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Adrian Obleton
your life that you admire the most today? My mother, Stephanie Allen, is the person I admire most. When my sister and I were growing up, she worked as a lunch lady making almost no money so that she could be around for my sister and me.... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
- News
Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in Five Countries
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
of historical change. Sadly, the field of entrepreneurship as it has evolved in recent decades has become narrow and is often confined to little more than econometric testing of large datasets concerning high tech entrepreneurs in the United States. This chapter View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2006 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Drexel Burnham Lambert (A): "The Smartest People on Wall Street Can be Had"
By: Boris Groysberg, Anahita Hashemi and Brendan Reed
In February 1990, Drexel Burnham Lambert declared bankruptcy amid a slew of scandals. Equities chief Arthur Kirsch hoped to keep his high-performing 600-person team intact. Could he find a company that would take on such a massive group hire? Competitors were already... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Negotiation; Groups and Teams; Power and Influence; Society
Groysberg, Boris, Anahita Hashemi, and Brendan Reed. Drexel Burnham Lambert (A): "The Smartest People on Wall Street Can be Had". Harvard Business School Case 406-107, April 2006. (Revised March 2007.)
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
; Decision Making ; Ethics ; Values and Beliefs ; Health ; Medical Specialties ; Leadership ; Health Industry ; United States Citation Educators Related Ager, David, Lynda M. Applegate, and James Barnett.... View Details
- 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... View Details
- April 1993 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
ABB Deutschland (B)
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Focuses in detail on implementing a corporate restructuring program in ABB's German subsidiary. Special attention is given to Germany's unique form of industrial governance. Two major problem areas--power plants and power transformers--are described in detail, as is a... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Governance; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Sales; Opportunities; Energy Industry; Germany
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "ABB Deutschland (B)." Harvard Business School Case 393-131, April 1993. (Revised September 1996.)
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
HBX Launches HBX Live – Harvard Business School’s Virtual Classroom
- February 2018
- Case
Rosslyn Resource: Monetization and Sales Strategy
By: Robert J. Dolan and Sunru Yong
Rosslyn Resource identifies exploration targets (potential mineral deposits) in the mining industry and advances them until the project can be monetized, usually through sale to a larger mining company, in return for an upfront fee and a royalty on future revenues.... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mining Industry
Dolan, Robert J., and Sunru Yong. "Rosslyn Resource: Monetization and Sales Strategy." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-509, February 2018.
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
the weakening of democratic governance and the politics of decisions about industrial policy. Publisher's link: http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-05631-9.html August 2013 Research Policy Digital Dark Matter and the Economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBR Classics - Alumni
Five Messages Leaders Must Manage , John Hamm The Power of Talk , Deborah Tannen Transforming Corner - Office Strategy into Frontline Action Decision-Making Conquering a Culture of Indecision , Ram Charan Stop Making Plans Start View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- HBS Case
The Ferrari Way
car on the market, but the best combination of the two, which makes us the most thrilling. Our concept of performance includes pleasure.” While other sports car manufacturers try to make their cars as light... View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Draw Near to Go Far: The Role of Convergence in Capitalizing on Exploration
By: Carolyn Fu
Organizations are often advised to engage heavily in exploration in order to succeed – to cast a wide net for diverse solutions that are superior to what they currently exploit. However, what is the organization to do when the fruits of its exploration are inconsistent... View Details
Fu, Carolyn. "Draw Near to Go Far: The Role of Convergence in Capitalizing on Exploration." Working Paper, April 2020.
- June 2013 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Nien-hê Hsieh and Lara Adamsons
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social... View Details
Keywords: Nike; Hannah Jones; Mark Parker; Phil Knight; Philip Knight; Eric Sprunk; Jill Ker Conway; Phyllis Wise; Don Blair; Sustainable Business And Innovation; SB＆I; Flyknit; DyeCoo; Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Apparel; Athletic Apparel; Sustainability; Greenpeace; Detox Campaign; Dirty Laundry; Water; Water Use; Water Pollution; Water Resources; Corporate Responsibility Committee; Judgment; Board Of Directors; Board Committees; Environmental And Social Sustainability; Footwear Industry; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Ethics; Fairness; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance; Alignment; Supply Chain; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Judgments; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia; China; United States; Oregon; Portland
Paine, Lynn S., Nien-hê Hsieh, and Lara Adamsons. "Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-146, June 2013. (Revised January 2024.)
- October 2009 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Tengion: Bringing Regenerative Medicine to Life
By: Elie Ofek and Polly Ross Ribatt
Tengion is a young biotech company that is at the frontier of regenerative medicine—a nascent field that seeks to promote the creation of new cells and tissue to repair or replace tissue or organ function lost due to age, disease, damage, or congenital defects. In late... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Crisis; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Product Development; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; United States
Ofek, Elie, and Polly Ross Ribatt. "Tengion: Bringing Regenerative Medicine to Life." Harvard Business School Case 510-031, October 2009. (Revised August 2014.)
- 01 Feb 2023
- News
Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?
- October 2024 (Revised May 2025)
- Case
Southern California Industrial: Freezer Drive
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Boston based real estate private equity firm was seeking to make their very first West Coast investments in hopes of establishing their presence in the strategic region. An exciting property suddenly became available on the... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate Development; Acquisition; Health Pandemics; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Cost vs Benefits; Investment Return; Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., Dwight Angelini, and W. Matt Kelly. "Southern California Industrial: Freezer Drive." Harvard Business School Case 225-015, October 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
- May 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
CEO Art Peck was eliminating his creative directors for The Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic brands and promoting a collective creative ecosystem fueled by the input of big data. Rather than relying on artistic vision, Peck wanted the company to use the mining of big... View Details
Keywords: Retailing; Preference Elicitation; Big Data; Predictive Analytics; Artificial Intelligence; Fashion; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Channels; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Analytics and Data Science; Forecasting and Prediction; E-commerce; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Canada; North America
Israeli, Ayelet, and Jill Avery. "Predicting Consumer Tastes with Big Data at Gap." Harvard Business School Case 517-115, May 2017. (Revised March 2018.)