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- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
emergent machine of the sovereign state. Yet such strategic interaction rarely yielded a decisive victory for either the secular state or for religion. By tracing how state-builders engaged religious institutions, elites, and attachments,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
‘Not a Bunch of Weirdos’: Why Mainstream Investors Buy Crypto
School of Management; and Tetyana Balyuk of the Emory University Goizeta Business School. The economists analyzed the bank account and credit card transactions of more than 59 million US consumers between January 2010 and May 2021. They... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
A few years ago, DJ DiDonna seemed to have everything going for him. He had started a successful venture called the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab, which used psychometric factors to help banks issuing microloans in the developing world avoid risk. “We created an View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- December 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Medical Products Co.
By: Robert H. Hayes
In early 1990, the company is contemplating changes in its European plant network for producing hypodermic products, including the total production capacity to be provided, the number and location of plants over which to spread this capacity, and which products should... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Decision Making; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Production; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Health Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Europe
Hayes, Robert H. "Medical Products Co." Harvard Business School Case 694-065, December 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
allocations in order to achieve the same growth in scientific output that we predict under alternative allocations of the current budget. Scaling to the population level, this equates to billions of dollars in funding—there are... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
variables are you tracking? How are you creating accountability for performance on those variables? (4) What strategic boundaries have you set? Does everyone know what actions are off-limits? (5) How are you generating creative tension?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research
discuss how each frame, sequenced properly, is relevant to strategic renewal. [Managerial Summary]: This study examines how leaders can build support for strategic renewal when an organization must develop... View Details
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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms
hrs/week Pay by July 31 $1,850 Certificate New Strategic Financial Analysis Professor Suraj Srinivasan Explore the intersection of accounting, strategy, and finance, and learn how to evaluate a business’s performance, prospects, and value... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised March 2016)
- Background Note
Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Break-even Analysis
By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Jill Avery
Marketing managers are often called upon to make recommendations for or against programs that cost money to implement. Before expenditures are made, managers want to be sure that they will be getting a return on their investment. One way of assessing this is by... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Investment Return; Spending; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods
Steenburgh, Thomas J., and Jill Avery. "Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Break-even Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 510-080, February 2010. (Revised March 2016.)
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Strategy - Faculty & Research
industrial giant into a globally integrated investment and trading firm. Originally focused on commodity trading, Mitsui gradually shifted toward strategic investments across industries, owning or co-managing businesses across the value... View Details
- June 2004 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Rambus Inc., 2004
By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Examines the role of technology licensing in strategies for high-technology companies. In the 1990s, Rambus developed a revolutionary memory technology that would improve the ability of DRAMs to keep pace with ever-faster microprocessors. To commercialize the... View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Commercialization; Competition; Technology Adoption; Value; Semiconductor Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Rambus Inc., 2004." Harvard Business School Case 704-500, June 2004. (Revised January 2005.)
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
That High-Performing Teams NeedStruggling to spark strategic risk-taking and creative thinking? In the post-pandemic workplace, teams need psychological safety more than ever, and a new analysis by Amy Edmondson highlights the best ways... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
the chief regulatory officer) voice their views on the risks, collectively bringing a multiple stakeholder perspective to the risk profile. The case challenges students to define the problems and risks that the company faces, given its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2016
- HBS Seminar
Luís Cabral, NYU Stern School of Business
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details
- 26 Jul 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Accountability of Independent Directors-Evidence from Firms Subject to Securities Litigation
Keywords: by Francois Brochet & Suraj Srinivasan
- 31 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Exclusivity and Control
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
therefore presents a natural environment in which to evaluate alternatives for these and other design choices. In this piece, I review the basics of online advertising, then turn to design decisions as to ad pricing, measurement,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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performance, prospects, and value to make strategic investment decisions that generate financial success. 8 weeks, 5–6 hrs/week Pay by August 14 $1,850 Certificate Alternative Investments Professors Victoria... View Details
- 23 Nov 2021
- Book
What It Takes to Build an Organizational Culture That Wins
for strategic change. Book Excerpt Win from Within: Build Organizational Culture For Competitive Advantage James Heskett Effective Cultures Anchor Strategic Change Most discussions of the relationship... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman