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- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
colleague, Senior Lecturer Willy Shih, led a discussion titled "Emerging Models of Corporate Research," which centered on case studies on Corning, IBM, and InnoCentive. A veteran View Details
- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
the merits of corporate life. Such relationships could also allow companies to build institutional and personal connections that might later blossom into a more traditional employment arrangement. Since...
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by Joseph Fuller
- Web
2019 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
engagements have included Starbucks’ corporate headquarters, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Hollywood Commission on Sexual Harassment and Diversity chaired by Anita Hill. Dolly’s 2018 TED...
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- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
regulators and bank examiners are inconsistent, which leads to confusion and an aversion to taking on more risk from bankers. During the most difficult part of the crisis, the Federal Deposit Insurance View Details
- September 2008 (Revised August 2010)
- Case
Boston Teacher Residency: Developing a Strategy for Long-term Impact
By: Stacey M. Childress, Geoff Eckman Marietta and Sara Suchman
In June 2008, Jesse Solomon, the founding director of the Boston Teacher Residency (BTR), faced an important decision about the organization's strategic direction. Since its founding in 2003, 125 of its graduates had joined the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and BTR had...
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Restructuring;
Teaching;
Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Performance Improvement;
Business Strategy;
Education Industry;
Boston
Childress, Stacey M., Geoff Eckman Marietta, and Sara Suchman. "Boston Teacher Residency: Developing a Strategy for Long-term Impact." Harvard Business School Case 309-043, September 2008. (Revised August 2010.)
- March 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
National Parks Conservation Association
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Briana Huntsberger
The National Parks Conservation Association seeks to help the U.S. National Park Service increase its efficiency by incorporating principles of business management so that American national parks will be better managed. Its efforts raise fundamental questions about the...
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Nonprofit Organizations;
Business or Company Management;
Corporate Governance;
Government and Politics;
Natural Environment;
Cooperation;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Reinhardt, Forest L., and Briana Huntsberger. "National Parks Conservation Association." Harvard Business School Case 703-045, March 2003. (Revised August 2005.)
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
performance decline when they move from one team to another; they operate fairly independently. (In the corporate world, the somewhat autonomous position of the chief financial officer is analogous to that...
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- August 2016 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
Alere
By: Raffaella Sadun, Catherine Slater and Channing Spencer
The Board of Alere, Inc., a leading medical diagnostic firm, is evaluating the offer made by Ron Zwanziger, the firm’s founder and former CEO, to acquire the company and take it private. The offer arrives at the end of a tumultuous year for the company, which saw...
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- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Len Schlesinger Returns
says Schlesinger. He will teach Field 3 in January. This is the third time you've come back to HBS. You must like it here! There is no place like this anywhere in the world. The embarrassment of riches in talent and intellect...when it...
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- February 2010
- Case
Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe (Abridged)
Shurgard, a U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities in Belgium, France,...
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Business Model;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Logistics;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Trade;
Equity;
Corporate Finance;
United States;
Europe
Hamermesh, Richard G. "Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 810-102, February 2010.
- December 2019
- Case
WeWork Files for an IPO
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
For the board of The We Company—better known as WeWork—August 14, 2019, promised to be a pivotal day. It was then that WeWork’s IPO prospectus, known as an S-1 filing, would be made public, giving potential investors, the media, and the general public a window into the...
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Keywords:
Capital Structure;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Going Public;
Leadership;
Management;
Private Equity;
Valuation;
Venture Capital;
Real Estate Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "WeWork Files for an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 320-063, December 2019.
- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
in which the best ideas are able to flourish.” Behind the Scenes at American Airlines Alumni and guests from the HBS Club of Dallas (HBSCD) and the Harvard Business School Publishing Corporate Learning...
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- August 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth
By: Christopher Marquis, Marya Besharov and Bobbi Thomason
In 2009, Whole Foods stands at a crossroads. Their incredible growth over the past 25 years has vaulted them into the ranks of the largest US supermarkets and they have arguably led to the widespread acceptance of natural and organic foods in the United States. Yet...
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Business Model;
Leadership;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
United States
Marquis, Christopher, Marya Besharov, and Bobbi Thomason. "Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth." Harvard Business School Case 410-023, August 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
conditions favor imprinting. Consider companies that have the following characteristics: distinctive corporate cultures, strategies, and structures, with large cohorts of young managers who are hired at...
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- April 1993 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
MathSoft, Inc. (A)
MathSoft's VP of sales has doubled the size of the company's direct field sales force to support the launch of a new, high-end workstation software product priced at almost $9,000. However, sales of the new product are far below plan. At the same time, the VP of...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Applications and Software;
Communication Strategy;
Salesforce Management;
Marketing Channels;
Advertising;
Product Launch;
Information Technology Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
United States
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "MathSoft, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 593-094, April 1993. (Revised July 1994.)
- December 2020 (Revised February 2021)
- Teaching Note
The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations
By: Mihir A. Desai and Suzanne Antoniou
How should historic social injustices be addressed? Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and their descendants, including Representative Regina Goodwin of Tulsa, believe they should be addressed through reparations and have consequently continued to push the government...
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Cost vs Benefits;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Judgments;
Race;
Fairness;
Moral Sensibility;
Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Governance;
Policy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Legal Liability;
Leading Change;
Mission and Purpose;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Conflict and Resolution;
Conflict Management;
Loss;
Motivation and Incentives;
Perspective;
Prejudice and Bias;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Welfare;
Tulsa;
Oklahoma;
United States
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
balance in work and family life was well made. McGovern, named one of Fortune magazine's fifty most powerful women in corporate America in 2001, smiled and nodded knowingly....
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- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
America’s foremost firms, illustrate alternatives to America’s largely laissez-faire approach. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51000 in press Proceedings of the National Academy View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2023 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Peloton Interactive (A)
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine and David Lane
Early in February 2022, the board of Peloton Interactive faced some knotty challenges. Immense pandemic demand for its stationary exercise bicycles and treadmills had prompted the firm to scale up production rapidly. But as gyms reopened and the virulence of the virus...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Growth Management;
Investment Activism;
Leadership;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Sports Industry;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Lynn S. Paine, and David Lane. "Peloton Interactive (A)." Harvard Business School Case 323-005, January 2023. (Revised May 2023.)