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- 31 Jan 2013
- News
Women Don’t Negotiate Because They’re Not Idiots
- 09 Jul 2025
- Video
Preparing for Your Finance Job Search with Wall Street Prep
David B. Yoffie
Professor David B. Yoffie is a Baker Foundation Professor and the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. A member of the HBS faculty since 1981, Professor Yoffie received his... View Details
- January 2022
- Background Note
The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?
By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Tonia Labruyere
This note provides background information on a French law (“the Florange law”) passed in 2014 that the French government said would encourage long-term shareholdings. The note describes the law, what led to it, the reactions it evoked, and similar initiatives in other... View Details
Keywords: Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Activism; Institutional Investing; Corporate Governance; Policy; Rights; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; Accounting Industry; France
Wang, Charles C.Y., and Tonia Labruyere. "The Florange Law: Encouraging Long-Termism in Equity Markets?" Harvard Business School Background Note 122-065, January 2022.
- 2007
- Report
From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation
By: Mark R. Kramer, Rebecca W. Graves, Jason Hirschhorn and Leigh Fiske
The field of philanthropy is undergoing a fundamental transition and is moving toward more performance-centered and forward-looking evaluation approaches that provide foundations and grantees with timely information and actionable insights. Based on nearly 100... View Details
Kramer, Mark R., Rebecca W. Graves, Jason Hirschhorn, and Leigh Fiske. "From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation Evaluation." Report, FSG, April 2007.
- January 2018
- Article
Innovation Incentives and Biomarkers
By: Ariel Dora Stern, Brian M. Alexander and Amitabh Chandra
Previously, we have discussed the importance of economic incentives in shaping markets for precision medicines. Here we consider incentives for biomarker development, including discovery and establishment. Biomarkers can reveal valuable information regarding diagnosis... View Details
Stern, Ariel Dora, Brian M. Alexander, and Amitabh Chandra. "Innovation Incentives and Biomarkers." Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 103, no. 1 (January 2018): 34–36.
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Course Overview Note
Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms
By: Belen Villalonga
This note provides instructors with an overview of the course, its module structure and its unifying framework. The note contains information that should only be available to instructors, and should not be distributed to students. A shorter version of the note for... View Details
Villalonga, Belen. "Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 209-006, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- September 1992 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
MEM Company, Inc.: English Leather
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode
In 1992, the president of MEM (a producer of personal care products, including men's fragrances) considered a redeployment of field sales efforts and changes in sales compensation policies. Any changes, moreover, must consider the context of strategic decisions... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Consumer Behavior; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Laura Goode. "MEM Company, Inc.: English Leather." Harvard Business School Case 593-035, September 1992. (Revised July 1994.)
- September 1998 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine
Becton Dickinson's Global One-Company Operations Group must decide on the company's global policy on gifts, gratuities, and business entertainment. A central issue is whether the policy should be established centrally and made uniform worldwide or whether it should be... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Ethics; Law; Organizational Culture; Business Strategy; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Global Strategy; Trade; Business or Company Management
Paine, Lynn S. "Becton Dickinson: Ethics and Business Practices (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-055, September 1998. (Revised May 2004.)
- 17 Feb 2016
- News
Lean Strategy
- Program
Senior Executive Leadership Program—China
least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely... View Details
- February 2006 (Revised December 2009)
- Case
Pixamo-Inc., AG, or OOO?
Andrew Prihodko is forming a new venture, Pixamo, the next generation of online photo management and sharing sites. Pixamo's alpha site has generated over 1,000 users and a lot of information about registration and usage patterns. Prihodko must address a number of... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Globalized Firms and Management; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Web Services Industry; Delaware; Switzerland; Ukraine
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Pixamo-Inc., AG, or OOO?" Harvard Business School Case 806-123, February 2006. (Revised December 2009.)
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers
for career management is needed, Fuller says. Most aspiring workers have very limited access to information on the labor market—what jobs are available near them, what skills or credentials are required to qualify for consideration, and... View Details
- 07 Feb 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving
- Research Summary
How can General Managers Contribute to IT Success?
US companies are currently spending approximately 5% of their revenue on information technology (IT) each year. Over half of this investment goes to IT intended to change business processes, either within a single enterprise or across several. Hovewer, 30-75% of... View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- News
Emerging Scholar Award
- 14 Nov 2019
- HBS Seminar
Volodymyr Babich, Georgetown University
- 12 Mar 2019
- HBS Seminar
Giorgos Zervas, Boston University
Youngme Moon
Youngme Moon is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School. Professor Moon's research sits at the intersection of brand strategy and culture, with a particular focus on the emergent AI economy. She is the author of the bestselling book,
- June 2006 (Revised September 2006)
- Case
Tech Data Corporation
Tech Data is a global supplier of logistics management services and one of the world's largest distributors of information technology equipment. Operational execution is key for the company, which has gross margins in the 5% range. At the end of 2005, the company had... View Details
Upton, David M., and Bradley R. Staats. "Tech Data Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 606-060, June 2006. (Revised September 2006.)