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- August 2009 (Revised December 2012)
- Background Note
Researching a Company
By: Willy Shih and Meghan Dolan
This note was written to help students at the Harvard Business School do a more thorough job of researching a company, utilizing the extensive resources of the Baker Library, as well as other widely available databases. Exhibits provide detailed information on key... View Details
Shih, Willy, and Meghan Dolan. "Researching a Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 610-024, August 2009. (Revised December 2012.)
- October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)
Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and... View Details
Keywords: Rail Transportation; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Government Legislation; Natural Environment; Policy; Metals and Minerals; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Rail Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-018, October 1991. (Revised August 1993.)
- July 1999
- Background Note
Note on Statistical Tests for a Randomized Matched Pair Experimental Design, A
By: Alvin J. Silk
Concerns understanding the conditions under which an experimental design that employs matching and randomization may result in gains in precision as compared to a design that utilizes randomization and independent samples--i.e., no matching. An empirical example is... View Details
- February 1996
- Case
TRW's Information Services Division: Strategic Human Resource Management
By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Looks at a change effort initiated by a human resources manager within a division of TRW. The effort utilizes a change process to try to deal with some of the division's issues around organizational effectiveness, especially that of a long-term strategy. In so doing,... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Managerial Roles; Strategy; Problems and Challenges
Beer, Michael, and Gregory C. Rogers. "TRW's Information Services Division: Strategic Human Resource Management." Harvard Business School Case 496-003, February 1996.
- 2012
- Book
Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right
By: Thomas H. Davenport and Brook Manville
This book includes twelve detailed stories of organizations that have successfully tapped their data assets, diverse perspectives, and deep knowledge to build an organizational decision-making capability. The book introduces a model that utilizes the collective... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Judgment; Decision-making; Decisions; Organizational Structure; Business Processes
Davenport, Thomas H., and Brook Manville. Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right. Harvard Business Review Press, 2012. (Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Business Book of 2012.)
- January 1994
- Case
National Convenience Stores, Inc.
By: Steven R. Fenster, Stuart C. Gilson and Roy Burstin
National Convenience Stores seeks to emerge from Chapter 11. Central to the nature of the reorganization plan is the company's determining enterprise value. The various constituencies (secured debt, unsecured debt, etc.) will seek to find an enterprise value that... View Details
Keywords: Capital Structure; Valuation; Restructuring; Strategic Planning; Borrowing and Debt; Food and Beverage Industry; Texas
Fenster, Steven R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Roy Burstin. "National Convenience Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-068, January 1994.
- March 2024
- Module Note
Accounting Standards for the 21st Century
By: Jonas Heese
Over the past two decades, accounting standards have evolved to meet the demands of a rapidly changing business environment. This module note focuses on understanding the impact of these standards on measuring firm performance and financial position in the context of a... View Details
Heese, Jonas. "Accounting Standards for the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Module Note 124-056, March 2024.
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
Avoid a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Sales Coaching
- 11 Nov 2016
- News
The career afterlife
- August 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
EnerNOC: DemandSMART
By: Michael W. Toffel, Kira Fabrizio and Stephanie van Sice
EnerNOC is an energy company with an innovative business model: it serves as an intermediary between electric utilities and electricity users. It contracts with electricity users willing to reduce demand during periods of peak energy demand, and sells this as excess... View Details
Keywords: Production Planning; Productivity; Environmental Protection; Energy; Environment; Business Government Relations; Laws And Regulation; Business Model; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention; Opportunities; Risk and Uncertainty; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Supply Chain Management; Production; Energy Conservation; Energy Industry
Toffel, Michael W., Kira Fabrizio, and Stephanie van Sice. "EnerNOC: DemandSMART." Harvard Business School Case 613-036, August 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- July 1979 (Revised August 2019)
- Background Note
Note on Taxation
By: William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit and Joseph M. Gerstel
Every real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize... View Details
Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit, and Joseph M. Gerstel. "Note on Taxation." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-192, July 1979. (Revised August 2019.)
- 25 May 2010
- News
Harvard Business School Receives City of Boston Green Business Award
- 23 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
Publication:Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the benefits of the privatization of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Delivering Solutions During a Crisis: an Interview with Hans Kristian Furuseth
delivering the solutions people need to stay healthy and safe during a global health pandemic. During these unprecedented times, Furuseth’s story of translating his experience to a new industry, utilizing his skills, and putting people... View Details
- July 2023 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Vytal: Packaging-as-a-Service
By: George Serafeim, Michael W. Toffel, Lena Duchene and Daniela Beyersdorfer
The Germany-based startup Vytal operated the largest digital-native reusable packaging-as-a-service network globally, having raised nearly €15 million, established a large network of restaurant partners, and prevented the use of millions of single-use take-out food... View Details
Keywords: Climate Risk; Digital; Platform Strategies; Data; Packaging; Sustainability; Start-up; Startup; Entrepreneur; Impact; Circular; Growth Strategy; Innovation; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Startups; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Adoption; Strategy; Performance Productivity; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Supply Chain; Distribution; Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Green Technology Industry; Service Industry; Retail Industry; Germany; Europe
Serafeim, George, Michael W. Toffel, Lena Duchene, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Vytal: Packaging-as-a-Service." Harvard Business School Case 124-007, July 2023. (Revised May 2024.)
- August 2007 (Revised July 2008)
- Background Note
Take Advantage of Your Diaspora Network
By: William R. Kerr and Daniel J. Isenberg
Diaspora networks (DNs) are an important resource for global entrepreneurs. Discusses several features of DNs, combining both academic and practitioner perspectives. Describes the history and prevalence of DNs in many ethnicities, documents the broad resources DNs can... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Markets and Industries; Social and Collaborative Networks
Kerr, William R., and Daniel J. Isenberg. "Take Advantage of Your Diaspora Network." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-029, August 2007. (Revised July 2008.) (Featured in a 2008 Harvard Business Review write-up.)
- 06 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Parks Management is People Management
I began my MBA with the goal of utilizing business practices for land management issues. Scouring for applicable insights, I attempted filtering my coursework through the lens of a natural resource specialist. However, even with that... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
Frenemies in Platform Markets: Heterogeneous Profit Foci as Drivers of Compatibility Decisions
We study compatibility decisions of two competing platform owners that generate profits through both hardware sales and royalties from content sales. We consider a game-theoretic model in which two platforms offer different standalone utilities to users. We find that... View Details