Publications

April 2010 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A) (Abridged)

By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem

Owens & Minor (O&M) performed lean inventory services for Virginia Mason (VM) as its Alpha Vendor, but the outdated industry pricing model created perverse incentives and could not capture O&M's costs. Together, O&M and VM created an activity-based pricing model: Total... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Activity Based Costing and Management; Business Model; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Motivation and Incentives; Asset Pricing; Cost Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

April 2009 (Revised May 2010)
Case

Urbi and the City Licensee Managers

By: John D. Macomber and Regina Garcia-Cuellar

A leading low income housing builder in Mexico decides which prospective new local partner best extends its advantages in managing twin production lines of homes and clients. URBI has built substantial competitive advantage in the technology and culture that matches... View Details

Keywords: Mortgages; Government and Politics; Housing; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Entry and Exit; Production; Supply Chain; Organizational Culture; Franchise Ownership; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Real Estate Industry; China; India; Mexico; United States

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210021-PDF-ENG ZINK Imaging: Zero InkTM William A. Sahlman, and Sarah Greene FlahertyHarvard Business School Case 810-050 "ZINK Imaging" describes the issues confronting CEO Wendy Caswell as she uses a View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Aug 2022
News

Open Market

usability? How do we innovate and add value to our customers’ experience? There’s a difference between how you build a product and how you engage or show up in the world. On the latter, the company is doing a lot around external affairs and community View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Keith Negley; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

11 Apr 2018
News

The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

entrepreneurial in my role, and that I am given the latitude to form partnerships that will benefit our organization and the cities we work in. “I work with some of the largest and most innovative companies in America. My team resides in... View Details

17 Apr 2017
Research Event

The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy

partnerships with providers, because restrictions would turn them off–and thus limit supply. Rover.com teamed up with dog sitters even if they also offered services on a competing platform. Panelists argued that there are bigger issues... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Service

30 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

workers from both the private sector and the government-an unusual partnership in a country that has rarely seen the two sectors mix. "The private sector and the government have traditionally kept each other at arm's length,"... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

How Consumers Value Global Brands

In 2002, we carried out a two-stage research project in partnership with the market research company Research International/USA to find out how consumers in different countries value global brands. First, we conducted a qualitative study... View Details

Keywords: by Douglas B. Holt, John A. Quelch & Earl L. Taylor

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

Mixing Risk And Reward The basic model that the biotechnology industry has followed for over twenty years is also changing, and for the better, according to panelists at a session titled "Will Equal Biotechnology-Pharma Partnerships... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective

overestimates of the actual substantive conflict. To an outsider, those caught up in disintegrating partnerships or marriages often appear to hold exaggerated views of each other. Such partisan perceptions can become even more virulent... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

Profile

Michael R. Bloomberg

launched the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative to provide intensive leadership training for mayors and senior city officials. In 2021, that partnership grew into the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, which... View Details

Web

Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

stretching over a century and a half, reflects the role of investment banking in the development and growth of the U.S. economy. Founded in the mid-19th century, the family partnership evolved from a general store to the fourth-largest... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

Embracing Activism for Social Change

much of her first post-HBS year managing the pilot. Resolving Crisis Situations Mendu and other members of the partnership developed a three-part initiative informed by the best practices they gathered from local stakeholders and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2016
News

Case Study: Paper Chase

Barnett (MBA 1983) Partnership is critical to your distribution growth. Reaching out to companies like Hallmark or Things Remembered (already in the card/gifting space) could be mutually beneficial—providing access for your company and... View Details

September 2021
Case

Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

The two vignettes within “Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance” (HBS No. 122-024) present various issues relating to governance in professional service firms (“PSFs”). In the first, the Managing Director of a U.S. consulting firm contemplates whether to... View Details