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- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44226 Independent Directors' Dissent on Boards: Evidence from Listed Companies in China By: Ma, Juan, and Tarun Khanna Abstract—In this paper, we examine the circumstances under... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
would allow RTR to aggressively expand its inventory and customer acquisition efforts in order to serve a broader range of customer segments with a wider selection of products (e.g., accessories, maternity wear). Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Finance - Faculty & Research
return variation, with the beliefs of both individual investors and investment professionals having large independent explanatory power. We show that a heterogeneous-investor model, in which some investors overreact to past fundamentals... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
This Company Lets Employees Take Charge—Even with Life and Death Decisions
by management layers, making independent decisions about everything from where to buy bandages to how to discipline a nurse who slacks off. “Working in an organization that trusts you and cares for you makes things possible you had not... View Details
- July 2017 (Revised March 2019)
- Technical Note
The Future of Mobility: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications
By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
This technical note explores how advancements in technology are fundamentally transforming how consumers interact with mobility. Transformation is being driven by three independent trends: the emergence of affordable electric vehicles, the development of autonomous... View Details
Keywords: Oil ＆ Gas; Automobile Manufacturing; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Mobility; Inequality; Electric Vehicles; Ride-sharing; Ambidexterity; Transformation; Disruption; Change; Technological Innovation; Transportation; Equality and Inequality; Auto Industry; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Distribution Industry
Serafeim, George, and David Freiberg. "The Future of Mobility: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications." Harvard Business School Technical Note 118-008, July 2017. (Revised March 2019.)
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
provider of premium-priced products tailored to a particular customer segment, or you have to shoot for scale, using low prices and volume purchasing to attract a mass market and drive down your cost structure. Midfield has been... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
conversely, the flaunting of a busy life and a dearth of leisure time. In addition, people’s relative interest in buying luxury experiences versus luxury products is increasing. Technology has introduced new business models, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2019
- Blog Post
What is FIELD Global Immersion?
Global Partner (GP) company in one of 16 cities that has a product or service challenge they would like the team to address with their local consumers. The course culminates in a one-week Immersion at the end of the semester, at which... View Details
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
has good information about cost and demand functions, product quality, and optimal output mix. Profit centers—defined as business units whose managers have responsibility for overall profits but not the authority to make major capital... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
most sales compensation plans (about 70%, according to surveys) incentivize volume independent of the type of sale or cost-to-serve different customers. This is ineffective deal management and, to avoid this, some firms establish a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
same time, Harvard Business School Professor Elie Ofek was seeking case studies for his second-year Marketing and Innovation course. "I was looking for new products and innovations that were unexpected successes—things that you... View Details
- March 2022
- Teaching Note
Supreme: Remaining Cool While Pursuing Growth
By: Jill Avery and Sandrine Crener
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-006. Following VF Corporation’s acquisition of cult streetwear brand Supreme, consumers and industry pundits were nervous that becoming part of a large, public corporation would put an end to Supreme’s slow and careful growth... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
hired. The data is consistent with horizontal differentiation of CEO behavioral types and firm-CEO matching frictions. We estimate that 17% of sample CEOs are mismatched and that mismatches are associated with significant productivity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global
Nancy Hua Dai and Independent Researcher Mary C. Sauer (2022 Senior Fellow, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative). Prof. Kim led a discussion about how leaders/entrepreneurs can apply the disciplines of entrepreneurship, management and... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 10 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Founding a Company at the Intersection of Medicine and Technology
Paxton Maeder-York is a proud member of the MBA class of 2019, Section G. He deferred between his RC and EC years to complete an additional master’s degree in Computational Science. Having studied Biomedical Engineering as an undergraduate and worked as a View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- March 2000
- Case
Aspect Medical Systems
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Naomi Atkins
Entrepreneur Nassib Chamoun has created an innovative anesthesiology device that monitors patients' consciousness levels during surgery. This case tracks how Chamoun and his executive team built the infrastructure of the company and actively managed the adoption... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Independent Innovation and Invention; Infrastructure; Product Design; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Adoption; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Naomi Atkins. "Aspect Medical Systems." Harvard Business School Case 600-076, March 2000.
- May 2022
- Case
Thinking Outside the Wine Box (A): Mekanism and the Franz for Life Campaign
This case provides an overview of “Franz for Life,” an advertising campaign that independent advertising agency Mekanism created and executed to revitalize the brand image of Franzia, a low-cost boxed wine. For several years, Franzia’s popularity declined among... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Digital Marketing; Social Marketing; Marketing Communications; Product Positioning; Food and Beverage Industry; Advertising Industry; United States
Amano, Tomomichi, Elie Ofek, Mengjie Cheng, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Thinking Outside the Wine Box (A): Mekanism and the Franz for Life Campaign." Harvard Business School Case 522-055, May 2022.
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
Case 608-016 Cambrian House builds Internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace