Economics
In Winner-Take-All Markets, Diversification Is a Liability
Conventional wisdom holds that diversified firms' ability to shift resources across businesses creates competitive advantage. In winner-takes-all markets,...
Apr 13, 2026
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- Managing yourself
Our Favorite Management Tips on Organizational Change
A curated list from one of HBR’s most popular newsletters.
Apr 14, 2026
- Business and society
How HBR Has Covered Women and Business
Over the course of its century-long history, HBR has evolved significantly in its coverage of women and business. At first the magazine barely acknowledged...
Sep 19, 2022
- Business management
How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance, but far too few of us take them regularly - or take the most effective...
May 31, 2023
- Business management
The Definitive HBR Strategy Glossary
Over the past several decades, HBR has published numerous articles about how best to develop strategy. This glossary contains descriptions of more than...
Jul 28, 2025
- Leadership and managing people
When the World Is Too Distracting — and It Feels Impossible to Work
A curated list of HBR advice to help you support yourself, your team, and your organization.
Oct 31, 2024
- Business management
The Challenge of Navigating U.S. Employment Law in 2025
Companies must prepare for a patchwork of new regulations to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and maintain trust with employees.
Feb 05, 2025
Case Study Reprint
Hopwood Manufacturing: Seeking to Hire the Best and the Brightest, or Not (B)
"This is a case series featuring an A, B and C case. Robert Harvey, a business professor at a small university in Iowa, arranged for Hopwood Manufacturing...
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How to Measure Yourself Against the Best
Edited by Timothy B. Blodgett Ideas for Action One way to judge the performance of an organization is, of course, to compare it with other units within the company. But these measurements often merely reinforce complacency or generate “not invented here” excuses. Comparisons with outsiders, however, can highlight the best industry practices and promote their […]
- Strategy
How the Best Boards Engage with Management
In every case, consider the context before you act.
- Business and society
Sexual Harassment…Some See It…Some Won’t
In the spring of 1980, Redbook magazine invited HBR to conduct a joint survey on the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. Among the questions that needed to be addressed: How critical is the problem? Is it pervasive? How difficult is it for top management to spot and prevent harassment? Will it be easy […]
- Business management
The Case of the High-Risk Safety Product
After days of meetings, J.F. Winchester, president of MDC Industries, felt no closer to a decision about whether MDC should exercise its option to buy a new and safer wallboard technology. Sitting down at his desk, he noticed the file marked “Goerner Wallboard Press Coverage,” which the media relations director had dropped off last week. […]
Case Study Reprint
Programming a "Fairer" System: Assessing Bias in Enterprise AI Products (B)
This case is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values....
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Why General Mills Mixes in Health Care
A 28-unit residence for physically impaired, yet mentally fit, elderly persons in a Minneapolis suburb, slated to be the first and smallest of several stand-alone facilities. A network of services, from medical treatment to counseling of family members to development of a special-care residence for victims of Alzheimer’s disease. A joint venture with a Massachusetts […]
Case Study Reprint
Magna International, Inc. (B)
Magna International, Inc., a Canadian-based automotive parts manufacturer, is considering whether and how to unwind its dual-class ownership structure....
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