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- January 2014 (Revised May 2015)
- Case
Open English
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Lisa Mazzanti
Open English, a Miami-based startup offering online English language learning services, had more than 30,000 active students across Latin America in 2012. The company had just closed a $43 million financing round in order to rapidly scale its service to the next level.... View Details
Keywords: Technology Strategy; Product Management; Startup; Online Learning; Digital Platforms; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Technology Industry; Miami; Venezuela
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Lisa Mazzanti. "Open English." Harvard Business School Case 814-020, January 2014. (Revised May 2015.)
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
Weight Loss: A Randomized, Controlled Trial," published in the June 2011 edition of Journal of General Internal Medicine. TIP #3- Fill your backpack with rocks. A research team from Harvard and the University of Central Florida tested the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
Project. ARF’s current Homecoming Initiative is raising money for four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Howard University, Florida A&M University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. Additionally, in an ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 18 Nov 2020
- News
Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar
with the event. We will definitely be hosting more networking events in this format, as it looks like we’ll be virtual into 2021.” The HBS Club of South Florida welcomed 10 alumni to a virtual discussion about the Future of Work, sharing... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 May 2017
- News
Pioneer Spirit
liquid hydrogen rocket engine that was subsequently used in many of the major space exploration programs, and Fern taught in the first public high school in Palm Beach County to be integrated.” One of the goals the couple had when they moved to View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- November 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Teaching Note
Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance
By: Jim Sharpe
- May 2003
- Case
Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Sun Hydraulics, 32-year-old global hydraulics engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Sarasota, Florida; confronts tough choices due to the economic downturn in 2001. The company leadership debates how to maintain profitability and reduce labor costs... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Mission and Purpose; Financial Crisis; Crisis Management; Manufacturing Industry; Florida
Hill, Linda A., and Jennifer Suesse. "Sun Hydraulics: Leading in Tough Times (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 403-139, May 2003.
- June 1982 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
TRW: The Gainesville Plant (Condensed)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Florida
Beer, Michael. "TRW: The Gainesville Plant (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 482-016, June 1982. (Revised May 1985.)
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
several cities, Executive Education graduates, in particular the OPMers, have formed groups to focus on activities of particular interest. Last fall, the School hosted a combined reunion in Florida for all OPM graduates as a means of... View Details
- February 2000
- Teaching Note
Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (A)-(D) TN
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Teaching Note for (9-400-036), (9-400-037), (9-400-038), and (9-400-039). View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
political party registered as Republicans. The partisan divide within executive suites differs depending on where firms are located. For instance, more than 75 percent of executives in Florida and Georgia are registered as Republicans,... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
race, the better-known John McCain used negative ads effectively to bury the better financed Mitt Romney in Florida. These negative ads were complimented by positive ads burnishing McCain's record. The ads ran in the final days before the View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 24 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Palm Beach
Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Thursday, February 23, more than 60 alumni and guests gathered in Florida to celebrate and connect... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
coasting on the past," said AFL-CIO president Rich Trumka. Trillions of dollars are needed, but proposed revenue and tax increases are often political nonstarters, and red tape adds to costly delays. "It took nearly 15 years to get a permit to deepen a View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games
instead of what had looked like a game between the two top-ranked teams, the Orange Bowl that year had the number 1 team and the number 5 team, while the number 2 team ended up matched with the number 19 team in the Florida Citrus Bowl.... View Details
- December 2020 (Revised April 2021)
- Teaching Note
Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven economy for Miami. Although Miami was rated the #1 U.S. city for startups in 2017, the region contained structural... View Details
Keywords: Women; Racism; Black Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Gender; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Innovation and Invention; City; Culture; Miami
- September 2017
- Case
NBCUniversal Telemundo: Transforming Latino Television
By: Henry W. McGee, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Christine Snively
In August 2017, Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, considered how the Miami-based Spanish-language TV network Telemundo could succeed in a rapidly shifting media landscape. Over the past few years,... View Details
Keywords: Television Industry; Television Advertising; Broadcasting; Telecommunications; Internet; Television Entertainment; Internet and the Web; Advertising; Digital Platforms; Digital Marketing; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Miami
McGee, Henry W., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Christine Snively. "NBCUniversal Telemundo: Transforming Latino Television." Harvard Business School Case 318-018, September 2017.
- January 2005
- Case
Building Career Foundations: Kevin Williams (B)
Presents an interview with this HBS alumnus about the success of his Chancellor Beacon Academies and his life in Miami. View Details
Higgins, Monica C. "Building Career Foundations: Kevin Williams (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 405-703, January 2005.
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
Howard University, Florida A&M University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. Additionally, in an ongoing effort to support BIPOC students in overcoming the barriers encountered in gaining entry to the fashion industry, ARF... View Details
- August 2014
- Case
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Meng Li
Keywords: Health; Health Care Industry; Health Insurance; United States; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States; Florida
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Meng Li. "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 315-009, August 2014.