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  • 11 Mar 2024
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In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park
  • August 2019
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Walmart's Omnichannel Strategy: Revolution or Miscalculation?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman
This case describes Walmart's omnichannel strategy in 2018 as it battled Amazon for online retail market share. The case discusses Walmart's early forays into online retail, as well as its 2018 strategy, which aimed to integrate Walmart's enormous brick and mortar... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Competition; Retail Industry; Bentonville; Arkansas; New Jersey; Seattle; United States
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Karen Elterman. "Walmart's Omnichannel Strategy: Revolution or Miscalculation?" Harvard Business School Case 720-370, August 2019.
  • 01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

throughout the past three decades, as I've grown the company a little bit each year. In time, you end up with something a lot bigger and more diverse than you ever imagined." Today, Boston Culinary Group (as it is now known) manages and owns 150 food-service View Details
  • 2006
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Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning

To date, little research has been done on managing the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings. We examine the implementation of a supply chain planning process at a consumer electronics company, concentrating... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Business or Company Management; Supply Chain Management; Forecasting and Prediction; Planning; Electronics Industry
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Oliva, Rogelio, and Noel Watson. "Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-024, October 2006. (Revised March 2007, January 2008.)
  • 22 Aug 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

real organizations, we review a few case study examples below. Examples Of Systematically Analyzing Failure Edmondson et al. report how Julie Morath, the Chief Operating Officer at the Minneapolis Children's Hospital, implemented... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
  • March 2001 (Revised August 2003)
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Wilkerson Company

By: Robert S. Kaplan
The president of Wilkerson, faced with declining profits, is struggling to understand why the company is encountering severe price competition on one product line while able to raise prices without competitive response on another product line. The controller proposes... View Details
Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Competition; Profit; Product; Consumer Products Industry
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Kaplan, Robert S. "Wilkerson Company." Harvard Business School Case 101-092, March 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
  • June 2000
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Four Seasons has a love/hate relationship with technology, including the best Web site in the industry. This case examines how a leading service delivers high-tech/high-touch, and looks at its progressive human resource strategy. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Service Operations; Accommodations Industry
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Hallowell, Roger H. "Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts." Harvard Business School Case 800-385, June 2000.
  • 09 Jul 2014
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Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences

Keywords: by Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin & Suraj Srinivasan
  • 12 Feb 2009
  • Working Paper Summaries

Platform Competition, Compatibility, and Social Efficiency

Keywords: by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell & Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda; Computer
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4. Collaborative Brokerage, Generative Creativity, and Creative Success

Joint work with Lee Fleming (Technology and Operations Management Unit, Harvard Business School) and David Chen (Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Business School and Harvard School of... View Details
  • 2022
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Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Ruomeng Cui, Hao Ding and Feng Zhu
We study the disproportionate impact of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak on female and male academics' research productivity in social science. The lockdown has caused substantial disruptions to academic activities, requiring people to work from home.... View Details
Keywords: Gender Inequality; Research Productivity; Telecommuting; COVID-19 Pandemic; Research; Performance Productivity; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Health Pandemics
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Cui, Ruomeng, Hao Ding, and Feng Zhu. "Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 24, no. 2 (March–April 2022): 707–726.
  • July 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads

By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko
For decades, Gera Developments (Gera) was a boutique family-owned real estate development firm in Pune, India. But since 2000, managing director Rohit Gera had turned the company into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for urban Indian families. Over the 2010s,... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Growth and Maturation; Construction; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Housing; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Family and Family Relationships; Urban Development; Customization and Personalization; Real Estate Industry; Maharashtra; India; United States
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Wing, Christina R., and John Masko. "Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 621-018, July 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
  • October 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Outotec (B): Action Plan

By: Robert J. Dolan and Doug J. Chung
Outotec was a market leader in providing mining solutions to large mining companies. The company’s specialization and proprietary technology created value for its customers and helped the firm differentiate from its competitors. Yet, Outotec was not pricing or... View Details
Keywords: Value-based Pricing; Bargaining Power Of Buyers; Marketing; Segmentation; Price; Policy; Sales; Management; Value Creation; Mining Industry
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Dolan, Robert J., and Doug J. Chung. "Outotec (B): Action Plan." Harvard Business School Supplement 514-065, October 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
  • October 2013 (Revised August 2015)
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Outotec (A): Project Capture

By: Robert J. Dolan and Doug J. Chung
Outotec was a market leader in providing mining solutions to large mining companies. The company’s specialization and proprietary technology created value for its customers and helped the firm differentiate from its competitors. Yet, Outotec was not pricing or... View Details
Keywords: Value-based Pricing; Bargaining Power Of Buyers; Marketing; Segmentation; Price; Policy; Sales; Management; Value Creation; Mining Industry
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Dolan, Robert J., and Doug J. Chung. "Outotec (A): Project Capture." Harvard Business School Case 514-064, October 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
  • March 2013 (Revised May 2013)
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Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally

By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred
Omar Ishrak, Medtronic's first non-American CEO, aims to reinvigorate the medical device maker's growth by focusing on emerging markets, therapy innovation, and creative business models. In 2012, budget constraints in mature economies, the lack of new medical therapies... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare; Medical Devices; Medtronic; Globalization; Innovation; Reverse Innovation; Leadership; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Management Teams; Business Model; Emerging Markets; Global Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Acquisition; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; China
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George, Bill, and Natalie Kindred. "Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally." Harvard Business School Case 413-065, March 2013. (Revised May 2013.)
  • December 2011
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Negotiating the Path of Abraham

By: James K. Sebenius and Kimberlyn Leary
The Abraham Path Initiative board faces strategic and negotiating challenges in revitalizing a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path 4000 years ago. The Path begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in modern-day Turkey, where Abraham first heard... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation; Social Entrepreneurship; Religion; Culture; Tourism Industry; Israel; Syria; Middle East; Turkey; Jordan
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Sebenius, James K., and Kimberlyn Leary. "Negotiating the Path of Abraham." Harvard Business School Case 912-017, December 2011.
  • February 2011
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oDesk: Changing How the World Works

By: Boris Groysberg, David A. Thomas and Jennifer M. Tydlaska
It is 2010, and Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk, is contemplating the next steps for his organization. Founded in 2004 in California, oDesk operates an online marketplace which matches Employers with Contractors. oDesk provides fact-based information on Contractors, including... View Details
Keywords: Recruitment; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Corporate Strategy; Internet and the Web; Consulting Industry
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Groysberg, Boris, David A. Thomas, and Jennifer M. Tydlaska. "oDesk: Changing How the World Works." Harvard Business School Case 411-078, February 2011.
  • March 2009 (Revised March 2010)
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Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)

By: Stuart C. Gilson, Vincent Marie Dessain and Sarah Abbott
In the summer of 2006, the chairman and CEO of Eurotunnel Group is faced with the decision whether to file for bankruptcy protection, after having failed to gain creditor approval of an ambitious out-of-court restructuring plan. The company, which has been attempting... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Capital Structure; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Laws and Statutes; Risk Management; Rail Industry; France; United Kingdom
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Gilson, Stuart C., Vincent Marie Dessain, and Sarah Abbott. "Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-062, March 2009. (Revised March 2010.)
  • 2009
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When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Energy Industry; Brazil
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Mingo, Santiago, and Tarun Khanna. "When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry." 2009.

    Winning in Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Strategy and Execution

    Most books thus far on emerging markets are either investing-oriented, or country - or market-specific, or descriptive. No book has definitively targeted the corporate strategists who need a practical framework and assessment tools for analyzing emerging markets,... View Details

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