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- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
companies defined a new business model of success. Q: Explain the relationship between the leadership styles of airline CEOs and the industry's "contextual landscape"? A: Our study of the airline industry helps to shed View Details
- May 2022
- Case
Deborah Quazzo at GSV Ventures
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael D. Smith and Nicole Tempest Keller
As COVID-19 swept across the globe in 2020, the education sector faced unprecedented disruption. Schools and colleges worldwide shut down, forcing over a billion students and teachers to move to online learning. Investor interest in the EdTech space exploded as...
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Edtech;
Technology;
Online Learning;
COVID-19 Pandemic;
Education;
Information Technology;
Venture Capital;
Change Management;
Strategy;
Education Industry;
Education Industry;
Chicago;
California
Sahlman, William A., Michael D. Smith, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Deborah Quazzo at GSV Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 822-131, May 2022.
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
(the exogenous component of the variation in industry imports from China and changes in federal spending) and two supply-side ones (TFP shocks and variation in knowledge/ideas coming from foreign patenting). In each case, we find...
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Sean Silverthorne
- April 2014
- Supplement
Managing Change at Axis Bank (B)
By: Paul Healy and Rachna Tahilyani
Axis Bank is India's third largest private sector bank. In April 2009, Shikha Sharma, an outsider was appointed as its CEO. She took over from a person who had overseen ten years of rapid growth at the bank. The selection of an outsider as the new CEO surprised many...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Transformation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Valuation;
Finance;
Banks and Banking;
Financial Services Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Healy, Paul, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Managing Change at Axis Bank (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 114-083, April 2014.
- February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cable Data Systems
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Describes the operating challenges of Cable Data Systems (CDS), a minority-owned cable installation company with a dual mission of maximizing profits and providing employment opportunities to minorities in urban markets. Following the merger of two cable installation...
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Keywords:
Selection and Staffing;
Employment;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Urban Scope;
Cost Management;
Infrastructure;
Labor Unions;
Demand and Consumers;
Demographics;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Boston
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Cable Data Systems." Harvard Business School Case 803-132, February 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- November 2012 (Revised April 2013)
- Case
Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power
By: Forest Reinhardt and Shon R. Hiatt
This case is about Colbún, Chile's second largest electricity generator, which is facing significant uncertainty regarding the cost and availability of alternative energy sources. Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices,...
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Keywords:
Energy;
Chile;
Environmental Protection;
Energy Generation;
Energy Industry;
South America;
Chile
Reinhardt, Forest, and Shon R. Hiatt. "Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power ." Harvard Business School Case 713-047, November 2012. (Revised April 2013.)
- 01 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
ACE YOUR PHONE OR VIDEO INTERVIEW
Congratulations! You have landed the interview. Now it’s time to prepare to tell your story and make a great impression. In addition to conducting company and industry research and practicing your responses, you also want to be ready for...
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- April 2012
- Case
Introducing iSnack 2.0: The New Vegemite
By: Anat Keinan, Francis Farrelly and Michael Beverland
Vegemite is an iconic Australian breakfast spread and is often seen as a quintessential Australian product. This case focuses on Kraft's decision to revitalize brand performance through the introduction of a brand extension. Drawing on extensive social media analysis...
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Keywords:
Food;
Product Launch;
Conflict and Resolution;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Keinan, Anat, Francis Farrelly, and Michael Beverland. "Introducing iSnack 2.0: The New Vegemite." Harvard Business School Case 512-020, April 2012.
- October 2017
- Article
Toward a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition
By: Gary P. Pisano
The field of strategy has mounted an enormous effort to understand, define, predict, and measure how organizational capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971, The Concept...
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Keywords:
Business Admnistration;
Market Structure;
Firm Structure;
Market Efficiency;
Competency and Skills;
Organizational Structure;
Strategy
Pisano, Gary P. "Toward a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition." Industrial and Corporate Change 26, no. 5 (October 2017): 747–762.
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
dominate GICS6 industry peers in explaining cross-sectional variations in base firms' out-of-sample (a) stock returns, (b) valuation multiples, (c) growth rates, (d) R&D expenditures, (e) leverage, and (f) profitability ratios. We...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
door-to-door marketing of a home water purification solution. We find that higher prices screen out those who use the product less. By contrast, we find no consistent evidence of sunk-cost effects. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-034.pdf Local...
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Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Field Evidence on Individual Behavior & Performance in Rank-Order Tournaments
- April 2019 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
Clear Link Technologies, LLC: Driving Sales with Peer Effects
By: Christopher Stanton, Richard Saouma and Olivia Hull
The importance of a good peer or coworker is widely discussed, but understanding the glue that makes coworkers valuable is less understood. This case sheds light on the importance of peers and the practices and environments that make a group greater than the sum of its...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Interactive Communication;
Experience and Expertise;
Decision Making;
Training;
Design;
Compensation and Benefits;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Knowledge Sharing;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Measurement and Metrics;
Outcome or Result;
Performance;
Performance Improvement;
Research;
Sales;
Salesforce Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Telecommunications Industry;
Utah;
United States
Stanton, Christopher, Richard Saouma, and Olivia Hull. "Clear Link Technologies, LLC: Driving Sales with Peer Effects." Harvard Business School Case 819-072, April 2019. (Revised January 2022.)
- 2019
- Article
The Social Desirability of Offshoring: A Swiss Consensus (1945–1975)
By: Sabine Pitteloud
This article focuses on the evolution of the rhetoric and practice of corporate offshoring in Switzerland from the post-war economic boom to the industrial crisis in the mid-seventies. The virtue of a historical perspective on the issue of offshoring is to show how...
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Keywords:
Multinationals;
Offshoring And Outsourcing;
Relocation;
Labor Relations;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Labor and Management Relations;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Switzerland
Pitteloud, Sabine. "The Social Desirability of Offshoring: A Swiss Consensus (1945–1975)." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 64, no. 2 (2019).
- Spring–Fall 2015
- Article
Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks
By: Benjamin Edelman
Transportation Network Companies offer notable service advances—but do they comply with the law? I offer evidence of some important shortfalls, then consider how the legal system might appropriately respond. Though it is tempting to forgive many violations in light of...
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Keywords:
Transportation Network Company;
Uber;
Lyft;
Regulation;
Lawfulness;
Transportation Networks;
Laws and Statutes;
Law Enforcement;
Transportation Industry;
Transportation Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks." Competition Policy International 11, no. 1 (Spring–Fall 2015).
- June 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Driving Scale with Otto
By: Rebecca Karp, David Allen and Annelena Lobb
This case asks how startup founders make scaling decisions in light of their priorities for their business and for themselves. Otto was a technology company that applied artificial intelligence technology to sales. It deployed natural language processing to find sales...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Natural Language Processing;
B2B;
B2B Innovation;
Scaling;
Scaling Tech Ventures;
Business Startups;
AI and Machine Learning;
Finance;
Sales;
Business Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology Industry;
United States;
Cambridge;
New York (city, NY);
Spain
Karp, Rebecca, David Allen, and Annelena Lobb. "Driving Scale with Otto." Harvard Business School Case 724-407, June 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
- February 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Lance Johnstone: Developing 3000 North Broad
The case focuses on Lance Johnstone, a former NFL player, who has dabbled in real estate development during his playing career, and now, as a retired player, is trying to pursue the development of a 10-unit rental apartment building in a depressed area of Philadelphia,...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Development Economics;
Construction;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Investment Return;
Urban Development;
Real Estate Industry;
Philadelphia
Roberts, Michael J., and Nabil N. El-Hage. "Lance Johnstone: Developing 3000 North Broad." Harvard Business School Case 808-126, February 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
industry pioneer Mary Kay Ash learned about hard work, strict priorities, and the power of positive reinforcement firsthand. When she was seven, her father contracted tuberculosis, becoming housebound and requiring constant medical care....
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by Avery Forman
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
limited-liability firms in China, using the example of the Dasheng cotton mills in Nantong near Shanghai. Dasheng, one of the earliest and most successful industrial enterprises in pre-war China, was founded by the famous entrepreneur...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
PublicationsLocal Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India Authors:Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell Publication:Journal of Economic Geography Abstract We analyze the spatial determinants of female...
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Sean Silverthorne