Tan Adeline Chan Business Track Runner-Up MyTeksi has the vision of revamping the Malaysian taxi... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem
Wal-Mart's and Microsoft's dominance in modern business has been attributed to any number of factors, ranging from the vision and drive of their founders to the companies' aggressive competitive practices. But the performance of these two... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
management." Ginny Wiedower commented, "Without a corporate strategy to reach defined corporate goals, innovation will be misdirected and unguided." But D. R. Elliott pointed out that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
helps explain why the owner of a proprietary platform such as Microsoft has chosen to contribute to the development of Linux. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45560 August 2013 Journal of Applied Corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs
behave. Second, he must recognize that his position does not confer the right to lead, nor does it guarantee the organization's loyalty. He must perpetually earn and maintain the moral mandate to lead. CEOs can easily lose their legitimacy if their View Details
- 03 Jul 2013
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Limits of Transparency?
cautioned us not to expect too much from a policy of transparency, saying "If the company culture operates better within the founder's vision of transparency, all well and good, be transparent. But to trust transparency alone to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
in America, and Work in Progress (co-authored with Michael Eisner, chairman of the Walt Disney Company). Schwartz is now president of LGE Performance Systems and co-created its Corporate Athlete training program, which aims to apply the... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
evolved from the original vision of Lewis and Hutchinson to radically transform the construction industry to a go-to-market partnership model using the real estate as a "showroom" for evolving sustainable urban technology—a $3... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
overprotective of people also causes us to avoid giving feedback to top management. Q: What kind of leadership is necessary for a HCHP firm? A: Leaders must have HCHP vision and values (empowerment, collaboration, maintaining firm... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
To succeed in today's fast-moving economy, traditional corporate structures are holding back companies, even great companies, from being creative enough and speedy enough to compete effectively. What's needed, argues Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
In business, good advice is priceless. Managers who are anxious and confused when confronted with corporate challenges can find that a piece of sound advice from a colleague can instill a sense of calm and clarity that leads to more... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
based on "industry best-in-class performance measures or direct competitors," Hope and Fraser write; and give teams "an extended period of time to reach them"—two to three years. Atlanta-based eye-care company CIBA View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Digital Archival Resources Archival Collections Bibliography SITE CREDITS 4. Edwin H. Land, "Annual Christmas Message to Employees of Polaroid Corporation," University Theatre, Cambridge, MA, December 23, 1942, 6, Edwin H. Land speech files, Polaroid View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
Michael W. Toffel Abstract—CEO activism refers to corporate leaders speaking out on social and environmental policy issues not directly related to their company’s core business. Distinct from nonmarket strategy and traditional View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, is an expert in corporate integrity and risk management. He interviewed dozens of business executives convicted of crimes, including Bernie Madoff, for his 2016 book, “Why... View Details
- 06 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Level-Six Leader?
the regional or national electorate. It is difficult to find renowned corporate leaders who fit this category because in business, typically, the Chameleons are weeded out before they reach the top. The world of politics is another... View Details
Keywords: by Mitch Maidique
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
decline, and even the spike created by the delta and omicron variants could not stop corporations from recalling workers to the office. Many companies want to go back to the way things were, but that would be a mistake. “Organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Julian De Freitas : Recipient of a 2021 Exceptional Reviewer Award from the Journal of Vision . Ayelet Israeli : Received the 2021 Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching in recognition of outstanding work in the transition to online and... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Edmondson : Received the IOC Vision of Excellence in Leadership Award from the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital in 2021. Amy C. Edmondson : Winner of the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups from... View Details