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.

Case Study 8

Case Study Entrepreneur Business Model Follow-up 8

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. However, our payments also fell—often even further than our operating costs.

Deming 28

Deming Health Care System Cost 28

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. This is hardly surprising.

Innovation 15

Innovation Process Competitive Advantage McKinsey 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

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.

Management 14

Management Edmondson Crisis Uncertainty 14

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 liked this system for three reasons: It freed him from having to manage all the disparate businesses, so he could focus on additional acquisitions. .

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

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

Self-aware 15

Self-aware Franchising Quality Globalization 15

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

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. Enter Harvard Business School. We’ve all had to adapt.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 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.

Blog 333

Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333

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.

Organization 14

Organization Cooper McKinsey Long-term 14