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15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015

business: Investing in employees keeps churn rates down and distinguishes Hello Alfred in a moment when quantity of transactions often wins out over quality of service. “If we serve our employees well, then the users will be happy,” Sapone says. “We built a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
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Bulb 2015: Foundation

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In late August 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb, Ltd (Bulb), were ready to offer affordable renewable energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million households. They hoped to capitalize on the hundreds of thousands of customers switching their energy... View Details

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February 2019
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Al Islami Foods: Partnering for Growth

By: Lynda Applegate and Michael Norris

In 2018, Al Islami Foods CEO Marwan Al Garem and Chairman Saleh Saeed Lootah have to decide on a potential investment partner. They hope to find the best match for a strategic investment in their Dubai-based halal foods company from a list of three global food... View Details

Keywords: Animal-Based Agribusiness; Investment; Partners and Partnerships; Strategy; Food; Growth and Development Strategy; Ownership Stake; Business Model; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Dubai

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May 2007 (Revised July 2011)
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The West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care

By: Michael E. Porter, Clemens Guth and Elisa M. Dannemiller

Describes the joint efforts of the German health plan KKH and Essen University Hospital to develop an integrated practice unit (IPU), and the West German Headache Center's efforts to improve the quality of migraine care. Provides an overview of the German health care... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Industry Structures; Service Delivery; Integration; Health Industry; Germany

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13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

company's superior productivity and market share gain in Brazil's cosmetics, fragrances, and toiletries (CF&T) industry. By 2009, Natura's direct sales business model generated income for over 1 million... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2022
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Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students

and even a required course, The Entrepreneurial Manager? William Kerr is the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff-MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, unit head of Entrepreneurial Management, co-director of HBS’s Managing the Future... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

15 Oct 2019
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Innovative Thinking Fuels Nascent Startup Scene

on the rise in the MENA countries. The company was cofounded by a woman—women represent about 25 percent of entrepreneurs in MENA countries as compared with the global average of 10 percent—and it capitalizes on the region’s high digital connectivity. BulkWhiz... View Details

February 2024
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More than Optics: Olympus's Vision to Become a Leading Global MedTech Company

By: David J. Collis and Haisley Wert

In August 2022, CEO Yasuo Takeuchi reflected on Olympus Corporation’s recent transformation from being known as a Japanese consumer camera company to becoming a leading global medical technology (MedTech) company. Over the past dozen years, Takeuchi and prior... View Details

Keywords: Global Human Resource Management; Medical Technology; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Globalization; Business Model; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Japan; United States

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01 Jun 2013
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Faculty Books

decision-making capabilities. The book introduces a model that uses a firm's collective judgment so that the right decisions are made and the entire organization profits. Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding & Using... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2001
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A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire

was in the forefront of this movement, "democratizing" photography with the one-dollar Kodak Brownie camera in 1900. Next I chose Henry Ford, who not only put America on wheels with the Model T, but altered the View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

23 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 23

Discussion of new model of social enterprise that applies the venture capital model to social enterprise. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811053-PDF-ENG Redesigning a 401(k) Plan at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September–October 2020
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When It's Time to Pivot, What's Your Story?: How to Sell Stakeholders on a New Strategy

By: Rory McDonald and Robert Bremner

To succeed, a new company must rally investors, staff, customers, and the media around a good story. But often that narrative turns out to be wrong, and entrepreneurs realize they need to change direction. How that shift is communicated can have a huge impact on a... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Strategy; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Communication Strategy; Business and Stakeholder Relations

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March 2020
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onefinestay: Building a Luxury Experience in the Sharing Economy

By: Jill Avery and Anat Keinan

onefinestay was a two-sided marketplace that offered high-end home rentals to travelers who sought a more authentic and local experience than a typical upscale hotel might provide. After five years of rapid growth, it was time to do a comprehensive analysis of the... View Details

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15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

essential to develop the self-awareness, compassion, emotional intelligence, and authenticity required to be inspired human beings and inspiring leaders. Book: http://www.bkconnection.com/ProdDetails.asp?ID=9781609940072&PG=1&Type=AUTH&PCS=BKP View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2011
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The Best-Laid Plans

focuses on creating social value through a nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid model business plan. In 2000, when Benjamin Fenton (MBA 2000) and Monique Burns (MBA 1993) entered the contest with New Leaders for... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

February 2000 (Revised March 2004)
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Venture Law Group (A)

By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scott D Landry

Craig Johnson, Venture Law Group's (VLG) chairman, founded VLG in 1993 with a goal of "zero voluntary turnover." In late 1998, Johnson faces the departure of three important partners, prompting himself to ask what VLG can do in the midst of an "economic hurricane" that... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Customer Relationship Management; Partners and Partnerships; Retention; Legal Services Industry

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01 Jun 2017
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Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving

of business and society is changing not only how we work and live, but also how we tackle the toughest issues. Lakhani oversees the Crowd Innovation Lab, a Harvard University initiative focused on crowdsourcing. He conducts field... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns

Through its use of Harvard’s innovative Green Campus Loan Fund, HBS has cut energy expenditures and provided a model for conservation-minded schools around the University to follow. The loan fund provides capital for projects that reduce... View Details

Keywords: Paul Massari; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

01 Mar 2012
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She’s Got Your Back

want things to be done right, but we don’t want to invest a lot of thought and process in finding a solution.” Online reviews are nothing new, of course. But Angie’s List was early to the game and operates under an almost unthinkable View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; online reviews; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate