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- July 2001
- Supplement
Delamere Vineyard
Richard Richardson, owner and manager of Delamere Vineyard in Piper's River, Tasmania, Australia, tours his vineyard and explains the process of making wine. He also describes the feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment that come from producing a fine product.
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Production;
Satisfaction;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Australia
West, Jonathan, and Christian G. Kasper. "Delamere Vineyard." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 602-801, July 2001.
- 01 Nov 2010
- News
Mark Zuckerberg and Misery as Motivation
- May 1998 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Measuring Mutual Fund Performance
By: Andre F. Perold and Markus Mullarkey
Examines various approaches to measuring mutual fund performance. The approaches include the use of risk exposure and the Sharpe Ratio, as well as the Morningstar star system for rating mutual funds. Applies the approaches to a variety of mutual funds to demonstrate...
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Perold, Andre F., and Markus Mullarkey. "Measuring Mutual Fund Performance." Harvard Business School Background Note 298-139, May 1998. (Revised February 2007.)
- November 1994
- Background Note
Social Enterprise: Private Initiatives for the Common Good
Presents a model for understanding how private social-purpose ventures (nonprofit and for-profit) differ from traditional business firms in both their objectives and methods of operation. Identifies six dimensions that are useful for understanding the differences. Also...
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Social Entrepreneurship
Dees, J. Gregory. "Social Enterprise: Private Initiatives for the Common Good." Harvard Business School Background Note 395-116, November 1994.
- 13 Jan 2014
- News
The Science Behind Our Self-Defeating Behavior
- 2022
- Working Paper
Algorithmic Assortment Curation: An Empirical Study of Buybox in Online Marketplaces
By: Santiago Gallino, Nil Karacaoglu and Antonio Moreno
Most online sales worldwide take place in marketplaces that connect sellers and buyers. The presence of numerous third-party sellers leads to a proliferation of listings for each product, making it difficult for customers to choose between the available options. Online...
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Keywords:
Algorithms;
E-commerce;
Sales;
Digital Marketing;
Internet and the Web;
Customer Satisfaction
Gallino, Santiago, Nil Karacaoglu, and Antonio Moreno. "Algorithmic Assortment Curation: An Empirical Study of Buybox in Online Marketplaces." Working Paper, September 2022.
- 09 Nov 2017
- HBS Seminar
Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University
- 17 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Entrepreneurs Can Find the Right Problem to Solve
are so biased it’s hard to trust the results. Further, entrepreneurs may have a good hunch there’s a job to be done that needs improving or replacing, but they can’t describe where in the customer journey...
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by Julia Austin
- 2022
- Book
Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop
By: Max H. Bazerman
It is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case there was a supporting cast of...
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Bazerman, Max H. Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2022.
- July 2021
- Teaching Note
Digital Transformation 2.0: CEO Elie Girard at Atos
By: Tsedal Neeley
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-024. Elie Girard has taken the helm as CEO of multinational IT giant Atos to lead the company into the next era of digital transformation. Noticing that customers’ digital needs were evolving to become even more specialized and global...
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- 10 Dec 2018
- HBS Seminar
Julianna Pillemer, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
suggests that somewhere between 40 and 50 percent will be founding a company within a decade of getting out of here," he says. Part one of Founders' Dilemmas helps students to figure out whether it...
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- September 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
AmorePacific: From Local to Global Beauty
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Kiron
Suh Kyung-Bae, the President and CEO of AmorePacific, a South Korean cosmetics company, was an ardent globalizer. In its home market, AmorePacific had held off major multinational players such as L'Oreal and Estee Lauder and had engaged them in markets around the...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Local Range;
Global Range;
Global Strategy;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
South Korea
Ghemawat, Pankaj, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Kiron. "AmorePacific: From Local to Global Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 706-411, September 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Genzyme's Termeer, `Father of Biotechnology,' Faces Career End
- Program
Senior Executive Program—Africa
Summary African countries face a distinct set of social, economic, and political conditions that create unique business challenges—along with exciting opportunities. To gain a competitive advantage,...
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- November 1986
- Supplement
People Express - March 1984
By: D. Quinn Mills
Describes People Express business strategy and whether it was successful. Describes changing environment in the airline industry and asks students to make decisions concerning a new business strategy for People Express. Follow-up to the (A) case.
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Mills, D. Quinn. "People Express - March 1984." Harvard Business School Supplement 487-043, November 1986.
- September 1989 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Vinod Khosla and Sun Microsystems (A)
Describes how Vinod Khosla got Sun Microsystems started, and a critical marketing challenge the company faced at the end of the first year. Objective is to illustrate how bold creative thinking can make or break start-ups.
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Business Startups;
Innovation and Invention;
Information Technology Industry;
Computer Industry
Bhide, Amar. "Vinod Khosla and Sun Microsystems (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-049, September 1989. (Revised January 1990.)
- 15 Apr 2013
- News
Solving the Search vs. Display Advertising Quandary
- Research Summary
Overview
For the past several decades, income inequality in the United States has steadily increased. The extent of this inequality is exacerbated when making comparisons between the very rich and poor or men and women. Professor Exley’s research is driven by a desire to better...
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- December 2018
- Teaching Note
The Campbell Home (A), (B), and (C)
By: Leslie John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 918-017, 918-018, and 918-019. Campbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several... View Details
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 918-017, 918-018, and 918-019. Campbell siblings Thomas and Sally are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several... View Details
Keywords:
Agents;
Bidding Process;
Negotiation;
Negotiation Process;
Negotiation Preparation;
Negotiation Participants;
Valuation;
Real Estate Industry;
United States
John, Leslie. "The Campbell Home (A), (B), and (C)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 919-012, December 2018. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.)