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Environmental Quality - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
environmental regulation on business by declaring that well designed regulation could actually enhance competitiveness. Since then, Professor Porter and the Institute have continued to explore how new government regulations, as well as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Mark Schwartz
for new challenges. Following a yearlong sabbatical, he joined the legendary hedge fund and private equity firm founded by financier and philanthropist George Soros. The firm... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
PublicationsFinancial Development, Fixed Costs and International Trade Authors:Bo Becker, David Greenberg, and Jinzhu Chen Publication:Review of Corporate Finance Studies (forthcoming) Abstract Exporting firms face significant up-front... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2023
- Book
Good Companies Commit Crimes, But Great Leaders Can Prevent Them
seen as a recidivist. Thus, you see a lot of firms agonizing trying to figure out whether they should voluntarily self-report or not. An increasing number of savvy companies that choose not to voluntarily report are addressing the... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- July 2003 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines: Challenging Multinational Giants
A local Philippine toothpaste manufacturer, Lamoiyan Corp., faces the challenge of staying competitive against entrenched multinational giants. The company has managed to capture, at its peak, 20% of the Philippine toothpaste market and has become the number three... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Philippines
Coughlan, Peter J., and Jenny Illes. "Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines: Challenging Multinational Giants." Harvard Business School Case 704-405, July 2003. (Revised August 2003.)
- 30 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS
I was way off about timing. HBS paid off before I left campus. Let me share three reasons: First, I learned to ask what else? That question has helped me create richer solutions. I remember leaning forward in my seat during a class discussion in my second-year... View Details
- June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Hennes & Mauritz, 2000
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2000, Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) was the second-largest and most global player in the fashion retail business. It operated 682 stores, 80% of them outside its home country of Sweden, and achieved revenues of $3.0 billion and operating profits of $375 million. In 1999,... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Strategy Alignment; Strategic Planning; Fashion; Risk Management; Competition; Problems and Challenges; Management Teams; Globalized Firms and Management; Expansion; Distribution Channels; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Sweden
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Hennes & Mauritz, 2000." Harvard Business School Case 713-509, June 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Retail to Real Estate
MBA, he set up the New York-based property investment firm Drake Real Estate Partners. The firm has been of particular interest to Latin American investors looking for the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?
from them, potentially putting them out of business. You might regard that as bordering on the insane. The matter has caught the attention of no less an observer than Henry Kissinger, who commented recently to Bloomberg News... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)
Helaina, Maude, and more. Our inaugural Female Founders Pitch Competition awarded $15K to the top three winners, amongst five final teams who pitched to 5 VC judges from firms such as Bessemer, Co-efficient, and Matrix, live on stage.... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
the lab and into the field, analyzing companies' sales and pay data, and conducting experiments involving actual salespeople. The findings from this new wave of research support some current compensation practices but call others into... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Firm Creation, and Firm Performance” with Astrid Marinoni. Raffaella Sadun : Winner of the 2023 HBR Prize for the best article of the year in Harvard Business Review for “Reskilling in the Age of AI”... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
database of startups and investors, to analyze collaboration patterns. The authors also sorted through press releases, news articles, and regulatory filings to augment and verify the data. Of the Crunchbase startups examined, 16... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 04 Mar 2019
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Antidote to Surveillance Capitalism?
Future at the New Frontier of Power, author Shoshana Zuboff identifies surveillance capitalism as the danger in our midst—not totalitarian government or even business institutions that practice surveillance capitalism. She presents... View Details
- 2009
- Chapter
The Decline and Renewal of British Multinational Banking.
By: G. Jones and Lucy Newton
This chapter discusses the renaissance of British multinational banking from the 1990s. British commercial banks had pioneered multinational banking during the 19th century, but they were unable to build on this legacy during the new wave of global banking that began... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Like-Minded
working for Morgan Stanley and leading the Japan office of Clay Finlay, a New York–based asset management company. Matsui was the vice chair for Goldman Sachs Japan and the chief Japan equity strategist. On these evenings, they kicked... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
language, is now my biggest challenge. —Krizia Li (MBA 2012) Back to top Multiple Lenses on “Optical Distortion Inc.” A small firm is ready to introduce a new product—contact lenses for chickens—and now an... View Details
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What are the best finance interview prep resources?
locating equity research; For a multimedia learning module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. Articles and View Details
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life
how emotions influence how we think and interact with others, particularly in the workplace. An award-winning teacher, Alison’s new MBA course, “How to talk gooder in business and life,” will debut in spring 2020. In addition to her... View Details