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- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Middle Skills Gap Initiative Announced
- September–October 2016
- Article
Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation
By: Sebastian Raisch and Michael Tushman
Large companies initiate many new businesses, but few of them reach scale. The ambidexterity literature describes how companies create exploratory businesses, but says little about how they subsequently scale these businesses. The strategy literature uses real option...
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Keywords:
Ambidexterity;
Comparative Case Study;
Corporate Venturing;
Exploration;
Organization Design;
Real Option Theory;
Organizational Design;
Corporate Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Raisch, Sebastian, and Michael Tushman. "Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation." Organization Science 27, no. 5 (September–October 2016).
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
aligning behavior in an organization). The company environment in which go-to-market initiatives are developed and executed: how communication does or doesn't work across internal organizational boundaries; how salespeople are managed;...
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- November 2006
- Case
The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs
By: Boris Groysberg, Scott A. Snook and David Lane
Almost five years had passed since Goldman Sachs launched its innovative leadership development initiative called Pine Street. Focused primarily on developing Goldman's most senior managers, Pine Street had evolved significantly since its inception in November of 1999....
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Keywords:
Executive Education;
Personal Development and Career;
Leadership Development;
Business Education;
Financial Services Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Scott A. Snook, and David Lane. "The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs." Harvard Business School Case 407-053, November 2006.
- January 2001
- Case
Merck Global Health Initiatives (A)
By: James E. Austin, Diana Barrett and James Weber
The case series focuses on Merck's drug donation program and then raises new issues facing management about what to do about HIV/AIDS in Africa given the company's development of a new therapy. Describes collaboration among many parties including the Gates Foundation,...
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Keywords:
Programs;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Health Disorders;
Health Care and Treatment;
Private Sector;
Public Sector;
Alliances;
Problems and Challenges;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Botswana
Austin, James E., Diana Barrett, and James Weber. "Merck Global Health Initiatives (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-088, January 2001.
- September 2008 (Revised March 2020)
- Supplement
Medtronic: Patient Management Initiative (B)
The (B) case provides the denouement to the (A) case about Medtronic's introduction of the Chronicle and remote monitoring business.
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Measurement and Metrics;
Information Technology;
Competitive Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Medtronic: Patient Management Initiative (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-064, September 2008. (Revised March 2020.)
- July 2001 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Medtronic: Patient Management Initiative (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Mark P. Allyn
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Mark P. Allyn. "Medtronic: Patient Management Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-005, July 2001. (Revised March 2020.)
- 25 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Partners with OneTen Initiative
- 05 May 2016
- News
Inside Harvard’s Social Enterprise Initiative
- November 2007 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar: A Rural Business Initiative
By: David E. Bell, Nitin Sanghavi, Virginia Fuller and Mary L. Shelman
In rural India, farmers historically had limited access to quality input items for both their fields and homes. Indian conglomerate DSCL has undertaken a Rural Business Initiative to address this issue, establishing a chain of retail outlets throughout rural India...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Conglomerates;
Agribusiness;
Rural Scope;
Customer Relationship Management;
Business Strategy;
Service Operations;
Networks;
Alliances;
Retail Industry;
India
Bell, David E., Nitin Sanghavi, Virginia Fuller, and Mary L. Shelman. "Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar: A Rural Business Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 508-012, November 2007. (Revised April 2008.)
- February 2002
- Case
Free Internet Initiative in LaGrange, Georgia
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Mark Keil and Garrett W. Meader
LaGrange, GA was the first city in the world to offer free Internet access to citizens. The city manager and mayor must assess the project and decide whether to continue. This case chronicles the city's efforts to build a telecommunications infrastructure and offer...
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Keywords:
Internet and the Web;
Infrastructure;
Technology Adoption;
Cost vs Benefits;
Information Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Georgia (state, US)
McFarlan, F. Warren, Mark Keil, and Garrett W. Meader. "Free Internet Initiative in LaGrange, Georgia." Harvard Business School Case 302-041, February 2002.
- 18 May 2015
- News
Harvard Business School Launches Gender Initiative
- October 2009 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative
By: Michael L. Tushman, Sebastian Raisch and Christian Welling
The M-Budget Card case study is about mastering the challenges of an exploratory strategic initiative in a context marked by time pressure and frequent change. M-Budget was the first of a series of highly successful projects that established GE Money Bank as a leader...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Credit Cards;
Leading Change;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Groups and Teams;
Banking Industry;
Switzerland
Tushman, Michael L., Sebastian Raisch, and Christian Welling. "GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 410-052, October 2009. (Revised December 2010.)
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The culmination of an immersive field course, the trip brought the students’ classroom learning to life and offered insight into one of China’s major political and economic development programs. Combining...
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- October 2010 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Baxter's Asia Pacific 'Talent Edge' Initiative
By: Jordan Siegel, Mimi Xi and Christopher Poliquin
This case examines whether multinationals have a potential competitive weapon in aggressively exploiting social schisms in host labor markets and in hiring and promoting senior managers from excluded groups.
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Siegel, Jordan, Mimi Xi, and Christopher Poliquin. "Baxter's Asia Pacific 'Talent Edge' Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 711-408, October 2010. (Revised March 2013.)
- July 2004
- Supplement
World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative
Management discusses the organizational and governance challenges of operating a global network of partner organizations. Then key managers reflect on the decision World Vision must make on the AIDS Hope Initiative--a new strategic direction that challenges many of the...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Problems and Challenges;
Core Relationships;
Welfare;
Value;
Health Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "World Vision International: The AIDS Initiative." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-701, July 2004.
- June 2001
- Case
GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
GE's chief litigation counsel sought to rationalize litigation flow by viewing it as a manufacturing process. By applying the principles of Six Sigma, P.D. Villareal created an Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) system that enabled both lawyers and managers to work...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Six Sigma;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict and Resolution;
Energy Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-395, June 2001.
- January 2001
- Case
Merck Global Health Initiatives (B): Botswana
By: James E. Austin, Diana Barrett and James Weber
The case series focuses on Merck's drug donation program and then raises new issues facing management about what to do about HIV/AIDS in Africa given the company's development of a new therapy. Describes collaboration among many parties including the Gates Foundation,...
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Keywords:
Health Disorders;
Health Care and Treatment;
Private Sector;
Public Sector;
Alliances;
Problems and Challenges;
Africa;
Botswana
Austin, James E., Diana Barrett, and James Weber. "Merck Global Health Initiatives (B): Botswana." Harvard Business School Case 301-089, January 2001.
- 11 May 2017
- HBS Conference
Digital Initiative Discussion & Symposium (DIDS)
- 07 May 2020
- HBS Conference