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- 2015
- Chapter
Optimal Process Control of Symbolic Transfer Functions
By: Christopher Griffin and Elisabeth Paulson
Transfer function modeling is a standard technique in classical Linear Time Invariant and Statistical Process Control. The work of Box and Jenkins was seminal in developing methods for identifying parameters associated with classical (r, s, k) transfer functions....
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Keywords:
Transfer Functions;
Markov Processes;
Stochastic Models;
Process Control;
Research;
Information Technology
Griffin, Christopher, and Elisabeth Paulson. "Optimal Process Control of Symbolic Transfer Functions." In Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Feedback Computing. IEEE, 2015.
- Teaching Interest
Executive Education: Finance for Senior Executives
By: Malcolm P. Baker
Finance for Senior Executives provides the frameworks to strategically use financial resources and position your company for future success. By examining corporate finance from both internal and external perspectives, this HBS Executive Education
- October 2019 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Swizz Beatz
By: Boris Groysberg, Annelena Lobb and Sarah Mehta
This case explores the life and career of rapper and music producer Swizz Beatz. Set in 2019, it covers the evolution of Swizz’s musical career and his new venture into the commercial art market.
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Keywords:
Entertainment;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Entrepreneurship;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Fine Arts Industry;
Music Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, Annelena Lobb, and Sarah Mehta. "Swizz Beatz." Harvard Business School Case 420-034, October 2019. (Revised December 2019.)
- January 1974 (Revised October 1975)
- Case
MRC, Inc. (B)
MRC, Inc. faces a decision regarding entry into the production of polyester fiber in competition with much larger firms. An updated version of an earlier case by J.H. McArthur.
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Moore, Ronald W. "MRC, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 274-135, January 1974. (Revised October 1975.)
- May 2013
- Supplement
Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance
This is the Spreadsheet Supplement for Walker Insurance: Paul Thomson (HBS Case 813057). Includes Exhibit 1a, Exhibit 1b, Exhibit 2, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, and Exhibit 7.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Organizations;
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Search Funds;
Sales Force Management;
Sales;
Sales Channels;
Insurance And Reinsurance;
Insurance Companies;
Acquisitions;
Hiring;
Service Management;
Service;
Insurance;
Salesforce Management;
Selection and Staffing;
Insurance Industry;
United States
- June 2003 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Cathay Pacific: Doing More with Less
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
This case explores the various aspects of information technology that can be outsourced. Cathay Pacific outsourced a significant part of its vital operations from Hong Kong to Sydney, Australia.
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Globalization;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Information Technology Industry;
Hong Kong;
Sydney
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Cathay Pacific: Doing More with Less." Harvard Business School Case 303-106, June 2003. (Revised December 2003.)
- June 1989 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Chaircraft Corporation, 1988
Illustrates the difficulty of effective production planning and production control in a multistage production process affected by seasonal demand. A rewritten version of an earlier case by S.C. Wheelwright.
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Keywords:
Governance Controls;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Performance Effectiveness;
Planning
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Chaircraft Corporation, 1988." Harvard Business School Case 689-082, June 1989. (Revised July 2006.)
- 16 Nov 2020
- News
Weekend Edition
- January 2017 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Kjell and Company: Motivating Salespeople with Incentive Compensation (A)
By: Doug J. Chung
Kjell & Company was a Swedish retail electronics chain. The company’s products consisted of home electronics and accessories. The company was noted for its excellent customer service and a fair “one-for-all” HR policy. Historically, the salespeople had been compensated...
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Keywords:
Salesforce Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Change;
Decision Making;
Electronics Industry;
Sweden
Chung, Doug J. "Kjell and Company: Motivating Salespeople with Incentive Compensation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 517-090, January 2017. (Revised May 2019.)
- January 2013 (Revised March 2013)
- Supplement
MuMaté (B-1): Confidential for Maxwell
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alex Godden
MuMaté, a fictional cult beverage company, requires capital to fund national expansion. Its cofounders, who have bootstrapped to this point, are now negotiating with venture capital firms to raise a $3 million funding round. The case describes MuMaté's inception, early...
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Expansion;
Negotiation;
Valuation;
Entrepreneurship;
Food and Beverage Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alex Godden. "MuMaté (B-1): Confidential for Maxwell." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-149, January 2013. (Revised March 2013.)
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Muccio: Negotiating the P&G Relationship with Wal-Mart," HBS professor Jim Sebenius and Research Associate Ellen Knebel show two very different organizations doing just that. The View Details
- August 2017 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
Capitol Digital
By: Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
The case describes the acquisition of Capitol Digital, which specialized in litigation support and digital forensics, including due diligence findings and first year operational plans.
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- April 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Family Feud (B): Andersen versus Andersen
By: Ashish Nanda
Arbitration proceedings have been initiated between Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen. The case details developments during 1999 and 2000, as the arbitration nears a decision.
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Nanda, Ashish, and Scott D Landry. "Family Feud (B): Andersen versus Andersen." Harvard Business School Case 800-210, April 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- March 2009 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings
In 2003, PNC Financial focused its corporate citizenship and philanthropic resources on a ten-year, $100 million investment in early childhood education called PNC Grow Up Great. The case tracks the origination of Grow Up Great, how it was developed and implemented...
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Keywords:
Early Childhood Education;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Structure;
Business and Community Relations
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. "PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-108, March 2009. (Revised July 2014.)
- October 2019
- Teaching Note
Granite Equity Partners
By: Victoria Ivashina and Terrence Shu
This teaching note accompanies HBS case 219-040, “Granite Equity Partners,” which follows the private equity firm as it evaluates the potential acquisition of Tyrell Corp., a Minnesota-based quality control biomaterials company. Granite Equity’s fund was different from...
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- January 2004 (Revised March 2005)
- Background Note
Managing Client Conflicts
By: Ashish Nanda
This case describes the two types of client conflict--conflict of duty and conflict of service--that professionals manage. It delineates how the management of these conflicts affects the scale and scope of service that professionals provide.
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Nanda, Ashish. "Managing Client Conflicts." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-059, January 2004. (Revised March 2005.)
- December 2019
- Article
Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility
By: Alfred Galichon, Scott Duke Kominers and Simon Weber
We introduce an empirical framework for models of matching with imperfectly transferable utility and unobserved heterogeneity in tastes. Our framework allows us to characterize matching equilibrium in a flexible way that includes as special cases the classic fully- and...
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Keywords:
Sorting;
Matching;
Marriage Market;
Intrahousehold Allocation;
Imperfectly Transferable Utility;
Marketplace Matching;
Mathematical Methods
Galichon, Alfred, Scott Duke Kominers, and Simon Weber. "Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility." Journal of Political Economy 127, no. 6 (December 2019): 2875–2925.
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
link: http://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.28.3.25 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 314-099 Aspada: In Search of the Right Structure for...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- January 1989 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)
In 1988, the Du Pont Co. is abruptly confronted with solid scientific evidence that chlorofluorocarbons are destroying the earth's ozone shield. Du Pont, with its Freon brand product line serving markets for foam insulation, electronics solvents, and especially...
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Keywords:
Business Divisions;
Policy;
Management;
Brands and Branding;
Production;
Service Operations;
Natural Environment;
Competition;
Corporate Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Forest L. Reinhardt. "Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-111, January 1989. (Revised March 1995.)
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
Editor's note. In the United States, a primary provider of health care is through employers. "Every corporation is a player in public health," writes John A. Quelch in a new book of case studies,...
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