Filter Results:
(959)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(959)
- News (124)
- Research (637)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (350)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(959)
- News (124)
- Research (637)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (350)
Page 1 of 959
Results →
- Article
Lean Strategy
By: David Collis
Strategy and entrepreneurship are often seen as polar opposites. Yet the two desperately need each other: strategy without entrepreneurship is central planning; entrepreneurship without strategy leads to chaos. The two approaches can be reconciled through the Lean... View Details
Collis, David. "Lean Strategy." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 3 (March 2016): 62–68.
- Article
Aligning Strategy and Sales
Much current opinion asserts that strategy is less important (and may, in fact, be an impediment) in an era of constant change. This publication discusses why claims about business change are often overstated and misunderstood, why strategy is even more important as... View Details
- Program
Aligning Strategy and Sales
strategic asset, this sales channel strategy program will help you enable essential company-wide alignment. By aligning strategy and sales, you will explore new ways to help... View Details
- Mar 18 2015
- Testimonial
Aligning Financial Strategy with Business Strategy
- 26 Jun 2012
- News
Aligning Strategy and Sales
- Sep 08 2016
- Testimonial
Aligning Your Company's Strategy
- November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 12: Aligning Performance Goals and Incentives
By: Robert Simons
This module reading explains how managers use performance goals and incentives to ensure that employee actions align with the overall business strategy of the organization. The module begins by discussing how managers use goals to communicate business strategy, the... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Performance Goals; Performance Measures; Incentives; Benchmarks; Motivation; Compensation; Bonuses; Strategy
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 12: Aligning Performance Goals and Incentives." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-112, November 2016. (Revised December 2016.)
- 03 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Align Your Social Media and Recruiting Strategies
who recruit at Harvard Business School, we are often asked how to align a social media and recruiting strategy. Here are 7 guidelines we’ve compiled to help organizations successfully leverage social media within their hiring strategy.... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Aligning Strategy and Sales with Frank Cespedes
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Technical Note
Strategy and Strategic Thinking
This note gives managers a concrete perspective on what ‘a strategy’ really is, what makes a decision ‘strategic,’ and what ‘strategic thinking’ means. It also gives them practical frameworks to assess whether some set of decisions is really a strategy and how to... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Alignment; Strategy Definition; Strategy And Execution; Strategy Test; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Decision Making
Van den Steen, Eric. "Strategy and Strategic Thinking." Harvard Business School Technical Note 721-431, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- October 2014
- Background Note
Leader-as-Architect: Alignment
Part of a leader's job is to equip the organization to transform inputs into outputs by defining organizational strategy, shaping organizational identity, and then managing four organizational components—formal organizational structure, culture, people, and critical... View Details
Keywords: Organization; Resource Management; Leadership; Business Processes; Design; Organizational Design; Identity; Strategy; Resource Allocation; Strategic Planning; Alignment
Bernstein, Ethan, Ryan Raffaelli, and Joshua Margolis. "Leader-as-Architect: Alignment." Harvard Business School Background Note 415-039, October 2014.
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
to implement its strategy more effectively," Beer remembers. He and Eisenstat knew from previous research, however, that strategy implementation depends on how well the organization is View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- September 1987
- Background Note
Establishing Strategic Direction: Aligning Elements of Strategy
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Establishing Strategic Direction: Aligning Elements of Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-033, September 1987.
- 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
Baron, Josh. "Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2019).
- October–November 2004
- Article
The Strategy Map: Guide to Aligning Intangible Assets
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. "The Strategy Map: Guide to Aligning Intangible Assets." Strategy & Leadership 32, no. 5 (October–November 2004): 10–17.
- 01 Jan 1999
- News
Disciplined Decisions: Aligning Strategy with the Financial Markets
Keywords: Martha Amram, Nalin Kulatilaka
- September 1987
- Background Note
Organizing Effort: Aligning Organization and Other Elements of Strategy
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Organizing Effort: Aligning Organization and Other Elements of Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-034, September 1987.
- Web
Aligning Reimbursement with Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Aligning Reimbursement w... Aligning... View Details
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
an interview with HBS Working Knowledge. "Obtaining One Strategy in times of change means the organization will respond in a holistic fashion to new challenges, staying aligned for maximum competitive... View Details
- October 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Case
Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood
By: Susanna Gallani and Youssef Abdel Aal
The case follows the Children Cancer Hospital in Egypt, also known as Hospital 57357, as it goes through the roll-out of a new performance management system, which Dr. Sherif Abouel Naga, founder and CEO of the hospital, had championed. This was a critical juncture as... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Performance Management; Performance Incentives; Strategic Alignment; Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Alignment; Performance Evaluation; Mission and Purpose; Change Management; Health Industry; Egypt; Middle East
Gallani, Susanna, and Youssef Abdel Aal. "Hospital 57357: Aligning Performance Towards a Vision of a Cancer-Free Childhood." Harvard Business School Case 122-041, October 2021. (Revised February 2022.)