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10 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 10

Hellman, and Ilkin IlyaszadeHarvard Business School Case 811-100 The case study provides an overview of the angel investment practices and describes government policies towards... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

and students, since the case studies in the book were developed for a course on corporate restructuring that I have taught here at Harvard Business School for the past eight years. (I have also taught these... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2001
News

Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

infrastructure. “The region is rich with research opportunities,” McFarlan notes. And the growing number of HBS faculty members who are studying companies throughout this rapidly changing area of the world would doubtless agree. In Japan,... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

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The Global Health Delivery Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Dr. Paul Farmer from Partners in Health, and Professor Michael Porter. Coordinated Knowledge Sharing The Global Health Delivery Project is focused on systematizing the study of global health delivery and rapidly disseminating knowledge... View Details

Angle of Insight

Prior to entering HBS, I studied computer engineering as an undergraduate. I took a couple of classes about African American history in the United States, but beyond that I did not study history. My primary... View Details

22 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

Panel on Pedagogical Innovations in MBA Courses

School. These innovations include subject matter innovations such as courses that focus on globalization and green businesses. They also include innovations in how courses are structured and taught, including greater integration between courses and alternatives to the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Education

30 Oct 2015
Blog Post

4 Takeaways from HBS

and historical framework that is actually far more favorable to all stakeholders. We did case studies on companies that made some tough decisions regarding its shareholders versus employers and customers,... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

In the Hot Seat

Illustration by Ket-le / iStock; photo courtesy of Jeff Immelt Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1 The makings of a CEO and lessons in leading change Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2 Case studies in crisis... View Details

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

the profit motive. However, early in my case writing, I began running into several decisions that founders were making that seemed to conflict with the profit motive. For instance, founders I was studying... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

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Baker Library brings the past, present, and future of business to life. | Baker Library

Baker Library Baker Library brings the past, present, and future of business to life. Search Popular Destinations Databases Case Requests Study Spaces Today's Hours All Hours Working Knowledge Baker Library... View Details

16 Dec 2014
News

Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan

2014 the JRC organized an immersion for 18 HBS faculty who attended a conference, participated in a symposium, and met with local business executives in Tokyo. The experience established a solid foundation for future research and has already resulted in one View Details

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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog

Care contains the analytic framework for students who want to innovate the sector. It is entirely taught through current field-based case studies of health care innovations. Innovating in Health Care (Q1) is... View Details

Leading with the Long View

had a couple of friends in the class, so I decided to take it. I didn’t know there was this business history niche at HBS, and it ended up being an awesome class. The cases we discussed were international and covered a longer time horizon... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

An Intellectual Capital: Some Influential HBS Ideas, at a Glance

1911 HBS establishes the Bureau of Business Research to write cases. 1922 Founding of Harvard Business Review (HBR). 1930s Elton Mayo and Fritz Roethlisberger conduct pioneering studies establishing the importance of field-based... View Details

Keywords: Professor Elton Mayo: Professor Fritz Roethlisberger; George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Professor Emeritus Ray A. Goldberg; Professor Abraham Zaleznik; Professor Alfred Chandler; Professor Michael Porter; Professor Robert S. Kaplan; Professor Michael C. Jensen; Professor C. Roland Christensen; Professor Robert Menton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon | Information Technology

Featured Case Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon This multimedia case study delves into the leadership transition at lululemon, focusing on new CEO Christine... View Details

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John Clayton

John Clayton speaks French, Italian, Chinese, and Spanish, and his resume looks less like a CV than an atlas: He has studied in Bologna, Italy, and Shanghai, China, and worked on the sustainable-development portfolio of the World Bank on... View Details

23 Jan 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Sports: Lessons for Managers

Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement A case study on the marketing of tennis powerhouse Maria Sharapova. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)? Few of us want... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

03 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 3

N. Licht, and Shalom H. Schwartz Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract This study addresses an apparent impasse in the research on organizations' responses to cultural distance. Using historically motivated instrumental... View Details