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- January 2015 (Revised October 2018)
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Nasty Gals Do It Better
By: David Collis, Diane Chang, Matthew Shaffer and Ashley Hartman
In 2006, Sophia Amoruso started Nasty Gal, an eBay boutique selling vintage clothes. With a strong sense of style and personality, Amoruso poured herself into building the brand and developing relationships with her customers—typically the slightly edgy 18–24 year old.... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth; Brand Management; Online Retail; Clothing; Apparel; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Management; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Social Media; E-commerce; Digital Marketing; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States
Collis, David, Diane Chang, Matthew Shaffer, and Ashley Hartman. "Nasty Gals Do It Better." Harvard Business School Case 715-412, January 2015. (Revised October 2018.)
- Web
Frameworks & Key Concepts - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the business environment shows how the multiple dimensions of microeconomic competitiveness in a location are interrelated. Clusters Clusters are groups of interconnected firms, suppliers, related... View Details
- April 2025
- Supplement
Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics (B)
By: Linda A. Hill, James I. Cash and Lydia Begag
This case is a supplement to “Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics” (A) and is set against the backdrop of the 2024 NBA Finals. It describes the impact of Mazzulla’s decision to rally his team with an aggressive “go for the kill” mindset instead of choosing language... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Change Management; Communication; Values and Beliefs; Decision Making; Innovation Leadership; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Management Skills; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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Course History - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Decker, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Whole Foods, and Zurich Financial Services. Workshop participants also have the opportunity to reconvene to review the first two years in the job and to recalibrate their... View Details
- April 2022
- Teaching Note
Indigenous Wisdom and the Climate Crisis
By: Reshmaan Hussam
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 722-050. View Details
- January 2018
- Supplement
In the Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: South Korea's Lotte Group, China and the U.S. THAAD Missile Defense System (B)
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
This case explores Lotte Group’s challenge of how to respond to Chinese government pressure in 2017, following the Group’s February decision to transfer land to the South Korean government, on which Seoul intended to deploy the U.S.-built THAAD missile defense system.... View Details
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
Our new data help to address important questions related to innovation and long-run growth dynamics. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52130 Harvard View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
partnerships to equip Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and advance equity. Mbanusi found over his five years with the organization... View Details
- December 2021
- Article
Negativity Spreads More Than Positivity on Twitter after Both Positive and Negative Political Situations
By: Jonas Paul Schöne, Brian Parkinson and Amit Goldenberg
What type of emotional language spreads further in political discourses on social media? Previous research has focused on situations that primarily elicited negative emotions, showing that negative language tended to spread further. The current project extends existing... View Details
Keywords: Negative Emotions; Emotional Influence; Emotional Resonance; Political Discourse; Emotion Contagion; Intergroup; Interactive Communication; Emotions; Government and Politics; Social Media
Schöne, Jonas Paul, Brian Parkinson, and Amit Goldenberg. "Negativity Spreads More Than Positivity on Twitter after Both Positive and Negative Political Situations." Affective Science 2, no. 4 (December 2021): 379–390.
- 2001
- Chapter
Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry
By: Rebecca Henderson and Ian Cockburn
U.S. taxpayers funded $14.8 billion of health related research last year, four times the amount that was spent in 1970 in real terms. In this paper we evaluate the impact of these huge expenditures on the technological performance of the pharmaceutical industry. While... View Details
Keywords: Public Sector; Science-Based Business; Research and Development; Sovereign Finance; Pharmaceutical Industry
Henderson, Rebecca, and Ian Cockburn. "Publicly Funded Science and the Productivity of the Pharmaceutical Industry." In Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 1, edited by Adam B. Jaffe, Josh Lerner, and Scott Stern, 1–34. MIT Press, 2001.
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52673 Harvard Business School Case 517-050 Beingmate Founded in 2002, Hangzhou, China–based Beingmate was a major producer of infant formula and View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations
culture that impacts employee experience at an even deeper level, and can have a significant impact on the company’s bottom line, is psychological safety. WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY? In her book The Fearless Organization, Harvard View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
were just in Europe. Can you give us a sense of your research and how it pertains to the crisis unfolding right now? Rawi Abdelal: I’ve been working for many years on a project about Russian-European energy View Details
- February 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code
By: Kristin Mugford, William Vrattos and Radhika Kak
In 2016, India passed a new bankruptcy law (IBC) to counter a brewing bank crisis and increased corporate distress. Homebuilder Jaypee Infratech, one of India largest distressed companies (the “dirty dozen”) began restructuring under the IBC in 2017. Two years later,... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decisions; Judgments; Voting; Developing Countries and Economies; Financial Crisis; Public Sector; Asset Pricing; Borrowing and Debt; Corporate Finance; Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Bonds; Investment Return; Price; Government Legislation; Laws and Statutes; Bids and Bidding; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Real Estate Industry; India; Delhi
Mugford, Kristin, William Vrattos, and Radhika Kak. "Jaypee Infratech and the Indian Bankruptcy Code." Harvard Business School Case 222-071, February 2022. (Revised May 2022.)
- 29 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Can Paying Firms Quicker Affect Aggregate Employment?
Keywords: by Jean-Noel Barrot and Ramana Nanda
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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
productivity of its many smallholder farmers and their communities. A decade later there had been much progress, but Nestle was still working to embed this approach throughout the company and View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals
As the Harvard Business School confronts the challenges of the 21st century, the support and guidance of its graduates are more critical than ever. Three advisory boards, staffed by volunteer alumni View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lumry Chair Supports IT and Entrepreneurship
A generous gift from Rufus W. Lumry III (MBA 1974) will establish a new chair at HBS and support teaching and learning in the field of information technology as it relates to... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
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Continuity of Strategic Direction - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Creating a Successful St... Creating a Successful Strategy... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- News
Promoting Diversity at Sundance and Beyond
Diamond says. “We create a supportive space where black artists can mingle, shine, and learn about financing, production, marketing, and distribution. We also help the industry establishment understand the... View Details