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- 09 Nov 2017
- HBS Seminar
Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University
- April 2003 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Novartis: The Challenge of Success (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
When Dr. Daniel Vasella learned of the early Phase 1 trial results, he immediately decided what course of action Novartis would take. Students will be able to examine and assess the concrete steps, and the rationale behind them, that Novartis took in response to this... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Moral Sensibility; Innovation and Invention; Distribution; Product Development; Production; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "Novartis: The Challenge of Success (B)." Harvard Business School Case 603-044, April 2003. (Revised October 2004.)
- 07 May 2019
- News
Managers: Are You Prepared to Handle Religion in the Workplace?
- October 1981 (Revised June 1982)
- Case
Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry
Concept is a highly touted startup venture in distributed data processing computers. The company has only made one sale to date, but has an order backlog for its unique product and expects an almost vertical growth curve. The company has been courted seriously by... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Concept Devices, Inc.: International Market Entry." Harvard Business School Case 582-052, October 1981. (Revised June 1982.)
- 30 Jul 2013
- News
You Found Your Product-Market Fit. Now What?
- 09 Nov 2020
- News
The Case for a COVID Vaccine Lottery
- July 2011 (Revised September 2012)
- Case
Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer (A)
By: Willy Shih
"This trial is going to take longer." Those were words that Michael Kaschke, CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, was not surprised to hear as he nurtured the intraoperative radiotherapy business inside his company's microsurgery unit. But he also didn't expect it to take 13 years to... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Business History; Disruptive Innovation; Emerging Markets; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Research and Development; Safety
Shih, Willy. "Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer (A)." Harvard Business School Case 612-003, July 2011. (Revised September 2012.)
- May 2010
- Article
Is Delaware's Antitakeover Statute Unconstitutional? Evidence from 1988-2008
By: Guhan Subramanian, Steven Herscovici and Brian Barbetta
Delaware's antitakeover statute, codified at Section 203 of the Delaware corporate code, is by far the most important antitakeover statute in the United States. When it was first enacted in 1988, three bidders challenged its constitutionality under the Commerce Clause... View Details
Keywords: Courts and Trials; Opportunities; Bids and Bidding; Laws and Statutes; Decisions; Change; Acquisition; United States
Subramanian, Guhan, Steven Herscovici, and Brian Barbetta. "Is Delaware's Antitakeover Statute Unconstitutional? Evidence from 1988-2008." Business Lawyer 65, no. 3 (May 2010): 685–752. (Selected by academics as one of the “top ten” articles in corporate/securities law for 2010, out of 447 articles published in that year.)
- June 1984 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Commissioner v. Duberstein
By: Henry B. Reiling
In two cases consolidated for decision, the Court articulates the tests to be used when deciding whether an item is income or a gift and therefore, not income. Both cases are colorful. The first involves the unsolicited receipt of a Cadillac. The second involves... View Details
Reiling, Henry B. "Commissioner v. Duberstein." Harvard Business School Case 284-074, June 1984. (Revised July 2005.)
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
On Section 377, a call to leadership
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
From social media to the grocery store to the corner office and all the way to the stratosphere, the research and entrepreneurial adventures HBS faculty, doctoral students and... View Details
- 03 Jan 2022
- News
Pushing Social Media Platforms to Self-Regulate
- 09 Mar 2018
- News
Master Protocols in Oncology: A Review of the Landscape
- September 1973 (Revised October 1980)
- Case
Sea Pines Racquet Club
By: W. Earl Sasser
The student is required to develop a strategy for a tennis club of a large resort area. The tennis director must decide how many courts he needs to build within the next three years, what surface they should have, and how much he should charge for their use.... View Details
Keywords: Price; Service Operations; Organizations; Performance Capacity; Planning; Strategy; Accommodations Industry; Sports Industry
Sasser, W. Earl. "Sea Pines Racquet Club." Harvard Business School Case 674-011, September 1973. (Revised October 1980.)
- 09 Nov 2011
- News
Resistance Is Futile
- September 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Supplement
Student Success at Georgia State University (B)
By: Michael W. Toffel, Robin Mendelson and Julia Kelley
This is a supplement to the Student Success at Georgia State University (A) case. The (B) case includes the results of a randomized control trial that Georgia State conducted to test education technology start-up AdmitHub’s chatbot solution as a strategy for improving... View Details
Keywords: Education; Higher Education; Learning; Curriculum and Courses; Demographics; Diversity; Ethnicity; Income; Race; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Measurement and Metrics; Operations; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Outcome or Result; Performance; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation; Performance Improvement; Planning; Strategic Planning; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Equality and Inequality; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Education Industry; Atlanta
Toffel, Michael W., Robin Mendelson, and Julia Kelley. "Student Success at Georgia State University (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-039, September 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- December 1984 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Burnet vs. Logan
By: Henry B. Reiling
The taxpayer sold mining company stocks and was to be paid royalty as ore was extracted from the corporation's mine. Because the factual issues of whether ore would be extracted and, if so, how much and when were so indeterminate, the court held that the contract right... View Details
Reiling, Henry B. "Burnet vs. Logan." Harvard Business School Case 285-086, December 1984. (Revised July 2005.)
- October 2003
- Case
Merrill Lynch: Supernova
Supernova is the name given to a new way to manage client relationships that originated in the Merrill Lynch Indianapolis offices. During a trial period, Supernova generated very good results among financial advisers and their customers, but challenged the traditional... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customer Relationship Management; Organizational Culture; Financial Services Industry; Indianapolis
Oliva, Rogelio, Roger H. Hallowell, and Gabriel R. Bitran. "Merrill Lynch: Supernova." Harvard Business School Case 604-053, October 2003.