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- February 1980 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp.
By: John J. Gabarro
Lower middle-level manager is faced with the need to bring about a change in the call patterns of the sales force selling her product. Based on an earlier case by P.R. Lawrence.
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Gabarro, John J. "Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp." Harvard Business School Case 480-063, February 1980. (Revised June 1984.)
- September 2024
- Supplement
Revenue Solutions, LLC (B)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.
Abstract: This (B) case supplement is designed for use by faculty only to support classroom instruction in conjunction with "Revenue...
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Keywords:
Financial Strategy;
Financial Management;
Marketing;
Joint Ventures;
Brands and Branding;
Partners and Partnerships;
Small Business;
Ownership;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
California
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Revenue Solutions, LLC (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-708, September 2024.
- September 1999 (Revised February 2004)
- Case
Juice Guys (B)
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Sharon Lee Fox and Cynthia Rushmore Kuechle
The case explores who the customers are for a new beverage product, their desires as customers for this product, and their desires when ordering this product from a local specialty store location.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Customer Relationship Management;
Consumer Behavior;
Commercialization;
Customer Satisfaction;
Food and Beverage Industry
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, Sharon Lee Fox, and Cynthia Rushmore Kuechle. "Juice Guys (B)." Harvard Business School Case 800-123, September 1999. (Revised February 2004.)
- April 2005
- Module Note
Team Processes: Instructor's Overview
Describes the cases and exercises that comprise the Team Processes module of the Leading Teams course. Also describes the sequence in which the materials are used, along with the connections and transitions among the materials.
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Polzer, Jeffrey T. "Team Processes: Instructor's Overview." Harvard Business School Module Note 405-008, April 2005.
- 05 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance
brain teasers than the control group. However, there was no significant performance difference between the reflection and the sharing group. "In this View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- August 2001
- Case
Aurora Health Care: Finding "a Better Way"
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Kevin M. Dwyer
The largest hospital system in Wisconsin is trying to respond to new threats from nontraditional care providers. This case presents the hospital's dilemma as it tries to create change from within.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
SWOT Analysis;
Competitive Strategy;
Health Industry
Christensen, Clayton M., and Kevin M. Dwyer. Aurora Health Care: Finding "a Better Way". Harvard Business School Case 602-043, August 2001.
- April 2008 (Revised August 2008)
- Supplement
Leading Citigroup (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Aldo Sesia
The (B) case describes the actions taken by Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince and his management team to right the company in the wake of the controversies and alleged misdeeds described in the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Crime and Corruption;
Ethics;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Leadership;
Management Teams;
Organizational Culture
Paine, Lynn S., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Aldo Sesia. "Leading Citigroup (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-002, April 2008. (Revised August 2008.)
Improving Customer Compatibility
In manufacturing operations, inputs to the production process are selected with compatibility in mind. However, this is not the case in most service operations, where customers provide inputs to the production process and are often bereft of the information they... View Details
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
personal and organizational effectiveness. Although specific research interests span a wide range of subjects, the faculty share a problem driven, interdisciplinary, multi method approach that has led to...
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Richard G. Hamermesh
Richard Hamermesh was the MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. While at HBS Richard served as co-chair of the HBS Healthcare... View Details
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health care
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
Transition at DataCo?
The founder of a data analytics company has several issues with his key business developer, an early hire who has been instrumental in building the firm. The DataCo case study illustrates a common situation in entrepreneurial ventures: an early sales hire does well but...
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- July 2021
- Supplement
CIAM: Home-Grown Shareholder Activism in France (B)
By: Charles C.Y. Wang, Tonia Labruyere and Vincent Dessain
This case is a complement to CIAM: Home-Grown Shareholder Activism in France (A) and describes the events after CIAM learned about a potential misuse of corporate assets at Altice/SFR.
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Valuation;
Investment Activism;
Accounting;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
France
Wang, Charles C.Y., Tonia Labruyere, and Vincent Dessain. "CIAM: Home-Grown Shareholder Activism in France (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 121-078, July 2021.
- May 2013
- Supplement
Can PACIV (Puerto Rico) Serve European Customers?
This is the Spreadsheet Supplement HBS Case #808099 (PACIV). Includes Exhibit 1a, Exhibit 1b, Exhibit 1c, Exhibit 1d, Exhibit 1e, Exhibit 1f, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6, and Exhibit 8.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Foreign Subsidiaries;
Global Business;
International Business;
International Entrepreneurial Finance;
International Operations;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
International Finance;
Operations;
Finance;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Technology Industry;
Puerto Rico;
United Kingdom;
Europe;
United States
- 05 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why People Crave Feedback—and Why We’re Afraid to Give It
provider that they had an unsightly smudge on their face. The field study points to an uncomfortable truth: Even in cases where people have little to lose, they withhold needed feedback from others who could...
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Failure is an Option
- January 2009
- Case
Sue Whitman at MBB Financial
This case describes some issues confronting the leader of a major investment bank. She is pleased with the financial performance of her firm but concerned about signs of a bubble in the market.
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- October 2020 (Revised November 2020)
- Case
Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa
By: James E. Austin, Megan Epler Wood and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard
In 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight countries, was acquired by The Rise Fund, one of the world’s largest private social impact investing funds, and by FS...
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Keywords:
Investing;
Investing For Impact;
Ecotourism;
COVID-19;
Equity Financing;
Strategy Formulation;
Profitability;
Environmental And Social Sustainability;
Sustainability;
Conservation Planning;
Corporate Social Responsibility;
Investment;
Social Enterprise;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Environmental Sustainability;
Strategy;
Financing and Loans;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Health Pandemics;
Tourism Industry;
Africa;
Rwanda;
Angola
Austin, James E., Megan Epler Wood, and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard. "Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 321-020, October 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- 19 Dec 2022
- News
Top Videos of 2022
- 25 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Behind IBM's High-Risk Decision to Put Watson on 'Jeopardy'
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Re: Willy C. Shih
- March 2002
- Case
Anthony Neoh
By: Guhan Subramanian, Michelle Kalka and Qian Sun
This case provides a brief history of the development of the Chinese securities market and details Anthony Neoh's involvement with it. It concentrates particularly on exploring issues specific to emerging markets.
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Subramanian, Guhan, Michelle Kalka, and Qian Sun. "Anthony Neoh." Harvard Business School Case 902-204, March 2002.