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- December 2024
- Technical Note
Ethical Analysis: Complicity
By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Matthew Souba
This note introduces students to the concept of complicity and outlines key questions to determine whether a party is complicit in the wrong or harm caused by another. The note uses examples from the well-known case of Theranos. View Details
Hsieh, Nien-hê, and Matthew Souba. "Ethical Analysis: Complicity." Harvard Business School Technical Note 325-076, December 2024.
- May 2001
- Supplement
Korea Stock Exchange
By: Tarun Khanna
Features a presentation by In-Kie Hong of Korea Stock Exchange discussing the depth of the crisis, its origin, and its possible resolution in the end. In-Kie Hong addresses a class of MBA students at the Harvard Business School. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Financial Markets; Stocks; Financial Services Industry; Korean Peninsula
Khanna, Tarun. "Korea Stock Exchange." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 701-806, May 2001.
- December 1988 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
Pabst Brewing Co.
At the end of 1984 the Pabst Brewing Co. was the object of a takeover contest for the second time in three years. Nearly two years after a reorganization in early 1983 Pabst still suffered from low margins and high debt service costs. This case describes the takeover... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Restructuring; Bids and Bidding; Acquisition; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Tiemann, Jonathan. "Pabst Brewing Co." Harvard Business School Case 289-031, December 1988. (Revised March 1989.)
- March 1985 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Precision Parts, Inc. (A)
Contains a description of a decision confronting two entrepreneurs in mid-1981. They are considering purchasing a small manufacturer of precision electromechanical parts. Among the issues in the case are the following: 1) Should Taylor and Grayson buy Precision Parts,... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Cost vs Benefits; Investment Return; Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Risk and Uncertainty; Outcome or Result; Manufacturing Industry
Sahlman, William A. "Precision Parts, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-131, March 1985. (Revised November 1988.)
- June 2008
- Case
Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center
By: Michael E. Porter, Robert S. Huckman and Jeremy Lance Friese
Considers the situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the strategic, financial, organizational, clinical,... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Service Delivery; Organizational Design; Integration; Health Industry
Porter, Michael E., Robert S. Huckman, and Jeremy Lance Friese. "Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center." Harvard Business School Case 608-175, June 2008.
- November 1985
- Case
Riverside and DEC--General Information
A negotiation exercise between Riverside Lumber Co. and the Division of Environmental Conservation about reducing the effects of effluent discharge in a river. Students are assigned to a role and receive confidential information including a scoring system detailing the... View Details
Lax, David A. "Riverside and DEC--General Information." Harvard Business School Case 186-125, November 1985.
- December 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
i2 Technologies, Inc.
By: Ananth Raman and Jasjit Singh
Describes the emergence and growth of i2 Technologies and the supply chain planning software industry. In December 1998, i2's market capitalization was in excess of $2 billion; the supply chain planning software industry had annual sales of approximately $1 billion and... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Supply Chain Management; Production; Forecasting and Prediction; Information Technology Industry
Raman, Ananth, and Jasjit Singh. "i2 Technologies, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 699-042, December 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
- August 1993 (Revised August 2002)
- Exercise
Work Methods Design Exercise
Teams of students receive identical product design specifications, a sample unit of the product, and a series of assignment questions that entail time and motion studies, which they must both understand and perform before class discussion. In class, teams explain how... View Details
"Work Methods Design Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 694-026, August 1993. (Revised August 2002.)
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
A New Approach to Civics Education
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 19 Apr 2023
- Webinars: Career
LinkedIn for Interviewing
In this webinar from CPD and Jeremy Schifeling, LinkedIn's former head of student and alumni education, you'll learn how to better utilize LinkedIn's data resources and practice tools to prepare for your next interview, find discover the elements of an interview that... View Details
- Web
Actively Addressing Unconscious Bias in Recruiting - Recruiting
Tanzer 22 Jan 2025 Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) Paige Arnof-Fenn Student Clubs Partner with one of the 50 career-related clubs on campus to engage with targeted groups... View Details
- 19 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
4 Updates About Peek Weekend at HBS
for all Peek participants. 4. Some things about Peek Weekend will stay the same Not everything will be changing! Peek is still open to college students who are rising juniors, seniors, and new graduates (Class of 2016, 2017 or 2018 from... View Details
- February 2001 (Revised November 2019)
- Case
Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (A)
By: Andrew P. McAfee, Frances X. Frei and Kerry Herman
Describes a dramatic decrease in service levels (on-time shipments) from the warehouse network of a large electronics distributor. Students need to analyze the root cause of the problem and propose actions. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Problems and Challenges; Business Processes; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
McAfee, Andrew P., Frances X. Frei, and Kerry Herman. "Delivery Problems at Arrow Electronics, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-131, February 2001. (Revised November 2019.)
- January 1983 (Revised September 1983)
- Case
E.T. Phone Home, Inc.: Forecasting Business Demand
By: John F. Cady and Frank V. Cespedes
Describes a process for forecasting market demand for an emerging technology--cellular radio. The student must critically evaluate the demand model and the market estimates, and modify them as appropriate in order to develop a marketing plan and budget. View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Forecasting and Prediction; Marketing Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Business Processes; Technology
Cady, John F., and Frank V. Cespedes. "E.T. Phone Home, Inc.: Forecasting Business Demand." Harvard Business School Case 583-121, January 1983. (Revised September 1983.)
- Article
Contextual Intelligence
By: Tarun Khanna
The author has come to a conclusion that may surprise you: trying to apply management practices uniformly across geographies is a fool's errand. Best practices simply don't travel well across borders. That's because conditions not just of economic development but of... View Details
Khanna, Tarun. "Contextual Intelligence." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 9 (September 2014): 58–68.
- 01 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
How To Partner With a Club: Engage With Club Leaders
HBS student club leaders oversee their club’s mission and events, and support their members as they explore their career interests. New club leaders are elected each spring at which point organizations may connect with them on ways that... View Details
- Career Coach
Lisa Li
Lisa is excited to help students who are navigating the consulting recruiting process as well as current consultants who may be looking for career transitions into investing or operating roles. She is most experienced in the biotech and... View Details
- 2019
- Book
Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience
By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo and David A. Thomas
Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations changing?... View Details
Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Diversity Management; Inclusion; Leader Selection; Race; Ethnicity; Diversity; Leadership; Leadership Development; Employment
Roberts, Laura Morgan, Anthony J. Mayo, and David A. Thomas, eds. Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2019.
John D. Dionne
John D. Dionne has been a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School since 2014 and is a recently retired Senior Managing Director and Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He is also Managing Partner of Franconia Capital, a... View Details