Case Research Methods - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

Working PapersManaging Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning Authors:Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson Abstract To date, little research... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

unfortunately, there are some cases where it stimulated the immune system and not only it didn't confer protection, but actually helped the virus invade the cell because it was incomplete in terms of its immunogenic properties. We have to... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Harvard. Endowment Distribution (in millions) 150 FY18 162 FY19 173 FY20 184 FY21 191 FY22 Endowment Distribution Components 34% Professorships 24% Financial Aid 16% Unrestricted 8% Other 7% Special Initiatives 6% Research 5% Building... View Details

09 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?

extensive research of Russia, Ukraine, the politics of oil and gas, and sanctions. He has written case studies about the Russian government after the fall of the Soviet Union, energy politics in Europe, and... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Energy

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

HBS case study mentioned in Bower's book, Mulcahy drew counsel from a wide constituency of friends and acquaintances at the company to help set its future direction based on color printers and office services. Xerox has since rebounded... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

25 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Why Unqualified Candidates Get Hired Anyway

new research paper demonstrates that the fundamental attribution error is so deeply rooted in our decision making that not even highly trained people-evaluators, such as hiring managers and school admissions officers, can defeat its... View Details

Keywords: by Anna Secino; Education; Employment

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Esteves Hall | About

has produced numerous research cases and other educational materials on management and economic issues in Brazil and other countries in the region. “Education is an essential ingredient in the development of... View Details

10 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 10

from "real work." But when Google's people analytics team examined the value of managers, applying the same rigorous research methods the company uses in its operations, it proved the skeptics... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2010 (Revised January 2014)
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Tennant Company

By: Toby E. Stuart, Lynda M. Applegate and James Weber

Tennant, a leading producer of floor cleaning equipment, must determine how to create, finance, structure, staff, govern, measure, and manage a new venture for developing a fundamentally new product line. In 2005, Tennant Company had developed an innovative,... View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Change Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Product Development; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Research and Development

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CSV in Practice - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Creating Shared Value CSV Creating Shared Value CSV Explained Emerging Topics CSV in Practice Published CSV Cases CSV in Practice Creating Shared Value in Practice Not all profit is equal—an idea that has been lost in the narrow,... View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

should come back to office. My ongoing research with the all-remote firm Zapier suggests that while workers can work-from-anywhere, temporarily colocating with peers a few times a year (in the case of Zapier... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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Ahmed Alimi

Ahmed. "In Nigeria where I studied before now, the teaching method is lecture-based. The case method is very different for me—but it's a confidence-building process.... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

December 1991 (Revised February 1992)
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Dayton Electric Corp.

By: Steven C. Wheelwright

Concerns a product redesign decision for one of the company's most successful motor products, its rectified power, medium D-C motor, the RPM. A one-year redesign program has proposed a design that comes close to meeting its stated cost and performance goals, but at the... View Details

Keywords: Product Design; Strategic Planning; Research and Development; Business Divisions; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Machinery and Machining; Manufacturing Industry; Ohio

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20 Nov 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Entrepreneurship and Business Groups: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey

Keywords: by Asli M. Coplan & Geoffrey Jones

09 Jun 2015
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Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au

information networking. “I was a linear thinker,” he says. “After being exposed to the case method and a diverse group of peers, I began to think more broadly and understand the importance of relationships... View Details

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

company’s obligation lie? The struggle over the advertising of India’s fairness creams is the centerpiece of a March 2016 case “Fair & Lovely vs. Dark Is Beautiful,” which was written by Rohit Deshpandé, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Frequently Asked Questions | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

all sectors have a range of opportunities for involvement in social enterprise at HBS, through academics, careers, community, and the New Venture Competition. Faculty members engage in social enterprise research, teaching, case... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program

Street, which will directly connect with my future goal of creating a stronger financial sector in Mexico. Second, the case method has been a fantastic source of learning. In the first year we read more than... View Details

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Approach problems using structured methods of gathering observations, breaking cognitive fixedness, and generating creative ideas for solutions Apply creative solutions and... View Details

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

little to contribute to processes of creation and innovation. While asking "What isn't management's role in innovation?," Michelle Malay Carter states the case this way: "Nearly all current performance management models are... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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