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- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
[Editor's note: Since this case study was posted, two faculty members have also offered their insight to the BlackBerry situation. Read their comments below and keep the conversation going!] BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins was hired in...
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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
organization founded in 1994 by Professor Porter. The ICIC seeks to spark the revival of inner cities by bringing market-based approaches to economic development in these distressed areas. Its mission is to help inner cities create jobs,...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
grandfather. She begins to find purpose on the farm, but is consumed with hiding her impairment and unwilling to form a bond with anyone—until she encounters Daniel Richetelli, a troubled Jesuit priest who...
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- 2023
- Working Paper
The Irredeemability of the Past: Determinants of Reconciliation and Revenge in Post-Conflict Settings
By: Kristen Kao, Kristin Fabbe and Michael Bang Petersen
In the aftermath of violent conflict, identifying former enemy collaborators versus
innocent bystanders forced to flee violence is difficult. In post-conflict settings,
internally displaced persons (IDPs) risk becoming stigmatized and face difficulties...
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Conflict and Resolution;
War;
Refugees;
Moral Sensibility;
Behavior;
Public Opinion;
Lawfulness;
Iraq
Kao, Kristen, Kristin Fabbe, and Michael Bang Petersen. "The Irredeemability of the Past: Determinants of Reconciliation and Revenge in Post-Conflict Settings." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-011, August 2023.
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
accounting and discuss the intended purposes of the balance sheet and income statement (with particular attention to net income). Students will also have a chance to review the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Campaign Hosts Events in Washington and Seattle
School’s world-changing impact, and dinner. Dean Clark’s after-dinner address reminded everyone that the School’s mission — to educate leaders who make a difference in the world — dates from its inception...
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- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur
said, is that the start-up's mission was in alignment with the company's core business. For would-be intrapreneurs, the advantages to a corporate start-up versus a jump to a brand new company can include increased visibility within the...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Alumni Books Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks (OPM 42, 2012) and Carolyn London TarcherPerigree Tyra Banks View Details
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Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Strategies for Universities & Nonprofits What is strategy for a nonprofit organization? Historically, many organizations have confused mission statements or aspirations with strategies. Their performance has suffered as a result. Using...
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- 07 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Product Management at HBS: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Learn by Doing
the MS/MBA program has given me two critical components of my professional journey: mission and means. In my first year I launched into identifying my mission. I realized that empathy provided a strong...
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- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
Roots Back to the Roots is a startup with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, they are contemplating their next move. Back to the Roots has an eclectic portfolio of products,...
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Dina Gerdeman
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Social Progress Imperative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the Social Progress Imperative, whose mission is to advance global human wellbeing by combining national social performance and capacity indicators with solutions-oriented outreach to sector leaders View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lumry Chair Supports IT and Entrepreneurship
possibilities, and in making this gift, my son is inspiring that spirit of possibility in others." Commenting on the gift, Dean Kim B. Clark said, "Rufus Lumry's career personifies the mission of the Harvard...
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Educational Services
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
May–June 2018 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Questions By: Brooks, Alison Wood, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Much of an executive’s workday is spent asking others for information—requesting status updates from a team...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 2016
- Working Paper
Towards a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition
By: Gary P. Pisano
The field of strategy has mounted an enormous effort to understand, define, predict, and measure how organizational capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971), attempts to...
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Competitive Advantage
Pisano, Gary P. "Towards a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-146, June 2016.
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
has served the purpose of punishing the country, but paradoxically perhaps has given the Russian government a lot less to lose by continuing down this path because it’s all stick and no carrot. So from the...
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- 05 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
How To Deceive Others With Truthful Statements (It's Called 'Paltering,' And It's Risky)
Business executives regularly use sly tactics to get a better deal during negotiations—often making statements that are technically true, but are purposely skewed to mislead the other side. It’s a distinct form of deception called...
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by Dina Gerdeman
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Turnarounds and Transformation - Course Catalog
methods, leadership assessment and upgrade techniques, turnaround performance management system design, resetting mission / vision / values and incentives, communications in...
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- March 2023 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'
By: Brian Trelstad, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris and Susan Pinckney
In September 2022, Yvon Chouinard, the iconoclastic founder of outdoor apparel company Patagonia, announced a new ownership model for his company. Chouinard and his family had held complete control of the company's voting and non-voting stock since its founding 50...
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Trusts;
Business Ventures;
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Restructuring;
Change;
Disruption;
Transition;
Decision Making;
Ethics;
Values and Beliefs;
Finance;
Financial Management;
Governance;
Corporate Governance;
Investment Activism;
Leadership;
Labor;
Law;
Common Law;
Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Organizations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Ownership;
Ownership Type;
Family Ownership;
Private Ownership;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Society;
Social Issues;
Wealth and Poverty;
Value;
Value Creation;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Trelstad, Brian, Nien-hê Hsieh, Michael Norris, and Susan Pinckney. "Patagonia: 'Earth Is Now Our Only Shareholder'." Harvard Business School Case 323-057, March 2023. (Revised September 2023.)
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Winslow Homer: American Passage By William R. Cross (MBA 1986) Farrar, Straus and Giroux In 1860, at the age of 24, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) sold Harper’s Weekly two dozen wood engravings, carved into boxwood blocks and transferred...
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