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- 04 May 2015
- News
‘Lean Startup’ Revolution Sweeps Through Business Schools
- 22 Feb 2011
- News
Harvard professor inspires management executives in Pune
- January 2009 (Revised July 2010)
- Case
iZumi
By: Robert F. Higgins, Jacob Ian Broder-Fingert, Eliot Sherman and Sidhartha Palani
Presents the issues faced while building an innovative company in an emerging space with new intellectual property from the perspective of a venture capitalist. Beth Seidenberg, a partner at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), had helped...
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- Web
Placement - Doctoral
Placement Tradition of Success The demand for faculty at business schools has never been greater. Graduates of the HBS Doctoral Programs have gone on to become prominent scholars in a wide range View Details
- June 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Tough Choices for the Illinois Pension System
By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij S. Khurana
This case describes the precarious fiscal situation of the Illinois public pension system in the spring of 2009 and the accounting of pension plans by non-federal municipalities more generally. In February 2009, in the midst of a recession, recently-appointed Governor...
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Keywords:
Budgets and Budgeting;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Liquidity;
Annuities;
Financial Management;
Financing and Loans;
Taxation;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Illinois
Pozen, Robert C., and Brij S. Khurana. "Tough Choices for the Illinois Pension System." Harvard Business School Case 311-139, June 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- 30 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
‘Intrinsic Joy’ Sparks Ideas Better than Cash
virtual, users are still looking to create community through joint norms and practices. “If you have a strong culture and community, you can get so much more out of your people,” Roche says. “Then, you may not View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
A New Small Business Tech Ecosystem is Emerging
- 08 Jan 2012
- News
Progress Principle: You're More Important Than You Think
- February 2010
- Background Note
Millipore Background Note
By: Elie Ofek and Natalie Kindred
This note provides background on Millipore Corporation, a global provider of products and services used primarily in the discovery, development and production of therapeutic drugs. With a track record of quickly adapting to the evolving needs of its customers,...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Natalie Kindred. "Millipore Background Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-059, February 2010.
- March 2023
- Case
Interior Collab
By: Lindsay N. Hyde, Thomas R. Eisenmann and Tom Quinn
After venture capital-funded online interior design agency Homepolish collapsed, its former freelance designers met to discuss next steps. The bitter experience led some of them to create a workers’ collaborative called Interior Collab. The founding members needed to...
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- 12 Apr 2013
- News
Robert Kaplan Tells You How to Reach Your Unique Potential
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Office Depot-OfficeMax CEOs Face Off in Unorthodox Search
- Web
MD/MBA Harvard Medical School - MBA
MD/MBA MD/MBA A joint degree with Harvard Medical School. In recognition of the critical need for leaders educated in the intellectual disciplines and practices of medicine and...
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- June 1991 (Revised April 1997)
- Background Note
Managing the Multibusiness Corporation
By: David J. Collis
Lays out some ideas on how to restructure a multibusiness corporation. Identifies sixteen elements of organization design, and then applies contingency theory to argue that these elements need to be aligned with the tasks the corporation uses to create value across its...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Alignment;
Corporate Strategy;
Theory;
Value Creation
Collis, David J. "Managing the Multibusiness Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-286, June 1991. (Revised April 1997.)
- 30 Apr 2013
- News
Price Matching Criticized From Wal-Mart to Toys ‘R’ Us
- Research Summary
Multinational Enterprises and Corporate Responsibility
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Multinational enterprises, especially those operating in developing economies, face wide-ranging demands to help persons whose basic needs are unmet. Pharmaceutical companies, for example, are asked to provide access to life-saving therapies to patients in countries... View Details
- March 24, 2023
- Article
What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right
By: Lou Shipley
There’s a reason Silicon Valley Bank became such a fixture among startups: it understood their needs better than any other bank. Even now, many banks don’t have the flexibility and understanding to make banking easy for startups. With SVB gone, a lot of young companies...
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Keywords:
Startup;
Silicon Valley;
Entrepreneurship;
Bank;
Finance;
Business Startups;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry
Shipley, Lou. "What Silicon Valley Bank Did Right." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 24, 2023).
- November 1994 (Revised May 1998)
- Background Note
Strategic Sales Management: A Boardroom Issue
By: Benson P. Shapiro, Stephen X. Doyle and Adrian J. Slywotsky
Explains why sales management has become an increasingly important and complex topic for top managers. Demonstrates the financial impact of a superior salesforce and then describes a way to gain superiority. The focus is on a salesforce that is responsive to customer...
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Shapiro, Benson P., Stephen X. Doyle, and Adrian J. Slywotsky. "Strategic Sales Management: A Boardroom Issue." Harvard Business School Background Note 595-018, November 1994. (Revised May 1998.)
- 31 Dec 2014
- News