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- March 2016
- Supplement
Advertising Experiments at RestaurantGrades
By: Weijia Dai, Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca
This exercise provides students with a data set consisting of results from a hypothetical experiment, and asks students to make recommendations based on the data. Through this process, the exercise teaches students to analyze, design, and interpret experiments. The...
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The Truth About Open Offices
It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open, flexible, activity-based spaces are displacing cubicles, making people more visible. Messaging is displacing phone calls, making people more accessible. Enterprise social media tools are displacing...
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- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
experimented with computers and with designing an electronic office of the future. It formed Xerox Computer Services, acquired Scientific Data Systems, and opened its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. These efforts were only...
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by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- Program
High Potentials Leadership Program
Balance your personal leadership style with the demands of the organization without compromising your principles Adjust your leadership approach as your responsibilities grow and change Develop the next class of high potential leaders—and...
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Faculty & Advisors - MBA
is the designer and chairman of the T1D Fund, an impact investment fund he co-founded in 2016 that has used a venture philanthropic model to catalyze over $700 million of private capital investment in type one diabetes (T1D) cure...
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- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
will still get high-quality health care, but within a system designed around the concept that tradeoffs exist. When health care organizations act this way, they begin to thrive in unprecedented ways. A:...
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- 10 Jul 2023
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023
my research on leading complex organizations and scaling businesses, I've chosen Unleash Your Transformation by Marco Van Kalleveen and Peter Koijen. This book offers valuable insights and practical strategies for leaders who are driving...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Competition in Modular Clusters
- 2011
- Book
Capitalism: Its Origins and Evolution as a System of Governance
By: Bruce R. Scott
Capitalism, as defined in this book, is an indirect, three-level system of governance for economic relationships (i.e., economic, administrative, and political). Whereas economic markets can coordinate supply and demand within an existing system thanks to the invisible...
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Economic Systems;
Price;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
Books;
Markets;
Relationships;
System
Scott, Bruce R. Capitalism: Its Origins and Evolution as a System of Governance. Springer, 2011.
- March 2011
- Case
Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory
A worldwide travel company is intrinsically exposed to risks of natural and man-made disasters. How do you organize a business for success when it must on a nearly daily basis cope with hazards ranging from minor mishaps to large-scale catastrophes? Alan and Harriet...
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Crisis Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Safety;
Transportation;
Organizational Design;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Organizational Structure;
Mission and Purpose;
Competitive Advantage;
Travel Industry
Leonard, Herman B. "Grand Circle Travel: Where Risk Comes with the Territory." Harvard Business School Case 311-105, March 2011.
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Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East
deliver value to customers Lead authentically and ethically at all levels and foster a culture of accountability across the organization Build confidence in yourself as a leader, decision-maker, and negotiator Develop enduring bonds with...
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Authentic Leader Development
teamwork and helps individuals at all levels of the organization to realize their leadership potential Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various...
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- September 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Chai Point: Disrupting Chai
By: Shikhar Ghosh, Ramana Nanda and Rachna Tahilyani
Chai Point is India’s largest organized chai retailer. It has missed its target for retail store openings by approximately 25%, goals that are very important to its investors who are also board members. However, it has developed an exciting new internet-based tea...
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Strategy;
Venture Capital;
Stock;
Business Model;
Mobile Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Marketing;
Marketing Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Food;
Selection and Staffing;
Employee Stock Ownership Plan;
Resignation and Termination;
Compensation and Benefits;
Resource Allocation;
Product Positioning;
Distribution Channels;
Product Design;
Supply Chain;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
Asia;
India;
Karnataka;
Bangalore
Ghosh, Shikhar, Ramana Nanda, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Chai Point: Disrupting Chai." Harvard Business School Case 818-020, September 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- 30 Nov 2016
- HBS Seminar
Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University
- October 2002 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Intermountain Health Care
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
Intermountain Health Care (IHC), an integrated delivery system based in Utah, has adopted a new strategy for managing health care delivery. The approach focuses management attention not only on the facilities where care takes place but also on physician decision making...
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Ethnicity;
Innovation Strategy;
Cost Management;
Information Technology;
Organizational Structure;
Technology Adoption;
Performance Improvement;
Problems and Challenges;
Adoption;
Change Management;
Cost vs Benefits;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry;
Utah
Bohmer, Richard M.J., Amy C. Edmondson, and Laura Feldman. "Intermountain Health Care." Harvard Business School Case 603-066, October 2002. (Revised March 2013.)
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Managing Turbulence
format provides opportunities to apply new skills and frameworks in your organization during the program. Both case-based formats are led by HBS faculty, who share their latest research and engage you in a dynamic exchange of ideas with a...
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Behavioral Economics—Virtual
think—and how altering the decision-making context can make an impact on their choices. In this virtual program, you will learn how to design and rigorously test a "choice architecture" that can help your managers make better decisions,...
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- November 2021 (Revised November 2023)
- Case
Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place
By: Paul M. Healy, Debora L. Spar and Amy Klopfenstein
In 2020, Amazon, the $386 billion online retail behemoth, built an eight-story shelter for women and families experiencing homelessness on its expanding headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The shelter, operated in partnership with a non-profit organization known as...
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Keywords:
Business Ethics;
Homelessness;
Business And Society;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Corporate Accountability;
Urban Development;
Society;
Information Technology;
Ethics;
Technology Industry;
Seattle;
United States;
North America
Healy, Paul M., Debora L. Spar, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Hitting Home: Amazon and Mary's Place." Harvard Business School Case 122-017, November 2021. (Revised November 2023.)
- June 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
YAAS's Service Center
By: Brian Hall and Sara del Nido
This case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East. The case allows investigation and analysis of many issues related to compensation design and human resource management, and even change management. The focus of the case is...
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Keywords:
Compensation;
Emotions;
Values;
Compensation and Benefits;
Human Resources;
Labor;
Negotiation;
Organizations;
Social Psychology;
Value Creation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Auto Industry;
Service Industry;
Kuwait;
Middle East
Hall, Brian, and Sara del Nido. "YAAS's Service Center." Harvard Business School Case 914-049, June 2014. (Revised January 2017.)