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- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
returning to Atlanta." If the business climate can force Coke, which historically was (and is) more profitable internationally than domestically, to seesaw back and forth on globalization in this way, think of the pressures on the... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- June 2013
- Supplement
Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Elasto Therm: The Next Step (HBS Case #813030). View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Search; Search Funds; Manufacturing; Pricing Policies; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Sales Channels; Sales Force Management; Customer Focus; Customer Specificity; Manufacturing Tools; Acquisitions; Growth Strategy; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth; Plastics; Turnarounds; Labor Management; Stockholders; Careers; Job Design; Gender; Life Planning; Employee Empowerment; Work/family Balance; Work-life Balance; Entrepreneurship; Management; Employee Ownership; Acquisition; Rubber Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-703, June 2013.
- December 2019 (Revised November 2021)
- Course Overview Note
The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2022
By: Mitchell Weiss and Benjamin Henkes
This is the course overview note for “The Entrepreneurial Manager,” taught in the first year at Harvard Business School. Students will learn how to be opportunity-driven managers and how to lead under uncertainty. They'll learn how to identify opportunities, how to... View Details
Weiss, Mitchell, and Benjamin Henkes. "The Entrepreneurial Manager: Spring 2022." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 820-082, December 2019. (Revised November 2021.)
- Program
Women on Boards
from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend Senior... View Details
- 15 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS
the understanding of environmental challenges confronting business leaders today. The BEI supports incoming MBA students pursuing careers and developing new companies at the intersection of View Details
- January 1977 (Revised April 1983)
- Case
Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (B)
By: Michael Beer
Focuses on the recommendations and implementation strategy made by the organizational development group for the electronic product division's problems. View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Adaptation
Beer, Michael. "Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 477-073, January 1977. (Revised April 1983.)
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
It's Not Technology That Will Take the Swiss Watch Down
- April 2020
- Teaching Note
Tailor Brands: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Branding
By: Jill Avery
Using proprietary artificial intelligence technology, startup Tailor Brands set out to democratize branding by allowing small businesses to create their brand identities by automatically generating logos in just minutes at minimal cost with no branding or design skills... View Details
- Program
Leadership for Senior Executives
eligible for the Certificate of Management Excellence. Learn More Key Benefits To lead in an uncertain world, you need to hone your "contextual intelligence" and understand the macro- and micro-level forces influencing your organization's success. This program will... View Details
- August 2009 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Intel NBI: Radio-Frequency Identification
By: Willy C. Shih and Thomas Thurston
The Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) group was a start-up that was part of Intel's New Business Initiatives. It sought initially to develop and sell a high performance Rf fast read rate module targeted at fixed position readers that might be found in loading docks... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Organizational Structure; Failure; Diversification; Integration; Semiconductor Industry
Shih, Willy C., and Thomas Thurston. "Intel NBI: Radio-Frequency Identification." Harvard Business School Case 610-027, August 2009. (Revised August 2009.)
- Program
Finance for Senior Executives
Summary When you can speak the language of finance, you have the power to build stronger strategies, expand your influence, and make better business decisions. Finance for Senior Executives delivers a foundation in corporate finance that... View Details
- January 1987 (Revised March 1989)
- Background Note
Note on the U.S. Soft Drink Industry in 1986
Demonstrates how knowing the "money mechanics" of the business is essential in developing a successful strategy among industry participants. Deals with the structural attractiveness of the industry from the concentrate producer and bottler perspectives and examines the... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Pearson, Andrall E. "Note on the U.S. Soft Drink Industry in 1986." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-107, January 1987. (Revised March 1989.)
- 07 Mar 2016
- News
The Trump-Obama Corporate Tax Reform Fail
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Paul is primarily interested in teaching data science to management students through the case method. This includes technical topics (programming and statistics) as well as higher-level management issues (digital transformation, data governance, etc.) As a research... View Details
Keywords: A/B Testing; AI; AI Algorithms; AI Creativity; Algorithm; Algorithm Bias; Algorithmic Bias; Algorithmic Fairness; Algorithms; Analytics; Application Program Interface; Artificial Intelligence; Causality; Causal Inference; Computing; Computers; Data Analysis; Data Analytics; Data Architecture; Data As A Service; Data Centers; Data Governance; Data Labeling; Data Management; Data Manipulation; Data Mining; Data Ownership; Data Privacy; Data Protection; Data Science; Data Science And Analytics Management; Data Scientists; Data Security; Data Sharing; Data Strategy; Data Visualization; Database; Data-driven Decision-making; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Operations; Datathon; Economics Of AI; Economics Of Innovation; Economics Of Information System; Economics Of Science; Forecast; Forecast Accuracy; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Machine Learning Models; Prediction; Prediction Error; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Models; Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Digital Transformation; Information Management; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption
- February 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Arbor Health Care Company
By: Myra M. Hart and Stephanie Dodson
A venture-funded start-up runs into trouble when health care reimbursement policies change radically. With the help of its board, the company develops a new strategy, becomes profitable, and makes a public offering. The second wave of changes introduced by Clinton... View Details
Keywords: Industry Structures; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Succession; Business Startups; Transformation; Strategy; Venture Capital; Policy; Initial Public Offering; Health Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Stephanie Dodson. "Arbor Health Care Company." Harvard Business School Case 897-132, February 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- November 2010 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
The Indego Africa Project
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Rachel Gordon
Two young attorneys found and begin to build the Indego Africa Project, an NGO partnering with women's cooperatives in Rwanda. Indego connects the cooperatives to the international retail market for handmade artisan products, helps the cooperatives build their business... View Details
Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Growth and Maturation; Corporate Finance; Non-Governmental Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Rwanda
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Rachel Gordon. "The Indego Africa Project." Harvard Business School Case 911-011, November 2010. (Revised August 2012.)
- April 2009
- Case
SAP AG: Orchestrating the Ecosystem
By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani
Business ecosystems require careful orchestration and strategic choices regarding make/buy/partner decisions and membership access. This case examines the strategic and technological issues related to managing SAP's thriving ecosystem of user communities, software... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Organizational Structure; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Technology Industry
Iansiti, Marco, and Karim R. Lakhani. "SAP AG: Orchestrating the Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 609-069, April 2009.
- November 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Genentech - Capacity Planning
By: Daniel C. Snow, Steven C. Wheelwright and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
While facilitating a complex clinical approval process over the next two to three years for a family of new cancer drugs, Genentech must develop a long-term capacity plan for a major class of new cancer products. Adding to the complexity and uncertainty is the fact... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Management Teams; Time Management; Product; Product Development; Business Processes; Performance Capacity; Planning; Risk and Uncertainty; Complexity; Pharmaceutical Industry
Snow, Daniel C., Steven C. Wheelwright, and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Genentech - Capacity Planning." Harvard Business School Case 606-052, November 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
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businesses afford to exclude the roughly one in three working Americans with criminal records from the economy? In a case study, Paul Gompers explores the challenges a social justice startup encounters in helping the formerly... View Details