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- December 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Supplement
Qualcomm Incorporated 2011 Update
By: David B. Yoffie
Qualcomm in 2009 and 2010 experienced both the worst of times and the best of times. During the "great recession" of 2009, smartphones growth stalled, stalling Qualcomm's revenue, but in 2010 growth surged again, and was predicted to continue its upward trajectory in... View Details
Keywords: Television Entertainment; Growth and Development Strategy; Opportunities; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry
Yoffie, David B. "Qualcomm Incorporated 2011 Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-463, December 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- May 1992 (Revised August 1996)
- Supplement
NIKE in Transition (C): A Second COO
After two years of stunning financial results, Knight again appoints a new COO, Dick Donahue. Are Knight and Nike ready for a new COO? How does Donahue differ from Woodell? Will his personality, style, and agenda fit with the new Nike Knight has created? Also describes... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Growth and Development; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "NIKE in Transition (C): A Second COO." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-107, May 1992. (Revised August 1996.)
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Lin (MBA 1999) is the Hollywood producer behind the hit films Sherlock Holmes, Gangster Squad, and the Lego Movie. Lin’s most recent film, Lego Batman, opened last month and was the top grossing film... View Details
- 02 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017
that focuses on selling lower-priced models through large sporting-goods retailers. The manager's strategy has yielded disappointing financial results so far, and he and company executives disagree on the cause and next steps. The Yushan... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
practical to think so? Do the economics of education for management even permit it? What do you think? Original Article Strategy and implementation, two sides of the same coin, are often juxtaposed. How often have you heard someone say,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
Anthony Soohoo
spearheaded the development of CommerceGraph, an AI merchandising platform for which he received three patents. In 2023, Anthony joined the board at Spryker Systems, an enterprise SaaS company powering commerce for Toyota, Daimler,... View Details
- Web
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog
find themselves. We integrate a unique understanding of strategy formulation with practical solutions to the execution challenges faced by general managers seeking to maximize positive outcomes. The language and frameworks of the BSSE... View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Syngenta Tomato Vision
student essays that highlight their reflections. “It’s a continuous race against the evolution of new pathogens. We as humans want to eat a lot, but so do insects, birds, viruses, etc. That’s where we come in.” - Syngenta Team, regarding View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources
’95), board committees focused on four areas of interest to both alumni and the School: Brand Perception — offered the alumni perspective on the branding strategy being developed by Brian Kenny, the School’s... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- News
David Perry’s Green Revolution
decided to pursue something “that would make a positive difference in the world.” That’s when he found Indigo Ag, a company that is commercializing microorganisms that help plants grow. Indigo Ag’s scientists have identified microbes that confer resistance to drought,... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
companies feared that the precedent set by the South African move would undermine their control over valuable intellectual property in the developing world. But the suit sparked international outrage against the industry, prompting a very... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 13 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet
sectors that are booming. However, as markets in different countries have increasingly moved in tandem or correlated, from 50 or 60 percent in the 1990s to more than 90 percent after the financial crisis of 2008, that strategy has seemed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Claudio Knizek “My goal is not only to lead people, but to lead by inspiring them.” Born: El Salvador, grew up in Brazil Citizen Of: Mexico Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German Stanford: BS and MS in industrial engineering Summer 2002: worked as business... View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
Successful Products for Emerging Markets By: Winter, Amos, and Vijay Govindarajan Abstract—Multinationals are starting to catch on to the logic of reverse innovation, in which products are designed first for consumers in low-income countries and then adapted into... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Vincent Dessain
Strategy consulting at Booz-Allen & Hamilton in New York and Paris; research; course development; recruitment and Executive Education at INSEAD and Harvard Business School; European Marketing Director at Timberland and New Balance. View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Emerging Markets; Entertainment / Media; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Publishing / Communications / Advertising; Real Estate; Retail; Social Enterprise; Sports; Clean Technology; Energy; Telecommunications
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage
fruitfully partner in a global economy. Bhidé argues that high-level know-how developed in other countries benefits the United States because it is highly mobile and cheap: What is invented expensively in Taiwan, for example, can then be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
doesn’t look like what I thought it would, but I have learned, once again, that people are so much more varied and interesting than what I could imagine on my own,” writes Margulies, who worked on improving health-care systems and rural economic View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability
Tesla, where I worked in manufacturing and design engineering. During my time there I learned about the power of an organization to develop technology and execute business strategy to bring positive change... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Western Governors University: 10x Vision
By: William R. Kerr and Susie L. Ma
Western Governors University (WGU) was a nonprofit institution of higher education whose online learning model served more than 100,000 students in 2019 and was scaling rapidly. President Scott Pulsipher wanted to expand WGU’s reach to millions more with a plan called... View Details
Keywords: Online Education; Enrollment; Scaling; Higher Education; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Education Industry; United States
Kerr, William R., and Susie L. Ma. "Western Governors University: 10x Vision." Harvard Business School Case 819-093, April 2019. (Revised June 2019.)
- June 2009
- Supplement
Mary Kay Inc.: Asian Market Entry (B)
By: John A. Quelch
By 2008, over half of Mary Kay Cosmetics' $2.8 billion sales were from outside the U.S. Sales from China exceeded $500 million in 2008 through over 450,000 beauty consultants. China was Mary Kay Cosmetics' second most important national market with revenues growing at... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Asia; China
Quelch, John A. "Mary Kay Inc.: Asian Market Entry (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 509-067, June 2009.