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- August 1998 (Revised September 2002)
- Case
Knowledge Management at Andersen Consulting
Andersen Consulting has spent several years developing a knowledge management system. The two partners responsible are now wondering what to do next and how to improve usability of the knowledge sharing system. View Details
Hansen, Morten T., and Thomas H. Davenport. "Knowledge Management at Andersen Consulting." Harvard Business School Case 499-032, August 1998. (Revised September 2002.)
- 2025
- Working Paper
CEO-Firm Matches and Productivity in 42 Countries
By: Amanda Dahlstrand, Dávid László, Helena Schweiger, Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
Firms are key to economic development, and CEOs are key to firm productivity. Are firms in countries at varying stages of development led by the right CEOs, and if not, why? We develop a parsimonious measure of CEO time use that allows us to differentiate CEOs into... View Details
Dahlstrand, Amanda, Dávid László, Helena Schweiger, Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "CEO-Firm Matches and Productivity in 42 Countries." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-033, January 2025. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 33324, January 2025.)
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar | About
he holds two masters degrees and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Datar’s research and course development have been in the areas of cost management and management control, strategy implementation, governance, and, more recently,... View Details
- Web
Ways to Give Today - Alumni
and Discover. Online Give Online Give online via Harvard's secure donation form Online LOG IN TO GIVE Recommended for all alumni and required for international credit card gifts Give Without Login For US-based donors only—no personal information will be pre-filled By... View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
literature on willpower. Understanding how willpower develops can shed important light on time-inconsistent economic decision making, a topic that has received substantial attention over recent decades. In particular, we argue that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2022
- Book
Racism, Colonialism, and Britain's Legacy of Violence
Britain’s 20th century empire was the largest in human history, with a quarter of the world’s land and nearly 700 million people. Yet the empire drew its strength from violence. That’s the conclusion Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins draws in her new... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
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HBS - The year in Review
Entrepreneurial Management Associate Professor Associate Professor Mark L. Egan Finance FIELD Immersion Experience Returns After a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19, the first-year required Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership View Details
- 13 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Gorton's Seafoods
us. As a result, we have tapped into the various student groups, such as the Marketing Club, and have developed relationships with the industry contacts within Career & Professional Development. Give us your elevator pitch – what is... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- December 2022
- Article
Shaping Nascent Industries: Innovation Strategy and Regulatory Uncertainty in Personal Genomics
By: Cheng Gao and Rory McDonald
In nascent industries—whose new technologies are often poorly understood
by regulators—contending with regulatory uncertainty can be crucial to organizational survival and growth. Prior research on nonmarket strategy has largely
focused on established firms in mature... View Details
Keywords: Technological Change; Innovation; Qualitative Methods; New Categories; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy
Gao, Cheng, and Rory McDonald. "Shaping Nascent Industries: Innovation Strategy and Regulatory Uncertainty in Personal Genomics." Administrative Science Quarterly 67, no. 4 (December 2022): 915–967.
- Research Summary
THEME #1: BUILDING CAPABILITIES THROUGH TEAM FAMILIARITY
Are organizational capabilities simply the aggregation of individual skills and experience, or do they also depend on particular connections between individuals developed through prior work experience? Since a capability consists of the accumulated... View Details
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Finance Curriculum - Faculty & Research
builds on the foundation developed in Finance I, focusing on three sets of managerial decisions: How to evaluate complex investments. How to set and execute financial policies within a firm. How to integrate the many financial decisions... View Details
- December 2017 (Revised January 2019)
- Case
In the Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: South Korea's Lotte Group, China and the U.S. THAAD Missile Defense System (A)
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
By late 2016 and early 2017, Lotte Group, a South Korean chaebol (large family-controlled business group) had become embroiled not only in the domestic political turmoil surrounding President Park Geun-hye, but also—uncomfortably—in a four-country geopolitical storm. ... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
UnileverA Case Study
parent company, a white soap, called "Lux Toilet Soap." J. Walter Thompson was hired to develop a marketing and advertising campaign stressing the glamour of the new product, with very successful results. 17 Lever's share of the... View Details
- September 1997 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Precision Controls, Inc.
By: James K. Sebenius and David T. Kotchen
Precision Controls is a Minnesota-based manufacturer of electronic control devices. To enhance its product line, Precision would like to establish an artificial intelligence research group, either through internal development or, preferably, by merging with or... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Valuation; Research and Development; Negotiation Process; Stock Shares; Negotiation Tactics; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Minnesota
Sebenius, James K., and David T. Kotchen. "Precision Controls, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 898-046, September 1997. (Revised May 1999.)
- June 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Case
Takashimaya in Transition
By: Rajiv Lal, Masako Egawa and Chisato Toyama
Takashimaya, the largest department store in Japan, was suffering from declining sales. CEO Koji Suzuki had succeeded in instituting changes to cut costs. However, Suzuki needed to come up with a strategy to increase sales, particularly in apparel, which comprised the... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Sales; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
Lal, Rajiv, Masako Egawa, and Chisato Toyama. "Takashimaya in Transition." Harvard Business School Case 506-054, June 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- Career Coach
Jon Puz
Development & Sales), Deloitte Consulting (Consultant, Healthcare Strategy & Operations), Internships: Merrill Lynch Healthcare Investment Banking, Eli Lilly and Company View Details
- Teaching
Overview
By: Robert J. Dolan
Professor Dolan's main teaching interest is marketing management. Recent materials developed include notes on marketing research, product policy, and marketing strategy and cases on leading companies such as Catalina Marketing, Kiehl's, Planters Nut and Cox Media's... View Details
- April 1993 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Safeway Manufacturing Division: The Manufacturing Control System (MCS) (A)
Describes a decision that SMD management made to implement an MRP II system in its 38 plants. Raises the issues that needed to be addressed to enable the implementation, and is positioned so the students can develop a detailed implementation plan. View Details
Stoddard, Donna B., and Maryellen C. Costello. "Safeway Manufacturing Division: The Manufacturing Control System (MCS) (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-134, April 1993. (Revised May 1993.)
- August 2002 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Launching the War on Terrorism
Describes the decision-making process employed by President George W. Bush's War Cabinet in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Examines how the president and his advisers framed the problem, exchanged ideas, generated alternatives, and developed a... View Details
Keywords: War; National Security; Decision Making; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Public Administration Industry; United States
Roberto, Michael, and Gina Carioggia. "Launching the War on Terrorism." Harvard Business School Case 303-027, August 2002. (Revised October 2002.)
- March 2001
- Background Note
Real Options Valuation when Multiple Sources of Uncertainty Exist
This case describes how multiple sources of uncertainty can be incorporated into a real-options-based analysis. It works through an example of a two-stage problem where a company has both an option to explore and an option to develop oil reserves. View Details
Meulbroek, Lisa K. "Real Options Valuation when Multiple Sources of Uncertainty Exist." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-106, March 2001.