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Fanele Mashwama
Shawn Cole—plus he had an existing network of friends and colleagues in the Boston area—so he felt confident that HBS would be the right fit. “The Business Economics program struck the right balance between background economic theory and... View Details
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Ximena Garcia-Rada
developed a strong interest in behavioral economics and set her sights on business school doctoral programs where she could engage in research that would have important theoretical and practical implications. The HBS View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges
In recent years, government and business leaders throughout the world have made governance issues a prime focus, as capital markets have increased their scrutiny of countries' and companies'... View Details
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
significant financial resources, prerequisites that are hardly conducive to spur-of-the-moment actions. In the forthcoming paper Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes, Maria P. Roche, an assistant professor at Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Jan Pianca
MBA Admissions. Before joining HBS, Jan worked as a Marketing and Communication Manager for Austrian Airlines in Milan. As a career coach to alumni and students, Jan welcomes the opportunity to assist individuals with their job search,... View Details
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- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
that waking fresh and clearheaded makes us better able to see decisions in a clearer light. “It’s somewhat like moving information from short-term to long-term storage” That’s certainly what Uma R. Karmarkar, an assistant professor in the View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
distributed their products through company-owned salons. Estée decided to focus her efforts on premium department stores. Estée had spent most of her adult life marketing directly to consumers. But in the late 1940s she and her husband... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
attract desirable customers. "On the face of it, price coherence seems good for consumers because they get a benefit for choosing the intermediary, and they pay no additional fee," says Benjamin G. Edelman, an associate professor at Harvard View Details
- June 2023 (Revised November 2024)
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Collaboration Wars: Slack vs. Microsoft Teams 2023
By: David B. Yoffie, Kriti Gupta, Mehek Punatar, Poonam Sacheti and Poorvi Vijay
What's the future of corporate communications? Email? Corporate messaging? The battle for corporate messaging in 2023 was stacking up as a fight between Slack, which had been recently acquired by Salesforce, and Microsoft Teams. This case explores a classic judo... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Acquisition; Technology Industry; Communications Industry
Yoffie, David B., Kriti Gupta, Mehek Punatar, Poonam Sacheti, and Poorvi Vijay. "Collaboration Wars: Slack vs. Microsoft Teams 2023." Harvard Business School Case 723-457, June 2023. (Revised November 2024.)
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Fall Reunions
the classroom, with topics ranging from business opportunities in emerging markets to biotech to management challenges in public education. And once the cold-call jitters were over, there was ample time for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Jay Light Named New HBS Dean
a degree in engineering physics, Light earned a DBA from Harvard’s joint program in decision and control theory in 1970. Light’s research and teaching have focused on capital markets and institutional asset management, including the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
The Harvard Business School Initiative on Social Enterprise is embarking on a new intellectual endeavor to understand a fast-changing and fertilearena — the Social Capital Markets. For years, money given to nonprofits has been thought of... View Details
Keywords: by Anne Kavanagh
- June 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Birth of the Swatch, The
By: Youngme E. Moon
In 1993, the Swatch is the best-selling watch in history. Traces the history of the watch industry up to the early 1980s, when the Swatch was introduced. Describes the various elements that made the Swatch different from any watch the industry had ever seen. Also... View Details
Keywords: History; Management; Product Positioning; Marketing Strategy; Business Startups; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry
Moon, Youngme E. "Birth of the Swatch, The." Harvard Business School Case 504-096, June 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
Robert H. Hayes An expert on industrial management and competition, Robert Hayes, the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, joined the HBS faculty in 1966. He has taught numerous courses and thousands of students... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Winston to Lead the Global Initiative
graduate, Winston has held senior marketing and strategy positions at a number of high-tech firms and more recently worked as a research associate for HBS professor Myra Hart, who retired in June. Winston grew up in Karachi, Pakistan,... View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Elevating Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
on the country overall. “And we really understood why companies weren't scaling, and why they weren't growing, and why people were actually having trouble even starting businesses. So we provide a suite of services to any company that we start, anything from View Details
- November 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Supplement
BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies
By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Laura Winig
BMW is faced with potential channel conflicts across several EU country markets. The case concludes the (A) case's exploration of BMW's approach to redesigning the channel in Greece. The case provides details on both headquarter and country head perspective on BMW's... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Business Headquarters; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Conflict and Resolution; Auto Industry; European Union
Narayandas, Das, Kerry Herman, and Laura Winig. "BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies." Harvard Business School Supplement 509-024, November 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective
"Put yourself in 1980," HBS professor Richard L. Nolan challenged alumni during his spring reunion presentation "The Exploding Internet: Impact on Business and Society." "If you're IBM, who's your major competitor?" Answering his own... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- October 1999 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Eddie Bauer, Inc.
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Eddie Bauer has decided to coordinate its merchandising strategy (price, selection) across its stores and catalog. But with e-commerce, is this still sensible? View Details
Keywords: Management; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Product Positioning; Business Strategy; Internet
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Eddie Bauer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 500-034, October 1999. (Revised September 2005.)
- 25 Sep 2008
- News
Been There, Seen That
possible threats to market capitalism. He will also lead sessions on the topic at the upcoming Business Summit at HBS in October, when no doubt new and pressing dangers will be the subject of passionate... View Details