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- October 2004 (Revised November 2004)
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Mavens & Moguls: Creating a New Business Model
By: Myra M. Hart, Victoria Winston and Kristin Lieb
Mavens & Moguls is a "virtual" marketing-consulting firm of approximately 40 professionals. Examines the processes by which its founder, Paige Arnof-Fenn, learns the business, builds a power network of industry experts and potential customers, and uses this expertise...
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Internet and the Web;
Values and Beliefs;
Work-Life Balance;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Operations;
Networks;
Business Model;
Growth Management;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Consulting Industry
Hart, Myra M., Victoria Winston, and Kristin Lieb. "Mavens & Moguls: Creating a New Business Model." Harvard Business School Case 805-050, October 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- 15 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy
act of giving In many of the studies the researchers examined, participants gave money to a person or toward a cause. In one study, however, the researchers asked people to simply remember a time that they were generous to other people...
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by Michael Blanding
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Disruptive Innovation
Implementing a strategy of low-cost positioning Scaling fast to take advantage of network effects Outsourcing activities that are not your current core competence Sourcing new leaders from inside the firm Expand your personal and...
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Leading and Building a Culture of Innovation
offered in cooperation with the HBS Leadership Initiative. This program is eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits Focusing on the nature of innovation and on your leadership practice, you will expand your View Details
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Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
value. Patients Participate actively in managing personal health, and, when faced with care and treatment options, seek assistance in understanding the expected outcomes. Health Plans Maximize value for patients, minimize paperwork, and...
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- December 2014 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World
By: Tom Nicholas and Vasiliki Fouka
By the late nineteenth century scale and managerial hierarchies had extended to several major industrial sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the precise mechanisms often varied, this process mainly involved horizontal integration, some form of legal or administrative...
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Horizontal Integration;
Wealth;
Business History;
Vertical Integration;
Consolidation;
Personal Development and Career;
Energy Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and Vasiliki Fouka. "John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World." Harvard Business School Case 815-088, December 2014. (Revised March 2018.)
- 17 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership
that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, in retrospect, I would not trade.” Collins asked him about the personal characteristics of prisoners who did...
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 09 Nov 2023
- HBS Case
What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?
the common misperceptions around mental health that contribute to the stigma: A person’s mental health issue is just an “excuse.” “It’s going to be a burden to our business or organization if we take on this person who has a mental health...
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Highway Act Federal Trade Commission established Personal income tax reinstituted Influence: Low 20192019 U.S. Steel and Alcoa withstand antitrust accusations Personal and corporate tax rates cut Airmail...
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- 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management software system to support the growing number of visually impaired individuals by providing them with tailored...
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Disease Management;
Health;
Health Care and Treatment;
Education;
Information Technology;
Insurance;
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership;
Information Technology Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Juliane Calingo Schwetz, and Patricia Bissett Higgins. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired." Harvard Business Publishing Case 314-029, 2013.
- November 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)
By: Rakesh Khurana, Gina Carioggia and Simon Johnson
Describes 37-year-old Ferit Sahenk's challenges in taking over his father's traditionally managed $14 billion Turkish conglomerate in a period of economic instability. Leading the large holding company into the 21st century will require the establishment of a more...
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Business Conglomerates;
Trade;
Competitive Strategy;
Decision Making;
Leadership;
Performance Effectiveness;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Family Business;
Change Management;
Turkey
Khurana, Rakesh, Gina Carioggia, and Simon Johnson. "Taking Charge at Dogus Holding (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-009, November 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- 01 Nov 2020
- News
Our Work-from-Anywhere Future
- 07 Apr 2020
- News
What Will U.S. Health Care Look Like After the Pandemic?
- 26 Mar 2020
- News
Real Leaders: Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Empathy
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Impact-Weighted Accounts
Transformational change requires that impact measurement be scalable To be scalable it needs to be actionable and cost-effective Why Impact-Weighted Accounts Reimagining capitalism is an imperative. We need to create a more inclusive and sustainable form of capitalism...
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- July 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Echoing Green
By: Julie Battilana, Thomas J. DeLong and James Weber
This case presents the leadership challenges that Cheryl Dorsey, the president of Echoing Green, faces in early 2009. Echoing Green is a fellowship program that seeks to improve society by identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs who launch organizations to...
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Change Management;
Financial Crisis;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Organizational Structure;
Personal Development and Career;
Social Enterprise
Battilana, Julie, Thomas J. DeLong, and James Weber. "Echoing Green." Harvard Business School Case 410-013, July 2009. (Revised December 2009.)
- Research Summary
Managing Multiple Identities at Work
Peoples’ work identities, which are often a deep source of meaning for them, may conflict with or complement cultural, familial, or personal identities they value. A central focus of Professor Ramarajan’s work is understanding, on the individual level, how these...
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Trust
By: Sandra J. Sucher
In this research, I aim to provide a practical orientation to trust—how to build it, how it can be damaged, how it might be repaired—grounded in my experience as an executive and in the research on organizational trust and moral philosophy. As a case researcher, I... View Details
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Power;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Corporate Culture;
Future Of Work;
Innovation;
Human Resources;
Technology Strategy;
Automation;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Employee Attitude;
Customer Behavior;
Shareholder Value;
Government And Business;
Impact Investing;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Change And Sustainability;
Asia;
Europe;
South America;
Middle East;
North And Central America;
Trust;
Asia;
Europe;
South America;
Middle East;
North and Central America
- 14 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?
expectations of instant responses to all requests—undermine both women’s and men’s ability to balance their personal and professional lives. “Because everything’s online, you’re on 24/7. That’s unsustainable,” McGinn says. But McGinn is...
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by Kara Baskin