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- June 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Bluefin Labs: The Acquisition by Twitter
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
What is the value of Bluefin Labs's social listening data to Twitter? Acquired by Twitter in 2013, Bluefin had built a system that gathered millions of online comments in an effort to develop new metrics for TV programs and brand advertising. With data from Twitter...
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Keywords:
Measurement and Metrics;
Data and Data Sets;
Internet;
Software;
Communication Technology;
Advertising;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Acquisition;
Television Entertainment;
Advertising Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
United States
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Bluefin Labs: The Acquisition by Twitter." Harvard Business School Case 513-091, June 2013. (Revised November 2013.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
The high price of workplace stress
- 2008
- Working Paper
The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors
By: William R. Kerr
The ethnic composition of US scientists and engineers is undergoing a significant transformation. This study applies an ethnic-name database to individual patent records granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to document these trends with greater...
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Keywords:
Inventors;
Scientists;
Engineers;
Information Technology;
Patents;
Ethnicity;
Innovation and Invention;
Research and Development;
Immigration;
China;
United States;
India
Kerr, William R. "The Ethnic Composition of U.S. Inventors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-006, May 2007. (Permanent working paper describing ethnic-name patenting data, revised December 2008.)
- 06 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Go Globalor No? Can You Make the Case?
Ever wanted to judge a Harvard Business Review case study? Here's your chance. In its June issue, Harvard Business Review published an account of the fictional company, DataClear, authored by Harvard...
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by Walter Kuemmerle
- August 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Supplement
Opening the Valve: From Software to Hardware (B)
By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Bradley Staats
Valve, one of the world's top video game software companies, has also become an iconic example of an organization with virtually no hierarchy. A 400-person organization, Valve's unique organizational form (described in detail in the case and accompanying employee...
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Keywords:
Valve;
Self-Managed Organizations;
Organization Design;
Strategy;
Flat Organization;
Video Games;
Organization Alignment;
Family Business;
Steam;
Steam Machine;
Design;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Human Resources;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Leadership Style;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Groups and Teams;
Alignment;
Software;
Hardware;
Video Game Industry;
Seattle
Bernstein, Ethan, Francesca Gino, and Bradley Staats. "Opening the Valve: From Software to Hardware (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 415-016, August 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- February 2008 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
The Big Easy, Not So Easy
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas, Arthur I Segel and Ben Creo
Enterprise Community Partners must determine whether to rebuild the Lafitte housing projects in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans and, if so, how to mitigate the risks. Set in January 2007, more than a year after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the case examines how...
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Keywords:
Natural Disasters;
Housing;
Projects;
Risk Management;
Urban Development;
Reputation;
New Orleans
Retsinas, Nicolas P., Arthur I Segel, and Ben Creo. "The Big Easy, Not So Easy." Harvard Business School Case 208-068, February 2008. (Revised May 2012.)
- November 2013 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Janet Yellen and the Bernanke Fed
By: Matthew Weinzierl and Katrina Flanagan
The unelected Federal Reserve Chairman exerts exceptional influence over the U.S., in fact global, economy. As Janet Yellen prepared to take over the position, she would look back on Chairman Bernanke's tenure during the Great Recession. During that time, Bernanke was...
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Keywords:
Monetary Policy;
Nominal Rigidity And Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply;
Phillips Curve;
Taylor Rule;
Central Bank Independence;
Central Banking;
Money;
Policy;
Financial Crisis;
Power and Influence;
Banking Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Weinzierl, Matthew, and Katrina Flanagan. "Janet Yellen and the Bernanke Fed." Harvard Business School Case 714-030, November 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age
at HBS. We’ve done it before. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the case method, an innovation that radically changed the School and...
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April White
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
Issue Focus: Leadership Illustration by Craig Frazier What HBS Learned from West Point The Evolving Case Method Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Making View Details
- July – August 2009
- Article
The Descent of Finance
What if the current recession turns out to be like the Great Depression of 1929-1933? Four years from now, the United States might find itself with a still-shrinking economy, half as many banks as in 2009, a third as many hedge funds, and retail banking resembling a...
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- February 2016 (Revised February 2020)
- Teaching Note
Oberoi Hotels: Train Whistle in the Tiger Reserve
By: Ryan W. Buell and Ananth Raman
Celebrated as one of the world's premiere luxury hotel brands, Oberoi Hotels attracts and serves some of the most quality sensitive guests in the world. The case considers the challenge of how an organization with a standardized service model can repeatedly delight...
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Keywords:
Service Quality;
Service Management;
Service Quality Competition;
Customer Management;
Customer Service Excellence;
Employee Empowerment;
Employee Engagement;
Employee Training;
Hospitality;
Hotel Industry;
Service Delivery;
Service Operations;
Customer Satisfaction;
Employees;
Training;
Quality;
Accommodations Industry;
India
- November 2000 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
In July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet,...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Investment;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Capital Budgeting;
Valuation;
Government and Politics;
Demand and Consumers;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Air Transportation Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)." Harvard Business School Case 201-028, November 2000. (Revised April 2004.)
- Research Summary
The Future of MBA Education
David Garvin, together with Srikant Datar and Patrick Cullen, is examining the future of MBA education and the evolving role of business schools. The research has several components: interviews with business school deans and business executives to identify the...
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- March 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Background Note
Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (B)
By: H. Kent Bowen, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis and Harry James Wilson
What is the relationship between good fortune, professional success, and a moral obligation to other people? Jai Jaikumar, who as a youth was saved by a shepherd woman after a tragic mountaineering accident in the Himalayas, and who later rose to the top of his...
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Bowen, H. Kent, Richard Compton Squire, Sarah Patricia Vickers-Willis, and Harry James Wilson. "Fall Before Rising, A: The Story of Jai Jaikumar (B)." Harvard Business School Background Note 600-048, March 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- July 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Northwest Airlines and the Detroit Snowstorm (A)
Northwest Airlines forced hundreds of passengers to wait up to 8 1/2 hours on aircraft after reaching their destination in an unusually horrible service disaster. The case explores what occurred, why it occurred, and the feelings of those involved.
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Hallowell, Roger H. "Northwest Airlines and the Detroit Snowstorm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-053, July 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- 2019
- Working Paper
Breaking and Reconfiguring the Boundaries Between Domain Experts and Crowds to Solve Complex R&D Problems through Partial Decomposition
By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf and Zoe Szajnfarber
The need for domain experts is all but universally assumed when organizing for scientific and technological innovation. In contrast, we are witnessing a burgeoning of citizen science, crowdsourcing, and other “open” methods based on the opposite assumption that crowds...
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- December 2018
- Case
Kodak: The Rebirth of an Iconic Brand
By: Anat Keinan, Giana M. Eckhart and Michael B. Beverland
Following its re-emergence from bankruptcy protection in 2014, the marketing team at Kodak has been charged with tripling brand value with consumers, with little marketing budget. The case focuses on the strategies used by senior Kodak marketers Steven Overman and Dany...
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Keywords:
Branding;
Brand & Product Management;
Brand Heritage;
Cultural Branding;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Demographics
Keinan, Anat, Giana M. Eckhart, and Michael B. Beverland. "Kodak: The Rebirth of an Iconic Brand." Harvard Business School Case 519-051, December 2018.
- February 2023
- Teaching Note
The First Opium War and Global Free Trade
By: Jeremy Friedman
Teaching Note for HBS Case 722-052.
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- January 2009
- Supplement
Live Nation Faces the Music (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Frank V. Cespedes and Kerry Herman
In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation, faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music industry and the increasing power of the major artists. As the music business once again recreates itself in response to new...
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- 01 Nov 2021
- Video