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The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports
designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method. Review...
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- June 2013
- Supplement
Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Elasto Therm: The Next Step (HBS Case #813030).
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Search;
Search Funds;
Manufacturing;
Pricing Policies;
Pricing;
Pricing Strategy;
Sales Channels;
Sales Force Management;
Customer Focus;
Customer Specificity;
Manufacturing Tools;
Acquisitions;
Growth Strategy;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth;
Plastics;
Turnarounds;
Labor Management;
Stockholders;
Careers;
Job Design;
Gender;
Life Planning;
Employee Empowerment;
Work/family Balance;
Work-life Balance;
Entrepreneurship;
Management;
Employee Ownership;
Acquisition;
Rubber Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-703, June 2013.
- October 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A-1)
By: David A. Garvin
The Gaylord Division of Americhem, a large chemical company, is in the midst of the first use of a new zero-base budgeting system. The general manager of the division leading the process is experiencing disagreement and conflict among the members of the senior...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges
Garvin, David A. "Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 314-011, October 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- October 1993
- Case
United Way of America: Governance in the Nonprofit Sector (A), The United Way
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Discusses the management practices of William Aramony at the United Way of America (UWA). First, the case describes the United Way movement, focusing on both the local chapters and the national organization. Second, it sets forth the Washington Post reports that lead...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Management Practices and Processes;
Managerial Roles;
Management Teams;
Crisis Management;
Public Administration Industry;
United States
Lorsch, Jay W. "United Way of America: Governance in the Nonprofit Sector (A), The United Way." Harvard Business School Case 494-032, October 1993.
The China Rules
To achieve growth and profitability in the world's third-largest economy, multinationals need strong leadership--but China is tough on top executives. Pulsating with opportunity, China attracts foreigners, yet HR professionals continue to rank it as one of the most... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
CDs played music, not virtual-reality games. Will I even recognize the place? Related Platforms and Collaborations: Technological Innovation as a Case Method Supplement Virtual...
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- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
paper I just assumed that noncompetes were an invention of modern—especially high tech—companies. But as you make clear, noncompetes have enjoyed a long history. How and why did they arise? A: The earliest recorded noncompete View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2005
- News
The Education of Andy Grove
- 2023
- Working Paper
Estimating Productivity in the Presence of Spillovers: Firm-Level Evidence from the U.S. Production Network
By: Ebehi Iyoha
This paper examines the extent to which productivity gains are transmitted across U.S. firms through buyer-supplier relationships. Many empirical studies measure firm-to-firm spillovers using firm-level productivity estimates derived from control function approaches....
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Iyoha, Ebehi. "Estimating Productivity in the Presence of Spillovers: Firm-Level Evidence from the U.S. Production Network." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-033, December 2023. (Winner of the Young Economists' Essay Award at the 2021 Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE))
- 13 Jan 2017
- News
Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot
- April 2023
- Teaching Note
Roblox: Virtual Commerce in the Metaverse
By: Ayelet Israeli and Nicole Tempest Keller
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 523-028.
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- April 2022
- Teaching Note
Indigenous Wisdom and the Climate Crisis
By: Reshmaan Hussam
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 722-050.
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- July 2020 (Revised October 2020)
- Teaching Note
Parrot: Navigating the Nascent Drone Industry
By: Rory McDonald, Anibha Singh and Matt Higgins
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 619-085
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- February 2023 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
The LPGA’s Long Drive Toward Gender Equity
By: Boris Groysberg and Alexis Lefort
This case provides a history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and examines the reasons for the gender pay gap in professional sports. The case protagonist, the commissioner of the LPGA, wrestles with the opportunities and challenges the LPGA currently...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Gender;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Mission and Purpose;
Sports Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Alexis Lefort. "The LPGA’s Long Drive Toward Gender Equity." Harvard Business School Case 423-037, February 2023. (Revised March 2023.)
- September 2021
- Case
Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office
By: Lauren Cohen, Esel Çekin and Fares Khrais
Muhammad Alagil was a second-generation leader in the well-known Alagil Family Group of businesses in Saudi Arabia and co-founder and chairman of its family office, Jarir Company for Commercial Investments (Jarir Investments). The case opens in 2021 with Alagil...
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Keywords:
Family Office;
Second-generation;
Third-generation;
Investments;
Philanthropy;
Family Business;
Investment;
Finance;
Financial Markets;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Saudi Arabia;
Middle East
Cohen, Lauren, Esel Çekin, and Fares Khrais. "Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office." Harvard Business School Case 222-034, September 2021.
- March 2018
- Case
EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box
By: Willy C. Shih and Esel Çekin
This case describes Ekol, an intermodal transportation and logistics company, and how it manages capacity planning. Its busiest routes linked motor vehicle assemblers in Germany and Turkey with many of their parts suppliers, but it had also developed key links in...
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Keywords:
Growth And Development;
Strategy;
Intermodal Transportation;
Short-sea Transportation;
Capacity Management;
Capacity Planning;
Delivery Planning;
Route Optimization;
Car Spare Part;
Auto Manufacturing;
Automotive Supply Chain;
Europe;
Turkey;
Service Design;
Fast Fashion;
Near-shoring;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Operations;
Performance Capacity;
Performance Efficiency;
Logistics;
Transportation Industry;
Auto Industry;
Turkey;
Germany;
Spain;
European Union;
Europe
Shih, Willy C., and Esel Çekin. "EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box." Harvard Business School Case 618-037, March 2018.
- October 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Case
The Joslin Diabetes Center
By: Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg and Scott Wallace
The Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts is a leading center for diabetes care, clinician training, and research. The incidence of diabetes is rising precipitously worldwide, challenging quality of life with its complications and rapidly accelerating health...
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Keywords:
Integration;
Service Delivery;
Medical Specialties;
Health Care and Treatment;
Outcome or Result;
Corporate Finance;
Health Industry;
Boston
Porter, Michael E., Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, and Scott Wallace. "The Joslin Diabetes Center." Harvard Business School Case 710-424, October 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
- December 2014 (Revised February 2020)
- Case
Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision
By: Ryan W. Buell
In 2012, Compass Group (Compass) was on the verge of closing a $2 billion deal with Ascension Health (Ascension), one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Under the deal, Compass would provide foodservice management and cleaning services for 86 of...
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Keywords:
Operations Strategy;
Sectorization;
Operational Focus;
Customer Compatibility;
Service Operations;
Service Delivery;
Operations;
Strategy;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Service Industry;
Health Industry;
United States
Buell, Ryan W. "Compass Group: The Ascension Health Decision." Harvard Business School Case 615-026, December 2014. (Revised February 2020.)
- January 1996 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
Digital Imaging in 1995: Opportunities in the Descent to the Desktop
The dramatic shifts of the imaging industry from analog to digital technology is creating emerging markets in 1995. How can a competitor position itself to enter the market successfully? This case describes the key technologies, market segments, competitors, and...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and James Leonard. "Digital Imaging in 1995: Opportunities in the Descent to the Desktop." Harvard Business School Case 796-060, January 1996. (Revised April 1996.)
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
marketing. "That day, Maria's life changed forever, and so did mine," says Max Eisenbud, her agent at sports agency IMG, as quoted in the recent Harvard Business School case "Maria Sharapova:...
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