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- March – April 1976
- Article
Business Needs a New Breed of EDP Manager
By: R. L. Nolan
Keywords: Management
Nolan, R. L. "Business Needs a New Breed of EDP Manager." Harvard Business Review 54, no. 2 (March–April 1976).
- Article
Memo to CEOs: The Five Half-Truths of Business
By: Robert Simons, Henry Mintzberg and Kunal Basu
Simons, Robert, Henry Mintzberg, and Kunal Basu. "Memo to CEOs: The Five Half-Truths of Business." Fast Company, no. 59 (June 2002): 117–121.
- May 2015 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
Business and Politics in the Age of Inequality
By: Meg Rithmire and Julio J. Rotemberg
Rithmire, Meg, and Julio J. Rotemberg. "Business and Politics in the Age of Inequality." Harvard Business School Case 715-051, May 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
- 04 Aug 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Effect of Market Leadership in Business Process Innovation: The Case(s) of E-Business Adoption
- May 2017 (Revised September 2018)
- Case
Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Japan; Hong Kong
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Oliver Gassmann, and Roman Sauer. "Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head." Harvard Business School Case 717-427, May 2017. (Revised September 2018.)
- February 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Background Note
A Glossary of Technical Terms Related to Bankruptcy in the U.S.
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Jim Sharpe and Ravi Mehta
Quick reference guide of various terms related to the United States Bankruptcy Code. View Details
Keywords: Bankruptcy; Financial Crisis; Financial Distress; Turnarounds; Legal Aspects Of Business; Crisis Management; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Finance; Law; United States
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Jim Sharpe, and Ravi Mehta. "A Glossary of Technical Terms Related to Bankruptcy in the U.S." Harvard Business School Background Note 212-081, February 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- 2015
- Chapter
Road Signs for Business and Business Education: Navigating the Geography of Social Value Creation
By: Peter Tufano
Tufano, Peter. "Road Signs for Business and Business Education: Navigating the Geography of Social Value Creation." Chap. 11 in Shaping Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Leadership Development, edited by Jordi Canals, 189–202. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
When the FBI charged Shawn Hogan and two others with defrauding eBay of about $21 million in affiliate marketing sales, Benjamin G. Edelman was watching closely behind the scenes. Edelman's name rarely came up at the time View Details
- April 7, 2017
- Article
Signs You’re Losing Control of Your Family Business
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
These red flags signal the need to reassert authority. View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Signs You’re Losing Control of Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 7, 2017).
- May 2009
- Article
On the Integration of Growth and Business Cycles
By: Diego Comin
Comin, Diego. "On the Integration of Growth and Business Cycles." Empirica 36, no. 2 (May 2009).
- First Quarter 1996
- Article
Electronic Commerce: Building Blocks of New Business Opportunity
By: L. M. Applegate, C.W. Holsapple, R. Kalakota, F.J. Radermacher and A.B. Whinston
Applegate, L. M., C.W. Holsapple, R. Kalakota, F.J. Radermacher, and A.B. Whinston. "Electronic Commerce: Building Blocks of New Business Opportunity." Journal of Organizational Computing 6, no. 1 (First Quarter 1996): 1–10.
- 2016
- Book
Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business
By: John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau
This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four... View Details
Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau. Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business. SpringerBriefs in Public Health. Springer, 2016.
- 07 Dec 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Oral History and Writing the Business History of Emerging Markets
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
- Research Summary
Revitalizing Businesses
William E. Fruhan, Jr. is exploring how firms act to enhance shareholder value when competitive pressures or takeovers threaten their operations. The approach most frequently taken involves fixing businesses that can be fixed and advantageously divesting those that... View Details
- 2010
- Chapter
Consumer Policy: Business and the Politics of Consumption
By: Gunnar Trumbull
Trumbull, Gunnar. "Consumer Policy: Business and the Politics of Consumption." Chap. 27 in The Oxford Handbook of Business and Government, edited by David Coen, Wyn Grant, and Graham Wilson, 622–642. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
- February 2020 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Wellthy: The Economics of Caring
By: Brian L. Trelstad and Joseph B. Fuller
In 2014, Lindsay Jurist-Rosner (MBA ’09) founded Wellthy, a B2C business that coordinates care for working professionals seeking help to support loved ones with chronic diseases or aging parents. With personal experience as a young professional providing care for her... View Details
Keywords: B2B Vs. B2C; Future Of Work; Health; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; United States
Trelstad, Brian L., and Joseph B. Fuller. "Wellthy: The Economics of Caring." Harvard Business School Case 320-028, February 2020. (Revised January 2024.)
- June 2011 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group
By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
The case describes the creation of Turkey's largest business group by Vehbi Koç. The foundation of this group in the interwar years, and its subsequent diversification into many industries, including automobiles, household goods, and services, is analysed. The case... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Organizational Structure; Diversification; Manufacturing Industry; Turkey
Colpan, Asli M., and Geoffrey Jones. "Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group." Harvard Business School Case 811-081, June 2011. (Revised November 2014.)
- 2011
- Chapter
American Exceptionalism?: A Comparative Analysis of the Origins and Trajectory of U.S. Business Education Development
By: Rakesh Khurana
As business education in an academic setting becomes an increasingly global phenomenon, the university-based business school in America remains a unique institution. This holds true despite the fact that the American business school as it evolved in the post-World War... View Details