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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
In April 2008, the School will mark its Centennial birthday — 100 years of history and achievement. To be sure, that’s an impressive figure, but consider also View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
as they strive to become more legally astute. I am very proud of the fact that both Jim Kinnear, former CEO and chair of Texaco, and Arthur Rock, venture capitalist... View Details
- November 2011 (Revised April 2016)
- Case
Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (A)
By: Mukti Khaire and Kerry Herman
Chanel, the iconic haute couture house, founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1913, came to embody its founder's philosophy, taste, and style and set a distinctive and influential tone for women's fashion. Coming to prominence during the height of cultural modernity in... View Details
Keywords: Fashion And Creative Industries; Apparel Manufacturing; Business History; Business Growth and Maturation; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Brands and Branding; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; North and Central America; Europe
Khaire, Mukti, and Kerry Herman. "Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman (A)." Harvard Business School Case 812-001, November 2011. (Revised April 2016.)
- August 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Cherkizovsky Group, The (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team... View Details
Keywords: History; Business Conglomerates; Privatization; Transformation; Management Teams; Sales; Brands and Branding; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Crisis Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia
Paine, Lynn S. "Cherkizovsky Group, The (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 306-021, August 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
Nancy F. Koehn
Nancy F. Koehn is a historian at the Harvard Business School where she holds the James E. Robison chair of Business Administration. Koehn's research focuses on crisis leadership and how leaders and their teams rise to the challenges of high-stakes situations. Her... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
Unfortunately, 99 percent of the viewers don’t know what an austerity program is, and 99 percent don’t understand what sovereign debt is or what it means to default on sovereign debt. I think Khan Academy... View Details
- 05 Mar 2024
Student Perspectives: Spotlight on the Women's Student Association
It's Women's History Month! Join us for a panel discussion highlighting members of the Women's Student Association (WSA) at Harvard Business School. View Details
- 09 Aug 2010
- News
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
- April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
Note on the Nonprofit Sector
By: Allen S. Grossman and Naomi Greckol-Herlich
This note introduces students to the current state of the nonprofit sector around the world. It also provides insight into the sector's origin and purpose as well as the identifying important current trends. The note draws on numerous sources to provide a single... View Details
Grossman, Allen S., and Naomi Greckol-Herlich. "Note on the Nonprofit Sector." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-033, April 2009. (Revised from original May 2008 version.)
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
field forces a new coda to the contest's history when Baby.com.br ("Brazil's one-stop shop for baby products online") and BOSS Medical (a minimally invasive device for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Decisions through the Ages
WATANABE: A primer for all ages on how to think entrepreneurially. Photo Courtesy Portfolio/Penguin Group USA In business and education, Japan and the United States seem to alternate as inspirations for one another, and Ken Watanabe (MBA... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Join in the Centennial
addition to these online offerings, more than fifty HBS clubs have scheduled special events through 2008 as part of the School’s Global Outreach Program. Below is the April... View Details
- April 2021 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Max Saffer
This case traces the rise of Mohandas Gandhi from his early days in British-controlled India to the inspirational martyr who, through personal deprivation and leadership, inspired millions and became the catalyst for India to break away from Britain. The case describes... View Details
Keywords: Mission And Purpose; Values And Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Power And Influence; Diversity; Leadership Development; Work-life Balance; History; Leadership Style; Leading Change; India
Simons, Robert, and Max Saffer. "Mahatma Gandhi: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-069, April 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- 02 Sep 2020
- News
The 1920s and H1B visas
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
from HBS professor emeritus Tom McCraw’s book Prophet of Innovation about the economist Joseph Schumpeter, one of my academic heroes and one... View Details
- 28 Mar 2012
- What Do You Think?
Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?
book The Next Convergence, Spence focuses on what he calls tradable jobs (making things like cars that can be made somewhere else—largely manufacturing jobs) and nontradable jobs (like nurses and auto... View Details
- 29 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Get Off the Dime!
off the dime is the central challenge in Step 1. The histories leading up to this story and to "Bosses' Approval" share many common... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter & Dan S. Cohen
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell What examples from history can we reflect on as we begin to address the economic impacts of... View Details