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Giving - Alumni
412275, Boston, MA 02241-2275 Federal Tax ID Number : 04–2103580 Learn about establishing a donor-advised fund at Harvard. Gifts to HBS from alumni and friends living outside the United States may be directed to one of our affiliated charitable entities in View Details
- 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009
partnership in rural northern Minnesota between 14 different organizations, which worked together through an advisory board, governing board, and leadership team in order to deliver coordinated early childhood services to young children...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
earn profits in the future. Conversely, other stakeholders need to understand that companies need to make a profit in order to survive and grow. Failure to do so means that eventually they will not be able to View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Clay Christensen’s Milkshake Marketing
discovered that 40 percent of the milkshakes were purchased first thing in the morning, by commuters who ordered them to go. The next morning, he returned to the restaurant and interviewed customers who left with milkshake in hand, asking...
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- 17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17
the fiscal quarter end when they have greater incentive to boost earnings. Our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth earnings (Graham, Harvey, and Rajgopal, 2005) and their stated...
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Martha Lagace
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Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
of our optimal tax formulas and show that those are associated with policy targeting and trade responses around conflicts. The resulting pecking order of dual-use goods allows us to evaluate sanctions against Russia and the US security...
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- May 1994 (Revised March 2008)
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Barilla SpA (A)
Barilla SpA, an Italian manufacturer that sells to its retailers largely through third-party distributors, experienced widely fluctuating demand patterns from its distributors during the late 1980s. This case describes a proposal to address the problem by implementing...
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Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Logistics;
Supply Chain;
Technology;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Italy
Hammond, Janice H. "Barilla SpA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-046, May 1994. (Revised March 2008.)
- 20 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Creating a Positive Professional Image
colleagues, generates high-quality connections with clients, or enhances their experience of authenticity and fulfillment in their work. In other situations, these same individuals may choose to minimize their race in View Details
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by Mallory Stark
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
Planned Giving at pg@hbs.edu or 877-448-3864. International Giving Gifts to HBS from alumni and friends living outside the United States may be directed to one of our affiliated charitable entities in order to qualify for a tax deduction...
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- 23 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 23
network of client employees and an equally vast internal network of the firm's employees. The GEP needs to have a deep understanding of the client and its industry in order to identify opportunities and problems where the firm's resources...
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Martha Lagace
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
chain of command. He served with distinction, earning a Bronze Star and a Commendation Medal for Valor as a company commander in Vietnam. In 1970 he resigned from the Army as captain in order to enroll at HBS. He was an officer in his...
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- Teaching Interest
Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD)
Professor Bernstein taught Leadership and Organizational Behavior (LEAD) from 2013-2016 (7 sections). This course focuses on how managers become effective leaders by addressing the human side of enterprise.
The course is divided into five modules:
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Develop Your Career Vision - Alumni
need to be attended to, in order to feel fulfilled and truly successful. Career criteria create focus and clarity. When you have an explicit awareness of your own career criteria, you know what to look for...
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Policies - MBA
re-applicants are required to submit a complete application. Once an application is submitted, the Board reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant, including, but not limited to, an interview. All applicants who have been invited for an...
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Summer Fellowships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Fatiha (MBA 2018) | Somerville, MA I worked on 1) international expansion of Greentown Labs: identifying and prioritizing key players in the global cleantech ecosystem and designing partnerships with them in order to create new revenue...
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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
It started with a question. But before that, it started in the classroom. Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) loved the discussions in his LEAD course, taught by Professor (and now former Dean) Nitin Nohria; wanting to make them more tangible, Deifell adapted the idea of...
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Tools & Training - Alumni
important aspects of work or life that need to be attended to, in order to feel fulfilled and truly successful. Key Job Search Worksheet In coaching appointments and surveys, alumni report they consider many...
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
companies like Amazon and Booking.com, and address some fundamental questions. He’ll also explain how these and other organizations have discovered that experimentation provides considerable competitive advantages. What Really Matters in Living a View Details
- August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Amazon.com, 2021
By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all...
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Keywords:
Strategic Analysis;
Retail;
E-commerce;
Amazon;
Internet;
Amazon.com;
AmazonFresh;
Jeff Bezos;
Cloud Computing;
Marketplaces;
Streaming;
E-reader Market;
Digital Media;
Mobile App;
Online Retail;
Shipping;
Database;
Tablet;
Kindle;
Kindle Fire;
Smartphone;
Delivery;
Digital Platforms;
Competition;
Internet and the Web;
Corporate Strategy;
Digital Marketing;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
For-Profit Firms;
Film Entertainment;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Music Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Profit;
Revenue;
Global Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Taxation;
Business History;
Human Resources;
Resignation and Termination;
Books;
Human Capital;
Working Conditions;
Business or Company Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Industry Growth;
Industry Structures;
Media;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Order Taking and Fulfillment;
Infrastructure;
Logistics;
Product Development;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Organizational Culture;
Public Ownership;
Work-Life Balance;
Problems and Challenges;
Labor and Management Relations;
Strategy;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Diversification;
Expansion;
Integration;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Technology;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Price;
Applications and Software;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Working Capital;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Retail Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Distribution Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Music Industry;
Publishing Industry;
Shipping Industry;
Technology Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Web Services Industry;
United States;
Washington (state, US);
Seattle
Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)
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(10) Non-Renewable Energy (2) Nonprofit Organizations (55) Nonverbal Communication (2) Online Advertising (16) Online Technology (32) Open Source Distribution (18) Operations (225) Opportunities (7) Order Taking and View Details