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01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

expanding pool of leaders has been captured in an ever-broadening and deepening body of HBS case materials. The study of leadership, like everything else at HBS, begins with the case method. In the pages... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Celebrating 100 Years of the HBS Case Method

The 2021-22 academic year marks the 100-year anniversary of the introduction of the case method at Harvard Business School. Today, the HBS case method is employed in the HBS MBA program, in Executive... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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The FBI Makes Its Case

FBI Director Robert Mueller and three high-level bureau executives spent a day on campus in late April talking with first-year students about the bureau’s transformation since 9/11 to focus on domestic intelligence gathering and prevention of terrorist attacks. The... View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

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News & Videos - Case Method Project

News & Videos News & Videos 13 May 2019 WGBH Making History More Relevant, One Case At A Time Play Introductory Video: Bringing the Case Method to High Schools Play Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health... View Details

17 Nov 2016
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Wrestler, Actor, Producer, Case Study Protagonist? Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Stars In His Very Own Harvard Case

June 2015
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The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation

By: Thales S. Teixeira and Elizabeth Anne Watkins

In 2013, the Coca-Cola Company was awarded Creative Marketer of the Year by the Cannes Lions Festival (known as the "Oscar of Advertising") for the first time ever in history and nearly 50 years after the Festival's inception. Just one year before that, Jonathan... View Details

Keywords: Attention Economics; Creating Connections; Digital Marketing; Marketing Innovations; Social Networks; Advertising Content; Networked Brand; Beverage Industry; Coca-Cola; Digital Innovation; Digital Transition; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Innovation Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Advertising; Creativity; Consumer Products Industry

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December 2018
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The Case of the Unidentified Industries—2018

By: Mihir A. Desai, William E. Fruhan, Jr., Leanne Fan and Adil Bhatia

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18 Aug 2020
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Faculty Perspectives on the HBS Case Method

08 May 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan

Keywords: by Robert Dujarric & Andrei Hagiu

2014
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Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com

By: Benjamin Edelman and Michael Luca

Online marketplaces often contain information not only about products, but also about the people selling the products. In an effort to facilitate trust, many platforms encourage sellers to provide personal profiles and even to post pictures of themselves. However,... View Details

Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Internet and the Web; Race; Trust; Renting or Rental; Accommodations Industry; Real Estate Industry

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04 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care

While some consider it President Obama's greatest accomplishment, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also has been the target of constant scrutiny and scorn since it was signed into law last year. Just last week, several news outlets reported a glitch in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

01 Dec 2017
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Case Study: The Doctor Deficit

develop a solid business model with value-added services. It’s difficult to have exclusivity for this type of marketplace, so retention is key. —Yishan Cao (MBA 2007) Case Study Update: QE Solar Three years ago, QE Solar founder Ken... View Details

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April 1980 (Revised June 1984)
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Two Cases of Questionable Payments

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May 1986
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Cutrite Shears, Inc., Software Case

By: Thomas R. Piper

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November 2022
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HBS Case Video Bosch eBike

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

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August 1982
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Case of the Unidentified Industries--1982

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February 2010
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Lending Club case exhibits (CW)

By: Peter Tufano

A new entrant in the nascent online peer lending space, Lending Club must decide whether or not to register with the SEC. Lending Club provided a platform through which individual borrowers could receive loans funded by individuals who chose to invest in them. The... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans

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October 2005 (Revised February 2006)
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Reactivity: A Case of Re-Invention

By: Myra M. Hart and Sylvia Sensiper

By the time Glenn Osaka joined Reactivity as its new CEO in January 2001, the Internet bubble had burst, the financial markets had turned, and the company's core businesses were drying up. He was not hired to lead a turnaround, but Osaka found that the firm's future... View Details