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- 01 Mar 2024
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Game On
and the sinking of the Japanese fleet in Truk Lagoon, which became one of the world’s largest ship graveyards. Much later it became a scuba destination because the steel turned out to be a useful foundation for coral reefs and marine...
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- July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation — a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20...
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Organizational Behavior;
Cultural Change;
Digital;
Innovation;
Experimentation;
Metrics;
Education Reform;
Non-profit;
Frugal Innovation;
Scale;
Ecosystem;
Government;
Education;
Social Enterprise;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Innovation Leadership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Digital Transformation;
India
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A)." Harvard Business School Case 421-015, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- Fall 2018
- Article
What Problems Will You Solve with Blockchain?: Before Jumping on the Bandwagon, Companies Need to Carefully Consider how Ledger Technologies Fit into their Overall Strategy
By: Teppo Felin and Karim R. Lakhani
Distributed ledger technologies — collectively known as blockchain — have burst onto the business scene, accompanied by a significant amount of hype.They are widely expected to disrupt existing industries and lead to the creation of new types of companies. Some of the...
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Felin, Teppo, and Karim R. Lakhani. "What Problems Will You Solve with Blockchain? Before Jumping on the Bandwagon, Companies Need to Carefully Consider how Ledger Technologies Fit into their Overall Strategy." Reprint 60115. MIT Sloan Management Review 60, no. 1 (Fall 2018).
- December 2016
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations
By: Robert Simons
This module reading provides directions for using the online Job Design Optimization Tool (JDOT) which is available free of charge from Harvard Business School Publishing at https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/resources/marketing/multimedia/JDOT/index.html. This tool can...
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Management Control Systems;
Implementing Strategy;
Execution;
Span Of Control;
Span Of Accountability;
Performance Measurement;
Job Design;
Organization Design;
Strategy;
Entrepreneurship
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 10: Using the Job Design Optimization Tool to Build Effective Organizations." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-110, December 2016.
- March 2012
- Article
Enriching the Ecosystem
To remain a leader in innovation, the United States needs the support of foundational institutions that help seed, grow, and renew enterprises. Historically, these institutions-such as universities, venture creators, labor markets, and job-training programs-have tended...
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Innovation and Invention;
Organizations;
Research and Development;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Growth and Development Strategy;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Enriching the Ecosystem." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
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HBS - The year in Review
focus to key business and societal challenges. The structure of the Institute encompasses research programs and labs that drive foundational and applied research on topics critical to business; engagement platforms that catalyze...
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- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
investment concern. It then was an early entrant into China's telecom and IT wave of the early 1990s, and became a market leader. Li is a man who seeks to establish a positive legacy. He created a foundation in 1980 to help young Chinese...
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by D. Quinn Mills
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For MBA Students - Entrepreneurship
For MBA Students Courses Our courses provide the foundation for understanding the processes, finances and context of entrepreneurship. They bridge the gap from the theoretical to the practical and offer invaluable takeaways for the...
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- 16 Apr 2024
- News
Netflix Enters Its Dan Lin (MBA 1999) Era
his appointment, Lin noted his interest in the new role was due in part to how well the organization’s vision aligned with his “own personal and professional values and what we have been building at Rideback.” “There is such a strong View Details
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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
does it mean in practice to be an impact investor? Initiative Chair Shawn A. Cole John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration Faculty Lynda M. Applegate Baker Foundation ProfessorSarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration,...
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- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
Leader. Dimensions of entrepreneurial leadership A literature review combined with interviews of successful entrepreneurs helped the team define key factors that formed the foundation for the self-assessment. These dimensions were further...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
the next 10 years in nonprofit organizations that expand opportunities for underrepresented groups. Any Apollo employee can nominate a nonprofit for foundation funding and form a team to help the organization achieve its social mission;...
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- 21 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
People Trust Business, But Expect CEOs to Drive Social Change
Public trust in business remains relatively unshaken amid economic turbulence and a lingering pandemic, even as faith in the media and government falters, but leaders could do more to address social issues, a new global opinion survey shows. However, not everyone...
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by Scott Van Voorhis
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Community Values - MBA
crucial in any academic community, and the very foundation on which the HBS MBA Program rests – depends on individual preparation of all materials, small-group discussions to explore and expand on this initial work, consistent attendance...
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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online
Go Mobile. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Robert SimonsStrategy Execution Baker Foundation Professor "Strategy Execution will equip...
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- April 2018
- Case
Miami's Tech Future (Abridged): Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Leadership Challenges
By the middle of the 1990s, Miami’s reputation was changing. An influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants and major investments in the airport and seaport had changed the image of a sleepy southern city to the de facto business center of Latin America, a center for...
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Organizational Behavior
Each of us maintains a set of beliefs and general assumptions about humans and their behavior, and those assumptions form the foundation for our beliefs about what motivates individuals; about how individuals make decisions; and about the ways in which the... View Details
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About - Global
1957 MBA students create the International Business Club. 1955 Office of International Relations opens at HBS to coordinate activities of faculty abroad and improve foreigners’ time on campus. 1954 Ford Foundation awards a grant to help...
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Alumni - Global
Turning Point: Eternal ReturnsRe: Louisa Wong (MBA 1981); Leonard A. Schlesinger (Baker Foundation Professor Chair, Practice Faculty) 22 Feb 2024 HBS Clubs GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech;...
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Tools & Training - Alumni
online on-demand interactive self-study courses and webinars build technical skills and bridge classroom learning with practical applications, including foundational skills and financial modeling. Wall Street Prep’s Student Passport...
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