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Restoring American Competitiveness
Pisano, Gary P.Article HBS-R0907S-EEconomicsFor decades, U.S. companies have been outsourcing manufacturing in the belief that it held no competitive advantage. That's been a disaster, maintain Harvard professors Pisano and Shih, because today's low-value manufacturing operations hold the seeds of tomorrow's innovative new products. What those companies have been ceding is the country's industrial commons - that is, the collective operational capabilities that underpin new product and proc...Starting at €8.20
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Curiosity
Gino, Francesca; Kashdan, Todd B; Disabato, David J.; Goodman, Fallon R.; Naughton, Carl; Fernandez-Araoz, Claudio; Roscoe, Andrew; Aramaki, KentaroArticle HBS-R1805B-ENew research shows that curiosity is vital to an organization's performance: Among other things, it improves engagement and collaboration and helps people make better choices. But although leaders might say they value inquisitive minds, in reality most stifle curiosity, fearing it will increase risk and inefficiency. The lead Spotlight article elaborates on the benefits of and common barriers to curiosity in the workplace and offers five strategi...Starting at €8.20
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Flying into the Future: HondaJet
Pisano, Gary P.; Shulman, JesseCase HBS-618012-EService and Operations ManagementStarting at €8.20
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (B)
Bernstein, Ethan S.; Gino, Francesca; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-920045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of "enablers of collaboration" (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. HisStarting at €5.74
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Larry Miller
Gino, Francesca; Frei, Frances X.; Gibson, Hise; Dadlani, AliciaCase HBS-922041-ELeadership and People ManagementUnder the leadership of Larry Miller, chairman and former president of Nike's Air Jordan brand, annual revenues for the Jordan brand soared from $150 million to over $4 billion. But for over 40 years, Miller guarded a secret. When he was younger, he spent nearly a decade in and out of prison for homicide and armed robberies. While incarcerated, he focused on his education, and graduated with honors from college. After a potential employer rescind...Starting at €8.20
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Poles apart on PZU (C)
Gino, Francesca; Dessain, Vincent; Misztal, Karol; Khayyat, MichaelCase HBS-912015-EAfter a decade-long dispute with the Polish State Treasury, in October 2009 the Dutch insurer Eureko agreed to exit PZU in exchange for compensation. Who was the biggest beneficiary of the settlement: Eureko, the Treasury, or PZU itself?Starting at €5.74
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Institutionalized Entrepreneurship: Flagship Pioneering
Luo, Hong; Pisano, Gary P.; Yu, HuafengCase HBS-718484-EStrategyStarting at €8.20
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Organization Behavior Reading: Negotiation, Teaching Note
Bazerman, Max H.; Gino, Francesca; Shonk, KatherineTeaching Note HBS-8409-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product #8408.Starting at €0.00
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Reclaim Your Commute
Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley; Jachimowicz, Jon M.; Lee, Julia; Menges, Jochen I.Article HBS-R1703M-EEvery day, millions of people around the world face long commutes to work. In the United States alone, approximately 25 million workers spend more than 90 minutes each day getting to and from their jobs. And yet few people enjoy their commutes. This distaste for commuting has serious implications for well-being. Studies have found that workers with lengthy commutes feel more anxious and less happy and satisfied with life than those with shorter o...Starting at €8.20
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pisano, Gary P.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-610036-EService and Operations ManagementExamines the process used by a major motion picture studio to develop and select movie projects. Warner Bros.' strategy is to focus its efforts on a small number of major "event" films (i.e., films with the potential to generate gross box-office receipts of $300 million or more). This strategy--which has worked for the past two years--entails risks. The studio is now asking how it can better manage these risks and, specifically, how it can improv...Starting at €8.20