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- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
Tony Domit, vice president of a network business unit, began developing a method that used off-the-shelf components to perform the Xerox networked printer-controller functions. Domit's solution used an IBM personal computer, some special...
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by Henry Chesbrough
- Profile
Cynthia Samanian
that the case method would challenge me to think critically and communicate effectively in the classroom. These are skills I highly value as part of my HBS experience and look forward to bringing with me in my career. Additionally, my...
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Nicola Leahy-MacManus
career? I am excited to manage growing organizations with social as well as economic missions. I hope ultimately to help shape the business environment in my home country of Ireland. How has HBS prepared you for your new job? Apart from improving my technical skills at...
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- July 1996 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Atlantic Corporation-Abridged
By: Thomas R. Piper
A major paper company is considering acquiring the assets of a company that is threatened by a hostile takeover. The acquisition can be evaluated in terms of industry attractiveness, comparative advantage, and cash-flow analysis.
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Projects;
Cash Flow;
Interest Rates;
Valuation;
Mathematical Methods;
Horizontal Integration;
Acquisition;
Competitive Advantage;
Aerospace Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Atlantic Corporation-Abridged." Harvard Business School Case 297-015, July 1996. (Revised June 2001.)
- June 2011 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Oddo Securities―ESG Integration
By: Paul M. Healy
The case describes the process of integrating environmental, social, and governance issues into valuation models and research analyst recommendations.
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Financial Strategy;
Mathematical Methods;
Integration;
Valuation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Social Issues;
Governance Controls;
Investment
Serafeim, George, Paul M. Healy, and Aldo Sesia. "Oddo Securities―ESG Integration." Harvard Business School Case 111-085, June 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Business Suits You: Experimenting with Professional Identity
junior professionals in consulting and investment banking firms. She found that these individuals had various methods of discovering how to create an effective image for themselves as senior managers. The most prevalent form of...
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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
Abena’s top choice. “It’s a super-global brand, especially in Africa; its network and available support in the region is unequalled.” The case method also appealed to her. “You can get more and go further than with traditional learning....
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- Web
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Q4 - Course Catalog
predict which tools, strategies, and methods will and will not be effective in the various circumstances in which our students find themselves. We integrate a unique understanding of strategy formulation...
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- February 2005 (Revised November 2016)
- Background Note
Forecasting the Adoption of a New Product
By: Elie Ofek
Provides tools and methodologies that allow forecasting demand for innovative new products. Highlights the Bass model—the theory behind it and ways to determine its parameters. Provides a detailed example of how to use the Bass model to forecast demand for satellite...
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Forecasting and Prediction;
Innovation and Invention;
Marketing;
Demand and Consumers;
Mathematical Methods;
Competition
Ofek, Elie. "Forecasting the Adoption of a New Product." Harvard Business School Background Note 505-062, February 2005. (Revised November 2016.)
- January 2003 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
The British Motorcycle Industry at a Crossroads
By: Jan W. Rivkin
By 1975, the collapse of the British motorcycle industry is nearly complete. Only one British manufacturer, NVT, remains in operation. In this setting, the British government commissions the Boston Consulting Group to identify and evaluate strategic alternatives for...
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Cost;
Industry Structures;
Business and Government Relations;
Mathematical Methods;
Competition;
Consulting Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Motorcycle Industry;
Great Britain
Rivkin, Jan W. "The British Motorcycle Industry at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 703-031, January 2003. (Revised January 2008.)
- May 2018
- Article
Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie X. Chen
Assessing the productivity gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research and policy debate. Positive aggregate productivity gains are often attributed to within-firm productivity improvement; however, an alternative, less emphasized...
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Productivity Gains;
Multinational Production;
Selection;
Market Reallocation;
And Within-firm Productivity;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Production;
Performance Productivity;
Competition;
Mathematical Methods
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen. "Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 10, no. 2 (May 2018): 1–38. (Also NBER Working Paper 18207. See Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12–111, 2015 for longer version.)
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
own profits when one side is subsidized in equilibrium. By contrast, if platforms make positive margins on both sides, the same investment has the regular, expected effects. Our analysis implies that the strategy space and the logic of...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
purchasing life. The CLV formula incorporates metrics that capture the outputs of three key customer strategies that firms employ: asset acquisition (attracting new customers to the firm); asset maximization (maximizing the value the firm...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
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Kamen Bliznashki
contributes to a well-rounded, cross-functional set of abilities, and the case method imbues a sense of humility, an open mind, and an ability to succinctly construct a persuasive argument. And, the community of classmates, alumni, and...
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- 29 Sep 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leveraging Intellectual Property
preventing IP theft in other countries? Is my IP threatened by open innovation? What Are The Keys To Monetizing Ip? Monetizing IP: The Executive's Challenge Many companies fail to develop a strategy around protecting and monetizing their...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
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Durdana Achakzai
Pre-MBA International Program made such a huge difference. The professors and staff help you understand the case method through practice every day." That sense of welcome continued beyond the summer program into her first semester....
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
global work. My predecessor, Dean Kim B. Clark, adopted a strategy in the 1990s predicated on the belief that strengthening our international research was the most effective way of globalizing the School. He launched a number of regional...
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Rachel Silverstein
classical training in corporate finance could bring a lot of value – in structure and strategy – to a startup." Rachel's hunch was right, and she proceeded to work for two different startups in the food and beverage and vacation...
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- 18 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Recruiting HBS MBA Students in 2017-2018
have this background, but a great many more have functional skills that will be useful in a role with a strategic focus. Our military veterans may not have consulting on their resumes, but they absolutely understand big-picture strategy...
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
ago, Nohria made advancement of the School’s international strategy one of his top five priorities. “Today, HBS would be derelict in its mission if it weren’t preparing the leaders it educates to succeed in a global context,” says Nohria....
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