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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
advisors, educators, and others looking to increase corporate value through smart, strategic divestitures. It fills major gaps in the professional and academic markets, providing a rigorous, research-based... View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
adult decision maker. Finally, we list a set of open questions that could be profitably addressed by future research. Social Preferences and Strategic Uncertainty: An Experiment on Markets and Contracts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Looking to the East
policies of Western entities such as the IMF and the World Bank are often contrary to India's best interests, he told the newspaper that a strategic agreement between India and Japan would greatly benefit both countries over time.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Alumni Books
the realities of China today, this book presents Perkowski’s insights about the challenges and potential of Western involvement in the country’s great expansion. Turn Strategy into Action: Strategic Project Management Tools for Leaders... View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Agenda Setting Authors: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao Abstract We examine a multi-issue dynamic decision-making process that involves endogenous commitment. Our primary focus is on actions that impact delay, an extreme form of lack of commitment. Delay is View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
regulatory project for the bank, which included automating risk controls and coordinating with colleagues in Peru, Argentina, and India. A promotion to corporate compliance increased the complexity of her role, exposing Margarita to... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
like an engineer but was never interested in making a long-term career out of it. The North Star that has guided my career decisions has always been entrepreneurship. I decided to pursue an MBA to build upon my business acumen and immerse... View Details
- June 1999 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
EndoSonics
EndoSonics is a manufacturer of a sophisticated medical device--a catheter that can take ultrasonic images within the blood vessels of the heart. The company deals with a series of challenges that relate to implementing a difficult technology in the face of a complex... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Distribution; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Problems and Challenges; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Roberts, Michael J., and Diana S. Gardner. "EndoSonics." Harvard Business School Case 899-262, June 1999. (Revised May 2000.)
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
for these three assets. Songy's lenders were threatening to foreclose on all three properties and also call on corporate guarantees. The case addresses Songy's decisions leading up to and during the crisis.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Abstract We study the effect of small windfalls on consumer-spending decisions by examining the purchasing behavior of a sample of online grocery shoppers over the course of a year. We compare the purchases customers make when redeeming a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
Disruption doesn’t create growth; instead, growth creates disruption. Growth is always hard, and disruptive growth is exponentially harder. It requires companies to make tough decisions in the face of daunting uncertainties: Should we bet... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: The Money of Invention
advice about the strategic responses that are likely to be most effective in the changing venture capital environment. The third group — governments, nonprofits, academic institutions, and large corporations... View Details
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
application aside and asked whether I'd like to get a doctorate instead," recalls Light. After discussions during a visit to the campus, Light agreed to enter a new doctoral program in decision and control theory, a joint program... View Details
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online
organization. "HBS Online courses are excellent for anyone who wishes to learn more about a particular subject area or further develop their career." Corina Cristea Lavoie Corporate Services Manager at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Identify... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
personality and values, said Arnold. Different strategic options emerged. While the results are still rolling in, Arnold and Schroiff agreed upon two main lessons of the Henkel experience: The persuasive elements that constitute the brand... View Details
- July 2017 (Revised July 2019)
- Supplement
"Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B)
By: Nori Gerardo Lietz and Ricardo Andrade
The B Case of "Dr. My Eyes" provides the answer as to what happened after the ending fact pattern in Case A and the imminent choices faced by the protagonist in the primary case. At the end of the Case A, Bess Weatherman of Warburg Pincus, must chose one option of two... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Health Care and Treatment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Decision Choices and Conditions; Outcome or Result; Health Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Lietz, Nori Gerardo, and Ricardo Andrade. "Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (B). Harvard Business School Supplement 218-029, July 2017. (Revised July 2019.)
- February 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Egghead to Egghead.com (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
Over the course of 12 months in 1997 and 1998, Egghead senior management decided to shut down its 180 brick-and-mortar retail stores and move to an electronic store. The case describes the evolution of that process, and the role of its CEO George Orban, and poses... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Internet and the Web; Transformation; Decisions; Corporate Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Market Transactions; Buildings and Facilities; Retail Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Egghead to Egghead.com (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-093, February 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- April 1991 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)
By: David J. Collis
Describes the pet food industry in the mid-eighties prior to the breakout of a major competitive battle as manufacturers fight for share. Illustrates how when there are benefits to play in multiple markets, competitors will take action in one market to preserve their... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Markets; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-189, April 1991. (Revised October 1993.)
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Mark Tatum
East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, where he learned early on to love baseball and to get along with all kinds of people. The decision to bypass medicine proved only a momentary redirection in an impressive college career: he went on to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check
Part Monopoly marathon, part chess championship, Harvard Business School’s new multimedia simulation “Strategic Brew” engages students in a fast-paced exercise in strategic decision- making. The goal of the simulation is to show, rather... View Details