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- April 1992 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
The board and management of General Cinema has to determine whether the acquisition of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ), thereby entering the publishing business, makes strategic sense. The case describes HBJ's involvement in several segments of the publishing industry:... View Details
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 392-045, April 1992. (Revised April 1996.)
- 27 Apr 2018
- HBS Seminar
Helen Riley, Moonshot Mission Controller at X (formerly Google [x])
- January 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Absolute Sensors
Absolute Sensors is a new spin-off from a scientific consulting firm. Collins and his team must address issues such as: what market(s) to target, how and from whom to raise money, and to what extent they should engage in manufacturing their products. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Consulting Industry; Consulting Industry
Kuemmerle, Walter, and Chad S Ellis. "Absolute Sensors." Harvard Business School Case 899-075, January 1999. (Revised March 2004.)
- 12 Jun 2015
- News
Report: In bitter energy debate, nobody wins
- 16 Jun 2015
- News
Michael Porter on America's Historic Energy Opportunity
- 28 Oct 2010
- News
Lose manufacturing and you lose capacity for innovation
- 2017
- Blitz Discussions
The Structured World and the Self
Joshua Lev Krieger
Josh Krieger is an Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Josh’s research focuses on R&D strategy and the economics of innovation. His work examines project selection, R&D competition, and... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Nancy Gray - Making A Difference
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
bear. Written by Harvard Business School Visiting Professor Thomas H. Davenport and independent consultant Brook Manville, the book shares the tales of organizations that made successful choices through team-led decisions. This excerpt... View Details
- February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)
By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details
- May 2002 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Tim Blanchard at Jones Mendel & Co.
By: John J. Gabarro
Tim Blanchard struggles to balance all the demands facing him as a partner of a consulting firm. He must decide how to serve clients, mentor his people, provide strategy and direction to the high-tech group, and spend time with family. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Managerial Roles; Work-Life Balance; Consulting Industry
Gabarro, John J. "Tim Blanchard at Jones Mendel & Co." Harvard Business School Case 402-052, May 2002. (Revised May 2002.)
- December 2012 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
By: Das Narayandas, Michael Roberts and Liz Kind
The case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying to better manage the inconsistent and highly variable recruitment behavior of the sales force i.e., the degree to... View Details
Keywords: Marketing; Salesforce Management; Recruitment; Compensation and Benefits; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; California
Narayandas, Das, Michael Roberts, and Liz Kind. "Rodan + Fields Dermatologists." Harvard Business School Case 513-067, December 2012. (Revised August 2020.)
Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details
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- March 2023
- Module Note
The Advisor's Approach to Strategy Analysis
By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
A module note for the Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills (MCAS) course, "The Advisor's Approach to Strategy Analysis" introduces the options-led approach to strategy as well as how this valuable piece of an advisor's toolbelt differs from that of an operator. View Details
Keywords: Strategy
Fubini, David G., and Patrick Sanguineti. "The Advisor's Approach to Strategy Analysis." Harvard Business School Module Note 423-080, March 2023.
- 09 Sep 2015
- News
Corporate Efforts to Address Social Problems Have Limits
- 25 Mar 2022
- Video
Omobola Johnson
Omobola Johnson, the former Minister of Communication Technology in Nigeria, reflects on the success factors of her Arthur Anderson consulting assignment with First Bank of Nigeria, in which she consolidated two of their most profitable branches to operate more... View Details
Dante Roscini
Dante Roscini holds the Professor of Management Practice Chair endowed by the MBA Class of 1952 at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2008 after a two-decades-long career in finance. He currently teaches the course Business, Government, and the... View Details
- 28 Apr 2014
- News