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- 07 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
- Teaching Interest
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I teach an MBA course in the elective curriculum called Managing and Innovating in Financial Services. I focus on key functions of the financial system including credit, liquidity, insurance and payments provided by a variety of financial intermediaries including... View Details
- December 1986 (Revised December 1987)
- Case
Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (B)
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Lawrence B. Levine
Asks where in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) network of groups and sectors the Manufacturing Productivity Division should be placed. Provides a great deal of background regarding marketing, sales, and engineering at HP. It is thus possible to expand and broaden the... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Marketing; Production; Networks; Sales; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Lawrence B. Levine. "Hewlett-Packard: Manufacturing Productivity Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 587-102, December 1986. (Revised December 1987.)
- 24 Jun 2016
- News
What Brexit Means for the Openness of the World Economy
- 21 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
The Role of the Corporation in Society: An Alternative View and Opportunities for Future Research
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- March 2022 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Brendan L. Rosseau
In 2019, the U.S. national security community crossed a Rubicon by declaring that space was “a war-fighting domain” and undergoing a major reorganization, including the creation of the U.S. Space Force, the first new military branch in over 70 years. Military and... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Brendan L. Rosseau. "The United States National Security Apparatus, Multipolarity, and the Rise of Commercial Space ." Harvard Business School Case 722-063, March 2022. (Revised June 2022.)
- 18 May 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Hilton
interest in recruiting at HBS, but it was more targeted in the past based on specific roles. This year we launched a structured MBA rotational program where MBAs have an opportunity to work across different functions of the company (e.g.... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 30 May 2013
- News
Big Data Lessons from Silicon Valley
- 20 Sep 2011
- News
Filling "Institutional Voids" in Emerging Markets
- September 1983 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Orthoteks USA (A)
A series on implementing strategy as the head of the U.S. subsidiary of a successful Swiss medical products firm. Traces the actions of the CEO over a four year period and highlights his negotiations with the Swiss parent and the way functional components of the... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trade; Health Care and Treatment; Leadership Style; Agreements and Arrangements; Strategy; Health Industry; Switzerland; United States
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Orthoteks USA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 384-057, September 1983. (Revised July 1991.)
- Article
Get Ready to Sell
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Bud Hyler
Time-to-market measures the time to have a product ready to ship. But that’s not revenue and cash. Many firms with superb R&D functions lack an understanding of what’s needed to be ready-to-sell. Meanwhile, relevant tools are increasing in scope and decreasing in cost.... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V., and Bud Hyler. "Get Ready to Sell." Top Sales Magazine (September 2020), 32–33.
- 11 Aug 2012
- News
Down With Shareholder Value
- February 1988 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Baxter Healthcare Corp.: ASAP Express
A continuation of the ASAP story described in American Hospital Supply Corp.: The ASAP System (A). As the industry and information technology have evolved, ASAP and systems like it have moved from strategic advantage to competitive necessity. Poses the issues of... View Details
Konsynski, Benn R., and Michael R. Vitale. "Baxter Healthcare Corp.: ASAP Express." Harvard Business School Case 188-080, February 1988. (Revised February 1991.)
- 09 Apr 2014
- HBS Seminar
Hanna Halaburda, Bank of Canada
- 26 Feb 2012
- News
Can brand Mallya make Kingfisher Airlines fly?
- 15 Oct 2014
- Blog Post
HBS Class of 2016
intending to pursue this summer. It seems that every industry, function and location are represented as we listen to the students’ plans for their careers. With recruiting right around the corner, now is the time for the students to learn... View Details
- 29 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
New Life for Old Tech: Startup Provides Network Security Solutions for Obsolete Devices
option, so how can hospitals eliminate the vulnerabilities that come from security-obsolete devices? Perigee is helping companies answer that question. The startup, founded by Mollie Breen, works with companies to build a 360-degree security layer tailored to the View Details
- 2007
- Working Paper
Platform Envelopment
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker and Marshall Van Alstyne
Due to network effects and switching costs in platform markets, entrants generally must offer revolutionary functionality. We explore a second entry path that does not rely upon Schumpeterian innovation: platform envelopment. Through envelopment, a provider in one... View Details
Eisenmann, Thomas, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne. "Platform Envelopment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-104, June 2007. (Revised September 2008, October 2009, July 2010.)
- October 2021 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
PittaRosso: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion
By: Ayelet Israeli
PittaRosso, a traditional Italian shoe retailer, is implementing an AI system to provide pricing and promotion recommendations. The system allows them to implement changes that would affect both the top of funnel and bottom of funnel activities for the company: once... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Pricing; Pricing Algorithm; Pricing Decisions; Pricing Strategy; Pricing Structure; Promotion; Promotions; Online Marketing; Data-driven Decision-making; Data-driven Management; Retail; Retail Analytics; AI; Price; Advertising Campaigns; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Digital Marketing; Budgets and Budgeting; Marketing Strategy; Marketing; Transformation; Decision Making; AI and Machine Learning; Retail Industry; Italy
Israeli, Ayelet. "PittaRosso: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion." Harvard Business School Case 522-046, October 2021. (Revised June 2022.)
- December 2006
- Case
Vipp A/S
By: Robert D. Austin and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Rapidly growing Vipp sells highly differentiated (and expensive) "designer" versions of a product that most buyers think about in purely functional terms: Trash bins. Examines how the company successfully produces and positions a trash bin so that it is regarded as an... View Details
Austin, Robert D., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Vipp A/S." Harvard Business School Case 607-052, December 2006.