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- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
Indeed, many of the leaders we've celebrated over the last decade or two made their organizations competitive by instituting fairly linear improvements, such as reengineering, supply chain management,...
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by Staff
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Business Plan Contestants Pin Their Hopes on the Internet
e-commerce solutions for the laboratory supply market; CitySoft, which builds Web sites and intranet applications and recruits and hires employees from underrepresented urban areas; and ZEFER Corp., an Internet consulting firm. The...
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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
process was painful, he concedes, but federally insured deposits would make all the pain and suffering worthwhile by clearing a key blockage in the system. While he was building Walden Local and its supply View Details
- February 1995
- Teaching Note
Vanity Fair Mills: Market Response System TN
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-593-111).
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- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
First, as Greg Waldrip points out, let's get things in perspective. These are only means to carry out a strategy after goals are determined, all in a supportive management environment. Dennis Crane concurs, adding that "Information...
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by James Heskett
- 24 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
These Coronavirus Heroes Show Us How Crisis Leadership Works
in Galway, Ireland. He has publicly committed to double production from 5,000 to 10,000 units per month, but that is just the start. Next come the challenges of getting supplies from all over the world, hiring and training new employees,...
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- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
currently exists for the nation's smaller manufacturers must be a priority, Mills says. "Manufacturing is critical to our nation's competitiveness. In particular, small manufacturers who make up the nation's supply View Details
- Profile
Erika Sanchez
With back-to-back degrees in engineering, it’s no surprise that Erika Sanchez was attracted to Boeing. “I presented technical solutions to management teams that had the authority to allocate funds,” Erika says. “I quickly learned that to...
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- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
to Operational Failures in Hospitals By: Tucker, Anita L., W. Scott Heisler, and Laura D. Janisse Abstract—The performance gap between hospital spending and outcomes is indicative of inefficient care delivery. Operational failures-breakdowns in internal View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2018
- News
A Visible Example of What’s Possible
in the School’s admissions office. Her corporate career began at the Los Angeles Times, where she started as a planning analyst and later became general manager of new business development. She also worked at Walt Disney Publishing before...
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- February 2010
- Teaching Note
Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd. (TN)
By: Mukti Khaire
Teaching Note for [807113].
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- December 1982 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Halloran Metals
By: Roy Shapiro
Two competitors in the Northeast steel service center industry have made very different choices with regards to logistics and operating strategy. One distributes from a large central location; the other operates seven widely scattered warehouses. Students can diagnose...
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Logistics;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Business Cycles;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Metals and Minerals;
Supply Chain;
Steel Industry;
United States
Shapiro, Roy. "Halloran Metals." Harvard Business School Case 683-062, December 1982. (Revised September 2015.)
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
at Harvard Business School who researches the evolution of peer-to-peer online platforms; and Andrei Hagiu, a visiting associate professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of...
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- December 1994 (Revised January 1995)
- Case
Zoll Medical Corporation (A)
When is a product ready for the market? In this case, engineers present a prototype medical device product to the CEO for approval. The product, developed under a tight deadline, is essentially identical to the main competitor's product, but that competitor is...
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Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and James Leonard. "Zoll Medical Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-053, December 1994. (Revised January 1995.)
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
PublicationsEstimating Demand Uncertainty Using Judgmental Forecasts Authors:Vishal Gaur, Saravanan Kesavan, Ananth Raman, and Marshall L. Fisher Periodical:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 9, no. 4 (fall 2007) Abstract...
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Martha Lagace
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
financial product. The supply of venture capital is also likely to continue growing. Within the past two years, numerous pension funds have invested in private equity for the first time. Many experienced investors have also decided to...
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- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
senior executives specializing in everything except sales. “The number of executives reporting to the CEO in the average S&P 500 company has doubled in the last 20 years,” says Frank V. Cespedes, a senior lecturer in the Entrepreneurial View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: No Reservations
$1.5 billion in sales last year. There are also rumors of an IPO. Chorus Hospitality Founder and CEO Michael Tisch (MBA 2014) Founded 2015 “A service-focused management partner,” Chorus Hospitality invests in and creates culinary...
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- February 1995
- Case
Catalan Leather Industry, The
Antoni Subira, the Minister of Industry in Catalonia, Spain, must decide whether to impose strict European Union environmental guidelines on the local leather industry. Failure to impose new regulations would result in substantial fines. Imposition, on the other hand,...
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Enright, Michael J., Eduard Ballarin, Maria del Mar Prats, and Maria Dolores Rodriguez. "Catalan Leather Industry, The." Harvard Business School Case 795-105, February 1995.
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap online giftcard...
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Multiple alumni