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The Beginning of Mass Marketing in America: George Eastman and Photography as a Case Study
By: R. S. Tedlow
Tedlow, R. S. "The Beginning of Mass Marketing in America: George Eastman and Photography as a Case Study." Journal of Macromarketing 17, no. 2 (Fall 1997).
- Web
Case Method Project
Partisan Politics 9 Feb 2017 | Harvard Gazette David Moss spoke with the Gazette about the book and about a new initiative to bring his case studies into dozens of high school classrooms, where they're used... View Details
- November 1998
- Background Note
Writing Cases and Teaching Notes
A guide to writing case studies and the accompanying teaching notes for teachers and casewriters. Begins with generating case leads and moves through field interviewing techniques, case drafting, case release, and preparing the teaching note. Also deals with the... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Writing Cases and Teaching Notes." Harvard Business School Background Note 399-077, November 1998.
- 26 Nov 2010
- News
Q&A: Harvard Study on Taj Employee Heroism
- 2009
- Module Note
Stakeholders Management in Public Sector Organisations – A Case Study of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
By: Shashank Shah and A. Sudir Bhaskar
- 1976
- Book
Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy
By: Robert B. Stobaugh and Robert H. Hayes
Stobaugh, Robert B., and Robert H. Hayes. Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy. Boston: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1976.
- December 1984
- Article
The Evolution of the Labor Market for Medical Interns and Residents: A Case Study in Game Theory
By: A. E. Roth
Roth, A. E. "The Evolution of the Labor Market for Medical Interns and Residents: A Case Study in Game Theory." Journal of Political Economy 92, no. 6 (December 1984): 991–1016.
- 2011
- Module Note
Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Public Sector Organisations: A Case Study of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
By: Shashank Shah, Shashank Shah, Sudhir Bhaskar and A. Sudir Bhaskar
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Public Sector; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Energy Industry; India
Shah, Shashank, and A. Sudir Bhaskar. "Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Public Sector Organisations: A Case Study of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd." 2011.
- 2005
- Chapter
Social Pressures in Siting Conflicts: A Case Study of Siting a Radioactive Waste Repository in Pennsylvania
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Howard Kunreuther
Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Conflict and Resolution; Local Range
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Howard Kunreuther. "Social Pressures in Siting Conflicts: A Case Study of Siting a Radioactive Waste Repository in Pennsylvania." In Managing Conflict in Facility Siting, edited by S. Hayden Lesbirel and Daigee Shaw. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
- 2006
- Working Paper
Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning
To date, little research has been done on managing the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings. We examine the implementation of a supply chain planning process at a consumer electronics company, concentrating... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Business or Company Management; Supply Chain Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Planning; Electronics Industry
Oliva, Rogelio, and Noel Watson. "Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-024, October 2006. (Revised March 2007, January 2008.)
- Article
The Importance of Being Causal
By: Iavor I Bojinov, Albert Chen and Min Liu
Causal inference is the study of how actions, interventions, or treatments affect outcomes of interest. The methods that have received the lion’s share of attention in the data science literature for establishing causation are variations of randomized experiments.... View Details
Keywords: Causal Inference; Observational Studies; Cross-sectional Studies; Panel Studies; Interrupted Time-series; Instrumental Variables
Bojinov, Iavor I., Albert Chen, and Min Liu. "The Importance of Being Causal." Harvard Data Science Review 2.3 (July 30, 2020).
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
one country or one city as opposed to another, due in part to differing institutional contexts. If so, then by aggregating the data, it's possible that researchers have been lumping together dissimilar cases that effectively cancel each... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
the wives or barbers of balding men? All these issues and more faced Tom Casola, who in 1997 was heading the Propecia marketing effort for the drug maker Merck & Co. The case was discussed by audience members at the 5th Annual Alumni... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, she wonders whether the company is the right place for her. Should she meet with the CEO to share her experience, or continue to conceal her sexual orientation while working at Verizon? This was the only... View Details
- 2011
- Casebook
Cases about Redefining Global Strategy
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jordan I. Siegel
In "Cases about Redefining Global Strategy," Pankaj Ghemawat and Jordan Siegel have assembled 26 full-length case studies as a resource for active learning about the nature of cross-border differences and strategies. As technology innovation globalizes markets and... View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Jordan I. Siegel. Cases about Redefining Global Strategy. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing, 2011.
- April 1976 (Revised September 1996)
- Background Note
Use of Cases in Management Education
Briefly describes the process of case writing, the general nature of cases, and the advantages to students of learning by the case method. An approach to studying a case, individually or as a group member, for classroom discussion is outlined. Also summarizes the basic... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Use of Cases in Management Education." Harvard Business School Background Note 376-240, April 1976. (Revised September 1996.)
- August 1997
- Article
Continuous Quality Improvement Decreases Length of Stay and Adverse Events: A Case Study in an Interventional Cardiology Program
By: H. Hashimoto, Richard Bohmer, L. C. Harrell and I. F. Palacios
Hashimoto, H., Richard Bohmer, L. C. Harrell, and I. F. Palacios. "Continuous Quality Improvement Decreases Length of Stay and Adverse Events: A Case Study in an Interventional Cardiology Program." American Journal of Managed Care 3, no. 8 (August 1997): 1141–1150.
- 2003
- Casebook
Professional Services: Text and Cases
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda
DeLong and Nanda's Professional Services: Text and Cases is the first casebook to be published on the management of professional service firms (law firms, architecture, financial services, consulting). It includes a comprehensive selection of case studies that... View Details
DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. Professional Services: Text and Cases. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003.
- November 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (A): The Marsh Super Study
In response to recent trends in grocery retailing, Marsh Supermarkets has completed an intensive 65-week study of the activity at 5 superstores in the midwest United States. The study tracked the sales, profits, space, and promotion dynamics of the entire store: dry... View Details
Burke, Raymond R. "Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (A): The Marsh Super Study." Harvard Business School Case 594-042, November 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- September–October 2016
- Article
Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation
By: Sebastian Raisch and Michael Tushman
Large companies initiate many new businesses, but few of them reach scale. The ambidexterity literature describes how companies create exploratory businesses, but says little about how they subsequently scale these businesses. The strategy literature uses real option... View Details
Keywords: Ambidexterity; Comparative Case Study; Corporate Venturing; Exploration; Organization Design; Real Option Theory; Organizational Design; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship
Raisch, Sebastian, and Michael Tushman. "Growing New Corporate Businesses: From Initiation to Graduation." Organization Science 27, no. 5 (September–October 2016).