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- 14 Jun 2016
- News
After Mass Shootings, It’s Often Easier to Buy a Gun
- 14 Mar 2022
- Video
Professor Robert Dolan: Engagement
- 03 Jul 2019
- News
Lee Iaccoca, Superstar CEO Of Chrysler, Dies At 94
- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
it to Dartmouth College, where his academic advisor encouraged him to attend HBS. Upon graduation, he joined Johnson Wax. “I was exposed to some tremendously successful leaders,” he says of his time in Wisconsin. “It was HBS 2.0: I got to...
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Susan Young
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
current model is artificial and static, and far removed from everyday social interaction," says Jeana H. Frost, who along with Michael I. Norton and Dan Ariely is taking an academic look at online dating and how it can be improved....
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- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
authors write. Jobs based in San Francisco, Boston, and New York continue to offer a high-level of job postings with one or more days a week of remote work. Miami, among other cities in the southern US, is almost back to its pre-pandemic...
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by Rachel Layne
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
Consumers often have the following choice: Either buy something directly from a retailer, or buy it indirectly through an intermediary, which partners with the retailer to attract more buyers. Think purchasing a plane ticket straight from...
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- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
sense of purpose could use that to guide innovation. One of the exciting parts of SuperCorp and the rise of this company model is that it's actually a way to develop products and services faster, to get more innovation, and to showcase innovation to the world in a...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA for a Career Change
expectation of staying at Deloitte for six years. It was great. I learned a lot. But I started to wonder if it was what I wanted to do all of my life. I got to thinking - when I’m on my deathbed, would I...
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- September 2024
- Supplement
Red Hen Baking Company (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 "Red Hen...
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Entrepreneurship;
Financial Strategy;
Financial Management;
Buildings and Facilities;
Finance;
Food;
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Vermont
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Red Hen Baking Company (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 225-710, September 2024.
- May 2024
- Supplement
DRSi (A)
By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
In March of 2019, Jen Ransom Fuller purchased DRSi. DRSi, located in Bellevue, Washington, printed and reproduced architectural plans and drawings. Fuller planned to use her first year of ownership to learn the business and to run it in much the same way as the seller....
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Acquisition;
Small Business;
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Business Education;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Leading Change;
Business or Company Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Health Pandemics;
Selection and Staffing;
Employee Relationship Management;
Production;
Logistics;
Safety;
United States;
Washington (state, US)
Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. " DRSi (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 224-717, May 2024.
- October 2018
- Case
The Proxy Fight at ADP
By: Robin Greenwood and E. Scott Mayfield
In July 2017, shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) surged 12% following a report that the activist investor Bill Ackman had acquired a sizable stake in the company and planned to nominate his own slate of directors at the company’s annual meeting in...
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Greenwood, Robin, and E. Scott Mayfield. "The Proxy Fight at ADP." Harvard Business School Case 219-052, October 2018.
- March 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad
Silkroad—a cross-cultural music collaboration that world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma had spearheaded since 1998, was preparing to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In parallel, Ma was stepping back from his role as the organization’s Artistic Director. Silkroad had come of...
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Managing Diverse Teams;
Leadership Transitions;
Global Innovation;
Music;
Cultural Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Music Entertainment;
Leadership;
Transition
Deshpandé, Rohit, Paul A. Gompers, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad." Harvard Business School Case 818-110, March 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- 2018
- Chapter
Behavioral Empirics and Field Experiments
By: Maria Ibanez and Bradley R. Staats
As the study of behavioral operations has continued to grow, an increasing number of researchers are turning to the field (e.g., conducting observational studies or natural or field experiments) to push deeper in order to find the answers to relevant behavioral...
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Behavioral Operations;
Empirical Operations;
Empirical Operations Management;
Field Experiments;
Behavior;
Operations;
Management;
Research
Ibanez, Maria, and Bradley R. Staats. "Behavioral Empirics and Field Experiments." In The Handbook of Behavioral Operations, edited by Karen Donohue, Elena Katok, and Stephen Leider, 121–148. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
- February 2009 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
"Lather, Rinse, Repeat": FeedBurner's Serial Founding Team
By: Noam T. Wasserman and Eric Olson
"Is this the right time or is it still too early?" Dick Costolo wondered as he reflected on the latest acquisition offer. He had been building FeedBurner with his three co-founders for almost four years and was staring at the details of an acquisition offer from...
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Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Negotiation Offer;
Groups and Teams
Wasserman, Noam T., and Eric Olson. "Lather, Rinse, Repeat": FeedBurner's Serial Founding Team. Harvard Business School Case 809-089, February 2009. (Revised February 2011.)
- 14 Dec 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
How Japan’s Recruit Holdings Regained Trust after a Scandal
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Re: Sandra J. Sucher
- November 2023
- Supplement
'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (B)
By: Debora L. Spar, Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta and Julia Comeau
Since 1834, eight generations of the Ayala family have used their conglomerate to fund nation-building projects in the Philippines, including investments in tramcars, telecommunications, hospitals, and schools. In 1997, Ayala’s subsidiary, Manila Water, took control of...
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Family Business;
Economic Growth;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Climate Change;
Natural Resources;
Crisis Management;
Failure;
Privatization;
Social Issues;
Urban Development;
Adaptation;
Infrastructure;
Utilities Industry;
Philippines
Spar, Debora L., Paul Healy, Tricia Peralta, and Julia Comeau. "'Care in Every Drop': Ayala Corporation and Manila Water (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-039, November 2023.
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
approximately 150 million children ages 3 to 8, making it an ideal partner for working at scale. Rocket develops and delivers digital training materials focused specifically on boosting the skills of this group of public-sector educators....
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- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
We all enjoy sharing jokes with friends, hoping a witty one might elicit a smile—or maybe even a belly laugh. Here’s one for you: A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when, suddenly, a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- January 1996 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
1994-95 Mexican Peso Crisis, The
By: Kenneth A. Froot and Matthew McBrady
Explores the peso crisis of 1994-95 and why it occurred. Students must examine Mexico's policies, the capital market's reactions, and the implications of devaluation for future capital flows and growth.
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Exchange Rates;
International Capital Markets;
Devaluation;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Financial Markets;
International Finance;
Capital;
Mexico
Froot, Kenneth A., and Matthew McBrady. "1994-95 Mexican Peso Crisis, The." Harvard Business School Case 296-056, January 1996. (Revised December 1999.)