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- December 2017 (Revised April 2018)
- Technical Note
A Note on the Snack Food Industry
By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
This note provides an overview of the snacking industry in 2017. View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; Asia; China; Latin America; Middle East
Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "A Note on the Snack Food Industry." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-064, December 2017. (Revised April 2018.)
- January 1992
- Supplement
Fusion Systems Corp. in Japan: Don Spero, President and Chief Executive Officer, Video
Provides CEO's personal perspective and answers to questions by MBA students. View Details
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Fusion Systems Corp. in Japan: Don Spero, President and Chief Executive Officer, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 792-502, January 1992.
- 30 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking
- February 2009 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Big Spaceship: Ready to Go Big?
By: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Big Spaceship, a digital marketing agency, faced a rather big challenge: How to scale the distinctive culture that was essential to its competitive strategy? Renowned for the cutting-edge websites that it developed to market major Hollywood movies and leading consumer... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Human Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Groups and Teams; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation
Groysberg, Boris, and Michael Slind. "Big Spaceship: Ready to Go Big?" Harvard Business School Case 409-047, February 2009. (Revised September 2011.)
- November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Background Note
Overview of the Professional Services Course, An
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Ashish Nanda
Provides an overview of the HBS MBA Professional Services Course. Presents a structure and an outline intended to serve as a reference and provide orientation to students as the course progresses. View Details
DeLong, Thomas J., and Ashish Nanda. "Overview of the Professional Services Course, An." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-229, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- 2016
- Chapter
Dishonesty Explained: What Leads Moral People To Act Immorally
By: F. Gino and D. Ariely
The last two decades have witnessed what seems to be an increasing number of cases of dishonesty, from corporate corruption and employee misconduct to questionable behaviors during the financial crisis and individual acts of unethical behavior in many spheres of... View Details
Gino, F., and D. Ariely. "Dishonesty Explained: What Leads Moral People To Act Immorally." In The Social Psychology of Good and Evil. 2nd ed. Edited by Arthur G. Miller. New York: Guilford Press, 2016.
- May 1994
- Background Note
Designing Channels of Distribution
Presents a framework and a method for addressing the new product channel choice decision. Offers a six-step method that involves: 1) disaggregating and prioritizing a distribution channel by customers' channel function requirements; 2) obtaining and combining... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Designing Channels of Distribution." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-116, May 1994.
- April 2015
- Case
Dutch Bros. Coffee: A Compelling Future
By: Joshua Margolis and Christine Snively
Travis Boersma, co-founder and President of the Dutch Bros. coffee chain, faces three operational decisions that will shape the company's growth trajectory and distinctive culture. First, should they offer a specialty coffee at a subset of their stores in one region... View Details
Keywords: Culture And Community; Service Management; Retail; Food; Managing Growth; Family Business; Small Business; Leadership; Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Oregon
Margolis, Joshua, and Christine Snively. "Dutch Bros. Coffee: A Compelling Future." Harvard Business School Case 415-010, April 2015.
- September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Background Note
Note on Corporate Venture Capital, A
By: Josh Lerner
Provides an overview of corporate venture investment. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
Lerner, Josh. "Note on Corporate Venture Capital, A." Harvard Business School Background Note 201-036, September 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- June 1995
- Supplement
Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (B)
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
Provides an update to the (A) case. View Details
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 795-048, June 1995.
- August 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Background Note
Emerging Networked Business Models: Lessons from the Field
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Provides an overview of the networked models that are revolutionizing market industries and the organizations that compete and do business within them. Teaching Purpose: To introduce students and executives to emerging networked models and to provide a foundation for... View Details
Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Emerging Networked Business Models: Lessons from the Field ." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-172, August 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- Summer 2024
- Article
The Business Revolution: Economy-Wide Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Platforms
By: Hanna Halaburda, Jeffrey Prince, D. Daniel Sokol and Feng Zhu
In this essay, we identify several themes of the digital business transformation, with a particular focus on the economy-wide impacts of artificial intelligence and digital platforms. In doing so, we highlight specific industries, beyond just the high-profile “Big... View Details
Halaburda, Hanna, Jeffrey Prince, D. Daniel Sokol, and Feng Zhu. "The Business Revolution: Economy-Wide Impacts of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Platforms." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 33, no. 2 (Summer 2024): 269–275.
- August 2024
- Case
The Walt Disney Company: Management Guidance
By: Joseph Pacelli and James Weber
In November 2023, financial analyst Aurora Fee was forecasting The Walt Disney Company’s earnings and stock price, with the goal of providing an investment recommendation to her clients. Disney, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment companies, had just... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Accounting; Investment; Communication; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Earnings; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Pacelli, Joseph, and James Weber. "The Walt Disney Company: Management Guidance." Harvard Business School Case 125-027, August 2024.
- 2025
- Working Paper
Antitrust Platform Regulation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China
By: Ke Rong, D. Daniel Sokol, Di Zhou and Feng Zhu
Many jurisdictions have launched antitrust enforcement and brought in regulation of large tech platforms. The swift and strict implementation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy (Platform Guidelines) provides a quasi-natural experiment... View Details
Keywords: Platform; Antitrust; Regulation; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competition; Venture Capital; Market Entry and Exit; Supply and Industry; China
Rong, Ke, D. Daniel Sokol, Di Zhou, and Feng Zhu. "Antitrust Platform Regulation and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-039, January 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
- September 1996 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Cytec Industries' Spin-Off (B): Managing the Challenges of Success
Provides a follow-up to the (A) case. View Details
Wruck, Karen, and Sherry P. Roper. "Cytec Industries' Spin-Off (B): Managing the Challenges of Success." Harvard Business School Case 897-054, September 1996. (Revised February 1998.)
- March 1994 (Revised May 1994)
- Supplement
Lisa Benton (B)
By: Linda A. Hill
Provides a follow-up to Lisa Benton (A). View Details
Hill, Linda A. "Lisa Benton (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-115, March 1994. (Revised May 1994.)
- February 2009 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Cleveland Clinic: Transformation and Growth 2015
By: Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth O. Teisberg
The Cleveland Clinic's health care services are internationally renowned for quality. In 2008, The Clinic began to restructure the organization into teams defined around patient needs, rather than traditional medical specialties. "Patients First!" takes shape as the... View Details
Keywords: Health; Health Care Operations; Health Care Quality; Health Care; Strategy And Leadership; Strategy Development; Health Care and Treatment; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Outcome or Result; Health Industry; Cleveland
Porter, Michael E., and Elizabeth O. Teisberg. "Cleveland Clinic: Transformation and Growth 2015." Harvard Business School Case 709-473, February 2009. (Revised June 2019.)
- November 1983 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Federal Government and Employment
Provides a vehicle for a discussion of the Employment Act of 1946. View Details
Tedlow, Richard S. "Federal Government and Employment." Harvard Business School Case 384-125, November 1983. (Revised March 1995.)
- Article
AI Companions Reduce Loneliness
By: Julian De Freitas, Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp, Ahmet K. Uğuralp and Stefano Puntoni
Chatbots are now able to engage in sophisticated conversations with consumers in the domain of relationships, providing a potential coping solution to widescale societal loneliness. Behavioral research provides little insight into whether these applications are... View Details
De Freitas, Julian, Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp, Ahmet K. Uğuralp, and Stefano Puntoni. "AI Companions Reduce Loneliness." Journal of Consumer Research (in press). (Pre-published online June 25, 2025.)
- 17 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t. These research findings should provide a startling wakeup call for business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman