Choice - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Nov 2018
Blog Post

"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

James says, "A lot of the personal development lessons we learned from professors, or among our peer groups and counselors, helped me look at my core motivations and make the right choices – after making a few wrong ones. I would've... View Details

November 2012
Teaching Note

On Weldon's Watch: Recalls at Johnson & Johnson from 2009 to 2010 (TN)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Clayton S. Rose

Teaching Note for On Weldon's Watch: Recalls at Johnson & Johnson from 2009 to 2010 HBS case 311-029. View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Crisis Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Quality; Pharmaceutical Industry

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06 Apr 2017
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3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow

involved in social enterprise at HBS, and it has strongly influenced how I’m looking at different post-MBA options. From choices about work-life tradeoffs, to reading habits, to views on what makes a healthy lifestyle, the values of our... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

02 Jan 2024
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The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

of FrameBridge. You need to decide whether to expand into a market your business knows almost nothing about or stick with providing a service that you know will eventually become obsolete. This choice echoes the challenges tackled by John... View Details

July 2019 (Revised April 2021)
Case

Salary Finance

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In April 2019, Asesh Sarkar, co-founder and chief executive of Salary Finance Limited, a London-based FinTech, faced tough choices. Sarkar had founded Salary Finance with Dan Cobley and Daniel Shakhani in 2015. The company’s value proposition was quite simple: partner... View Details

Keywords: Credit; Financing and Loans; Wages; Innovation and Invention; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Services Industry

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January 2002 (Revised May 2003)
Case

ProfitLogic

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Michael J. Roberts and Taslim Pirmohamed

Describes an "application software" company that has been through several evolutions--from consulting firm to applications service provider (ASP). The firm has received significant venture funding to pursue the ASP model but this has not worked, at least at the time... View Details

Keywords: History; Business Model; Venture Capital; Cash Flow; Decision Choices and Conditions; Balanced Scorecard; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry

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February 2000 (Revised May 2001)
Case

BET.com

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Pauline M Fischer

Black Entertainment Television, a leading cable programmer, is launching BET.com, an Internet portal targeted toward African-Americans. This case examines the challenges facing BET management as it defines its service offerings and target customer segments in a... View Details

Keywords: Product Positioning; Ethnicity; Internet and the Web; Age; Race; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Startups; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States

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19 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

acquisitions. An informal cultural institution largely determined a century or more ago, egalitarianism influences international investment via an associated set of consistent policy choices made in recent years. But even after... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

salinity; and poses strategic choices for a start-up company operating at the intersection of business, agriculture, and climate change. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709019 CalPERS'... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

the same music download as Apple's iTunes, and at no charge, why have millions of users chosen to pay a fee using Apple's service rather than download for free from p2p networks? A: The choice between p2p and iTunes is not trivial. Both... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

stringent economic environment and the widely publicized negative impacts of many e-commerce initiatives has caused many senior managers to question the payoffs of e-commerce investments. As companies assess the choice of appropriate... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

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Lauren Booker

previous experience with "formal training in finance, marketing, strategy, and operations." HBS became her top choice after a campus visit in which she "felt the magic happen in the classroom — people from all over the... View Details

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Kristen Jones

woman. My choices had to be built around our audience, not the product category.” While Kristen found retail interesting, she did not feel it was a lasting fit. “It’s hard to describe the feeling,” she says. “I knew I wanted to do more... View Details

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Danny Lipsitz

champion of Stoic philosophy.” While Danny recognizes that his choice of study may seem unusual, he believes there is a direct connection between it and his current interests. “When you study ancient history,” he says, “you’re given... View Details

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Aaron Chadbourne

the choices made by Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation. We wanted to write a case looking at his compensation decisions and their implications." Upon its completion, the case was taught in Managing,... View Details

20 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Exploring Cleantech at HBS

write a case on a challenge they are facing, or do a high level industry scan to explore a broader trend. Cleantech can be a risky career choice – businesses are often highly capital intensive and vulnerable to commodity prices and... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet

bypass passwords, maintain purchase records from multiple sites, and link to customer service departments. Wallet advocates say that the technology gives consumers greater control, allowing customers more freedom of movement and choice... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Sep 2007
News

HBS Launches Unique Deferred-Admission Program

senior year looking for a job, this credential — knowing that they are going to HBS in two years — can lead to making authentic choices instead of positioning themselves for business school admission,” observes Leopold. “They can now ask,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Jan 2019
Blog Post

New Year, New Career Goals: Coaches Offer Advice for 2019

pursue or the choices you make. It’s a low-risk exercise – you don't actually have to do anything differently, but it could inspire you to change something that isn’t making you happy. – Sarah Sikowitz Did you know HBS alumni are eligible... View Details

Article

The Profits of Power: Commerce and Realpolitik in Eurasia

By: Rawi Abdelal

Although the energy trade is the single most important element of nearly all European countries' relations with Russia, Europe has been divided by both worldview and practice. Why, in the face of the common challenge of dependence on imported Russian gas, have national... View Details