Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Rogier has set some ambitious growth goals this year, and without oversight I’m worried they’ll incentivize the wrong behaviors.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The goal of the HR initiative was to use data analytics to inform hiring, promotion, and compensation decisions.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s literally a Harvard Business School case study in business model transformation, but when I think back on it, the impact on the entire organization has been amazing.

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Software Engineering Learning-by-Doing Diversity 98

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

Editor''s Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If we treat VillageCar the same way, we''re going to lose all the potential benefits, which are even greater in this case.". "We''ve He leaned across the desk.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

But it was also potentially a business model weakness — it was the impossible problem that had prompted the contentious discussion at the office and then driven VV and Reza onto their bikes. Reza’s categorical opposition to charging fees was what had stalled the business-model conversation earlier in the day.

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Case Study Entrepreneur Business Model Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. The most successful artists in this new landscape have begun to look at new business models and new industries to strengthen their existing brands. We’ve all had to adapt.

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Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In our view, while the proposal to ban dual-class shares raises important issues, its implementation would do more harm than good, given the challenges from the digital revolution and the growing imperative for established firms to transform their business models. While media companies, such as The New York Times Co., It declined to 7.6

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Class Maturity IPO Short-term 9

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Instead of selling clinic visits, hospitalizations, or technologies to prospective patients, a health system organized around key clinical processes finds its business model driven toward population-level health. This article is an interesting read for anyone who wishes to learn about Deming’s ideas in practice.

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Deming Health Care System Cost 28

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

The answer is to create networks of organizations that can act together to reach common goals. They agreed on a vision for the future of agriculture which reflected the shared goals and values of their emerging network. Companies committed specific investments and developed new business models to extend value chains to poor farmers.

Globalization 8

Globalization Company Decentralization Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. Operational goals like productivity, predictability and alignment are woven deeply into management systems and processes. We all get it: innovation is the lifeblood of every organization.

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Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2017

The business model of Generation, a youth employment nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Company, where we both work, is based on that assertion. Three-quarters of our training is practicum, providing hands-on practice through role playing, case studies, and simulations. But it is possible to do better.

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Training ROI Attrition Metrics 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Second, do small experiments with alternative business models. The goal is to alter the organization’s course away from the one that got you into this mess. Cameron studied the manager leading a GM plant that was going to close in two years. Do : Focus people on a meaningful goal. Give your team a larger purpose.

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Management Edmondson Crisis Uncertainty 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Lois Kelly, co-author with Carmen Medina (see case study #1) of the upcoming book, Rebels at Work: Befriending the Bureaucratic Black Belts and Leading Change from Within , says the smartest people carefully calculate what’s worth their time and energy. Case study #1: Make it part of your job. Test the waters.

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How To Case Study Politics Reputation 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

We asked for real-world case studies and bold new ideas that will help us make innovation a deep-rooted, systematic competence in every kind of organization. The goal was to excise the irregularities, in an effort to ensure conformance to work rules, quality standards, timetables and budgets. Hack by Jean Angus, Saint-Gobain.

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Innovation Armstrong Construction McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Our analysis suggests that big companies should focus instead on what we call "innovation at scale" — that is, achieving repeatable and sustainable organic growth from new products, services and business models that build on the core business. Ask people simply to "innovate" and the likely response is a mishmash of ideas.

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Innovation Incubator Disruptive Innovation McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Smart leaders make New Year resolutions and set quarterly milestones, charting progress against ambitious plans and goals. Aravind has become a business example of compassion, as well as proof that wise leaders can radically change the world by following their North Star. Aravind now sees 2.7

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Self-aware Franchising Quality Globalization 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Sesame Street , in fact, is a great case study of a brand that has managed to remain powerful over decades and across cultures. At the same time, we wanted to enable our co-producing partners to work with local educators, writers, and producers to craft the specific early childhood educational goals unique to their own countries.

Globalization 8

Globalization Power Workshop Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less.

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CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

“The goal is to create fun and reduce the seriousness of the situation.” Case Study #1: Reframe your new responsibilities as an opportunity for growth. Case Study #2: Understand your organization’s new goals and align your priorities. What is the business model for other projects?

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Restructuring Stress Uncertainty Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

The athletic apparel giant has also engaged a broad base of partners (and competitors) in innovation toward that goal. Greg Koch tells the story of how plant managers around the world have absorbed their connection to the communities in which they do business, and work hard to earn the "social license" to operate.

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Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The company would double the size of its business, he said, by channeling its efforts toward achieving eight ambitious goals by 2020 — among them, doubling the proportion of Unilever's portfolio that meets the highest nutritional standards, and halving the water associated with the consumer use of its products.

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less.

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CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

I can’t help clients lead change if my business model is antiquated or static. Their reasons may include commitment of time, insufficient dedication to the organization's goals, desire for low profile, and many others. I have long believed in eating my own cooking. D from Columbia.

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