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- August 2010 (Revised June 2020)
- Teaching Note
Generation Investment Management (TN)
By: Sandra J. Sucher
Teaching Note for 613-002. The case and/or its teaching note includes references to case supplement videos that are intended for students to view, along with the written case, before class.
As a reminder, the (A) video supplement is intended for students to view... View Details
- February 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chronicles the background of the founding of the WNBA, its basic business concept, some of the key research information used by the NBA in launching it, and other related information. Students must analyze the "basic business model" involved and compare it to that of... View Details
Greyser, Stephen A. "Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)." Harvard Business School Case 599-032, February 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
- 30 Apr 2015
- Video
Working on a Startup at HBS
- 12 May 2015
- Video
Class of 2015: Where are you headed?
- 21 Aug 2023
- Video
Pep Talk: Aishwarya
- Career Coach
Maude Hoffman
Maude is happy to help fellow students talk through career decisions and strategies to pivot to investing, sustainability, and energy. She studied chemical engineering undergrad, but has worked in non-engineering roles at SunPower... View Details
- November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
Khanmigo: Revolutionizing Learning with GenAI
By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Emily Grandjean
Already a leader in the edtech space since its 2008 launch, Khan Academy was now one of the first edtech organizations to embrace generative artificial intelligence ("genAI"). In March 2023, Khan Academy began beta testing Khanmigo, a genAI “guide” and tutor built with... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Risk and Uncertainty; Education; AI and Machine Learning; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States; San Francisco
Sahlman, William A., Allison M. Ciechanover, and Emily Grandjean. "Khanmigo: Revolutionizing Learning with GenAI." Harvard Business School Case 824-059, November 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- July 1991
- Case
Managing the U.S. Dollar in the 1980s
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Provides numerical data and alternative explanations concerning the U.S. dollar's rise and subsequent fall in value from 1981 through 1987. Students are challenged to study the evidence and make their own inferences concerning the dollar's movements and the degree of... View Details
Kester, W. Carl, and Richard P. Melnick. "Managing the U.S. Dollar in the 1980s." Harvard Business School Case 292-001, July 1991.
- August 2012 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
ABC Pharmaceuticals
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Erik R. Sparks
This case asks students to price a new drug that is in Stage II of its clinical trials. It contains detailed estimates of the time required and costs for all the steps needed to commercialize a drug in the U.S. Students will learn virtually all the steps required to... View Details
Keywords: Drug Development; Price; Product; Product Launch; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Erik R. Sparks. "ABC Pharmaceuticals." Harvard Business School Case 313-041, August 2012. (Revised August 2024.)
- 17 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
What to Expect from your First Week at HBS
already been within the Harvard community and in Cambridge for a year and had already experienced a version of the section and the cold call. I thought I would be much more prepared than other students for my first semester at HBS, but to... View Details
- Teaching Interest
Field Immersion Experiences in Leadership Development
By: Frances X. Frei
HBS students have traditionally been immersed in a case-study method that has encouraged them to think like leaders. As a part of the school’s recent curriculum innovation, Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) gives students meaningful... View Details
- January 1985
- Case
Business Research Corp. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting an entrepreneur: which of two investment proposals should he accept to fund the creation and marketing of a database that comprises the full text of research reports produced by Wall Street investment banking firms? The... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; Valuation; Investment Banking; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Service Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Business Research Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-089, January 1985.
- August 1996 (Revised February 2000)
- Exercise
Decision-Making Exercise (A)
By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Provides questionnaires so students can compare their experiences with different decison-making processes. Students read "Growing Pains," a Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study, and then work in teams to come up with recommendations using a consensus approach to... View Details
Garvin, David A., and Michael Roberto. "Decision-Making Exercise (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 397-031, August 1996. (Revised February 2000.)
- 24 May 2012
- News
Harvard Business School Celebrates 102nd Commencement
- TeachingInterests
Understanding and Influencing Operations as an Investor
This course is designed to impart to students who plan to become investors an understanding of firms' operations, and to students, including entrepreneurs, planning to operate companies an understanding of how to interface with investors. The course also... View Details
- 08 Sep 2008
- HBS Case
The Value of Environmental Activists
There are many methods, most financial, to measure the success of companies in meeting goals. But the question becomes a lot harder at Harvard Business School when MBAs are challenged to measure the efforts of environmental organizations like Greenpeace and the World... View Details
Kym Lew Nelson
Kym Lew Nelson joined the NOM unit of the Harvard Business School as a Visiting Lecturer in January of 2020. In July of 2020, she became a Senior Lecturer in the Negotiations unit. Prior to joining the faculty, Kym was a guest lecturer in the Negotiations class at... View Details
- August 2018 (Revised April 2019)
- Case
Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A)
By: Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, Francois Brochet and Christine Johnson
In May 2018, Berkshire Hathaway announced an unprecedented loss of more than $1 billion for the first quarter of 2018. Warren Buffett blamed this loss on the new accounting rules for equity securities which he criticized. In the case ‘Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire... View Details
Keywords: Equity Securities; FASB; Fair Value Accounting; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Financial Services Industry
Heese, Jonas, Suraj Srinivasan, Francois Brochet, and Christine Johnson. "Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 119-030, August 2018. (Revised April 2019.)