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Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand: Know When to Avoid, Engage, or Drop Them
By: Jodi L Short and Michael W. Toffel
The pandemic has placed a new spotlight on working conditions in factories that supply global companies. To avert problems, firms often impose codes of conduct on their suppliers and perform audits to assess compliance. Do these measures help identify unethical...
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Keywords:
Auditing;
Agency Cost;
Quality And Safety;
Quality Management System;
Quality Management;
Unions;
Environmental Management;
Globalization;
Goods and Commodities;
Governance;
Labor;
Labor Unions;
Wages;
Working Conditions;
Operations;
Supply Chain;
Safety;
Quality;
China;
Bangladesh;
Asia;
Pakistan
Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand: Know When to Avoid, Engage, or Drop Them." Harvard Business Review 99, no. 2 (March–April 2021).
- July 2020
- Article
Lessons from the Impact of Price Regulation on the Pricing of Anticancer Drugs in Germany
By: Victoria D. Lauenroth, Aaron S. Kesselheim, Ameet Sarpatwari and Ariel Dora Stern
Worldwide spending on prescription drugs has increased dramatically in recent years. Although this increase has been particularly pronounced in the U.S., it remains largely unaddressed there. In Europe, however, different approaches to regulating drug prices have been...
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Keywords:
Pharmaceuticals;
Prescription Drug Costs;
Drug Pricing;
Access To Care;
Cost Reduction;
Health Care and Treatment;
Price;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Cost Management;
Germany
Lauenroth, Victoria D., Aaron S. Kesselheim, Ameet Sarpatwari, and Ariel Dora Stern. "Lessons from the Impact of Price Regulation on the Pricing of Anticancer Drugs in Germany." Health Affairs 39, no. 7 (July 2020): 1185–1193.
- Article
Decreases In Readmissions Credited to Medicare's Program to Reduce Hospital Readmissions Have Been Overstated
By: Christopher Ody, Lucy Msall, Leemore S. Dafny, David Grabowski and David Cutler
Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has been credited with lowering risk-adjusted readmission rates for targeted conditions at general acute care hospitals. However, these reductions appear to be illusory or overstated. This is because a...
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Keywords:
Readmission Rates;
Hospitals;
Acute Care Hospitals;
Medicare;
Myocardial Infarction;
Heart Failure;
Health Care and Treatment
Ody, Christopher, Lucy Msall, Leemore S. Dafny, David Grabowski, and David Cutler. "Decreases In Readmissions Credited to Medicare's Program to Reduce Hospital Readmissions Have Been Overstated." Health Affairs 38, no. 1 (January 2019): 36–43.
- February 2018
- Case
EmQuest: Travel Distribution in the Digital Era
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Gamze Yucaoglu
EmQuest, Emirates Group’s travel distribution company, must decide what to do with its contract with the global distribution system it uses, Sabre. Since its founding in 1988, EmQuest was servicing travel agents in the MENA region by providing a connection to over 400...
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Keywords:
UAE;
Decision;
Business Model;
Competitive Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Strategy;
Value Creation;
Change Management;
Emerging Markets;
For-Profit Firms;
Competitive Advantage;
Travel Industry;
United Arab Emirates
Lakhani, Karim R., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "EmQuest: Travel Distribution in the Digital Era." Harvard Business School Case 618-040, February 2018.
- December 2017 (Revised November 2023)
- Technical Note
The BGIE Twenty (2024 version)
By: Alberto Cavallo, Kristin Fabbe, Mattias Fibiger, Jeremy Friedman, Reshmaan Hussam, Vincent Pons and Matthew Weinzierl
The purpose of this technical note is to explain the BGIE Twenty, an “idea-kit” that serves as the intellectual backbone of the BGIE course. Each year, the BGIE professors decide on the twenty ideas that we believe are the most important for students to study in...
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Cavallo, Alberto, Kristin Fabbe, Mattias Fibiger, Jeremy Friedman, Reshmaan Hussam, Vincent Pons, and Matthew Weinzierl. "The BGIE Twenty (2024 version)." Harvard Business School Technical Note 718-032, December 2017. (Revised November 2023.)
- August 2016
- Teaching Note
The Role of Real Estate in Endowment Portfolios: The Case of Christ Church College
By: Arthur I. Segel and Alexander W. Schultz
The case centers on Christ Church’s Treasurer, James Lawrie, who is contemplating his options for investing a portion of the College’s endowment in real estate. Approximately 1/3 of the total $690 million endowment was allocated towards real estate, much higher than...
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- January 2016
- Case
Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Founded in 1999 in the Boston area, Sentient Jet had become a leading private aviation company in the United States. Its success was built on the introduction of a groundbreaking membership program that offered business travelers the flexibility and convenience of...
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Keywords:
Private Jets;
Private Aviation;
Luxury;
Luxury Service;
Uber;
Branding;
Growth Strategy;
Client Acquisition;
Innovative Business Model;
Disruptive Innovation;
Collaborative Consumption;
Disruption;
Disruptive Business Model;
Travel;
Reputation Management;
Sharing Economy;
Word Of Mouth;
Customer Engagement;
Aircraft;
Membership Programs;
Loyalty Program;
Brand Positioning;
Brand Building;
Brand Differentiation;
Customer Service;
Exceeding Consumer Expectations;
2-way Business Model;
Marketing Partnerships;
Netjet;
Air Transportation;
Entrepreneurship;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Air Transportation Industry
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Sentient Jet: The Uber of Private Jets." Harvard Business School Case 516-066, January 2016.
- April 2015
- Article
Anxious and Egocentric: How Specific Emotions Influence Perspective Taking
By: Andrew R. Todd, Matthias Forstmann, Pascal Burgmer, Alison Wood Brooks and Adam D. Galinsky
People frequently feel anxious. Although prior research has extensively studied how feeling anxious shapes intrapsychic aspects of cognition, much less is known about how anxiety affects interpersonal aspects of cognition. Here, we examine the influence of incidental...
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Keywords:
Anxiety;
Egocentrism;
Emotion;
Perspective Taking;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Perspective;
Emotions
Todd, Andrew R., Matthias Forstmann, Pascal Burgmer, Alison Wood Brooks, and Adam D. Galinsky. "Anxious and Egocentric: How Specific Emotions Influence Perspective Taking." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 144, no. 2 (April 2015): 374–391.
- September 2013 (Revised June 2017)
- Supplement
IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
IBM's Corporate Citizenship office created an innovation in public education through a business-school partnership for widespread replication and diffusion. In 2012, while P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) was still in its first year operating,...
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Keywords:
Social Enterprise;
Partnerships;
Innovation;
Entrepreneurship;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Partners and Partnerships;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Education;
Business and Community Relations;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth Management;
Chicago;
Idaho
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-050, September 2013. (Revised June 2017.)
- June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Kvadrat: Leading for Innovation
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2013, Anders Byriel, CEO of the family-owned Danish textiles company, Kvadrat, considered the firm's strategic plan. In 2000, Byriel and Mette Bendix, Kvadrat's Product Director, had taken over management of the company from their fathers, who had founded Kvadrat... View Details
Keywords:
General Management;
Organizational Behavior;
Strategy;
Performance Management;
Leadership;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Human Resources;
Denmark;
Europe;
Asia
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Kvadrat: Leading for Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 413-120, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- November 2012
- Case
CSIRO: The Light Metals Flagship Decision
By: Willy Shih, Margaret P. Pierson and Dawn Lau
This case explores the challenge of investing in basic research as a public good. CSIRO was Australia's leading science and research agency, and it was chartered to enhance national prosperity through R&D. Its Flagships program was designed to align research interests...
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Keywords:
R&D;
Basic Research;
Government-funded Research;
Public Goods;
Extractive Industries;
Metals;
Metals Processing;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Growth and Development;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Manufacturing Industry;
Mining Industry;
Oceania;
Australia
Shih, Willy, Margaret P. Pierson, and Dawn Lau. "CSIRO: The Light Metals Flagship Decision." Harvard Business School Case 613-029, November 2012.
- August 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Avi Kremer
By: Joshua D. Margolis and Mark Wetzel
If you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, how would you respond and what would you do with your remaining time? Avi Kremer contemplates four options for how to devote himself 18 months after being diagnosed with ALS. His experience thus far and the choices he...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Values and Beliefs;
Health Disorders;
Leadership Development;
Personal Development and Career;
Social Enterprise;
Personal Characteristics
Margolis, Joshua D., and Mark Wetzel. "Avi Kremer." Harvard Business School Case 411-022, August 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- 2010
- Book
One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making
By: Steven Sinofsky and Marco Iansiti
Learn from the concepts, capabilities, processes, and behaviors that aligned around one strategy with the hard-won, first-person wisdom found in One Strategy. Challenging traditional views of strategy and operational execution, this book - written by Microsoft...
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Sinofsky, Steven, and Marco Iansiti. One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Mistry Architects (A)
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Robert G. Eccles and Mona Sinha
Describes an architecture firm founded and run by a husband and wife team, Sharukh and Renu Mistry, that emphasizes "green" building. The firm presents an unusual mix of projects-spanning the spectrum from larger corporate projects to small private homes. The mix also...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Design;
Housing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Community Relations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Conflict and Resolution
Edmondson, Amy C., Robert G. Eccles, and Mona Sinha. "Mistry Architects (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-044, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- December 2006 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You
By: F. Warren McFarlan, GuoQing Chen, HengYuan Zhu, Bin Yang, Michael Shih-ta Chen, G.A. Donovan, Waishun Lo and Yan Yang
Founded in 1987, China Merchants Bank (CMB) is a pioneer in the use of technical innovation and IT as a competitive tool in the rapidly evolving Chinese banking sector. With a relatively small branch network when compared to its larger competitors, CMB uses an...
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Keywords:
Credit Cards;
Information Technology;
Technological Innovation;
Innovation Leadership;
Competitive Strategy;
Initial Public Offering;
Emerging Markets;
Opportunities;
Banking Industry;
China;
Hong Kong
McFarlan, F. Warren, GuoQing Chen, HengYuan Zhu, Bin Yang, Michael Shih-ta Chen, G.A. Donovan, Waishun Lo, and Yan Yang. "China Merchants Bank: Here Just For You." Harvard Business School Case 307-081, December 2006. (Revised February 2009.)
- 2007
- Chapter
Career Patterns and Organizational Performance
By: Monica C. Higgins and James R. Dillon
Traditional research on careers examines how organizations and individuals affect career outcomes. This chapter reviews several specific ways in which career histories have been found to influence organizational outcomes. While we incorporate both upper echelons...
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Higgins, Monica C., and James R. Dillon. "Career Patterns and Organizational Performance." Chap. 21 in Handbook of Career Studies, edited by M. Peiperl and H. Gunz, 422–436. Sage Publications, 2007.
- 01 Mar 2021
- News
Manage the Suppliers That Could Harm Your Brand
- November 2021 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
QuantumScape's Mission to Revolutionize Energy Storage for a Sustainable Future
By: William A. Sahlman, Allison M. Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga
QuantumScape CEO Jagdeep Singh juggles the many activities required to lead the next-generation battery pioneer. Founded in 2010, QuantumScape’s mission was to develop new “solid-state” car batteries that would improve upon traditional lithium-ion batteries in key...
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Keywords:
Batteries;
Electric Vehicles;
SPACs;
Innovation and Management;
Technological Innovation;
Science-Based Business;
Environmental Sustainability;
Auto Industry;
Energy Industry;
California;
San Jose
Sahlman, William A., Allison M. Ciechanover, and Jeff Huizinga. "QuantumScape's Mission to Revolutionize Energy Storage for a Sustainable Future." Harvard Business School Case 822-044, November 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
- 25 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
Collaborating Across Cultures
researchers found that affective trust was much more likely to stem from having high cultural metacognition than cognitive trust. This time, 60 managers attending another executive MBA course were asked to complete a network survey...
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by Michael Blanding
- 07 Feb 2024
- News
The Sound of Success
A groundbreaking gene therapy developed by Akouos, Inc., a precision genetic medicine company founded in 2016 by Emmanuel (Manny) Simons (MBA 2012), has enabled an 11-year-old boy from Morocco to hear sounds for the first time. According...
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