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- 02 Apr 2011
- News
Insider Trading: Why We Can't Help Ourselves
- 2014
- Book
Retail Revolution: Will Your Brick & Mortar Store Survive?
By: Rajiv Lal, Jose B. Alvarez and Dan Greenberg
In Retail Revolution, the authors go beyond the common belief of retail as a monolithic industry and provide a framework that any brick-and-mortar retailer can use to respond to the eCommerce threat. Through six examples, this book demonstrates how this... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Internet and the Web; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Retail Industry
Lal, Rajiv, Jose B. Alvarez, and Dan Greenberg. Retail Revolution: Will Your Brick & Mortar Store Survive? Independently published, 2014.
- 2019
- Article
History, Micro Data, and Endogenous Growth
By: Ufuk Akcigit and Tom Nicholas
The study of economic growth is concerned with long-run changes, and therefore, historical data should be especially influential in informing the development of new theories. In this review, we draw on the recent literature to highlight areas in which study of history... View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Growth; Innovation; Economic Growth; History; Analytics and Data Science; Innovation and Invention
Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas. "History, Micro Data, and Endogenous Growth." Annual Review of Economics 11 (2019): 615–633.
- 19 Oct 2016
- Book
Three Critical Mistakes Digital Businesses Make With Content
- April 1991 (Revised January 1997)
- Case
Beatrice Companies--1985
By: David J. Collis
Describes the history of Beatrice Companies from its beginning as a dairy in 1891 to 1985, when the company was a $12 billion conglomerate. Focuses on the corporate strategies that Beatrice followed under each of its CEOs and concentrates on the company's strategic... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Collis, David J. "Beatrice Companies--1985." Harvard Business School Case 391-191, April 1991. (Revised January 1997.)
- 03 May 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Much Is Enough?
lives we must continue to push for more." But Mal Watlington poses perhaps the most challenging question: "The history of philosophy is filled with great thinkers who... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
A Good Place to Start Driving Digital StrategySunil Gupta explores how traditional businesses can make the leap into the digital age. American Capitalism: New HistoriesHistorians are taking a new look at... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2015
- News
Leadership: Getting it right
- 18 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
"It's important to have a compelling story:" Jodi Glickman on being Great on the Job
In our Q&A series, we talk with webinar presenters about their current roles, work-life balance and any helpful tips they may have for alumni. Tell us about yourself and your work. I'm the CEO and founder View Details
- August 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Marketing James Patterson
By: John A. Deighton
Can a successful novelist use direct-to-consumer marketing to grow his brand? The author, who in a previous career ran a major advertising agency, uses advertising with great success to build his stature as a crime fiction writer. Further, he applies his experience at... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Debates; Surveys; SWOT Analysis; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Outcome or Result; Sales
Deighton, John A. "Marketing James Patterson." Harvard Business School Case 505-029, August 2004. (Revised February 2006.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 08 Nov 2010
- News
Web Browsing Takes a Social Turn
- February 2006 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
China: Building "Capitalism with Socialist Characteristics"
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes China's phenomenal development from a poor, communist country to a global powerhouse. Provides background on China's history and culture, details the reforms launched in 1978 by Seng Xiaoping, and describes the situation as of 2006, focusing on the... View Details
Spar, Debora L., Jean C. Oi, and Chris Bebenek. China: Building "Capitalism with Socialist Characteristics". Harvard Business School Case 706-041, February 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
- Research Summary
Family Business Management
John Davis is developing cases and other course materials on family business management for the Executive Education program Families in Business: From Generation to Generation, Families in Business/China, the Owner/President Management... View Details
Will Work-from-Home Work Forever?
The pandemic may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean we’ll return to full-time commuting and packed office buildings. The greatest accidental experiment in the history of labor has lessons to teach us about productivity, flexibility, and even reversing the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
An Intellectual Capital: Some Influential HBS Ideas, at a Glance
up business schools. 1957 With his book A Concept of Agribusiness, Ray Goldberg (with John Davis) coins a term and defines an industry. 1958 Ken Andrews begins writing cases on View Details
Keywords: Professor Elton Mayo: Professor Fritz Roethlisberger; George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Professor Emeritus Ray A. Goldberg; Professor Abraham Zaleznik; Professor Alfred Chandler; Professor Michael Porter; Professor Robert S. Kaplan; Professor Michael C. Jensen; Professor C. Roland Christensen; Professor Robert Menton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
- July 2000 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
BMG Entertainment
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Gerrit Meier
As dramatic changes in technology and customer tastes roil the music industry, the top executives of BMG Entertainment, one of the world's largest record companies, must decide how to organize for digital distribution of music. This case includes a brief history of the... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Competitive Strategy; Distribution Channels; Organizational Structure; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Rivkin, Jan W., and Gerrit Meier. "BMG Entertainment." Harvard Business School Case 701-003, July 2000. (Revised September 2005.)
- April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Social Strategy at American Express
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
American Express has developed a number of strategic partnerships with Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter to improve their card members experience and lower its customer acquisition cost. The case details the history of these partnerships, examines American Express' own... View Details
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan, and David Chen. "Social Strategy at American Express." Harvard Business School Case 712-447, April 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
Krishna G. Palepu
KRISHNA G. PALEPU is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration, and has served previously as Senior Advisor to the President of Harvard University, and Senior Associate Dean... View Details