Publications

Article

Environmental and Organization Context and Executive Team Characteristics

By: S. Keck and Michael Tushman

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Demographics

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Where can I find listings of executive recruiters? The Directory of Executive and Professional Recruiters Check Harvard availability iRecruit How to Find Recruiters in Your Niche, a guide from the Wall... View Details

Research Summary

Life Planning for Executives

In this relatively new field of research and course development, Davis is researching through in depth interviews how executives create successful and fulfilling lives. He is leading a faculty team in designing an executive program for individuals wanting to transition... View Details

February 1997
Case

Archer Daniels Midland: Direction and Strategy

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Thomas N. Urban Jr

Sets out the strategy and competitive competencies of one of the leading grain trade and processing companies in the world. An overview of the company's innovations in corn and oilseed by-products is provided. The strategy of the firm is to add by-products to corn,... View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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Nov 14 2016
Testimonial

Developing and Communicating Strategy

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Operational Effectiveness vs. Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

establishes a new best practice, its rivals tend to copy it quickly. Strategy is about doing things differently , not simply doing them better than everyone else. And it’s the key to competitive advantage.... View Details

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Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

structure through a five forces analysis. And, we present ten new strategic choices that companies will face in a smart, connected world. Read MORE AT HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW StrateGy AND the Internet by... View Details

October 2011 (Revised August 2020)
Case

HUGE and Digital Strategy

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Nicholas G. Karvounis

Keywords: Strategy; Technology

Educators

Teaching Interest

Owner and President Management (OPM); HBS Executive Education; 2022

Taught management and leadership to executives in small group sessions
Conducted one-on-one sessions focused on complex business challenges and personal leadership development
Teaching Rating: 6.75 / 7 (8 students)

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2005
Class Lecture

Resources and Corporate Strategy

By: Cynthia A. Montgomery

Keywords: Corporate Strategy

2005
Class Lecture

Scope and Global Strategy

By: Tarun Khanna

Keywords: Global Strategy

November 2010
Article

The Strategy Research Initiative: Recognizing and Encouraging High-quality Research in Strategy

By: Joanne E. Oxley, Jan Rivkin, Michael D. Ryall and the Strategy Research Initiative

The Strategy Research Initiative—a cross-disciplinary group of mid-career, research-oriented faculty—has organized to coordinate activities that promote high-quality research in the field of strategy. This editorial essay summarizes the group's view of the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Research; Quality; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams

April 1998
Article

Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Creativity

By: David J. Collis

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Creativity

November 1993 (Revised December 1997)
Supplement

General Dynamics: Compensation and Strategy (B)

Updates General Dynamics: Compensation and Strategy (A). View Details

July 2004 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Novell: CEO-led Turnaround and Growth Strategy

By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert D. Austin

Novell CEO Jack Messman tried to return the company to its leadership position in the software industry through a strategy that embraces Linux and other open source software. This case serves as an introduction to open source software and strategies based on open... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Open Source Distribution; Applications and Software; Intellectual Property; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry

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Creating a Successful Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

industries in the 1980s by doing things in a novel way. They essentially rewrote the playbooks for how to run an airline and sell furniture—and carved out long-lasting, unique strategic positions in the marketplace. Elements of a... View Details

June 2016
Article

Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation for Corporate Social Responsibility

By: Bryan Hong, Zhichuan (Frank) Li and Dylan B. Minor

We link the corporate governance literature in financial economics to the agency cost perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to derive theoretical predictions about the relationship between corporate governance and the existence of executive compensation... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Incentives For CSR; Non-financial Performance Measures; Agency Costs; Board Independence; Institutional Holdings; Managerial Power; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Executive Compensation; Corporate Governance

2004
Book

Global Strategy and Organization

By: Anil K. Gupta and Vijay Govindarajan

In the battle for global dominance, only those organizations that lead the ongoing globalization of their industries will succeed. That's why students need a strategic framework that they can apply in a global setting. View Details