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- 28 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA
of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most flexible master’s degrees you can find. We invite you to join us for Peek, an annual virtual program in January for undergrads considering an MBA. Through Peek you can explore options for your future and learn how an... View Details
- December 2008
- Case
Responding to Imitation: Intel vs. AMD in 1991
By: Dennis A. Yao
This case examines Intel's response to imitative entry by Advanced Micro Devices into the 386 microprocessor product category in which Intel had been the sole producer. The case is set in 1991 when AMD first introduces its Intel-compatible 386 processor and before... View Details
Keywords: Price; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Hardware; Technology Industry
Yao, Dennis A. "Responding to Imitation: Intel vs. AMD in 1991." Harvard Business School Case 709-450, December 2008.
- August 2008 (Revised May 2009)
- Case
Kmart and ESL Investments (A)
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah Abbott
A major bankrupt retailer is poised to emerge from Chapter 11. Two activist hedge funds ("vulture investors") will own over 50% of reorganized Kmart's common stock, based on prior investments in Kmart's debt claims, and an infusion of new equity financing. The Chapter... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Investment; Investment Activism; Valuation; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry; United States
Gilson, Stuart C., and Sarah Abbott. "Kmart and ESL Investments (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-044, August 2008. (Revised May 2009.)
- 16 Jan 2015
- News
Price Protection Report: Credit Cards Shielding You From Price Drops
- 19 Sep 2013
- News
Schumpeter: The future of the Firm
- 17 Sep 2009
- News
Putting America Back to Work
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Roles Foundations Play in Shaping Impact Investing
- 26 Feb 2018
- News
The quest to win over Amazon
- 01 Mar 2022
- Video
Women of Color Lead, Empower & Thrive: A Virtual Event
- 16 Oct 2024
- Video
A fireside chat with Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO at Harvard University
- 8:30 AM – 6:45 PM EDT, 15 Sep 2020
- Virtual Programming
Competing in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation
How are companies today using artificial intelligence (AI) to respond to business challenges? During this session, professors Karim Lakhani and Macro Iansiti, coauthors of the book Competing in the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the... View Details
- May 2018 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Sayiddah Fatima McCree
In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (“EFC”), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger International Conglomerate... View Details
Keywords: Cross Border; Energy Markets; Infrastructure Finance; Infrastructure Development; Business Subsidiaries; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Energy Generation; International Finance; Project Finance; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Argentina; Latin America
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Sayiddah Fatima McCree. "Argentina Power—Don't Cry for Me Argentina." Harvard Business School Case 218-041, May 2018. (Revised October 2018.)
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, discuss how companies can decarbonize their electricity when pursuing net zero climate goals, from increased efficiency to... View Details
- January 2016 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Saudi Aramco and Corporate Venture Capital
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank
Saudi Aramco launched an internal venture capital arm in 2011, which promptly became the world's largest investor in energy related startups. In choosing to proceed, the company's New Business Development unit (NPD) wrestled with a number of challenges. How should the... View Details
Fuller, Joseph B., Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, and Nathaniel Burbank. "Saudi Aramco and Corporate Venture Capital." Harvard Business School Case 816-068, January 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- 07 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Marketing Reimagined: A Recap of the 2016 Marketing Innovation Conference
California. The conference was hosted by HBS’s Marketing Club and was sponsored by Procter & Gamble, The Boston Consulting Group, H-E-B, ABInBev, American Express, General Mills, Ibotta, and Samsung. “The energy on campus was... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 2014
- Chapter
Technology Diffusion: Measurement, Causes and Consequences
By: Diego A. Comin and Marti Mestieri
This chapter discusses different approaches pursued to explore three broad questions related to technology diffusion: what general patterns characterize the diffusion of technologies, and how have they changed over time; what are the key drivers of technology, and what... View Details
Comin, Diego A., and Marti Mestieri. "Technology Diffusion: Measurement, Causes and Consequences." In Handbook of Economic Growth. Vol. 2, edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf, 565–622. Elsevier, 2014.
- February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Harvard Business School
By: Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In 2008 the Boston-based Harvard Business School would turn 100. As the centennial year began, the HBS community and leadership were reflecting on how the School might fulfill its mission to "develop business leaders who make a difference in the world" in the next... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Cases; Leadership Development; Management; Management Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Problems and Challenges; Segmentation; Education Industry
Datar, Srikant M., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Harvard Business School." Harvard Business School Case 308-012, February 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- April 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
American Outsourcing
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Alexander Veytsman
Covers the phenomenon of outsourcing jobs from the United States. Reviews the evolution of Mexico's Maquiladoras, manufacturing special economic areas in China, and information technology and service-sourcing in India. Also reviews exports/imports, exchange rates,... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Employment; Emerging Markets; Wages; Trade; United States; Mexico; China; India
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Alexander Veytsman. "American Outsourcing." Harvard Business School Case 705-037, April 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- August 2003 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Royal Bank of Scotland, The: Masters of Integration
By: Nitin Nohria and James Weber
Describes the acquisition of Nat West by Royal Bank of Scotland. Describes the strategic rationale for the acquisition and the process by which the integration of the two banks was accomplished. The acquisition is remarkable for how successful it was, given the typical... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Banks and Banking; Success; Banking Industry; Scotland
Nohria, Nitin, and James Weber. "Royal Bank of Scotland, The: Masters of Integration." Harvard Business School Case 404-026, August 2003. (Revised June 2005.)