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- May 1994 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Barilla SpA (A)
Barilla SpA, an Italian manufacturer that sells to its retailers largely through third-party distributors, experienced widely fluctuating demand patterns from its distributors during the late 1980s. This case describes a proposal to address the problem by implementing... View Details
Keywords: Order Taking and Fulfillment; Logistics; Supply Chain; Technology; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Italy
Hammond, Janice H. "Barilla SpA (A)." Harvard Business School Case 694-046, May 1994. (Revised March 2008.)
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
through a hoop, people who can pick companies to invest in,” says Kim. “If you happen to be one of the lucky ones with a skill set that affords so much opportunity, it’s your duty to fulfill that promise and give back to the society that... View Details
- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
How to Demotivate Your Best Employees
paper shouldn't be taken as a blanket criticism of awards. You can't say awards are good or bad. It depends on how they're implemented." This particular attendance award may have been especially flawed because rather than rewarding workers for exceptional performance,... View Details
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
approach to reservations staffing while imposing contract terms that would call for all hands in the event of demand. "You can't be an organization that simultaneously and completely fulfills the wishes of employees, customers, and... View Details
- Web
Mid-US - Global
The Road to Revitalization: Leadership Fellow Joel Hurd and the City of Detroit After earning his MBA, Joel Hurd joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s office as senior advisor on special projects through the HBS Leadership Fellows Program. This position was a step toward... View Details
- August 2019
- Article
When and How to Diversify—A Multicategory Utility Model for Personalized Content Recommendation
By: Yicheng Song, Nachiketa Sahoo and Elie Ofek
Sometimes we desire change, a break from the same or an opportunity to fulfill different aspects of our needs. Noting that consumers seek variety, several approaches have been developed to diversify items recommended by personalized recommender systems. However,... View Details
Keywords: Recommender Systems; Personalization; Recommendation Diversity; Variety Seeking; Collaborative Filtering; Consumer Utility Models; Digital Media; Clickstream Analysis; Learning-to-rank; Consumer Behavior; Media; Customization and Personalization; Strategy; Mathematical Methods
Song, Yicheng, Nachiketa Sahoo, and Elie Ofek. "When and How to Diversify—A Multicategory Utility Model for Personalized Content Recommendation." Management Science 65, no. 8 (August 2019): 3737–3757.
- Web
2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
companies like Amazon and Booking.com, and address some fundamental questions. He’ll also explain how these and other organizations have discovered that experimentation provides considerable competitive advantages. What Really Matters in Living a View Details
- Web
Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
Business-Model Transformation By: Ivanka Visnjic, Felipe Monteiro and Michael L. Tushman May–June 2025 | Article | Harvard Business Review Many global companies have made public commitments to sustainability targets. Fulfilling these... View Details
- 22 Jun 2022
- Book
Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path
indeed important to understand our passions and find work that fulfills them, but we all live our lives within the gravitational field of necessity. The root question for the Necessity element is: “What are the nonnegotiable obligations... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
first have to chase that success to understand its limits? Or are they ready at an earlier age to define their lives in real and fulfilling ways? Brooks: Different people have different orientations and different timelines. HBS students... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- Web
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Newspapers (6) Non-Governmental Organizations (10) Non-Renewable Energy (2) Nonprofit Organizations (55) Nonverbal Communication (2) Online Advertising (16) Online Technology (32) Open Source Distribution (18) Operations (228) Opportunities (7) Order Taking and View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
A Third Act for Ron Shaich (MBA 1978)
normal person, now I’m at 90 percent” he told the Boston Globe in a recent print and video interview. “I sort of feel this obligation to help these companies become what they can be, to fulfill their destiny. For me there’s nothing more... View Details
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
for years, many of whom had been working two jobs to sustain their families,” she says. “They took OneTen’s model and adapted it to address the challenges and opportunities that Delta faced.” What can other business leaders learn? To View Details
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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at ... An Emerging Entrepreneur Patricio Bichara MBA 2015 Patricio “Pato” Bichara (MBA 2015) learned something impor... Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are Shilla Kim-Parker... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
was barely any lights, no public transportation, and an airport with one gate. I wanted the lights of the city, the bustle of a subway, the noise of a flight taking off from an airport to a new destination. When I started my career after HBS in management consulting,... View Details
- August 2015 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Amazon.com, 2021
By: John R. Wells, Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth and Galen Danskin
In February 2021, Amazon announced 2020 operating profits of $22,899 million, up from $2,233 million in 2015, on sales of $386 billion, up from $107 billion five years earlier (see Exhibit 1). The shareholders expressed their satisfaction (see Exhibit 2), but not all... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Corporate Strategy; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Price; Applications and Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle
Wells, John R., Benjamin Weinstock, Gabriel Ellsworth, and Galen Danskin. "Amazon.com, 2021." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised June 2021.)
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
four drives accounts for a large portion of how much an individual is motivated in their work. While improving the fulfillment of any one drive enhances employee motivation somewhat, the key to a major employee-motivation advantage... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 05 Jul 2012
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?
fulfilled (Kamal Hossain); (6) behaviors of managers who "compete with each other to climb to the next higher level" and make unfulfilled promises to do so (Subrata Chakraborty); (7) a "modern fashion of us all being... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Blog
Discover Upcoming HBS Executive Education Programs
expand your contribution to your organization while fulfilling your individual goals with our broad portfolio of programs. Whether you seek a virtual program or an immersive on-campus or regional experience, a program that addresses a... View Details
- 02 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Getting a Peek Into the HBS Experience
gain a comprehensive insight into the HBS experience. This program fulfilled my aspirations as it allows undergraduates, no matter their background, a chance to gain a deep understanding of what it is like being a Harvard MBA student.... View Details