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The HBR Agenda 2011
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101B-EKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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The HBR Agenda 2011 (Spanish version)
Ariely, Dan; Brown, Tim; Cappelli, Peter; Davenport, Thomas H.; Duflo, Esther; Fernández-Aráoz, Claudio; Govindarajan, Vijay; Gratton, Lynda; Hackman, J. Richard; Ibarra, Herminia; Kedrosky, Paul; Lafley, A.G.; Li, Charlene; Ma, Jack; Manzoni, Jean-Francois; Pink, Daniel H.; Porter, Michael E.; Schein, Edgar H.; Schmidt, Eric; Schwab, Klaus; Shirky, Clay; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robert I.; Tyson, LaArticle HBS-R1101BKnowledge and CommunicationJoseph E. Stiglitz will be crafting a new postcrisis paradigm for macroeconomics whereby rational individuals interact with imperfect and asymmetric information. Herminia Ibarra will be looking for hard evidence of how "soft" leadership creates value. Eric Schmidt will be planning to scale mobile technology by developing fast networks and providing low-cost smartphones in the poorest parts of the world. Michael Porter will be using modern cost a...Starting at €8.20
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Managing Analytical People: Cultivating the Scarce Ingredient That Makes Analytics Work
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2201BC-EWhen most people visualize business analytics, they think of computers, software, and printouts or screens full of numbers. What they should be envisioning, however, are their fellow human beings. This chapter addresses the most important factor in making a company analytical: its people. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 7 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Make Better Decisions
Davenport, Thomas H.Article HBS-R0911L-ELeadership and People ManagementTraditionally, decision making in organizations has rarely been the focus of systematic analysis. That may account for the astounding number of recent poor calls, such as decisions to invest in and securitize subprime mortgage loans or to hedge risk with credit default swaps. Business books are rich with insights about the decision process, but organizations have been slow to adopt their recommendations. It's time to focus on decision making, Dav...Starting at €8.20
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Review Your Business Comprehensively: Monitoring and Revising Your Analytical Models as the Business--or Business Environment--Changes
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5755BC-EStrategyBeing analytical - or more specifically, being successful with analytics - is not a one-time activity. Analytical competitors must constantly review and revise their approaches in light of their business strategies and business models, changing market conditions, competitor initiatives, and the expectations and behaviors of customers. These days the world changes rapidly, and analytical models need to reflect those changes. In this chapter the au...Starting at €8.20
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Embed Analytics in Business Processes: A How-To Guide
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5751BC-EStrategyIf you really want to put analytics to work in your organization, you need to make them an integral part of everyday business decisions and business processes. A cross-functional process perspective enables you to appreciate how different parts of the business work together (or fail miserably in doing so) and to identify all the ways analytics might be used to create a better outcome for the enterprise. In this chapter, the authors of Competing o...Starting at €8.20
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Future of Analytical Competition: Approaches Driven by Technology, Human Factors, and Business Strategy
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2205BC-EIn this chapter, the authors explore what analytical competitors of the future will be doing differently, addressing approaches driven by technology, those involving human capabilities, and those involving changes in business strategy. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 9 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Reverse Engineering Google's Innovation Machine
Iyer, Bala; Davenport, Thomas H.Article HBS-R0804C-EEven among internet companies, Google stands out as an enterprise designed with the explicit goal of succeeding at rapid, profuse innovation. Much of what the company does is rooted in its legendary IT infrastructure, but technology and strategy at Google are inseparable and mutually permeable - making it hard to say whether technology is the DNA of its strategy or the other way around. Whichever it is, Iyer and Davenport, of Babson College, beli...Starting at €8.20
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Architecture of Business Intelligence: Aligning a Robust Technical Environment with Business Strategies
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.Book Chapter HBS-2202BC-EWhile improvements in technology's ability to store data can be astonishing, most organization's ability to manage, analyze, and apply data has not kept pace. In this chapter, the authors identify the technology, data, and governance processes needed for analytical competition. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 8 of "Competing on Analytics."Starting at €8.20
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Toward More Analytical Decisions and Better Results: An Overview of What Analytics Can and Cannot Do for You
Davenport, Thomas H.; Harris, Jeanne G.; Morison, RobertBook Chapter HBS-5759BC-EStrategyLife would be a lot simpler if putting analytics to work could be accomplished by executive decree alone. But like anything worthwhile, making your business thoroughly analytical takes effort and thought - and beginning with the end in mind. As the devoted users of analytics say, "All the analytics in the world won't help unless we use them to make and execute better decisions." This chapter, by the authors of the groundbreaking Competing on Anal...Starting at €8.20