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- January 2019
- Teaching Note
Innova Capital: The Transition
By: Josh Lerner, Nori Gerardo Lietz and Terrence Shu
Teaching Note for HBS No. 813-064.
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- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
of treating the topic of e-commerce with awe and confusion, we can now discuss the subject more objectively." What follows is an excerpt from his new book, Implementing E-commerce Strategies: A Guide to Corporate Success after the...
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by Marc J. Epstein
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
needs at any particular moment." She also posed the problem of finding insider "CEO material willing to wait in the sidelines." Andrew Campbell commented that "you often have to reassess your succession View Details
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Re: James L. Heskett
- September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Zurich Insurance: Talent Pipeline
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case “Zurich Insurance: Fostering Key People...
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Keywords:
Managing Change;
Leadership;
Organizational Behavior;
Succession;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Leadership Development;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Insurance;
Management Succession;
Insurance Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Zurich Insurance: Talent Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 417-040, September 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
the paired founders discussed their business challenges and were told to provide advice about management and strategy to their partners. On the final day, the founders completed a list of changes they planned to implement after returning...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- Article
Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development
By: Michael Beer
A normative and actionable theory of planned organizational change and development is proposed based on fifty years of engagement by the author as a scholar-consultant. Five principles are central features of the theory and practice proposed: 1) Organizations are...
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Keywords:
Consultant;
Process;
Systems;
Silence;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Learning;
Management Teams
Beer, Michael. "Reflections: Toward a Normative and Actionable Theory of Planned Organizational Change and Development." Journal of Change Management 21, no. 1 (2021).
- 2006
- Working Paper
Cross-Functional Alignment in Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales and Operations Planning
In most organizations, supply chain planning is a cross-functional effort. Functional areas such as sales, marketing, finance, and operations traditionally specialize in portions of the planning activities, which results in conflicts over expectations, preferences, and...
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Oliva, Rogelio, and Noel Watson. "Cross-Functional Alignment in Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales and Operations Planning." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-001, July 2006. (Revised October 2006, July 2008, February 2009.)
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
and private venture funds. Corporate efforts lack the partnership-based organizational structure that many have identified as critical to the success of private equity funds. On the other hand, corporations are able to exploit...
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by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
- Case
Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new...
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Hilti;
Business Model Innovation;
BMI;
Fleet Management;
Decision-making;
Implementation;
Power Tools Industry;
Business Model;
Restructuring;
Transformation;
Transition;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Construction;
Innovation and Invention;
Leasing;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Construction Industry;
Switzerland;
Liechtenstein;
Germany;
Austria;
Europe;
United States;
Asia;
Brazil;
China;
Japan;
Hong Kong
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head." Harvard Business School Case 717-427, May 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
short, quick strokes with the short sword, balanced with simultaneous utilization of the long sword. Likewise, a focus on quick wins and success in small increments needs to be balanced with long-term View Details
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by Euvin Naidoo
- 15 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Want Your Employees to Plan Better for Retirement? Don't Do This
“Defined benefit (DB) plans have largely gone the way of the dodo,” Beshears said in a recent interview. “They’ve been replaced with defined contribution (DC) plans. In those situations, it’s incumbent upon the individual to be saving...
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- October 2021
- Background Note
How to Write an Action-Planning Memo
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Akshaya Varghese
The ability to communicate an action plan through writing is essential for advancing ideas, earning credibility, and garnering support. Research has shown that leaders who write formal plans are more likely to execute successfully—written plans help members of an...
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Raffaelli, Ryan, and Akshaya Varghese. "How to Write an Action-Planning Memo." Harvard Business School Background Note 422-033, October 2021.
- September 2012
- Case
Getting Back to Your Roots: Rose Carpenter's Story
By: John A. Davis, Janet Kraus and Lisa Strope
Rose Carpenter is a successful entrepreneur who is considering the personal implications of leaving the business she created to pursue her own interests.
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Keywords:
Career Planning;
Entrepreneurs;
Life Planning;
Work-Life Balance;
Entrepreneurship;
Decisions
Davis, John A., Janet Kraus, and Lisa Strope. "Getting Back to Your Roots: Rose Carpenter's Story." Harvard Business School Case 813-077, September 2012.
- September 2016 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Zurich Insurance: Fostering People Management Practices
By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on manager development, diversity and inclusion, job model and data analytics, recruitment, and talent pipeline. The case provides background for the company, as...
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Keywords:
Managing Change;
Organizational Behavior;
Diversity Management;
Organizational Architecture;
Recruiting;
Succession Planning;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Insurance;
Leadership;
Diversity;
Organizational Structure;
Recruitment;
Management Succession;
Insurance Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Katherine Connolly. "Zurich Insurance: Fostering People Management Practices." Harvard Business School Case 417-035, September 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
- December 2012
- Course Overview Note
Making a Success of your EC Independent Project: Good Practices for Students
By: Ian W. Mackenzie
Independent project (IP) work in the EC poses challenges over and above those encountered in the project components of RC FIELD. Based on the belief that the success of IPs can be greatly influenced by how well students select and scope their projects and then go about...
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- November 2007
- Article
Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders
By: Joseph L. Bower
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Leadership Development;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Succession;
Planning
Bower, Joseph L. "Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
- 2010
- Other Paper
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Prior strategy research is divided on the utility of new-venture planning. Some scholars argue that planning enhances new-firm performance and others make the opposite argument. This paper attempts to reconcile these contradictory views by exploring the extent of...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Government and Politics;
Success;
Performance Effectiveness;
Strategic Planning;
Business and Government Relations;
Colombia
Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence."
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
Zurich Insurance
By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane and Joni Coughlin
This teaching note addresses six cases in the Zurich Insurance series, the overview case (HBS No. 417-035) and five cases focused on particular change efforts (HBS Nos. 417-036 through 417-040).
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after... View Details
Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after... View Details
Keywords:
Managing Change;
Organizational Behavior;
Diversity Management;
Organizational Architecture;
Recruiting;
Succession Planning;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leading Change;
Human Capital;
Human Resources;
Insurance;
Leadership;
Diversity;
Organizational Structure;
Recruitment;
Leadership Development;
Management Succession;
Insurance Industry
- February 2022
- Case
Toraya
By: Lauren Cohen and Akiko Kanno
Mitsuharu Kurokawa was the 18th generation leader of a family firm that produced and sold premium Japanese sweets, Toraya Confectionery Co., Ltd. He had succeeded the business from his father, Mitsuhiro Kurokawa who had led the firm for thirty years. Mitsuharu was...
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- January 2020
- Case
Blackstone at 35: Performance, Innovation, and the Next Generation
By: Josh Lerner
Keywords:
Finance;
Private Equity;
Investing;
Succession Planning;
Leadership;
Fund Management;
Fund Raising
Lerner, Josh. "Blackstone at 35: Performance, Innovation, and the Next Generation." Harvard Business School Case 220-051, January 2020.