Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

We constructed a measure of corporate purpose within a sample of 429 U.S. The primary benefit of this dataset is that it allows us to construct measures across a diverse set of companies based on actual employee beliefs about their employer. The actual purpose of the company can differ wildly across companies.

Company 8

Company Middle Management Survey Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. Once again this sounds straightforward.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

But what if the company’s goal was never to unleash the disrupter itself so much as to encourage incumbent broadband providers to do so, helping Google’s expansion in adjacent markets such as video and emerging markets including smart homes? Seen through that lens, Google Fiber succeeded wildly.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The executive orders he has signed in his first two weeks in office (and the manner in which those orders have been issued) already undermine that goal. This week a European technology business I’ve invested in was due to come to San Francisco, where I live, to launch its first product targeted at the U.S.

Policies 8

Policies Innovation Software Competitive Advantage 8