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- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Education in Chile: A Venue for Individual, Business and Community Involvement
Describes the alliance between a private businessman in Chile and a municipality to manage the local public education system. Describes the institution of a performance-based culture, including the use of management tools to align visions and incentives among key... View Details
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Issues; Education; Business and Community Relations; Education Industry; Chile
Barrett, Diana, Rafael Aguila, Mladen Koljatic, Monica Silva, and Alexandra de Royere. "Education in Chile: A Venue for Individual, Business and Community Involvement." Harvard Business School Case 303-078, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
to craft a more effective message to, and to get lucrative insights from, the shopping public would be well advised to listen to what Underhill and Zaltman have to say. Following are some of their View Details
- March 1976
- Teaching Note
King Community Hospital, Teaching Note
- October 1975 (Revised June 1983)
- Background Note
Understanding Communications in One-To-One Relationships
By: John J. Gabarro
Introduces the concepts of assumptions, perceptions and feelings, and applies these concepts to the problem of understanding the behavior that takes place between people in relationships. The note discusses a particular interaction that takes place between two men in a... View Details
Gabarro, John J. "Understanding Communications in One-To-One Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 476-075, October 1975. (Revised June 1983.)
- 01 Nov 1974
- Conference Presentation
A Comparative Framework for Socialization Practices in Traditional and Modern Communes
By: R. M. Kanter
- September 1999
- Background Note
Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious... View Details
- August 1998 (Revised September 2004)
- Teaching Note
First Community Bank (A) TN
Teaching Note for (9-396-202). View Details
- March 1986
- Teaching Note
American Communications (A), Teaching Note
By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
- June 1991 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Willow Creek Community Church (A)
Describes the historic evolution and current positioning of a Christian church which focuses on the attraction of "unchurched" individuals. Describes the church's strategic service vision and its current growth and leadership problems. View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Social Enterprise; Marketing Strategy; Growth Management; Religion; Service Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Willow Creek Community Church (A)." Harvard Business School Case 691-102, June 1991. (Revised February 1999.)
- November 1995
- Case
Communications Revolution, The : 1995
By: Richard S. Tedlow and James Weber
Tedlow, Richard S., and James Weber. "Communications Revolution, The : 1995." Harvard Business School Case 796-081, November 1995.
- February 2021
- Case
Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community
By: Shane Greenstein, Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin
Threadless, an online apparel company and artist community which Jake Nickell founded in 2000, continued to maintain its status as a top company in the online apparel industry during its second decade. From 2010 to 2020, Threadless continued to operate its... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Management; Marketing; Product Launch; Operations; Supply Chain; Distribution; Networks; Sales; Strategy; Adaptation; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; North America
Greenstein, Shane, Karim Lakhani, and Christian Godwin. "Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community." Harvard Business School Case 621-056, February 2021.
- August 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry
By: Paul M. Healy and Arjuna J Costa
Designed to explore recognition issues in the context of a potential market downturn. In late 2000, Lucent Technologies reports multiple revisions to its recent financial results due to revenue recognition problems, leading to a dramatic decline in its stock price.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Revenue Recognition; Policy; Supply and Industry; Performance; Communications Industry
Healy, Paul M., and Arjuna J Costa. "Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry." Harvard Business School Case 107-025, August 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- January 10, 2011
- Column
Learning from Sustainable Community Experiments
By: Amy Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul and Robert Eccles
Edmondson, Amy, Tiona Zuzul, and Robert Eccles. "Learning from Sustainable Community Experiments." Blog: Early Ecocities. Economist: The Ideas Economy (January 10, 2011).
- April 2020
- Teaching Note
Glossier: Co-Creating a Cult Brand with a Digital Community
By: Jill Avery
Teaching Note for HBS No. 519-022. Flush with cash from its Series C fundraise, cult beauty brand Glossier considers its next phase of growth, facing critical decisions on how to allocate its capital to support various marketing communications and distribution... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Crowdsourcing; CRM; Startup; Direct-to-consumer; DTC; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Customer Relationship Management; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Social Media; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
- February 1993
- Background Note
Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom
By: James E. Austin
Provides guidance for the preparation of teaching notes. Sets forth the rationale for teaching notes, what they should contain and why, and how they can be prepared. Based on the experiences of Harvard Business School faculty. View Details
Austin, James E. "Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom." Harvard Business School Background Note 793-105, February 1993.
- March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Managing Science Communication at Bayer
By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Adi Sunderam
Schwartzstein, Joshua, and Adi Sunderam. "Managing Science Communication at Bayer." Harvard Business School Case 921-045, March 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
- 1994
- Book
Managing Business Enterprises after Communism
By: Gary W. Loveman, Simon Johnson and David T. Kotchen
- Article
Starting Over: Poland after Communism
By: Simon Johnson and Gary W. Loveman
Johnson, Simon, and Gary W. Loveman. "Starting Over: Poland after Communism." Harvard Business Review 73, no. 2 (March–April 1995): 44–56.
- Research Summary
Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization
This is a descriptive study of the structure of communications in a modern organization. We analyze a dataset with millions of electronic mail messages, calendar meetings and teleconferences for many thousands of employees of a single, multidivisional firm during a... View Details
- January 1989
- Background Note
Managing Information Technology: Communications Networks
By: James I. Cash Jr. and Thomas H. Davenport
Cash, James I., Jr., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Managing Information Technology: Communications Networks." Harvard Business School Background Note 189-131, January 1989.