Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

American companies and academic institutions possess unique competitive advantages in developing these global leaders. Here at Harvard Business School, Dean Nitin Nohria has revamped HBS's MBA curriculum to emphasize practical leadership and global experiences. to take advantage of America's talented leaders.

Competitive Advantage 12

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Plenty of people — including here on Harvard's blog — espouse the theory that big companies can't innovate. A look at any performance measure shows that innovation can come from either size, and that both arguments are oversimplifications. And the CEO sees enabling a culture of collaborative innovation as key.

Operations 15

Operations Innovation Industry CEO 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2015

billion from 2002 through 2004. Visionary leadership is also about helping the company overcome inertia so that it can shift effectively from one frame of mind to another when the time comes. It’s all a matter of when you cut your spending, and why. Take Cisco, for example. Drawing on data from the U.S.

Innovation 8

Innovation Parcell Wireless Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

In fact, I see at least six ways in which your organization, whatever it is, is like the 2002 A's, who won 20 games in a row and made the playoffs—though not the 2002 World Series —despite a very low payroll. Here's what you have in common with them: Analytics can provide you with a competitive edge.

Company 12

Company Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Film 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2013

K-Mart closed 617 of its under-performing department stores and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2002. When they are compelled to do so, company leadership will provide leadership for change management and re-engineering…two of the many worthwhile concepts that should be advocated every business day.

Crisis 60

Crisis Crisis Management Retail Budgeting 60