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- May 2013
- Article
The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
By now most companies have sustainability programs. They're cutting carbon emissions, reducing waste, and otherwise enhancing operational efficiency. But a mishmash of sustainability tactics does not add up to a sustainable strategy. To endure, a strategy must address...
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Keywords:
Sustainability;
Innovation;
Environment;
Corporate Reporting;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Governance;
Strategy;
Value;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance;
Environmental Sustainability;
Innovation and Invention
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Performance Frontier: Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 5 (May 2013): 50–60.
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
pull this off? Focus instead on Big Idea Group's "process of innovation and value creation," says Christensen. Lack of creativity is rarely the reason for lackluster products View Details
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by Loren Gray
- September 2012
- Case
Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United
By: Anita Elberse and Thomas Dye
Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in British football history, is preparing for the 2012–2013 season—his record-setting 26th as manager of one of the world's most decorated professional football clubs and one of sport's biggest franchises. Over the years...
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Keywords:
Managing Teams;
Leading Teams;
European Football;
Sports;
Leadership;
Sports Industry;
England;
United Kingdom;
Europe
Elberse, Anita, and Thomas Dye. "Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United." Harvard Business School Case 513-051, September 2012.
- 13 Mar 2015
- News
If Greece Embraces Uncertainty, Innovation Will Follow
- 06 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The World Management Survey at 18: Lessons and the Way Forward
- 2017
- Working Paper
Learning by Doing: The Value of Experience and the Origins of Skill for Mutual Fund Managers
By: Elisabeth Kempf, Alberto Manconi and Oliver Spalt
Learning by doing matters for professional investors. We develop a new methodology to show that mutual fund managers outperform in industries where they have obtained experience on the job. The key to our identification strategy is that we look "inside" funds and...
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Kempf, Elisabeth, Alberto Manconi, and Oliver Spalt. "Learning by Doing: The Value of Experience and the Origins of Skill for Mutual Fund Managers." SSRN Working Paper Series, No. 2124896, May 2017.
- 2009
- Article
Marketing and Innovations Management: An Integrated Perspective
By: Elie Ofek and Olivier Toubia
Ofek, Elie, and Olivier Toubia. "Marketing and Innovations Management: An Integrated Perspective." Foundations and Trends® in Marketing 4, no. 2 (2009): 77–128.
- December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Background Note
Layoffs: Management Implications and Best Practices
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Elana Sara Green and David Alberto Rosales
This note reviews decision criteria for carrying out a layoff, best practices for implementation, and ways that managers can prepare themselves to conduct a layoff.
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Keywords:
Job Cuts and Outsourcing
Sucher, Sandra J., Elana Sara Green, and David Alberto Rosales. "Layoffs: Management Implications and Best Practices." Harvard Business School Background Note 611-029, December 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- 06 Jul 2006
- News
Kraft's Innovation Challenge
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 12 Nov 2014
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation
What does it take to build an organization that can innovate in today's global economy? Professor Linda Hill will share examples from her new book of leaders who have learned how to cultivate "collective genius" and provide a framework for creating organizations in...
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Extending the Role of Headquarters Beyond the Firm Boundary: Entrepreneurial Alliance Innovation
By: Jaeho Kim and Andy Wu
Prior research on corporate headquarters (CHQ) characteristics identifies the impact of CHQ location and composition on the innovation outcomes of internal subsidiaries. However, given that external strategic alliances with high-tech entrepreneurial firms represent a...
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Keywords:
Alliance;
Innovation;
Corporate Headquarters;
Geographic Proximity;
Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Strategy;
Alliances;
Joint Ventures;
Innovation and Invention;
Business Headquarters;
Geographic Location
Kim, Jaeho, and Andy Wu. "Extending the Role of Headquarters Beyond the Firm Boundary: Entrepreneurial Alliance Innovation." Art. 15. Special Issue on Corporate Headquarters. Journal of Organization Design 8 (2019): 1–35.
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple (TN)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for 609066.
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- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Collective Genius: Leading Innovation and Digital Transformation
question, “What do exceptional leaders of innovation do?” More specifically, “What is the connection between leadership and innovation?” Many of these ideas are examined in the book Hill coauthored,...
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- October 2000 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The
By: Luis M. Viceira
In March 2000, the board of The Harvard Management Co. (HMC) approved significant changes in the policy portfolio determining the long-run allocation policy of the Harvard University endowment. These changes included a sharp reduction of the allocation to U.S. equities...
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Keywords:
Bonds;
Investment Portfolio;
Investment Funds;
Asset Management;
Corporate Governance;
Capital Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Viceira, Luis M. "Harvard Management Company and Inflation-Protected Bonds, The." Harvard Business School Case 201-053, October 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
- June 1996 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning
Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help it develop, transfer, and disseminate...
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Keywords:
Management;
Managerial Roles;
Management Practices and Processes;
Competitive Advantage;
Global Range;
Knowledge Dissemination;
Business Processes;
Consulting Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning." Harvard Business School Case 396-357, June 1996. (Revised January 2000.)
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Global talent fosters innovation and collaborative patents
- 2010
- Simulation
Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence
By: Linda A. Hill and William Q. Judge
In this single-player simulation, students play one of two roles at a sunglass manufacturing firm and face the challenges associated with implementing an organization-wide environmental sustainability initiative. The initiative seeks to change raw material inputs in...
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- 18 Dec 2020
- News
Making Doctors Effective Managers and Leaders
- February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Innovation and Collaboration at Merrill Lynch (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Amanda Cowen