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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
throughout the industry. By the end of 2011, Media General, which also owned interests in TV broadcasting and digital media, was carrying high levels of debt despite deep... View Details
- 16 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Digging Into Data: Making A Career Change
interesting data trend you have seen? Many students come to HBS wanting to learn about industries and functions that differ from what they experienced before school. In fact, 61% of students from the Class... View Details
- January 2023
- Case
Kavnia Coffee
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann, Kumba Sennaar, Sarah Mehta and Jiyoon Han
Case on a coffee hardware startup where a series of experiments and pivots led founder to conclude that the venture was no longer viable. View Details
- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
trying to impress his/her peers and just confuses the customer." Mark Altobello offered an interesting theory: "We try to make the software so flexible to reduce the cost of future changes. But I... View Details
- March 2007 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Burt's Bees: Leaving the Hive
Rapid growth is pushing Burt's Bees' natural personal care products into mass distribution channels, with products and brand elements that are less quirky, more commercial than they used to be. Indeed, CEO John Replogle believes that by focusing on efficacious,... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Consumer Behavior; Asset Pricing; Entrepreneurship; Distribution Channels; Product Development; Brands and Branding; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
Wathieu, Luc R., and Laura Winig. "Burt's Bees: Leaving the Hive." Harvard Business School Case 507-017, March 2007. (Revised March 2007.)
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
of the recommended measures and sent the bill to the Governor for his signature. The life insurance industry objected, however, claiming that some of the new rules would reduce View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- July 2012
- Case
Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee
By: Linda A. Hill and Mark Rennella
Johannes Linden is the Director of the Washer and Dryer division of Fluss, a large Swiss appliance manufacturer. Soon after the company completes its revenue projections and bonus targets for the upcoming year, Linden shares some good news with his leadership team, the... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Management Style; Motivation and Incentives; Power and Influence; Multinational Firms and Management; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Switzerland
Hill, Linda A., and Mark Rennella. "Johannes Linden: Managing the Global Executive Committee." Harvard Business School Brief Case 913-509, July 2012.
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
understanding of how consumers adopt innovations with how firms effectively acquire, serve, and retain customers. The result is a lens through which to view the commercial potential View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
and arts and culture management. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515701-HTM-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-040 Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste The global consumer goods company Unilever was on... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS
recounted lessons she learned throughout her life gave me the sense I could pretty much do anything. During my final year of high school, I identified my love for science and beauty, but I didn’t know what I could do with these seemingly... View Details
- 8 AM – 5 PM EST, 17 Nov 2016
- Career Events
Career Reboot Camp in New York City
Career Reboot Camp is coming to New York! Led by Professor Tim Butler and facilitated by HBS career coaches, participants will work through exercises to reflect on their key career interests, what's important to them in work and life, and create a plan to move forward... View Details
- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
Trump, the demographics of opposition to the president put unique pressure on business leaders. He is astoundingly unpopular with the young. In August, among adults under 35, Trump had a disapproval rating View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda
- September 1990 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Following the company's purchase as a part of a leveraged buyout, the new management team of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. had to decide what to do about the build-up of excess inventory of its independent wholesale customers. The case introduces students to the problems... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Customer Satisfaction; Business or Company Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Consumer Products Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr. "R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co." Harvard Business School Case 191-038, September 1990. (Revised April 1993.)
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice
a string of experiments to test how sleep affects decision making. After all, sleep can do many things—research has shown that a good eight hours of shut-eye can help make people more creative, more... View Details
- February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cable Data Systems
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Describes the operating challenges of Cable Data Systems (CDS), a minority-owned cable installation company with a dual mission of maximizing profits and providing employment opportunities to minorities in urban markets. Following the merger of two cable installation... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Employment; Forecasting and Prediction; Urban Scope; Cost Management; Infrastructure; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Demographics; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Boston
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Cable Data Systems." Harvard Business School Case 803-132, February 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- March–April 2023
- Article
Market Segmentation Trees
By: Ali Aouad, Adam Elmachtoub, Kris J. Ferreira and Ryan McNellis
Problem definition: We seek to provide an interpretable framework for segmenting users in a population for personalized decision making. Methodology/results: We propose a general methodology, market segmentation trees (MSTs), for learning market... View Details
Keywords: Decision Trees; Computational Advertising; Market Segmentation; Analytics and Data Science; E-commerce; Consumer Behavior; Marketplace Matching; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing
Aouad, Ali, Adam Elmachtoub, Kris J. Ferreira, and Ryan McNellis. "Market Segmentation Trees." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 25, no. 2 (March–April 2023): 648–667.
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
food and fuel; we're talking about health care, about which consumers and providers may be less rational. For example, behavioral economists would tell us, among other things, that in the world of health... View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
and regulation of clinical trials, managerial challenges related to pharmaceutical product testing, and current debates regarding prescription drug safety. Since clinical testing takes between five and seven years, and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
once-in-a-generational low interest rates. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/216086-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 216-055 Project Deutschland: Unpeeling the Onion of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 2024
- Background Note
Physical Climate Risk
By: Michael W. Toffel, Spencer Glendon and Alison Smart
This note describes how managers can identify their company’s physical climate risks, which can heighten the risk of business disruption, change the costs of operations and supply chains, and affect the demand for their goods and services. The note also provides a... View Details