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- 07 Apr 2020
- Video
Uncovering and Pricing Climate Risk in Long-Term Investments
- 08 Feb 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Team Scaffolds: How Minimal In-Group Structures Support Fast-Paced Teaming
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
that comes with envy and move people toward admiration instead,” she says. “One way to do that is to acknowledge your struggles or shortcomings.” Brooks co-wrote the February 2018 View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive
employees to miss more days of work. Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, recently spoke to HBS Working Knowledge about the...
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- Program
Agribusiness Seminar
Adapt internal processes, cultures, and communication strategies to attract the next generation of innovators and leaders Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by connecting and View Details
- January 2008
- Case
Procter & Gamble Brazil (A): 2 1/2 Turnarounds
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
Juliana Azevedo Schahin, a local marketing director for Procter & Gamble in Sao Paulo, had worked closely with Tarek Fahahat, a regional executive based in Caracas, to solve the growth and profitability problems of P&G Brazil. They did so through the creation of...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Demand and Consumers;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Consumer Products Industry;
Caracas
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble Brazil (A): 2 1/2 Turnarounds." Harvard Business School Case 308-081, January 2008.
- February 2017
- Case
Aston Martin: A Second Century of Performance and Luxury
By: Vish V. Krishnan, Karim R. Lakhani and Amram Migdal
Following the March 2016 launch of DB11, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.’s first new sports car platform in over a decade, this case discusses the future strategy of the famed British luxury auto manufacturer. Since its founding in 1902, Aston Martin has been characterized...
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Keywords:
Luxury;
Auto Brand;
Luxury Auto;
Growth;
Innovation;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Operations;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Production;
Innovation and Invention;
Transportation;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Change;
Transformation;
Management;
Marketing;
Auto Industry;
Europe;
United Kingdom;
England
Krishnan, Vish V., Karim R. Lakhani, and Amram Migdal. "Aston Martin: A Second Century of Performance and Luxury." Harvard Business School Case 617-033, February 2017.
- 2011
- Book
Oprah, Leading With Heart
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Harvard Business School professor Nancy F. Koehn provides an inspiring example of a leader who leads not just from the head but the heart. Her name: Oprah Winfrey. Here, in this brief eBook, is how she built a media empire and the lessons you can apply to your own work...
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Koehn, Nancy F. Oprah, Leading With Heart. New Word City, 2011. Electronic.
- February 1997 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his...
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Acquisitions;
Search Funds;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Turnarounds;
Bank Loan;
Manufacturing;
Metals Processing;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Labor Unions;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Crisis Management;
Management Skills;
Experience and Expertise;
Borrowing and Debt;
Manufacturing Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 697-078, February 1997. (Revised December 2012.)
- February 2011 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
Marlin & Associates and the Sale of Riverview Technologies
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Riverview Technologies was a Stockholm, Sweden-based company that had developed software hedge funds. After spending more than a year in an organized sale process, the winning bidder had become increasingly difficult to work with and the closing had been substantially...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation Deal;
Negotiation Offer;
Negotiation Process;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Financial Services Industry
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Marlin & Associates and the Sale of Riverview Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 211-083, February 2011. (Revised May 2011.)
- 16 Apr 2015
- News
Improving employee productivity: On your toes
- 26 Sep 2013
- News
It's Not Just Who You Know
- 24 Jan 2022
- News
Rising COVID Cases in Us Nursing Homes Prompt Hospital Warnings
- 20 Oct 2011
- News
Herman Cain's Retirement Proposal
- 20 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Hedge Fund Investor Activism and Takeovers
- 17 May 2016
- Video
A Better World Through Brewing
- November 2006
- Exercise
Sell Yourself!
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Michael I. Norton
Helps students develop an effective sales pitch for their greatest asset--themselves. Also, broadens their understanding of how salespeople sell products and services. Before class, students are asked to interview a potential employer and to develop a preliminary sales...
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Keywords:
Marketing;
Sales;
Product;
Service Operations;
Interpersonal Communication;
Personal Development and Career
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Michael I. Norton. "Sell Yourself!" Harvard Business School Exercise 507-045, November 2006.
- October 1989
- Case
Dennis Hightower and the Walt Disney Co. in Europe
Describes the initial entry challenges faced by Dennis Hightower after being assigned the task to revitalize and reposition Walt Disney Co. of Europe in preparation for 1992. Allows students to consider the challenges of cultural heterogeneity, Disney traditions, and...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
United States;
Europe
Jick, Todd D. "Dennis Hightower and the Walt Disney Co. in Europe." Harvard Business School Case 490-010, October 1989.