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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
discrimination, where companies have various prices at the same time for different customers, depending on everything from geography to browsing history. Donald Ngwe: This has always been the best-case scenario for any seller, but it... View Details
- April 2004 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
Conor Medsystems
By: Donald N. Sull, Robert F. Higgins, Linda A. Cyr and Bijan Salehizadeh
Conor Medsystems had developed a drug-eluting stent that could capture significant share of the $5 billion global market. Chief executive officer, Frank Litvack, is considering alternative sources of financing to test the device. View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Testing and Trials; Corporate Finance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Sull, Donald N., Robert F. Higgins, Linda A. Cyr, and Bijan Salehizadeh. "Conor Medsystems." Harvard Business School Case 804-180, April 2004. (Revised May 2007.)
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
growth. One respondent turned the topic on its head, posing a more interesting question of whether equality fosters productivity. Several felt that innovation and productivity increases are leading to inequality. As Donald Shaw put it,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
Charlotte Club Hosts Webinar to Mark 100 Years of the Case Method
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of Charlotte recently marked 100 Years of Case Method Teaching and Learning at HBS by hosting a virtual conversation with two of the School’s most prolific case writers. The January 19 event, which attracted 170 alumni, featured... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
"Build it and they will come," announced Donald Hastings (MBA '53), chair of the HBS Global Alumni Conference held May 15-18 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Greeting a record-breaking crowd of more than one thousand participants, he... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
academics, researchers, and practitioners who have been inspired and taught by the late Professor Clayton Christensen. Each week on “After Hours,” Youngme Moon, the Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, Mihir Desai, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
From the Editors
citations of alumni bravery in battle, letters from alumni POWs, and a sobering stream of casualty reports. Pearson Hunt's first issue as editor corresponded with the end of Wallace Donham's long tenure as Dean in the summer of 1942 and the appointment of his... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 07 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs
companies and their shareholders. It’s no secret that companies with similar financials often pay very dissimilar amounts of tax in a given year. The same is true of individuals. One need look no further than Republican presidential nominee View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
Summing Up Can Managers Afford to Ignore Predictions in Planning? There is a healthy skepticism when it comes to the reliability of predictions as a basis for planning. Donald Kortalon, commenting on this month's column, cites a number of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
remain the company's executive chairman.) Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Bower, the Donald Kirk David Professor of Business Administration, is an expert on corporate strategy, organization, and leadership. He discusses the... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
friends—but employers seem hardly to notice the trend. Joseph Fuller discusses why companies should support them. Should US Companies Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?American President Donald Trump pulled out of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
Are Like Shampoo by Brenda Bence (MBA ’91) (Global Insight Communications) The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream by Christopher B. Leinberger (MBA ’76) (Island Press) We Are One. Adjust!: A Handbook of Understanding to Help Us Build a Bridge to... View Details
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
In light of the tragedies in Paris and San Bernadino, a number of politicians, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump, have urged this country to respond by barring immigrants, refugees, and Muslims from our shores. Such a “solution”... View Details
- 28 Jan 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovation
office last July and resulted in the January 19 faculty vote. "We don't do anything without a lot of thought and care. That's what makes us who we are," said Professor Youngme Moon, senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program. The View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
will be very different parts of China. Shanghai will be a Chinese city, while Hong Kong will be international." Another questioner, Donald Bongami Mkhwanazi (59th PMD), chairman of the National Empowerment Trust Investment Fund in Durban,... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
"We are the 'piggy bank' that everyone wants to take advantage of," President Donald Trump told his 61 million Twitter followers in May, days after he hiked tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. "NO... View Details
- 29 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014
language it uses to communicate. Why Do Outlet Stores Exist? Created in the 1930s, outlet stores allowed retailers to dispose of unpopular items at fire sale prices. Today, outlets seem outmoded and unnecessary—stores have bargain racks, after all. View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
decisions and shipping policies in determining purchase outcomes and profits. Consumers are less sensitive to shipping fees than to product prices, but free shipping for orders above the minimum is a strong motivator for increasing average basket sizes. Research by... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2016
- Op-Ed
The Twitter Election
Every four years, a new American presidential campaign gives a fresh boost to social media. This year the winner is Twitter. Donald Trump has racked up 11.3 million Twitter followers (and counting) compared with 8.5 million for Hillary... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira