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How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

August 18, 2008

HBS professor Clayton M. Christensen, who developed the theory of disruptive innovation, joins colleagues Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson to advocate for ways in which ideas around innovation can spur much-needed improvements in public education. A Q&A with the authors of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns.

First Look: August 19, 2008

August 19, 2008

Consequences for executives upon missing the quarterly numbers … Why are retail inventories rising? … So you want to be a whistleblower.

The Inner Life of Leaders

August 13, 2008

"Even when leaders try to hide and disguise their character, their traits are recognizable to others," says HBS professor emeritus Abraham Zaleznik. His new book, Hedgehogs and Foxes: Character, Leadership, and Command in Organizations, explores the internal complexities of people in control. Plus: Book excerpt.

Has the Time Come for "Stretch" in Management?

August 1, 2008

Online forum OPEN until August 27. The leadership of General Electric introduced the management concept of "stretch"—setting seemingly impossible goals—in the 1990s, writes HBS professor Jim Heskett. Does stretch still make sense as an organizing principle? What, if anything, should be done to ensure that stretch is allowed to flourish in companies today? What do you think?