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- March 1983 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Benjamin Franklin and the Definition of American Values
Discusses the value systems and their relationship to the conduct of business in 18th Century America. Also focuses on Benjamin Franklin, the preeminent colonial American, to examine how business was conducted in his era. Based on an earlier case by B.E. Supple.
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Values and Beliefs;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Tedlow, Richard S. "Benjamin Franklin and the Definition of American Values." Harvard Business School Case 383-160, March 1983. (Revised March 2008.)
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when...
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- 24 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
On Pride and Community
Nicolle Richards (MBA 2023) serves as one of the two co-presidents of PRIDE, the LGBTQ+ club at HBS. She grew up in Vienna, Austria and lived in San Francisco and Nairobi, Kenya before coming to business school. Nicolle is passionate...
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- July 2024
- Supplement
Pacific Lake Partners (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: In 2009, Coley Andrews and Jim Southern endeavored to raise a private equity fund for investment solely in search... View Details
Abstract: In 2009, Coley Andrews and Jim Southern endeavored to raise a private equity fund for investment solely in search... View Details
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition;
Search Fund;
Entrepreneurship;
Private Equity;
Investment Funds;
Organizational Structure;
United States
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-716, July 2024.
- September 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Penn Warranty Corporation
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Penn Warranty Corporation sold warranty contracts to the used car market. During the recession in 2008/2009 Penn's sales declined by 26% Instead of growing by 11% as forecasted. Also, disruptions in financial and insurance markets created a cash shortfall. In the...
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Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Penn Warranty Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 212-007, September 2011. (Revised from original August 2011 version.)
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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni
This session will unpack recent research conducted by Harvard Business School and the Edelman Trust Institute to explain the contours of these shifts, and the risks—and opportunities—they pose. Richard...
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Bibliography – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us A New Vision An Essay by Professors Michel Anteby and Rakesh Khurana Introduction The Hawthorne Plant Employee Welfare Illumination Studies and Relay Assembly Test Room Enter Elton Mayo Human Relations and...
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- May 1982 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard
By: Michael Beer and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Provides an overview of all the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze Hewlett-Packard's practices in all four policy areas; stakeholder influence, flows, rewards, and work systems.
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Keywords:
Human Resources;
Management Practices and Processes;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Working Conditions;
Policy
Beer, Michael, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard." Harvard Business School Case 482-125, May 1982. (Revised May 1985.)
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Taylor Callery Scroll the main story to read all alumni submissions or jump to a specific case here: “Suzuki Samurai” Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) “Johnson &...
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- 03 Jan 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?
(iStockphoto/400tmax) While summarizing comments to this same question asked about Jack Welch in last month’s column (shown below), I received word of Frances Hesselbein’s death. Welch was regarded by many as the greatest CEO of the 20th...
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Re: James L. Heskett
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The Gift of Global Talent
continues to grow, the three core approaches taken by corporations so far offer a playbook for companies that find themselves outside the action in today’s concentrated innovation geography. How can companies most effectively harness the...
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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
federal lands were surveyed and one tenth were set aside as land grants for railroad development. After the Civil War, state government subsidies began to be replaced by more substantial federal aid. Other major infusions of capital came...
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Teele Hall | About
Education administrative offices. Formally renamed Teele Hall in 2000 in honor of Dean Stanley F. Teele (1906–1967), the modern brick, concrete, and glass structure was designed by Goody & Clancy and constructed in 1985. The...
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
Programs & Events HBS Entrepreneurship Summit NOV 4-5 4-5 NOVEMBER 2022 HBS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT: LEADING HIGH-GROWTH VENTURES IN AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD Brought to you by the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Alumni Relations...
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- 2007
- Manual
Managing School Districts for High Performance: Instructor's Guide
By: Stacey Childress, Richard F. Elmore, Allen S. Grossman and Susan Moore Johnson
Teaching by the case method has the potential to affect profoundly the way that teachers, students, and professionals approach the learning process. This companion volume includes detailed teaching notes on each case in the coursebook, with an emphasis on making cases...
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Childress, Stacey, Richard F. Elmore, Allen S. Grossman, and Susan Moore Johnson, eds. Managing School Districts for High Performance: Instructor's Guide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2007.
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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
1965 41 By 1943, Edwin Land began to turn his thoughts to the post-war production efforts of Polaroid. The corporation had significantly expanded its research and engineering division for military activities and would need to focus on a...
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- September 2003 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Bridges to Excellence: Bringing Quality Health Care to Life
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Ingrid Marie Nembhard and Robert Galvin
General Electric launched Bridges to Excellence Diabetes Care Link, a program through which enrolled physicians receive bonuses of up to 10% of their salary for delivering quality care to diabetic patients covered by a participating employer or health plan. A day...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Motivation and Incentives;
Programs;
Ethics;
Quality;
Moral Sensibility;
Service Delivery;
Compensation and Benefits;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Ingrid Marie Nembhard, and Robert Galvin. "Bridges to Excellence: Bringing Quality Health Care to Life." Harvard Business School Case 604-030, September 2003. (Revised January 2005.)
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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Fellow by the American Marketing Association in 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023. Eva Ascarza : Selected as an INFORMS Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the University of Miami in 2023. Eva Ascarza : Winner of the 2023...
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- July 2024
- Supplement
Pacific Lake Partners (A)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: In 2009, Coley Andrews and Jim Southern endeavored to raise a private equity fund for investment solely in search... View Details
Abstract: In 2009, Coley Andrews and Jim Southern endeavored to raise a private equity fund for investment solely in search... View Details
Keywords:
Search Fund;
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition;
Entrepreneurship;
Private Equity;
Investment;
North America
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Pacific Lake Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-715, July 2024.
- July 2002 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
QuickMedx Inc.
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Jonathan P Groberg
QuickMedx has created a chain of small kiosks, located in drugstores and shopping malls in the Minneapolis area, that cater to patients with a limited range of very simple primary care conditions. Service is rapid and cheap and patients wait only a few minutes to be...
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Decision Making;
Disruptive Innovation;
Expansion;
Service Delivery;
Business Processes;
Design;
Management;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Jonathan P Groberg. "QuickMedx Inc." Harvard Business School Case 603-049, July 2002. (Revised April 2003.)