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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network
stepping up alumni outreach efforts and contacting organizations that have not typically recruited at HBS. "We're asking graduates of the School to think about our young, energetic, talented students when they're making their hiring plans... View Details
- August 18, 2017
- Other Article
How the U.S. Navy Is Responding to Climate Change
By: Forest Reinhardt and Michael W. Toffel
We talk about how a giant, global enterprise that operates and owns assets at sea level is fighting climate change—and adapting to it. We discuss what the private sector can learn from the U.S. Navy’s scientific and sober view of the world. We are also the authors of... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Leadership; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Operations; Logistics
Reinhardt, Forest, and Michael W. Toffel. "How the U.S. Navy Is Responding to Climate Change." HBR IdeaCast (August 18, 2017). (Podcast.)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
HBS Creates Life Sciences Fellowship Fund
undergraduate science backgrounds. Preference will be given to students planning careers in science-based businesses and organizations. The new fellowships reflect the growing emphasis at HBS on preparing leaders for the life-sciences and... View Details
- August 2024
- Module Note
Mastering the Complete Strategy Landscape
By: David J. Collis
As CEO, whether of a large established firm or an entrepreneurial startup, you have the responsibility to craft a strategy capable of creating, capturing, and realizing value. And yet, too often, the holistic perspective required to integrate those discrete tasks gets... View Details
Collis, David J. "Mastering the Complete Strategy Landscape." Harvard Business School Module Note 725-374, August 2024.
- November 2006
- Background Note
Technical Game Theory Note #1: Solving Bi-matrix Games
By: Dennis A. Yao
Explains how to solve bi-matrix games and introduces the Nash Equilibrium concept. View Details
- February 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
CEWD: Closing the Skills Gap
By: William Kerr, Michael Norris and Manjari Raman
In 2018, Ann Randazzo, executive director of the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) is assessing the organization’s performance since its 2006 founding. Founded to address an imminent retirement bubble of middle skills workers in the utilities industry,... View Details
Keywords: Workforce Development; Industry Cooperation; Skills Gap; Middle Skills; Training; Strategic Planning; Competency and Skills; Utilities Industry; United States
Kerr, William, Michael Norris, and Manjari Raman. "CEWD: Closing the Skills Gap." Harvard Business School Case 818-081, February 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- January 1999 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Absolute Sensors
Absolute Sensors is a new spin-off from a scientific consulting firm. Collins and his team must address issues such as: what market(s) to target, how and from whom to raise money, and to what extent they should engage in manufacturing their products. View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
Kuemmerle, Walter, and Chad S Ellis. "Absolute Sensors." Harvard Business School Case 899-075, January 1999. (Revised March 2004.)
- March–April 1978
- Article
How Practical Is National Economic Planning?
By: Bruce R. Scott
Scott, Bruce R. "How Practical Is National Economic Planning?" Harvard Business Review 56, no. 2 (March–April 1978).
- April 1977
- Article
A Political Approach to Organizations: A Review and Rationale
By: Michael Tushman
Tushman, Michael. "A Political Approach to Organizations: A Review and Rationale." Academy of Management Review 2, no. 2 (April 1977): 206–216.
- December 1982 (Revised December 1983)
- Case
France (F): The Socialist Program for the 1980s
By: Bruce R. Scott
Scott, Bruce R. "France (F): The Socialist Program for the 1980s." Harvard Business School Case 383-003, December 1982. (Revised December 1983.)
- May 2021 (Revised August 2021)
- Supplement
Zara: An Integrated Store and Online Model (A) and (B)
By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh
- 2015
- Chapter
What Is Regional Strategy? Lessons from Business Strategy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Regional policy, especially in Europe, makes increasing reference to the notion of strategy, a conceptual tool developed in the area of business studies. This chapter reviews some key aspects of strategy as defined by the so-called "positioning school" and discusses... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Regional Policy; Strategic Planning; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Policy
Ketels, Christian H.M. "What Is Regional Strategy? Lessons from Business Strategy." Chap. 3 in Strategies for Shaping Territorial Competitiveness, edited by Jesus M. Valdaliso and James R. Wilson, 37–54. New York, NY: Routledge, 2015.
- January 1992 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
The DAG Group
Chris Hackett and Val Rayzman have spent six months after graduating from business school exploring the possibility of building a chain of upscale drycleaners. This fragmented industry looked ripe for an innovative new entrant. Chris and Val have researched the... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Acquisition; Service Industry
Bhide, Amar. "The DAG Group." Harvard Business School Case 392-077, January 1992. (Revised March 2006.)
- 01 Dec 1994
- Conference Presentation
Design and Scheduling of Apparel Manufacturing Systems with Both Slow and Quick Production Lines
By: J. H. Hammond, Z. B. Tang and F. H. Abernathy
- November 1990
- Supplement
Honda Motor Co. (B): Views of Senior Management
Provides a follow-up to Honda Motor Co. and Honda of America (A). Describes the memos of Nobuhico Kawamoto, newly appointed Honda president, and Shoichiro Irimajiri, newly appointed executive vice president, with respect to the challenges facing Honda in the 1990s.... View Details
Sorenson, Ralph Z. "Honda Motor Co. (B): Views of Senior Management." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-107, November 1990.
- March 1987 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Taiwan 1986: Choices for the Future
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Taiwan 1986: Choices for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 387-152, March 1987. (Revised November 1987.)
- 05 Jan 2021
- News
Identify — and Mitigate — Risks to Your Career
- October 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A-1)
By: David A. Garvin
The Gaylord Division of Americhem, a large chemical company, is in the midst of the first use of a new zero-base budgeting system. The general manager of the division leading the process is experiencing disagreement and conflict among the members of the senior... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges
Garvin, David A. "Americhem: The Gaylord Division (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 314-011, October 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- June 2012 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
The Rise of Circuit City Stores, Inc.
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In fiscal 2000, Circuit City was at the top of its game. The world's leading consumer electronics retailer had delivered record sales and profits for the first year of the new millennium. It was a fitting moment for Richard Sharpe, the CEO of the last 14 years, to step... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Strategic Planning; Competition; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Electronics Industry; North America
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "The Rise of Circuit City Stores, Inc. ." Harvard Business School Case 713-401, June 2012. (Revised November 2012.)
- December 1997
- Case
Birman Industrial Products Corporation
Hammond, Janice H. "Birman Industrial Products Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 698-048, December 1997.