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  • January 1986 (Revised November 2006)
  • Case

Peripheral Products Company: The 'Gray Market' for Disk Drives

By: Frank V. Cespedes
In mid-1985, the vice president of marketing for a large manufacturer of disk drives is considering how to deal with a growing "gray market" for his company's products. The case provides good background material on the evolution of gray markets throughout the disk... View Details
Keywords: Price; Growth and Development; Code Law; Leadership; Marketing; Distribution; Production; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Distribution Industry
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  • 26 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

business processes throughout an organization, thereby not only increasing productivity but also market share and market value. We develop a simple model that shows how this process will increase both turbulence and concentration in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

worldwide phenomenon. Sensing, analyzing, and developing appropriate responses to the complex new demands of the expanded, global marketplace is difficult, and the greatest challenge comes in developing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

and Brooke Barton, 309-320. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007 Abstract After thirty years of development, commercial microfinance in the developing world—the provision of financial services to low income populations on a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 2008 (Revised August 2020)
  • Case

Lisa Sherman (A)

By: Bill George and Jens Audenaert
Lisa Sherman is a successful executive at Verizon who is struggling with the decision to reveal her sexual orientation. After attending a diversity training workshop in which participants expressed extremely negative views about people in her community, Sherman wonders... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Identity; Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Organizational Culture
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  • 09 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 9, 2016

and identity change interacted. We find instances in which urgent focus on design change consumed top management attention and crowded out identity change; in which experimentation in design made it premature to develop a new identity;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Negotiation and All That Jazz

change and adapt to the situation," Brahimi advised. "Don't ask reality to conform to your blueprint, but transform your blueprint to adapt to reality." The biggest barrier to developing that mindfulness is something that is almost never... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 21 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 21

knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of each economy, and upon firm and agglomeration economy traits. To better determine when a firm will be attracted to agglomeration economies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2006
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Writing the Case for Public School Reform

The state of public education in the United States is a perennial hot-button topic, with rhetoric often outpacing any real sense of progress. The Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a 2003 joint initiative of HBS and Harvard's... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education
  • October 2019
  • Supplement

Hidrovias do Brasil: Navigating Unchartered Waters: Video Supplement

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Since its founding eight years earlier, Hidrovias do Brasil (“Hidrovias”), an integrated logistics provider serving corporate customers exporting products from South America via the Atlantic Ocean, had grown to 900 employees and $253 million in annual revenues.... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Finance; Leadership; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Human Capital; Growth and Development; Private Equity; Shipping Industry; Brazil
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  • December 2010
  • Teaching Note

Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners (TN)

By: Julie M. Wulf
Teaching Note for 710-414. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Design; Problems and Challenges; Organizational Culture; Groups and Teams; Financial Services Industry
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  • 15 Nov 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

how does the founder of a social venture decide to create a hybrid rather than a traditional charity? New research suggests the decision has a lot to do with the founder’s gender. "in communities where female leadership of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • January – February 2011
  • Article

Are You a Good Boss-Or a Great One?

By: Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback
Private moments of doubt and fear come even to managers who have spent years on the job. Any number of events can trigger them: an initiative is going poorly; you get a lukewarm performance review; your new assignment is daunting. HBS professor Linda Hill and executive... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Social and Collaborative Networks
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  • 20 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 20

between the management scores of autonomous government schools and regular government schools is accounted for by differences in the principal's leadership and better governance. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 31

likely would be difficult to finance externally. We argue that a developed financial system can facilitate exports, and we test three implications. First, a more developed financial system is associated with... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 28 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 28

In contrast, we find no increase in crimes against men or gender-neutral crimes. We also examine the effectiveness of alternative forms of political representation: large-scale membership of women in local councils affects crime against them more than their presence in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

businesses that have passed through the high growth stage can continue to deliver the resources, capabilities, and platforms needed to fuel the emerging opportunities of the future. This business lifecycle view of innovation requires new View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Jul 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Non-competes Push Talent Away

you're starting a company, you might want to think about non-competes when you talk about where to locate your business," Marx says. "And if you're considering non-competes, think about whether you want to develop a reputation as a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?

team.) Team members could click on each occupation ("Architectural Drafters," for example) to review information from a database developed for the U.S. Department of Labor. The database, O*NET, describes hundreds of occupations and breaks... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 09 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

process. Can algorithms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence help Tailor Brands outperform graphic designers and branding agencies in developing brand identities? And, can Tailor Brands differentiate itself from the many other... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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