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- February 2024
- Case
FIGS: Scrubbing the Status Quo
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Nicole Tempest Keller
In October 2023, FIGS had revolutionized the medical scrubs industry with its fashionable and functional designs, but the venture was at a critical juncture. The digitally native vertical brand (DNVB) had gone public in a successful IPO in 2021 and reached $500 million...
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Marketing Channels;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Fashion Industry;
United States;
California;
Los Angeles;
Europe;
Canada
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Nicole Tempest Keller. "FIGS: Scrubbing the Status Quo." Harvard Business School Case 824-062, February 2024.
- January 1989
- Case
Benetton S.p.A.
Focuses on the strategic/organizational development of Benetton. Examines the organizational structure which has allowed the company to expand into a world scale company from its small entrepreneurial base. Examines the functional strategies which have allowed a huge...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Growth and Development;
Business Strategy;
Performance Effectiveness;
Fashion Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Benetton S.p.A." Harvard Business School Case 389-074, January 1989.
- October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
NOWaccount
By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley
It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details
Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Lauren Barley. "NOWaccount." Harvard Business School Case 814-048, October 2013. (Revised August 2016.)
- May 2024
- Supplement
Forest Park Capital (A)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
During the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, Betsy Harbison formed the search fund Forest Park Capital with the intention of purchasing a small business. The case conveys the details of Betsy’s final decision at the terminus of her search, between a software company...
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Keywords:
Search Fund;
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition;
Acquisition;
Small Business;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Business Education;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Tourism Industry;
Web Services Industry;
North America;
Missouri
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Forest Park Capital (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-719, May 2024.
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Faculty & Research
Is Thriving. Re: Alberto Cavallo 24 Sep 2024 HBS Working Knowledge Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit Re: Olivia Kim 24 Sep 2024 Washington Post Live Top Experts on the Impact of AI on the Workforce,...
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- Research Summary
Overview
My main topics of interest in research all center around Africa. It is my ambition to take HBS more into Africa and to bring Africa more into HBS. I am particularly interested in a) the building of businesses in Africa. I want to focus on those elements that an HBS MBA...
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Meeting the Challenge of Corporate Entrepreneurship
To be competitive, companies must grow innovative new businesses. Corporate entrepreneurship, however, isn't easy. New ventures face innumerable barriers and seldom mesh smoothly with well-established systems, processes, and cultures. Nonetheless, success requires a... View Details
- 10 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?
brought along by the pandemic have ushered in changes to the informal customs around who gets tips and how much, according to Jill Avery, senior lecturer of business administration and the Christensen...
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by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette
- December 1994 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Tiffany & Co.--1993
By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
The restructuring of Tiffany's retailing agreement with Mitsukoshi Ltd. in 1993 exposed Tiffany to substantial yen/dollar exchange rate volatility that it had not previously faced. This new exposure requires Tiffany to establish risk management policies and practices....
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk Management;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Situation or Environment
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Tiffany & Co.--1993." Harvard Business School Case 295-047, December 1994. (Revised June 1995.)
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community
Carlyn Strand Sylvester (MBA 2016) leads a small team at Netflix focused on creative testing and innovation for the streaming service’s global paid digital and acquisition channels, with an emphasis on growing the Netflix audience through...
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- June 2023
- Case
Verve Therapeutics: Taking DNA Editing to Heart
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
Verve Therapeutics, a public biotech company based in Boston, created a novel approach to addressing cardiovascular disease (CVD) - a leading cause of deaths globally. The company's approach was a single shot treatment to permanently lower cholesterol, thus reducing...
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Keywords:
AI;
Genetic Engineering;
Medicine;
Health Care and Treatment;
Genetics;
Innovation Strategy;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Medical Specialties;
Innovation and Invention;
Entrepreneurship;
Biotechnology Industry
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Verve Therapeutics: Taking DNA Editing to Heart." Harvard Business School Case 823-113, June 2023.
- October 2019
- Supplement
Airbus vs. Boeing (K): New Partnerships (2018)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes Airbus’ partnership with the Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer Bombardier beginning in 2017. The two companies partnered on the C Series of aircraft (later named the A220 Family), which consisted of small aircraft with 100–150 seats. The case...
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Keywords:
Product Development;
Air Transportation;
Projects;
Competition;
Partners and Partnerships;
Joint Ventures;
Manufacturing Industry;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States;
Europe;
Canada;
Brazil
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Airbus vs. Boeing (K): New Partnerships (2018)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-386, October 2019.
- September 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)
By: John A. Davis, Louis B. Barnes and Peter K. Botticelli
After establishing a small but profitable skiwear business, an entrepreneur decides to sell a minority stake in the firm to outside investors. His goal is to acquire the capital needed to grow the business, even though this will entail a substantial transformation of...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Private Equity;
Family Business;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Entrepreneurship;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry
Davis, John A., Louis B. Barnes, and Peter K. Botticelli. "Spyder Active Sports, Inc. and CHB Capital Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-084, September 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- February 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World
By: Herman B. Leonard, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Simon Harrow
How can a company that supplies disaster response and humanitarian agencies best handle the intrinsically unpredictable and highly volatile demand for its products? Utilis is a French supplier of rapid-deploy high-end tent solutions for civilian and military uses (such...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Strategic Planning;
Natural Disasters;
Competitive Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
France
Leonard, Herman B., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Simon Harrow. "Utilis: Designing, Producing, and Selling Rapid Deployment Shelters for a Troubled World." Harvard Business School Case 311-096, February 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- September 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: David Weinstein and Write the World
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
David Weinstein, a lawyer and former Chief Administrative Officer of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, launched Write the World, a proprietary online platform that included a writing curriculum, essay prompts in distinct subject matter, and access to expert...
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- September 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Laure Mougeot Stroock
In 2002, Environmental Power Corp. (EPC), a small company developing renewable energy projects, was attempting to commercialize its "digester," a facility that extracted methane from manure, reduced manure's environmental impact, and generated electricity. The company...
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Keywords:
Commercialization;
Energy Generation;
Renewable Energy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Investment;
Projects;
Wastes and Waste Processing;
Corporate Finance;
Business and Government Relations;
Energy Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Laure Mougeot Stroock. "Environmental Power Corporation: Changing Manure Into Gold?" Harvard Business School Case 903-403, September 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- 08 Jan 2007
- What Do You Think?
Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?
a slow but surer approach to understanding human behavior." Others welcomed the possibility that this work may bring together economists, management theorists, and medical researchers. As Shann Turnbull put it, "The time has come for View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Mar 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?
before purpose, you get an Enron. Ranjay Gulati, the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, recently identified...
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by James Heskett
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Research - Faculty & Research
scholars from outside institutions. HBS Working Knowlege 27 Sep 2024 Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey Re: Alberto F. Cavallo 26 Sep 2024 If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions? Re: Joseph L. Badaracco 24 Sep 2024 Why...
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