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    W. Carl Kester

    Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
    • 20 Sep 2013
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s

    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Christina Lubinski; Chemical
    • November 2019 (Revised April 2021)
    • Technical Note

    Rechargeable Batteries, 2017: Gigafactory Wars in the Offing?

    By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
    In 2017, the global market for rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries was 126 gigawatt-hours (GWh) valued at $37 billion, growing by $10 billion in two years. Once confined largely to consumer electronics and appliances, the rapid increase in demand was spurred by... View Details
    Keywords: Batteries; Rechargeable Batteries; Lithium-ion; Lithium-ion Batteries; Electric Vehicle; Electric Vehicles; Energy Entrepreneurship; Energy Markets; Energy Storage; Battery; Demand Uncertainty; Demand Forecasting; Supply ＆ Demand; Supply And Demand; Capacity Planning; Tesla; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Technological Change; Technology Change; Technology Commercialization; Policy Change; Subsidies; Power/Energy; Power Grid; Energy Policy; Developing Markets; Alevo; Samsung; LG Chem; CATL; Northvolt; General Motors; Energy; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Policy; Demand and Consumers; Forecasting and Prediction; Supply and Industry; Emerging Markets; Competitive Strategy; China
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    • March 2021 (Revised April 2021)
    • Case

    Wirecard: The Downfall of a German Fintech Star

    By: Jonas Heese, Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
    Wirecard was a German fintech company, member of the DAX30, that provided payment processing and related services. Wirecard had enjoyed large growth rates over the years and most investors and analysts were enthusiastic about the company's prospects. Wirecard's... View Details
    Keywords: Accounting Fraud; Scandal; Accounting Audits; Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; Germany; Singapore; Dubai
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      Dante Roscini

      Dante Roscini holds the Professor of Management Practice Chair endowed by the MBA Class of 1952 at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2008 after a two-decades-long career in finance. He currently teaches the course Business, Government, and the... View Details

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      Leadership - Faculty & Research

      Corporate Strategy ; Transformation ; Finance ; Leading Change ; Organizational Culture ; Organizational Structure ; Alignment ; Health Industry ; Germany ; United States Citation Educators Purchase Related Collis, David J., Benjamin C.... View Details
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      National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

      Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Luxembourg Macedonia Monaco Netherlands Nordic Region Norway Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Middle East & North... View Details
      • 15 May 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

      ©iStockphoto Here's some heartening news for working mothers worried about the future of their children. Women whose moms worked outside the home are more likely to have jobs themselves, are more likely to hold supervisory responsibility at those jobs, and earn higher... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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      Request the Data - Leadership

      Germany Ghana Uzbekistan Greece Guatemala Guinea Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia... View Details

        Gerald Zaltman

        *Joined Harvard Faculty: 1991
        Prior Faculty Appointments: Northwestern University, 1968-75;
        University of Pittsburgh, 1975-91

        *Doctoral Degree in Sociology Received from: The John Hopkins University;
        MBA Degree Received from: The University of... View Details

        Keywords: advertising; apparel; automotive; beverage; biotechnology; consumer products; entertainment; financial services; food; health care; marketing industry; pharmaceuticals; retailing; sports; telecommunications
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        Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

        much content as with CORe, so this was a quintessential supplement. Anastassia Nefedova Working on a cloud-based product expansion in Central and Eastern Europe for Microsoft and based in Munich, Germany BSc,International Hospitality... View Details
        • 24 Feb 2021
        • Lessons from the Classroom

        What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

        becomes clear only a few decades later, in the lead up to the second World War.” World War II (1939-1945): Strategies must reflect their unique circumstances The Treaty of Versailles left Germany spoiling for revenge, and it also left its... View Details
        Keywords: by Lane Lambert

          Ray A. Goldberg

          A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

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          Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine
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          Events - Business History

          state-business ties contributed to economic stagnation." Learn more about the book on the Oxford University Press website. Apr 3 03 Apr 2023 Seminar Hybrid Seminar: William Kirby (HBS), "Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from View Details
          • 28 Mar 2012
          • What Do You Think?

          Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

          in his recent book, some are less fungible than others. Germany was cited by Peter Sebregondi as a country that has pursued an enlightened strategy toward manufacturing, through its continued support of an apprentice system that provides... View Details
          Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing
          • October 2022 (Revised June 2024)
          • Case

          Driving Decarbonization at BMW

          By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
          The case describes BMW’s electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its vehicles and used tools like carbon abatement cost curves to evaluate decarbonization opportunities. In mid-2022,... View Details
          Keywords: Decarbonization; Climate Change; Environment; Sustainability; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Transportation; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Germany; China; United States; Europe
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            D. Quinn Mills

            Daniel Quinn Mills provides thought leadership in several fields including leadership, strategy, venture capital, finance, economics and geopolitics.  He has been a director of publicly-listed firms and is currently a director of several closely-held private... View Details

            Keywords: accounting industry; banking; brokerage; computer; construction; consulting; e-commerce industry; education industry; information technology industry; investment banking industry; management consulting; professional services; publishing industry; venture capital industry
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            Participating Institutions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

            (Paris) Georgia ALTE University (Tbilisi) Business and Technology University (Tbilisi) European University (Tbilisi) Grigol Robakidze University (Tbilisi) Kutaisi University (Kutaisi) Germany HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management... View Details

              Stephen P. Bradley

              Professor Bradley is the William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. In addition to teaching Management and Strategy in the Owner President Management Program and leading an... View Details

              Keywords: e-commerce industry; financial services; health care; high technology; internet; pharmaceuticals; telecommunications
              • March 2023 (Revised May 2025)
              • Case

              On

              By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger and Sascha Mader
              Founded in 2010, in just one decade, the Swiss company On had established itself as a main player in global sports footwear and apparel. Based on an unconventional strategy which one of the founders labeled as “obsessively distinct,” On grew its sales with a compound... View Details
              Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Germany; United States
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