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- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
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Alex Montana at ESH Manufacturing Co.
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Michael Kernish
Alex Montana sat at his desk pondering the career decision before him. Alex was director of the North American division of ESH Manufacturing, a $4.6 billion, Cleveland-based company with operations on three continents. ESH's CEO had just offered Montana a promotion to...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Personal Development and Career;
Work-Life Balance;
Manufacturing Industry;
Cleveland
DeLong, Thomas J., and Michael Kernish. "Alex Montana at ESH Manufacturing Co." Harvard Business School Case 405-106, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- April 2012 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Dovernet
By: Robert Simons and Natalie Kindred
This case illustrates the implications of using stringent performance measurement systems to create performance pressure, motivate employee achievement, and sharpen a firm's competitiveness. It opens by describing the downsides of the ruthlessly competitive culture at...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Information Technology;
Competitive Advantage;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Organizational Culture;
Performance Evaluation;
Compensation and Benefits;
Web Services Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Vancouver
Simons, Robert, and Natalie Kindred. "Dovernet." Harvard Business School Case 112-061, April 2012. (Revised February 2017.)
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Managing Health Care Delivery
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Finance for Senior Executives
Balance profit, growth, and control in dynamic environments Implement restructuring strategies Understand the implications of financial reports Establish optimal systems for management and control Develop successful and realistic...
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Employment | Harvard Business School
vacation, holiday, sick time, and family leave policies. Medical & Dental Quality and affordability are the hallmarks of Harvard's medical and dental plans. Work/Life Balance Harvard offers an array of resources for working parents....
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Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management
the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries,...
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Mergers and Acquisitions
and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of...
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Women on Boards
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Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual
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- 14 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors
Citizens, industrial polluters, and scholars do not usually see eye to eye—but that may change with a new Web site that monitors corporate environmental performance in the United States. According to the university professors who created it, MapEcos (mapecos.org) is a...
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Retailing: Past, Present, and Future
Walter J. Salmon is working on several retailing-related research
and course development projects, including a study (with Gwen K.
Ortmeyer) of the evolution and future of American department stores,
and a case book (with DAVID E. BELL) for use in graduate...
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- Forthcoming
- Article
Second Chance: Life with Less Student Debt
By: Marco Di Maggio, Ankit Kalda and Vincent Yao
This paper examines the effect of student debt relief on individual credit and labor market outcomes. We exploit an episode of plausibly random debt discharge due to the loss of paperwork for thousands of borrowers to examine the effects of private student debt relief...
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Keywords:
Student Debt;
Private Student Loans;
Legal Settlement;
Mobility;
Debt Collection;
Debt Relief;
Personal Finance;
Borrowing and Debt;
Outcome or Result
Di Maggio, Marco, Ankit Kalda, and Vincent Yao. "Second Chance: Life with Less Student Debt." Journal of Finance (forthcoming).
- 2020
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Leading the Charge: A Podcase about Product Management at Opower
By: Jeffrey Rayport and John J. Lafkas
The Opower podcase materials contain audio from professor Jeffrey Rayport's interview with Ben Foster, the former vice president of product management at Opower, and more recently the co-founder of Prodify. In the podcase, Ben discusses how product management works in...
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Keywords:
Product;
Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Customization and Personalization;
Conflict Management;
Software
Rayport, Jeffrey, and John J. Lafkas. "Leading the Charge: A Podcase about Product Management at Opower." Harvard Business Publishing Podcase, HBS No. 7223, 2020. Audio.
- May 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
Ashar Group: Brokers and Co-opetition in the Life Settlement Industry
By: Alexander Braun, Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Jiahua Xu
Connecting life insurance policyholders with potential investors (called Life Settlement Providers), Ashar Group plays a pivotal role in the industry. Its current position is, however, increasingly being challenged by consumer-direct models, led by major providers...
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Keywords:
Insurance;
Investment;
Markets;
Competitive Strategy;
Cooperation;
Financial Services Industry
Braun, Alexander, Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy, and Jiahua Xu. "Ashar Group: Brokers and Co-opetition in the Life Settlement Industry." Harvard Business School Case 218-109, May 2018. (Revised June 2018.)
- February 1989 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Asahi Breweries Ltd.
Focuses on competitive repositioning, organizational renewal, and personal leadership. Describes how Asahi Breweries was faced with a major capacity expansion decision after succeeding in increasing market share dramatically in the traditionally stable Japanese beer...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Leadership;
Organizational Structure;
Product Launch;
Management Teams;
Business or Company Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Mission and Purpose;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan
Salter, Malcolm S. "Asahi Breweries Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 389-114, February 1989. (Revised October 1994.)
- June 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?
By: Juan Alcácer and Alpana Thapar
This case illustrates the challenges that retailers face when they aggressively pursue geographical growth by expanding both their physical store network and their online presence. It features Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Retail, a franchisee of Carrefour hypermarkets in the...
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Keywords:
Stores;
Ecommerce;
Strategy;
Expansion;
Geographic Location;
Decision Making;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Transformation;
E-commerce;
Retail Industry;
Middle East
Alcácer, Juan, and Alpana Thapar. "Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?" Harvard Business School Case 720-482, June 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
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Accounting & Management - Doctoral
Shin Elliot Tobin Wenxin Wang Siyu Zhang Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest Accounting Brian K. Baik Shirley Lu Ethan C. Rouen George Serafeim Anywhere Sikochi Yuan Zou Balanced scorecard Srikant M. Datar Robert S. Kaplan V.G....
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Mastering the Management System
From HBSP: " Companies have always found it hard to balance pressing operational concerns with long-term strategic priorities. The tension is critical: World-class processes won't lead to success without the right strategic direction, and...
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Leading Professional Service Firms
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Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge
and unmet goals spiral. Joseph Fuller, Christina Wallace, and Kathleen McGinn recommend these research-based approaches to help people balance their personal and professional demands. 01 Oct 2024 Cold Call Podcast Choosing Passion: A...
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