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- 2003
- Article
Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Course Overview
By: Josh Lerner
This paper describes a course exploring the private equity industry, "Venture Capital and Private Equity". The goals of this article are two-fold: to make the structure and content of the class available to a broader audience beyond the audience of MBAs and executives...
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Lerner, Josh. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Course Overview." International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education 1, no. 3 (2003): 359–384.
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Harvard Business School Joins Farm Forward’s Leadership Circle
- 20 Jul 2016
- News
To Increase Sales, Get Customers to Commit a Little at a Time
- 11 Sep 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Competing Complements
- Web
Faculty & Research
encouraged entrepreneurial innovation, some argued it hindered collaboration by fostering internal competition instead. Were there opportunities being overlooked because of this structure? And how could Leonard continue to promote...
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- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Miami's Tech Future (A): Twenty-first Century Changes and Challenges
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
In the decade starting in 2000, a new mayor focused on infrastructure and leadership from a foundation investing in arts and culture helped the Miami region transform and attract younger people to a newly vibrant central city and arts district. In 2011, the Knight...
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- 12 Mar 2017
- News
Wal-Mart Doubles Down in Brazil Despite Sluggish Sales
- Article
Making Exit Interviews Count
By: Everett Spain and Boris Groysberg
In the knowledge economy, skilled employees are the assets that drive organizational success. Thus companies must learn from them—why they stay, why they leave, and how the organization needs to change. A thoughtful exit interview—whether it be a face-to-face...
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Spain, Everett, and Boris Groysberg. "Making Exit Interviews Count." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 4 (April 2016): 88–95.
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
products around the world. Madam Walker was active in the social and political causes of her day, and used her position as a successful entrepreneur to promote philanthropy and self-advancement in the African-American community. Purchase...
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Keywords:
Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2009
- Op-Ed
Where Cash for Clunkers Ran Off the Road
short term but, in reality, the promotion stole largely from future sales with taxpayers subsidizing over half a million new car sales that would have occurred anyway. C4C disrupted the even flow of supply and demand. New car buyers held...
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- November 2017 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
JOE & THE JUICE Crosses the Atlantic (with video link)
By: Ethan Rouen and Suraj Srinivasan
As JOE & THE JUICE began its rapid U.S. expansion in 2017, its founder and CEO, Kaspar Basse, fretted about how he could keep his employees feeling like they were doing meaningful work. Founded in 2001, JOE & THE JUICE had always focused on making healthy juices,...
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Rouen, Ethan, and Suraj Srinivasan. "JOE & THE JUICE Crosses the Atlantic (with video link)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 118-039, November 2017. (Revised June 2019.)
- Article
Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'
By: Bethany A. Teachman, Michael I. Norton and Barbara A. Spellman
On September 15, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order recommending that executive departments and agencies use "behavioral science insights to better serve the American people." The articles in this special section were already in press when the order was...
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Keywords:
Social Psychology;
Government Administration;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Teachman, Bethany A., Michael I. Norton, and Barbara A. Spellman. "Memos to the President from a 'Council of Psychological Science Advisers'." Perspectives on Psychological Science 10, no. 6 (November 2015): 697–700.
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Karen Wruck
Sealed Air Corp.'s CEO and COO are considering what approach they should take to building a seamless corporate culture worldwide. Anticipating continuing growth and expansion, especially outside the United States, they are concerned with preserving and promoting the...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Policy;
Leadership;
United States;
Europe;
Asia
Paine, Lynn S., and Karen Wruck. "Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-095, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- October 2002 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Codex Alimentarius and Food Labeling
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
Codex Alimentarius is a set of international food standards devised by the Codex Commission, a body within the United Nations jointly sponsored by the FAO and WHO. The purpose of the standards is to harmonize global trade in food products and agricultural commodities,...
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Keywords:
Standards;
Trade;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Globalization;
Health;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Codex Alimentarius and Food Labeling." Harvard Business School Case 903-417, October 2002. (Revised February 2006.)
- November 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (A): The Marsh Super Study
In response to recent trends in grocery retailing, Marsh Supermarkets has completed an intensive 65-week study of the activity at 5 superstores in the midwest United States. The study tracked the sales, profits, space, and promotion dynamics of the entire store: dry...
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Burke, Raymond R. "Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (A): The Marsh Super Study." Harvard Business School Case 594-042, November 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- March 2012 (Revised February 2013)
- Background Note
The Hybrid Vehicle Market
By: Michael W. Toffel and Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon
This note describes the hybrid electic vehicle market, the results of different automaker strategies, and the environmental regulatory issues that can promote or inhibit market growth in the United States. Introduces students to the technologies and regulatory aspects...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Product Development;
Information Technology;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan;
United States
Toffel, Michael W., and Nazli Z. Uludere Aragon. "The Hybrid Vehicle Market." Harvard Business School Background Note 612-084, March 2012. (Revised February 2013.)
- November 1992
- Case
PPG: Developing a Self-Directed Work Force (A)
By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
PPG has built a state-of-the-art glass plant in Berea, Kentucky. The plant is pursuing the goal of a "self-directed workforce." The case describes the progress to date and the unresolved issues faced by management. These include questions about shift rotation,...
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Keywords:
Employees;
Employee Relationship Management;
Organizational Culture;
Managerial Roles;
Management Style
Garvin, David A., and Norman Klein. "PPG: Developing a Self-Directed Work Force (A)." Harvard Business School Case 693-020, November 1992.
- January 1998 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Karen Wruck
Sealed Air Corp.'s CEO and COO are considering what approach they should take to building a seamless corporate culture worldwide. Anticipating continuing growth and expansion, especially outside the United States, they are concerned with preserving and promoting the...
View Details
Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Expansion;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Policy;
Leadership;
United States;
Europe;
Asia
Paine, Lynn S., and Karen Wruck. "Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-096, January 1998. (Revised January 2001.)
- 21 May 2012
- News