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- February 1975 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Note on the Boston Consulting Group Concept of Competitive Analysis and Corporate Strategy
Describes a method of competitive analysis used by the Boston Consulting Group to coordinate a portfolio of products at the corporate level. Construction and interpretation of product portfolio charts is an important aspect of the technique.
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Hammond, John S. "Note on the Boston Consulting Group Concept of Competitive Analysis and Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 175-175, February 1975. (Revised April 1983.)
- December 1998 (Revised January 1999)
- Compilation
Explaining the Great Depression
By: David A. Moss and Joseph P Gownder
Although the Great Depression stands as the most punishing economic event of the 20th century, there is still remarkably little consensus about its causes. This case presents a number of prominent explanations including those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Maynard...
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Moss, David A., and Joseph P Gownder. "Explaining the Great Depression." Harvard Business School Compilation 799-067, December 1998. (Revised January 1999.)
- 12 Feb 2015
- News
The Blonde Salad at Harvard
- March 2012
- Article
Teams Have Changed: Catching Up to the Future
By: Ruth Wageman, Heidi K. Gardner and Mark Mortensen
Modern global trends are changing the face of teams. But we believe that much of today's teams research focuses us on the present and the past while barely acknowledging the future. Much more radical changes exist in what is already happening to teams and what is...
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Wageman, Ruth, Heidi K. Gardner, and Mark Mortensen. "Teams Have Changed: Catching Up to the Future." Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice 5, no. 1 (March 2012): 48–52.
- December 2019
- Case
Walmart Ecommerce (A): Picking up the Pace
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case is an abridged version (part 1 of 2) of "Walmart's Omnichannel Strategy: Revolution or Miscalculation?" HBS Case No. 720-370. The (A) case discusses Walmart's early forays into online retail, as well as improvements made under Doug McMillon beginning in 2014....
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Distribution;
Distribution Channels;
Competitive Strategy;
Retail Industry;
Bentonville;
Arkansas;
United States
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Walmart Ecommerce (A): Picking up the Pace." Harvard Business School Case 720-425, December 2019.
- May 2009 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
The DiagnoFirst Opportunity
By: Robert C. Pozen and Rukmini Balu
John Mason, a principle at Oldwell Partners, was facing a decision of whether or not to invest in DiagnoFirst, a molecular diagnostics firm. DiagnoFirst's key product was a genetic test that identified a subset of prostate cancer patients with a high risk of clinical...
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Keywords:
Genetic Engineering;
Genetically Modified;
Genomics;
Venture Capital;
Patents;
Genetics;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Laws and Statutes;
Investment;
Science-Based Business;
Biotechnology Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Rukmini Balu. "The DiagnoFirst Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 309-112, May 2009. (Revised August 2013.)
- Research Summary
The Individualized Corporation
Christopher A. Bartlett has recently concluded (with Sumantra Ghoshal of the London Business School) a study of changing organizational processes and management roles in twenty diverse companies in various stages of corporate transformation. The research is expected...
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- April 2014 (Revised June 2015)
- Case
Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics
By: Leslie John, Michael Norton and Michael Norris
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
stickK.com, a website that uses behavioral economics to help users achieve their goals, must choose between a direct-to-consumer or business-to-business model. The case... View Details
stickK.com, a website that uses behavioral economics to help users achieve their goals, must choose between a direct-to-consumer or business-to-business model. The case... View Details
Keywords:
Behavioral Economics;
Behavior Change;
B2B Vs. B2C;
Human Resource Management;
Marketing Of Innovations;
Health & Wellness;
Weight Loss;
Charitable Giving;
Marketing;
Consumer Behavior;
Entrepreneurship;
Internet and the Web;
Health;
Business Model;
Sales;
Human Resources;
Health Industry;
United States
John, Leslie, Michael Norton, and Michael Norris. "Making stickK Stick: The Business of Behavioral Economics." Harvard Business School Case 514-019, April 2014. (Revised June 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
Microfinance—essentially small loans that help impoverished individuals create jobs, small businesses, and stronger communities—may offer a window on new methods for widening access to healthcare for the...
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- July 2004 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Harbus Foundation (2003), The
In 1997, the Harbus Foundation was established by Harvard Business School students to use the school newspaper's accumulated operating surpluses for creating social value in the community. The case investigates the challenges that the student management team faced in...
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Wei-Skillern, Jane, and Eric Chan. "Harbus Foundation (2003), The." Harvard Business School Case 305-011, July 2004. (Revised October 2004.)
- August 2024
- Teaching Note
Ayn Rand: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 121-070.
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- October 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Teaching Note
Marie Curie: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 121-059.
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- June 2022
- Teaching Plan
Rupert Murdoch: The Last Tycoon
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Mona Rahmani
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 811-017.
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- October 2002 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson and Laura Feldman
The night before the launch of the Challenger shuttle, officials from Morton Thiokol (Solid Rocket Booster manufacturer) and NASA participated in a teleconference to discuss whether to postpone the shuttle launch due to predicted low temperatures at Kennedy Space...
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Keywords:
Process Analysis;
Problems and Challenges;
Groups and Teams;
Engineering;
Risk Management;
Analysis;
Decision Making;
Aerospace Industry;
United States
Edmondson, Amy C., and Laura Feldman. "Group Process in the Challenger Launch Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 603-068, October 2002. (Revised May 2021.)
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
Lina Khan at the FTC: Redefining Antitrust in the Age of Big Tech
By: Joseph L. Badaracco and Susan Pinckney
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-018.
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- September 1999 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Taiwan: "Only the Paranoid Survive"
By: Bruce R. Scott and James R. Matthews
Taiwan has enjoyed remarkable growth since 1950. This case presents differing views of the role and contribution of the state in this process. Then it explores recent industrial policy in semiconductors.
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Scott, Bruce R., and James R. Matthews. Taiwan: "Only the Paranoid Survive". Harvard Business School Case 700-039, September 1999. (Revised May 2005.)
- April 2016
- Case
Detroit: On the Right Track?
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman
As this case opens in 2012, a cross-sector alliance to bring new rail transport to the Motor City seems about to collapse, and civic leaders have one last chance to save it. The case covers the rise of Detroit, the city’s devastating fall, and the ongoing potential...
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Rivkin, Jan W., and Manjari Raman. "Detroit: On the Right Track?" Harvard Business School Case 716-444, April 2016.
- April 2003
- Case
HP-Cisco Alliance (A), The
In 2002, Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems strove to develop their long-standing partnership into a strategic alliance with increasing impact. Critical components of successful alliance implementation emerge from the analysis. Specifically, the case illuminates the...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Interpersonal Communication;
Organizational Design;
Alliances;
Organizational Structure
Casciaro, Tiziana E., and Christina Darwall. "HP-Cisco Alliance (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 403-120, April 2003.
- May 2017 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Raj Kapoor: The Socialist Showman
By: Geoffrey Jones and Snigdha Sur
This case examines the career of Raj Kapoor, the legendary Bollywood filmmaker of the postwar decades. It explores how Kapoor built RK studios after 1948 by releasing a series of movies that combined romance with social messages focused on the fate of the common man in...
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Keywords:
Film Entertainment;
History;
Personal Development and Career;
Social Issues;
Gender;
Problems and Challenges;
Values and Beliefs;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
India;
Soviet Union
Jones, Geoffrey, and Snigdha Sur. "Raj Kapoor: The Socialist Showman." Harvard Business School Case 317-100, May 2017. (Revised April 2020.)
- February 2008 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
The Offshoring of America
By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Jan W. Rivkin and Juliana Seminerio
The movement from jobs in the United States to developing countries, in a process known as offshoring, has become quite a controversial topic. Managers not only need to decide which activities, if any, to move offshore, but where to move them. This case describes the...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Operations;
Business Processes;
United States
Vietor, Richard H.K., Jan W. Rivkin, and Juliana Seminerio. "The Offshoring of America." Harvard Business School Case 708-030, February 2008. (Revised April 2008.)