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  • 26 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

almost any business action, especially in tough and uncertain economic conditions when price is a key and visible strategic choice. Conventional wisdom has firms cutting price in these circumstances. But most industries typically allow... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • Career Coach

Layla A. Ramirez

is responsible for operationalizing, integrating and continuously improving Justworks DEIB strategy throughout its workforce, workplace, and marketplace. Prior to joining Justworks, Layla held DEIB positions at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Netflix, Danaher View Details
Keywords: Education; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services (All); Social Enterprise; Technology
  • 07 Feb 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

top biotech managers, companies leave an imprint of their worldview on young executives through such things as the firm's structure, strategy, and culture. There is a GE imprint, an IBM imprint, a Bain imprint—all of which influence future View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
  • Web

Deal Making in Real Estate - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Deal Making in Real Estate Course Number 1480 Lecturer Dan Gilbane Lecturer Christopher Graham Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits 13 Sessions Exam Career Focus Real estate is a multidisciplinary industry that requires strong analytical rigor as wells as broad... View Details
  • 08 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
  • March 1995 (Revised July 1996)
  • Case

Mattson Foods, Inc. (Revised): The Bardolini Division

By: Steven C. Wheelwright
The Bardolini Division of Mattson Foods, with plants in the northeast and midwest, wants to open up the western market for its pizza. Management must decide whether to build a new plant on the West Coast, and what type of technology to put in the plant if they decide... View Details
Keywords: Logistics; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Plan; Capital Budgeting; Expansion; Buildings and Facilities; Strategic Planning; Marketing Strategy; Technology; Economic Systems; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Q&A - Mark Fields

Mark Fields (MBA ’89) was handed the keys to the Mazda Motor Corporation and, as its newly named president and CEO, asked to guide the faltering Japanese carmaker back into the black. At 38 (considered shockingly young to lead a major... View Details
Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 01 Jun 1996
  • News

New Releases

California, leading scholars in economics, psychology, statistics, and decision theory grapple with strategic uncertainty and the question of how to make wise choices. The 23 papers in this collection—which... View Details
  • Web

A Manager's Guide to Leveraging Technology - Course Catalog

global trade and redefining the nature and location of work. As future managers, it is crucial to develop a comprehensive understanding of modern IT, gain practical experience in its application, and cultivate a strategic perspective on... View Details
  • 29 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 29, 2008

Case 308-071 In 2007, the leadership of the Indesit Company is focused on long-term corporate strategy. After three decades, the company has emerged as the number two home appliance producer in greater Europe. Should they invest further... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Print View - Course Catalog

advisory services to private equity firms. This course is also appropriate for all students who are interested in a detailed and rigorous exploration of corporate finance, as many of the decisions taken by... View Details
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

financial and strategic decision making. But along the way, I also noted another important aspect of this leadership task, a related line of effort that seemed to go largely unnoticed and unstudied by... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • December 2010
  • Teaching Note

Cresud S.A., Farmer or Real Estate Developer? (TN)

By: Arthur I Segel and Andrew Pierson Terris
Teaching Note for 211-011. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Decision Choices and Conditions; Risk Management; Competition; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Strategy; Opportunities; Decisions; Performance Effectiveness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay
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  • 10 Sep 2020
  • News

Jane Fraser Named CEO of Citi, Breaking Wall Street’s Glass Ceiling

Latin American division and its corporate strategy and M&A group. “I am honored by the Board's decision and grateful to Mike for his leadership and support,” Fraser said in the statement. “Citi is an... View Details
  • 30 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

the discussions, challenging managers when necessary, and raising questions? Do board members have access to strategic information? Developing a reputation for an effective board, one that actively monitors and guides strategy, one that... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

Environment and the Investment Decisions of Multinational Corporations By: Shroff, Nemit O., Rodrigo S. Verdi, and Gwen Yu Abstract—This paper examines how the external information environment in which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • August 2006 (Revised May 2007)
  • Case

Management Levels at Staples (A): Company and Organization

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
One of six cases that describe the roles and responsibilities of managers at each of the hierarchical levels of management within the U.S. Stores business unit of Staples, the world's largest office supply company. Together, the cases form a complete integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Managerial Roles; Operations; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Perspective; Retail Industry
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  • November 2007 (Revised March 2009)
  • Case

OppenheimerFunds and Take-Two Interactive (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Andrew Hill and Kaitlyn Simpson
Describes the dilemma faced by Emmanuel Ferreira, a fund manager at OppenheimerFunds. As the largest shareholder and a long-time investor in software publisher Take-Two Interactive, Ferreira contemplates whether or not to get involved with other investors in trying to... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Investment; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations
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  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness

mindset to make you more strategic or more efficient with your time—but there’s not much research on that yet. Recently, we studied how people could spend their discretionary income to promote happiness: What would happen if you spent... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 23 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

technologies and partners. Focuses on the partnership tensions between global firms and local family-dominated conglomerates. Addresses new venture financing in an asset-intensive business through the assembly of strategic contracts. More... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace