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- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
Electric. What if GE's board had picked someone other than Jack Welch as CEO? Would the company have performed the same? Most likely, GE would have chosen someone quite similar to Welch had he not accepted the job, Mukunda says. Because... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
intersections and pass the information along to local governments to encourage better traffic management. They review 108 hang-ups, study best practices of emergency medicine in other countries, evaluate the level of care available at... View Details
- April 2024
- Case
Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Cleveland Clinic
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In December 2022, Dr. Tomislav (“Tom”) Mihaljevic, CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, was reflecting on the last few years at the hospital, marked both by unprecedented challenges and remarkable achievements. Cleveland Clinic had recently been ranked the world’s... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Retention; Analytics and Data Science; Digital Transformation; Digital Platforms; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Human Capital; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Outcome or Result; Performance Evaluation; Health Pandemics; Goals and Objectives; Health Industry; Cleveland; London; Abu Dhabi; Florida; Ohio
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Cleveland Clinic." Harvard Business School Case 424-031, April 2024.
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
opacity and agility. Clients find it very difficult to judge a firm's performance in advance, because they are usually hiring it for specialized knowledge and capability that they themselves lack. Price becomes a proxy for quality. And... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
What do you think? Original column Evaluating the decisions of CEOs and their boards used to be straightforward, or so it seemed. During my years of service on corporate boards, if I heard the comment, “we’re here to maximize shareholder... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
oncology expert in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute radiation oncology program, was a motivated and creative collaborator in exploring and then implementing and evaluating this initiative. While there are... View Details
- 28 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War
facing the Internet. Note that in the newspaper industry, digital content initially started with different advertising customers, a different business model, and a whole set of performance characteristics that made it appear unattractive... View Details
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
markets relative to one-sided markets. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-011.pdf Future Lock-In: Future Implementation Increases Selection of 'Should' Choices Authors:Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Revised... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
costume performing actions commanded by the user. A: That's exactly the kind of shift happening in these media companies' resources—figuring out how to do that kind of marketing. It's a different kind of creativity, quirkiness, and is... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
Management Journal Discordant vs. Harmonious Selves: The Effects of Identity Conflict and Enhancement on Sales Performance in Employee-Customer Interactions By: Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Nancy Rothbard, and Steffanie Wilk Abstract—Across... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
December 13, 2017 Harvard Business Review What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager By: Austin, Julia Abstract—As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy
new manufacturing plant, the quick and easy decision would be to choose the current low-cost location—but since that can change within a relatively short time span (as it did with China), it's also important to factor in longer-term... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Web
Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online
volatile, uncertain world 6-7 hrs Module 2 Inclusion Explore the relationship between diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety and practice inclusive teaming practices to encourage high performance. Recognize the challenges of altering deeply ingrained behaviors... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
"as a vehicle for thinking about the different elements that are necessary for creativity." There are three basic components of creativity, Amabile believes. The first two are relatively straightforward: expertise in a chosen... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
individual songs. And because song prices are relatively low—labels typically have to sell 8 to 10 digital songs to generate the same kind of revenues as they do with one digital album—this causes a sharp reduction in revenues over time.... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
external finance constraints is more pronounced for firms with higher degrees of informational opacity. Specifically, it is particularly strong for small firms, firms without debt ratings, firms that are not included in the S&P 500 stock index, and firms with View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
being. Moreover, he shows how companies can embed purpose much more deeply than they currently do, delivering impressive performance benefits that reward customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, and communities alike. With... View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
not increase the quality of employee-company matches but is associated with relatively higher employee departure rates in stores where the manager is likely to be more informed than headquarters (stores that serve repeat customers, stores... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
uncovered significant differences in performance associated with their respective strategies for competing in that industry.10 This format of combining industry notes with company cases, which had been initiated at Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat