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- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
of Buenos Aires’s population was foreign born, and it could be regarded as one of the world’s greatest global cities.” Today, the city is a decaying shadow of itself and Argentina as a whole has fallen prey to ineffective institutions, inconsistent government... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fast Casual
Cherng: Panda’s process designer. Peggy Cherng (OPM 25, 1997) and her husband, Andrew, share the titles of cochairman and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group (PRG), “one of the fastest-growing and most successful restaurant chains in the... View Details
- June 2014
- Supplement
eBay Partner Network — slide supplement (widescreen)
By: Benjamin Edelman
eBay considers adjustments to the structure and rules of its affiliate marketing program, eBay Partner Network (ePN). In particular, eBay reevaluates affiliate compensation structure, the role of bonuses for especially productive affiliates, and the overall rationale... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable
content around the entire process of starting a business,” says HBS professor Bill Sahlman, adding that the New Venture Competition continues to be a capstone event. Some alumni participate as judges of the student contest, while others... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- October 2010
- Teaching Note
Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth (TN)
By: Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason
Teaching Note for 410023. View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
this world,” she says. “There should be no monopoly on the ability to set that direction. No one gender or one race should control the flow of capital.” Solution #1: Make the Business Case “Women entrepreneurs are an untapped market.”... View Details
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Admissions Process MBA Application Process Additional Opportunities Doctoral Programs For students looking to become the next generation of faculty who will make a difference in the world through their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
From the Classroom to Casablanca
with local business partners, tackling real-world challenges through intensive project work for up to 10 days. While the novel ideas the students generate for a new product, service, or experience for consumers are often well received by... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
On Purpose
It can’t be a bolted-on thing somewhere over on the side.” “When these priorities are embedded in your business practices and in everything you put into the marketplace, that’s how you get impact to scale. It can’t be a bolted-on thing... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
In the aftermath of such highly public and grossly damaging business debacles as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, much attention and plenty of criticism have been directed at those companies' corporate boards. Traditionally, board... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- December 1994 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
Tiffany & Co.--1993
By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
The restructuring of Tiffany's retailing agreement with Mitsukoshi Ltd. in 1993 exposed Tiffany to substantial yen/dollar exchange rate volatility that it had not previously faced. This new exposure requires Tiffany to establish risk management policies and practices.... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Currency Exchange Rate; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Agreements and Arrangements; Situation or Environment
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Tiffany & Co.--1993." Harvard Business School Case 295-047, December 1994. (Revised June 1995.)
- March 2002 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
EMCF: A New Approach at an Old Foundation
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Michael Bailin, president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF), embarked on a three-year effort to transform the foundation's grant-making in theory and practice. This case details his efforts to move from an "initiatives-based" approach in philanthropy to a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Expectations; Non-Governmental Organizations; Cognition and Thinking; Customization and Personalization; Theory
Grossman, Allen S., and Daniel F. Curran. "EMCF: A New Approach at an Old Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 302-090, March 2002. (Revised June 2002.)
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
New Releases
management. The Development Factory by Gary P. Pisano (Harvard Business School Press) Product development has long been a source of advantage for firms. In The Development Factory: Unlocking the Potential of View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
this without the on-the-ground project experience and guest speakers from those classes.” What was the experience of being on Shark Tank like? Wiegele: “The process itself was incredibly helpful, which may be an odd thing to say, but it... View Details
- June 2010 (Revised May 2017)
- Teaching Note
Sydney IVF: Stem Cell Research
By: Robert Simons and Kathryn Rosenberg
Teaching Note for 109017. View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Management Control Systems; Levers Of Control; Strategy; Risk Management; Decisions; Cooperative Ownership; Product Development; Moral Sensibility; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Expansion; Science-Based Business; Research; Management Practices and Processes; Business Subsidiaries; Biotechnology Industry; Sydney
Ernesta G. Procope
Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) legislation which has been adopted by 26 states. Over the years, Procope dramatically expanded her business to include commercial lines of coverage and in the View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Research Brief: The Best Medicine
As it turns out, innovation doesn’t benefit everyone equally, and a new study tries to understand how that plays out in the pharmaceutical R&D process in the United States. “The numbers are striking,” says Associate Professor Joshua... View Details
- 01 Oct 2019
HBS Information Session at the University of Florida
Join us to learn more about Harvard Business School and the 2+2 admissions process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation about our college programs and an opportunity to ask questions with... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
HBS Information Session at Hampton University
Join us to learn more about Harvard Business School and the 2+2 admissions process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation about our college programs and an opportunity to ask questions with... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
HBS Information Session at UNC-Chapel Hill
Join us to learn more about Harvard Business School and the 2+2 admissions process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation about our college programs and an opportunity to ask questions with... View Details