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17 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University

The Challenge of Shared Prosperity

In the 2015 survey on U.S. competitiveness, HBS alumni weigh in on the current state and future trajectory of U.S. competitiveness as well as the structural strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. business environment. In addition, alumni delve deeper into two aspects... View Details

The Global Rise of Democracy

We examine the influence of an interstate network created by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the global diffusion of democracy. We propose that IGOs facilitate democracy’s diffusion by transmitting information between member states and by interpreting... View Details

U.S. Competitiveness

latest survey findings and eight years of prior research on the competitiveness of the United States—highlights a disturbing pattern: structural failures in the U.S. political system continue to prevent meaningful progress on actions... View Details

Executive Education - Global

outcomes through a clearly articulated and structured process." Darshan Chandaria Director and Group CEO Chandaria, Kenya "For me, the big takeaway revolved around the technique and science of innovation." Diane Karusisi Chief Executive... View Details

June 2020 (Revised October 2020)
Case

What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal

This case describes the development of the Boeing 737 Max airplane model and the events leading up to two tragic plane crashes, in which a total of 346 people died: the crash of Lion Air flight 610 on October 29, 2018, in Indonesia, and the crash of Ethiopian Airlines... View Details

Keywords: Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Forms of Communication; Announcements; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Global Strategy; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Systems; Risk Management; Time Management; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Digital Platforms; Supply and Industry; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Industry Structures; Operations; Product Development; Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Outcome or Result; Failure; Success; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Strategy; Transportation; Air Transportation; Aerospace Industry; Air Transportation Industry; Africa; Ethiopia; Asia; Indonesia; North and Central America; United States; Seattle; Chicago

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12 Sep 2023
What Do You Think?

Who Gets the Loudest Voice in DEI Decisions?

different results. We need to deeply embed the culture that drives the results we desire. This isn’t pretty work. It’s a daily concentration on what is right over what is expedient.” Also stressing the time and effort required, David Wittenberg added, “ corporate... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

December 2010
Case

Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon

By: Michael Tushman, Ruth Page and Tom Ryder

The case examines leadership and organizational change within a strong culture context through a multimedia study of lululemon, a specialty retailer of high-end athletic apparel. Video segments trace the company's history from its founding in 1998 as a single retail... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Transition; Growth Management; Management Teams; Organizational Structure; Governing and Advisory Boards; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Vancouver; United States

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14 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide

in the moment.” She suggests Amazon may have been better off pursuing a management concept known as structured empowerment, where a company standardizes operations but allows flexibility for employees to make their own choices in key... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

21 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2023

business and government created an incredible opportunity to use corporate structures as a vehicle to facilitate positive social impact. Read More>>> CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AT HBS May is... View Details

Summer Fellowships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

offered to students in the summer between their RC and EC year, supporting student founders in the development of their social impact startup. The program is for students who are serious about pursuing their idea and are committed to a View Details

10 Dec 2021
Research & Ideas

Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing

feels comfortable telling a boss, “Oh, I just observed that no one is wearing a helmet in the factory. Maybe we should change that.” The upside for the organization when someone speaks up is that it can prevent additional costs or bigger fraud events. "The problem is... View Details

Keywords: by April White

Dutch Leonard

Herman B. ("Dutch") Leonard is Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and the George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. In... View Details

Keywords: education industry; federal government; health care; nonprofit industry; state government

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

these, while often easy to measure, do not always correlate with clinical outcomes. Similarly, structural measures, patient experience, and other indicators are often substituted for outcomes. There are several basic principles of outcome... View Details

Maxim Alekseev

Maxim Alekseev is a doctoral student in Business Economics at Harvard Business School. His research interests include international trade and financial intermediation.

Before coming to HBS, Maxim received his B.A. summa cum laude in Economics from... View Details

HBS - The year in Review

partnership. Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Advanced The structure of the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3) encompasses research programs and embedded labs driving foundational and applied research on topics... View Details

01 Dec 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Financing Innovation

Keywords: by William R. Kerr & Ramana Nanda

January 15, 2019
Article

Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron

The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details

Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Stakeholder Relations (4) Business or Company Management (19) COVID-19 (127) Capital Markets (13) Capital Structure (1) Capital (65) Cash Flow (1) Cash (2) Central Banking (2) Change Management (67) Change (116) Civil Society or Community... View Details

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Financing Payouts

Despite the obvious interest in payout policy, no paper to date has systematically analyzed how payouts are funded, perhaps because the answer might have appeared just too obvious: payouts are funded with free cash flow — at least over long enough time periods.... View Details