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- November 2015 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
Unilever's New Global Strategy: Competing through Sustainability
In January 2009, when Paul Polman was appointed CEO of Unilever, he inherited a company in long-term decline at the beginning of a major global financial crisis. As the first outsider ever recruited to lead the company, Polman lost little time in challenging the... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Competitive Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Consumer Products Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Unilever's New Global Strategy: Competing through Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 916-414, November 2015. (Revised August 2016.)
- 08 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights
of entrepreneurship! Here is an example of a venture capital event where the VCPE Club, Tech Club, and Women in Investing hosted together. I was joined by Zeya Yang (MBA 2019 View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- News
How Microsoft’s Global Search Ended at Home
- July 2010 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
Erik Peterson at Biometra (B)
By: John J. Gabarro, Thomas J. DeLong and Jevan Soo
This one-paragraph case adds to the data presented in the (A) case. A redisguised and updated version of earlier case 494-006. View Details
Gabarro, John J., Thomas J. DeLong, and Jevan Soo. "Erik Peterson at Biometra (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-032, July 2010. (Revised August 2011.)
- 24 Nov 2021
- News
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Needs to Resign Right Now
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
critical but, in a sense, limited, says consultant Liam Fahey, cofounder and partner of Leadership Forum, of Hillsborough, N.C. In essence, it means you're always looking at the past or present but never to... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
the "consumer" label altogether. It's too limiting. Deighton cites Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, a multiphase effort with an underlying theme that subverts traditional beauty product messages of aspiration and perfection. In one ad,... View Details
- January 1986 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Peripheral Products Company: The 'Gray Market' for Disk Drives
In mid-1985, the vice president of marketing for a large manufacturer of disk drives is considering how to deal with a growing "gray market" for his company's products. The case provides good background material on the evolution of gray markets throughout the disk... View Details
Keywords: Price; Growth and Development; Code Law; Leadership; Marketing; Distribution; Production; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Distribution Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Peripheral Products Company: The 'Gray Market' for Disk Drives." Harvard Business School Case 586-124, January 1986. (Revised November 2006.)
- Career Coach
Megan Gardner
Circles.Work Experience: Tech Start-ups (Board member, Advisor, CEO/Founder), Investment Banking (including M&A) - Deutsche Bank, SoundView Technology (bought by Schwab), Strategy Consulting / Business Development (Ameriprise Financial), Hospitality (Butterfield... View Details
- 16 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
Roberts says. The picture that emerges from the essays in Race, Work, and Leadership echo the same message: Race not only still matters in the American workplace, but it remains a powerful barrier that... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 24 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Journey to my Summer Internship
respectively. I was impressed by the amount of impact that interns can have and even more so, Danaher was well regarded for developing their associates into senior leadership positions. By the time I... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- June 2015
- Supplement
Generating Higher Value at IBM (A): EPS Forecasting Model
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
This case analyzes IBM's financial performance and its capital allocation decisions over a 10-year period from 2004-2013, during which IBM returned more than $140B to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share repurchases. During this time, CEO Sam... View Details
- 13 Aug 2018
- News
Under CEO Hubert Joly, Best Buy Moving Forward In The Age Of Amazon
- 21 Feb 2017
- News
It is NOT the Year of the Customer
- 30 Aug 2013
- News
Insight: Batista's Brazilian empire was sunk by more than hubris
- 04 Sep 2012
- News
Executives Miss A Big Opportunity When They Negotiate
- 03 Apr 2016
- News