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- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
The Europe Research Center (ERC) is the newest of Harvard Business School's Global Initiative research centers, having opened its doors in July 2002. With the political and economic currents now affecting relations between the View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- Web
Corporate Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
of business units . More about business unit strategy Creating Corporate Value Added In diversified companies, corporate leaders can enhance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Turning Point: Where Credit Is Due
nestled 1,100 miles from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital. This ticket carried me across the globe to Norway, and then to the United States, for higher education. Post college, I navigated my way through the world of finance before setting... View Details
- 04 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
Want to Make Diversity Stick? Break the Cycle of Sameness
When US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in 2020, Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Edward Chang noticed something interesting: To fill the vacancy, then-President Donald Trump replaced Ginsburg with another woman,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
General Management Faculty - Faculty & Research
General Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Awards & Honors Doctoral Students Unit Head Leemore S. Dafny Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration Unit Head,... View Details
- 27 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11
Business Administration in the Strategy unit and Senior Associate Dean for Research. Balancing design and identity Whereas organizational design is concerned with how tasks are prioritized, structured, and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
PRIMO Alumni Profiles - Doctoral
A.B. in Applied Mathematics. They worked with Professor Matt Weinzierl in the Business, Government and the International Economy Unit during PRIMO Summer 2019. Jo started their PhD Program in Fall 2022 in the View Details
- June 2020
- Case
TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp.
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
In April 2013, TransDigm, a company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial aircraft, announced an agreement to acquire Aerosonic Corporation for $39 million in cash (1.2 times Aerosonic’s sales of $31... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Valuation; Negotiation; Cash Flow; Contracts; Aerospace Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp." Harvard Business School Case 720-480, June 2020.
- February 2008 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
The International Monetary Fund in Crisis
By: Rawi Abdelal, David Moss and Eugene Kintgen
When Dominique Strauss-Kahn became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in late 2007, he faced a number of significant changes. The organization had lost much of its legitimacy over the previous decade, and countries seemed increasingly reluctant to... View Details
Keywords: History; Globalized Economies and Regions; Problems and Challenges; Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Government and Politics; Financial Institutions; Business Strategy; Macroeconomics; Financial Services Industry
Abdelal, Rawi, David Moss, and Eugene Kintgen. "The International Monetary Fund in Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 708-035, February 2008. (Revised November 2011.)
- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
colleagues write in the working paper. "Firms that received loan guarantees, and their employees, enjoyed far more stability than their counterparts." In the United States, where small businesses... View Details
- 20 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com
stores to 2,227. This surprising resurgence piqued the interest of Ryan Raffaelli, an assistant professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School, who studies how mature organizations... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor
In the half-century since his graduation, Theodore Roosevelt IV (MBA 1972) has earned widespread respect as both a forward-thinking investment banker and an influential activist through his efforts to address climate change and preserve public lands. For much of that... View Details
- December 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Boll & Branch
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Mel Martin
Boll & Branch is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business launched in 2015. It was the first Fair-Trade Certified manufacturer of linens. The case provides background on the company, its start, business model, and evolution through 2019. View Details
Keywords: Direct-to-consumer; Channels; Disruption; Business Model; Brands and Branding; Internet and the Web; Strategy; Retail Industry; United States; Canada
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Mel Martin. "Boll & Branch." Harvard Business School Case 320-052, December 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- September 2014
- Case
Victors & Spoils: 'Born Open'
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Michael L. Tushman
Victors & Spoils (V&S), located in Boulder, Colorado, was the first advertising agency built on open innovation and crowdsourcing principles from the ground-up. V&S was co-founded in 2009 by John Winsor, Claudia Batten and Evan Fry, all former members of the... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Agency; Marketing; Crowdsourcing; Open Innovation; Growth; Acquisitions; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Digital Marketing; Acquisition; Innovation and Invention; Advertising Industry; United States
Lakhani, Karim R., and Michael L. Tushman. "Victors & Spoils: 'Born Open'." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 415-701, September 2014.
- May 2014
- Case
Groupon, Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Blythe J. McGarvie and James Weber
Internet coupon site "Groupon" grew revenues rapidly and went public, but struggled to impress investors or operate profitably. Did it have a sustainable business model?
Groupon sold coupons called Groupons which purchasers used to acquire goods or services at... View Details
- 29 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?
little weird," says Donald K. Ngwe, an assistant professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School. "Why don't companies just sell this merchandise closer to their customers? Why do some... View Details
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Faculty & Research - Health Care
with one another. “ We are moving toward global competition for health care services driven by high costs in the United States and the lack of access to care in countries with governmentally controlled systems. ” Regina E. Herzlinger... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
data privacy. They see privacy as a fundamental human right. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR as most of us know it, is a big part of this. It's a top-down approach that comes with its mix of pros and cons. In the View Details
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
overcome decades of TV footage of soldiers and tanks that linger in the mind. To Harvard Business School marketing professor Elie Ofek, it’s more proof that influencing long-held perceptions about a region requires more strategic... View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
PublicationsCases about Redefining Global Strategy Authors:Pankaj Ghemawat and Jordan I. Siegel Publication:Harvard Business Publishing, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel