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- September 2003 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
The CEO of Best Buy, a hugely successful retailing company, has hired consulting firm Strategos to imbue the company with an improved innovative capability. The six-month program of experimental learning yields new business ideas and also trains Best Buy employees as...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Management Teams;
Creativity;
Adoption;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Employees;
Learning;
Training;
Programs;
Retail Industry;
United States
Leonard, Dorothy A., and Brian DeLacey. "Best Buy Co., Inc. (A): An Innovator's Journey." Harvard Business School Case 604-043, September 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
- March 2022 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Commercial Space Stations, Chickens and Eggs, and Demand for Activity in Low-Earth Orbit
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Brendan L. Rosseau
With the International Space Station set to retire in January 2031, NASA has made clear its desire to transition to commercially-led space stations in low-earth orbit (LEO). But the history of commercial station attempts has been fraught, characterized by a lack of...
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- June 2019 (Revised October 2019)
- Technical Note
Note on the Future of Commerce
By: William R. Kerr, Daniel O'Connor and Nathaniel Schwalb
In 2019, the retail and consumer product industries were undergoing a significant transformation. Over the past 50 years, what was once a highly fragmented industry began to consolidate, digitize, and increase convenience while lowering costs. The winning enterprises...
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Keywords:
Trade;
Demand and Consumers;
Demographics;
Transformation;
Global Range;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business Model;
Leading Change;
Retail Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Kerr, William R., Daniel O'Connor, and Nathaniel Schwalb. "Note on the Future of Commerce." Harvard Business School Technical Note 819-017, June 2019. (Revised October 2019.)
- Article
Multivariate Unsupervised Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection in Enterprise Applications
By: Daniel Elsner, Pouya Aleatrati Khosroshahi, Alan MacCormack and Robert Lagerström
Existing application performance management (APM) solutions lack robust anomaly detection capabilities and root cause analysis techniques that do not require manual efforts and domain knowledge. In this paper, we develop a density-based unsupervised machine learning...
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Keywords:
Big Data;
Data Science And Analytics Management;
Governance And Compliance;
Organizational Systems And Technology;
Anomaly Detection;
Application Performance Management;
Machine Learning;
Enterprise Architecture;
Analytics and Data Science
Elsner, Daniel, Pouya Aleatrati Khosroshahi, Alan MacCormack, and Robert Lagerström. "Multivariate Unsupervised Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection in Enterprise Applications." Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 52nd (2019): 5827–5836.
- December 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
Samasource: Give Work, Not Aid
By: Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
Samasource sought to use work, not aid, for economic development. The company secured contracts for digital services from large companies in the United States and Europe, divided the work up into small pieces (called microwork) and then sent it to delivery centers in...
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Gino, Francesca, and Bradley R. Staats. "Samasource: Give Work, Not Aid." Harvard Business School Case 912-011, December 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
- Web
Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online
Motivating Your Team with Yvonne Chen ShowHide Details Concepts Developing Your Leadership Imprint Core Functions of Your Leadership Style Personal Values Questionnaire Self-Assessment Motivating and Unleashing Capability Featured...
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- May 2024
- Article
Moral Thin-Slicing: Forming Moral Impressions from a Brief Glance
By: Julian De Freitas and Alon Hafri
Despite the modern rarity with which people are visual witness to moral transgressions involving
physical harm, such transgressions are more accessible than ever thanks to their availability on
social media and in the news. On one hand, the literature suggests that...
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Keywords:
Moral Judgement;
Thin Slices;
Social Media;
Fake News;
Misinformation;
Moral Sensibility;
News;
Behavior
De Freitas, Julian, and Alon Hafri. "Moral Thin-Slicing: Forming Moral Impressions from a Brief Glance." Art. 104588. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 112 (May 2024).
- Article
Do Supervisors Thrive in Participative Work Systems?
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Richard E. Walton
This article presents the findings regarding the nature of the difficulties surrounding the supervisory role in participative work systems, a conceptualization of the supervisor/work group interface, and some action implications for the management of organizations....
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Keywords:
Managerial Roles;
Organizational Design;
Management Practices and Processes;
Innovation and Invention
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Richard E. Walton. "Do Supervisors Thrive in Participative Work Systems?" Organizational Dynamics 7, no. 3 (Winter 1979): 24–38.
- August 2011
- Case
Mibanco: Meeting the Mainstreaming of Microfinance (MM)
By: Michael Chu, Gustavo Herrero and Jean Hazell
Facing an increasingly competitive microfinance market in Peru, Mibanco must continually optimize its product offerings, marketing operations, and human resource management to stay on top. This multimedia courseware provides visual orientation to enable viewers to more...
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Keywords:
Microfinance;
Markets;
Change;
Problems and Challenges;
Management Teams;
Employees;
Marketing;
Operations;
Human Resources;
Financial Services Industry;
Peru
Chu, Michael, Gustavo Herrero, and Jean Hazell. "Mibanco: Meeting the Mainstreaming of Microfinance (MM)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 310-701, August 2011.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: Transforming Resources into Performance
By: Heidi K. Gardner, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
In knowledge-based environments, teams must develop a systematic approach to integrating knowledge resources throughout the course of projects in order to perform effectively. Yet, many teams fail to do so. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Knowledge Sharing;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Performance Effectiveness;
Quality;
Groups and Teams;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Familiarity
Gardner, Heidi K., Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: Transforming Resources into Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-009, July 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- Web
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output in the space economy is made difficult by the rapid increase in capabilities and decrease in prices of launch and satellite technologies achieved over the past two decades. Nominal measures of output in space will tend to... View...
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- Program
Leading in the Digital Era
technology has become critical to the success in keeping a company competitive and driving growth. How can you get your organization to embrace technologies and data that hold extraordinary potential for delivering a differentiated customer experience? How can you...
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- 2022
- Article
Nonparametric Subset Scanning for Detection of Heteroscedasticity
By: Charles R. Doss and Edward McFowland III
We propose Heteroscedastic Subset Scan (HSS), a novel method for identifying covariates that are responsible for violations of the homoscedasticity assumption in regression settings. Viewing the problem as one of anomalous pattern detection, we use subset scanning...
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Doss, Charles R., and Edward McFowland III. "Nonparametric Subset Scanning for Detection of Heteroscedasticity." Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics 31, no. 3 (2022): 813–823.
- August 2012
- Article
Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: A Resource-based View of Team Performance
By: H. K. Gardner, F. Gino and B. Staats
In knowledge-based environments, teams must develop a systematic approach to integrating knowledge resources throughout the course of projects in order to perform effectively. Yet, many teams fail to do so. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how...
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Keywords:
Groups and Teams;
Projects;
Performance Effectiveness;
Knowledge Sharing;
Employees;
Theory;
Framework;
Management Practices and Processes;
Research
Gardner, H. K., F. Gino, and B. Staats. "Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: A Resource-based View of Team Performance." Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 4 (August 2012): 998–1022.
- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
Willa Seldon, an African-American woman with 16 years of for-profit experience, was hired as executive director of Tides Center, a nonprofit in San Francisco, CA. Tides Center was a fiscal sponsor dedicated to supporting individuals and groups working toward social...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Transition;
Change Management;
Leadership Style;
Performance;
Customer Satisfaction;
San Francisco
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Willa Seldon at Tides Center (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-072, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- February 2001 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
ICICI (A)
By: Bharat N. Anand, Nitin Nohria and John Pegg
ICICI was the first Indian company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This case is set in 1998, when the company had to decide whether to enter the retail credit segment of the Indian financial market. Although the retail credit sector presents attractive...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Strategic Planning;
Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Growth Management;
Markets;
Banking Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Anand, Bharat N., Nitin Nohria, and John Pegg. "ICICI (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-064, February 2001. (Revised March 2003.)
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Developing and Delivering Strong Pitches
Entrepreneurs--whether building and launching their own venture or launching new ventures in established businesses--are called on daily to explain the business opportunity they are pursuing to potential customers, partners, suppliers, advisers, investors, and...
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- February 2015
- Article
Location Choices under Strategic Interactions
By: Juan Alcacer, Cristian Dezso and Minyuan Zhao
The literature on location choices has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics. However, most industries with a significant presence of multi-location firms are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that strategic interaction among firms...
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Keywords:
Location Strategies;
Multinational Strategy;
Oligopolistic Competition;
Firm Heterogeneity;
Geographic Location;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Balance and Stability;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Game Theory
Alcacer, Juan, Cristian Dezso, and Minyuan Zhao. "Location Choices under Strategic Interactions." Strategic Management Journal 36, no. 2 (February 2015): 197–215.
- September 2019 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Vispera: Visual Intelligence for Retail
By: Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in 2019 as Aytul Ercil, co-founder and CEO of Vispera, computer vision technology provider for retail, is contemplating the company’s agenda trying to decide how to prioritize the impeding options. The case chronicles the founding of Vispera, the...
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Keywords:
Computer Vision Technology;
Visual Analysis;
Retail;
Information Technology;
Business Model;
Operations;
Performance Efficiency;
Competitive Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Global Strategy;
Technology Industry;
Retail Industry;
Turkey
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Vispera: Visual Intelligence for Retail." Harvard Business School Case 620-022, September 2019. (Revised January 2021.)
- May 2008
- Case
Sensors Unlimited: Bringing InGaAs Technology to the Market
By: Willy C. Shih
Sensors Unlimited was a small start-up in short-wavelength infrared imaging. Its learning base came out of Bell Labs, RCA's Sarnoff Lab, and the Rockwell Science Center, and as it built its capabilities and ventured into new application areas, it discovered a “killer...
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Keywords:
Applied Optics;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Startups;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Science-Based Business;
Commercialization;
Aerospace Industry;
Technology Industry
Shih, Willy C. "Sensors Unlimited: Bringing InGaAs Technology to the Market." Harvard Business School Case 608-138, May 2008.