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29 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

scheme—would improve alignment, it means more discussions with the senior stars and maybe the creation of a committee to study the issue and come up with a recommendation to all the partners. If the question is one of bringing a lateral... View Details

Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney

16 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

organizations for long-term viability and success. What does "organizational renewal" mean as used in the program? Tushman: A successful company could be said to have a kind of franchise, that is, a niche in the marketplace... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

April 2024 (Revised July 2024)
Case

Unleashing Human Magic at Best Buy

By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Sunil Gupta and Amram Migdal

The case examines the transformation of Best Buy under CEO Hubert Joly's leadership from 2012. Facing significant business challenges, including competition from online and physical retailers, Joly implemented the "Renew Blue" turnaround strategy, which focused on... View Details

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04 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 4

along that road: Aim High, Team Up, Fail Well, Learn Fast, and Repeat. This path is not smooth. To illustrate each critical step, we look at real-life scenarios that show how teaming to innovate provides the spark that can fertilize creativity, clarify goals, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

want the right to go after that money? This doesn't mean you don't trust your top executives. It's just good sound governance, good sound executive pay practice. It's not personal. Expensing options created a level playing field. Before,... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

eighteen months, to also nationalize the country's biggest telecommunications company and the electricity and natural gas sectors. What are your thoughts on what this trend means both for Venezuela's economic development and for outside... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

competing for resources with other business units, the most powerful argument you can make is that important customers want it and will commit. If you think about the mantras we have today such as "Get close to the customer" and "Fast to market,"... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

2009), Senior Program Officer, The Kresge Foundation Just what does it mean for a city to go bankrupt? Bankruptcies are so commonly associated with firms and individuals that we tend to use the same mental models to evaluate Detroit's... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Tales of the Newly-minted MBA

wait until you're desperate to contact mentors," said Sara Crutchfield Clarke (HBS MBA '97), vice president of corporate strategy at Showtime Networks. "Find ways to stay in touch, and have a clear means of articulating your... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates

accounts, meaning that they were written by people paid by their employers to work in these "field" sites. For instance, Melvin Dalton's seminal piece on managers' roles, titled Men Who Manage: Fusions of Feeling and Theory in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

believe in," said Joseph R. Swedish, then president and CEO of Trinity Health. "What we're talking about is bringing meaning to people's lives at work," added Peter Dunn, cofounder of Activate Healthcare. "Instead of getting 60 percent of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

Some research shows that people are more likely to speak up when engaging in so-called pro-social behaviors, in which they are thinking of others, rather than themselves. In a medical environment, that might mean stressing the importance... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

05 Apr 2017
Research & Ideas

For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost

which basically means that men would be more likely to respond positively to women if they ask something from them.” So, in a sense, it might be comforting to learn that not all women are price-discriminated against at repair shops. “Once... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Auto; Service

19 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 19

transparency is customarily trained on elected officials as a means of ethical oversight, our research documents the benefits of increased transparency into the delivery of government services. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

Traditional Theories Break Down As Hiatt began investigating, he found that traditional theories of capture such as lobbying and campaign contributions had little effect on whether any particular GMO was approved. Even more direct means... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?

are "money-poor but time-rich," meaning they wouldn't have bought the songs they downloaded. In that sense, the music industry can't claim those downloads as lost record sales. In fact, illegal downloading may help the industry... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

not only are design rules critical, they have to be communicated and adhered to throughout the design process—from the initial concept stage until the design is complete and ready to be produced. KC: This is what we mean by the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

08 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

Tell Me What to Do: When Bad News Is a Big Relief

what is the right choice is so difficult. "Access to seemingly endless information online means you can find information to support the feasibility of any possible option. This may actually make decisions harder, not easier,” Hagerty... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along

isn’t going to delegate a task if he or she doesn’t trust the subordinate to get the job done. “If those beliefs are that far off in other kinds of settings, then actually that means there are some gross inefficiencies where transactions... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Banking; Financial Services

19 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

How to be Extremely Productive

don't mean that your style needs to be the same as that of your boss, but you should be in sync and try to make sure your skills complement each other. For example, if your supervisor is a "big-picture" thinker, you could... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

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