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- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows
authored multiple high-impact publications and is the inventor of several patents leveraging the use of biomaterials for drug delivery and diagnosis. During her fellowship, Núria will serve as a founding scientific member to translate into the market a microneedle... View Details
- 25 Oct 2010
- HBS Case
Tesco’s Stumble into the US Market
operandi has been to joint venture with a local retailer, acquiring good store locations and local management talent in the process. Tesco deserves credit for not taking a "me-too" approach in its US strategy. Tesco entered the... View Details
- 04 May 2023
- News
Class of 2024 Embarks on Global Immersion
and ends with the immersion, is designed to enhance students’ ability to manage differences and operate effectively across cultures and business contexts. Drawing upon the “knowing by doing” pedagogical model, the course integrates a... View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
financial strength, increasing annual revenues to $12 billion while reducing costs. A $3.6 billion fundraising campaign further strengthened its balance sheet. With the help of a skilled team of physician leaders and administrators, John... View Details
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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 26 Jan 2024 Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Locations Company Perspectives Nonprofit / Government Summer Internships Why We Recruit Emerson... View Details
- March 2021
- Case
Founders Factory
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and James Barnett
In January 2020, Founders Factory (FF) Executive Chairman Brent Hoberman and CEO Henry Lane Fox were considering FF’s expansion strategy. FF operated as a venture capital (VC) fund built around an accelerator and incubator, and organized around sectors within... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Markets; Planning; Expansion; Global Range; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Experience and Expertise; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Africa; South Africa; Johannesburg; Europe; France; Paris; United Kingdom; England; London; United States; New York (city, NY)
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and James Barnett. "Founders Factory." Harvard Business School Case 821-009, March 2021.
The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million
The Sales Acceleration Formula provides a scalable, predictable approach to growing revenue and building a winning sales team. Everyone wants to build the next $100 million business and author Mark Roberge has actually done it using a unique methodology... View Details
- January 2014
- Case
The Weather Company
New CEO David Kenny transformed The Weather Company in less than two years from a primary identity as a cable television channel to a multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Strategy; Strategic Change; Change Management; Expansion; Weather; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Technology Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "The Weather Company." Harvard Business School Case 314-083, January 2014.
- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)
By: Clayton S. Rose and Aldo Sesia
On October 20, 2009, Brady Dougan, the CEO of Credit Suisse Group, announced a new compensation plan for the bank. The announcement had followed quickly on the heels of the G-20 meeting the prior month where, in the wake of the financial crisis, the major governments... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Globalized Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Switzerland; United Kingdom
Rose, Clayton S., and Aldo Sesia. "Post-Crisis Compensation at Credit Suisse (A)." Harvard Business School Case 311-005, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
brought on board were also close in a way Shelman found surprising when she spent time with them when researching the case. "There was huge camaraderie evident in the way that the top management team... View Details
- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
told the audience of HBS alumni and Executive Education participants. "He hated having to manage employees, so he built a big company with very few employees." Dr. John's was the third major venture that Osher built from the... View Details
- 08 Feb 2023
- Op-Ed
Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears
Fighting bias will be key Teams formed across department and location boundaries tend to be more diverse. What will it take for these teams to outperform during rockier times? View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
- 06 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment
joining HBS. Omar Al Mulhem (MBA 2023, Section A), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Sustainable Investing Team at BlackRock BlackRock is one of the world’s leading providers of investment, advisory and risk View Details
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
The Weather Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
New CEO David Kenny transformed The Weather Company in less than two years from a primary identity as a cable television channel to a multi-platform digital company innovating in the uses of weather data. He assesses progress and considers strategic choices and... View Details
- January 1990 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
Cray Research, Inc.: Preparing for the 1990s
By: Francis Aguilar
Describes the major changes Cray Research faced from 1985 (the time of the original case) to 1990. The dramatic decision to divide the company into two separate firms sets the stage for an analysis of the major strategic and organizational challenges facing senior... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Management Systems; Change Management; Technology Adoption; Business Units; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology
Aguilar, Francis. "Cray Research, Inc.: Preparing for the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 390-066, January 1990. (Revised September 1994.)
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Innovation Labs: Where Passion and Purpose Meet
unmet need and grow it into a purposeful entity. The i-lab, the original component of the now three-lab ecosystem, opened in 2011 in Batten Hall with the vision of offering a “One Harvard” learning and convening space where venture teams... View Details
- August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Poletown Dilemma, The
By: Thomas R. Piper
Senior management of General Motors must select a site for a new assembly plant to replace two plants located in Detroit. The economics strongly favor a site in an adjacent state. However, a relocation would have substantial, negative impact on the existing work force,... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Offices; Management Teams; Restructuring; Economics; Auto Industry; Michigan
Piper, Thomas R. "Poletown Dilemma, The." Harvard Business School Case 389-017, August 1988. (Revised August 1989.)
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
about the best location or locations for managerial talent, for instance, they should be aware that reallocating talent is neither costless nor easy. Interpersonal relationships and internal communication networks rise in importance. As Desai writes in the paper:... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Executive Education - Entrepreneurship
time with HBS faculty and peers from around the world in programs that encourage and support entrepreneurial leadership. Entrepreneurship-related courses: Families in Business (12-17 NOV 2023) Promote long-term business success and healthy relationships through prudent... View Details