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- May 2015
- Case
Venture Republic, 2011
By: W. Carl Kester and Mayuka Yamazaki
In December 2011, the founders of Venture Republic, a Japanese developer and operator of on-line search engines for shopping and travel, faced a decison about whether or not to take the company private in a management buyout transaction just three years after an...
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- November 1993 (Revised March 1997)
- Case
Romeo Engine Plant
By: Amy P. Hutton and Robert S. Kaplan
A newly reopened automobile engine plant has been organized along total quality and teamwork principles. Employees now is to solve problems and ensure quality, rather than watch parts being produced. New operating and financial systems have been installed to promote...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Groups and Teams;
Performance Efficiency;
Performance Improvement;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry
Hutton, Amy P., and Robert S. Kaplan. "Romeo Engine Plant." Harvard Business School Case 194-032, November 1993. (Revised March 1997.)
- January 2013 (Revised April 2015)
- Case
Affinity Labs: Valuing Customer Growth
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Elizabeth Kind
In November 2006, Chris Michel left Military.com, which he founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That month, Michel raised a Series A round of venture funding and established a partnership with Monster, which he had sold...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Demand and Consumers;
Partners and Partnerships;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Online Technology
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Elizabeth Kind. "Affinity Labs: Valuing Customer Growth." Harvard Business School Case 813-147, January 2013. (Revised April 2015.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: Transforming Resources into Performance
By: Heidi K. Gardner, Francesca Gino and Bradley R. Staats
In knowledge-based environments, teams must develop a systematic approach to integrating knowledge resources throughout the course of projects in order to perform effectively. Yet, many teams fail to do so. Drawing on the resource-based view of the firm, we examine how...
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Keywords:
Interpersonal Communication;
Knowledge Sharing;
Knowledge Use and Leverage;
Performance Effectiveness;
Quality;
Groups and Teams;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Familiarity
Gardner, Heidi K., Francesca Gino, and Bradley R. Staats. "Dynamically Integrating Knowledge in Teams: Transforming Resources into Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-009, July 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Where Is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location
By: Arthur Daemmrich
A consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a parallel development, patients and disease-based organizations have assumed greater...
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Keywords:
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Health Disorders;
Health Testing and Trials;
Power and Influence;
Competitive Strategy;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
European Union;
Germany;
United States
Daemmrich, Arthur. "Where Is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-118, April 2009.
- March 1990 (Revised June 1991)
- Case
IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
In 1987, IBM changed its strategy in an attempt to become a market-driven company rather than a product-driven company. The case begins with a description of the new strategy and the reasons for the change and then describes the top-down sales planning and quota system...
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Keywords:
Commercialization;
Competitive Advantage;
Business Strategy;
Goals and Objectives;
Strategic Planning;
Motivation and Incentives;
Sales;
Volatility;
System;
Information Technology Industry
Simons, Robert L. IBM Corp.: ""Make It Your Business"" (A). Harvard Business School Case 190-137, March 1990. (Revised June 1991.)
- 2009
- Chapter
Entrepreneurship and the History of Globalization
By: G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani
In this article, we build on the recent efforts of scholars to reintroduce entrepreneurship into the research agenda of business historians. We examine the value and limitations of adapting recent social scientific theories and methods on entrepreneurship to research...
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- March 2005 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Oprah!
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
Oprah Winfrey believed in sharing the experiences that shaped her development and enabled her to become the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry and first African American billionaire. Traces her childhood and entertainment career, drawing connections in...
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- September 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Module Note
Module I: Moral Challenge Class Summaries
By: Sandra J. Sucher
What is a moral challenge? Explores four main types of moral challenge: the challenge of survival, the conflict between "two rights," a moral dilemma—or situation in which it is impossible to satisfy conflicting moral obligations and commitments—and the challenge of...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Leadership;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict of Interests
Sucher, Sandra J. "Module I: Moral Challenge Class Summaries." Harvard Business School Module Note 605-036, September 2004. (Revised November 2012.)
- October 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Firestone/Ford Tire Controversy, The (A)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Roger Orosman Nieves
Examines the high-profile Firestone/Ford product recall/investigation that took place in the summer of 2000. Focuses on the management of supplier relationships and incentives.
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Keywords:
Knowledge Sharing;
Supply Chain Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Crisis Management;
Corporate Accountability;
Product;
Service Operations;
Auto Industry
Narayanan, V.G., and Roger Orosman Nieves. "Firestone/Ford Tire Controversy, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 101-034, October 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- February 1997 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
3M: Negotiating Air Pollution Credits (B)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Thomas Dretler
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Conflict of Interests;
Negotiation Types;
Pollutants;
Negotiation Participants;
Laws and Statutes;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
United States
Wheeler, Michael A., and Thomas Dretler. "3M: Negotiating Air Pollution Credits (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-135, February 1997. (Revised September 2000.)
- November 1991
- Case
Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (B)
Monsanto has yet to receive FDA approval for BST, a growth hormone for cows. Anti-BST groups have successfully lobbied Wisconsin and Minnesota, major milk producing states, to ban milk from BST-injected cows; the FDA has charged Monsanto with improperly promoting BST...
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Keywords:
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Safety;
Food;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Law Enforcement;
Conflict and Resolution;
Research and Development;
Technology;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Minnesota;
Wisconsin
Leonard, Dorothy A. "Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 692-066, November 1991.
- 27 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Team Learning Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance
- January 2024
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Talent and Talent Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Evaluation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Consulting Industry
Bernstein, Ethan, and Cara Mazzucco. "Winning Business at Russell Reynolds." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 424-704, January 2024.
- March 2015
- Teaching Note
CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence (515010). The case finds Helena Foulkes, Executive... View Details
Keywords:
Medication Adherence;
Affordable Care Act (ACA);
Marketing Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Decisions;
Health Care and Treatment;
Goals and Objectives;
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Communications;
Consumer Behavior;
Measurement and Metrics;
Service Delivery;
Behavior;
Motivation and Incentives;
Social Issues;
Information Technology;
Value Creation;
Health Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Insurance Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
John, Leslie, John Quelch, and Robert Huckman. "CVS Health: Promoting Drug Adherence." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 515-086, March 2015. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)
- February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Teaching Note
LinkedIn (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
In the summer of 2005, LinkedIn, a two-year-old start-up, was choosing between two options to monetize its 5 million business people network. Members could contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements,...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Internet and the Web;
Financing and Loans;
Revenue;
Design;
Service Operations
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "LinkedIn (TN) (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 708-406, March 2008. (Revised from original February 2008 version.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search? - Companion Paper
By: Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien
This companion paper contains several extensions of the model presented in our main paper - Hagiu and Jullien (2009).
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Keywords:
Market Intermediation;
Search;
Two Sided Markets;
Platform Design;
Demand and Consumers;
Motivation and Incentives;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Distribution Channels;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry
Hagiu, Andrei, and Bruno Jullien. "Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search? - Companion Paper." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-092, February 2009.
- January 2007
- Exercise
Multifactor Models
By: Malcolm P. Baker
Students evaluate the performance of four mutual funds and compute the cost of capital for two companies using fixed benchmarks, the CAPM, and a multifactor model of returns.
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Keywords:
Cost of Capital;
Performance Evaluation;
Business Model;
Investment Funds;
Investment Return;
Motivation and Incentives;
Markets
Baker, Malcolm P. "Multifactor Models." Harvard Business School Exercise 207-056, January 2007.
- January 2008
- Article
Where Will We Find Tomorrow's Leaders?
By: Linda A. Hill
Unless we challenge long-held assumptions about how business leaders are supposed to act and where they're supposed to come from, many people who could become effective global leaders will remain invisible, warns Harvard Business School professor Hill. Instead of...
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Keywords:
Talent and Talent Management;
Globalization;
Innovation Leadership;
Leadership Development;
Leadership Style;
Situation or Environment;
Personal Characteristics
Hill, Linda A. "Where Will We Find Tomorrow's Leaders?" Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008): 123–129. (Interview.)
- August 2006
- Article
Investor Sentiment and the Cross Section of Stock Returns
By: Malcolm Baker and Jeffrey Wurgler
We examine how investor sentiment affects the cross-section of stock returns. Theory predicts that a broad wave of sentiment will disproportionately affect stocks whose valuations are highly subjective and are difficult to arbitrage. We test this prediction by...
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Keywords:
Behavioral Finance;
Stocks;
Investment Return;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Motivation and Incentives;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Volatility
Baker, Malcolm, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Investor Sentiment and the Cross Section of Stock Returns." Journal of Finance 61, no. 4 (August 2006): 1645–1680.