Organic Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2024
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IFC India: JSW Steel

examples presented during the IFC challenge the traditional notion of segmented life phases and of inherent tension in an organization between profit and “doing good.” This recognition has inspired us to seek roles in the future that... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

Coughlin commented, referring to Wal-Mart's founder. "Our growth has come from our ability to innovate and transform our organization into what customers expect." Weather for most of the conference was... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

firms; growth and expansion through organic growth, merger/acquisition, or through lateral hires; and finally, sector mix and client mix/client focus. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/413031-PDF-ENG... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Casey Gerald

that I think sucks and saying, `I want to do my own thing.’” To that end, MBAs Across America is an organization formed by Gerald and three HBS classmates in order to send MBA students out across the country to offer free assistance... View Details

12 Nov 2019
News

Seismic Shift

years ago that the approach to inclusion in business was flawed. As a former marketing expert and growth strategist who helped clients find new business opportunities—largely in nonwhite, affluent markets—she was called in to create... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

core markets, while also winning in new domains. Clayton M. Christensen has been pessimistic about whether established companies can prevail in the face of disruption. Charles A. O'Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman have a contrasting point of view. The authors explain... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 2002
Case

Mellon Investor Services

By: Thomas J. DeLong

James Aramanda, head of Mellon Investor Services, must decide how to change the focus of his business. He works with consultants to create a change strategy to enhance a business that is already doing well. Will he be able to interest his professionals in changing the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Innovation Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; United States

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10 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 10

that search engine advertisements tend to be less safe than the corresponding organic listings. Least-Cost Avoiders in Online Fraud and Abuse Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:IEEE Security and Privacy 8, no. 4 (July-August 2010)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Feb 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team Decisions

Keywords: by Katherine B. Coffman, Clio Bryant Flikkema, and Olga Shurchkov

06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

the new class of follow-on biologics, or biosimilars. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316095-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-106 Aggressive Growth Plans for Zimmer Spine Steve Healy, the President of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4

weeks or days. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/03/manage-your-work-manage-your-life/ar/1 August 2013 International Journal of Industrial Organization Search Diversion and Platform Competition By: Hagiu, Andrei, and Bruno Jullien... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

course, starting a company at an opportune time and place also displays a certain kind of skill as well.Q: What are some of the more actively pursued industries by entrepreneurs? A: Venture capitalists typically invest in industries that have substantial View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

firm, and by extension in the emergence of an industry, Higgins writes in her chapter, titled "Careers Creating Industries." "With a significant number of IPOs, what was previously simply a group of young organizations... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

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Diversity & Entrepreneurship: Race & Gender Gaps Persist - Race, Gender & Equity

included, seem to be happy with their career path: they are less likely than other employed alumni to be considering changing jobs. Likelihood of Alumni Leaving Their Current Organization They also report higher satisfaction than other... View Details

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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog

sources of economic growth away from petrochemicals. Societal change has been rapid in some dimensions – exhilarating and sometimes disconcerting – and on others has been glacially slow. This has triggered new entrepreneurial... View Details

30 Jun 2019
News

Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

des Autodidactes (VDA)—the self-made entrepreneurs award—held in Paris on May 14. “This event celebrates self-made entrepreneurs of small- and medium-sized companies who started working right after high school,” explains Alexandra Mannai (MBA 2015), who helped View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Feb 2022
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Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?

in the “big quit” is management. Anecdotal evidence is coming in about remote workers who join and leave organizations without having any physical contact with a colleague. Needed relationships are not developed. When someone quits, there... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 May 2019
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Case Study: Building the Base

consider how to improve and expand the platform. —William Collis (MBA 2011) Got a case? To take part in a future “Case Study,” send an outline of your company’s challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu Case Study Update: Sneakz Organic Charles Philp... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
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Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards

In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation—a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20... View Details

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October 2020
Case

PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India

By: John J-H Kim and Malini Sen

Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Co-founder Madhav Chavan is interested in using technology for education but differed in the way it is used in... View Details