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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
board papers, policy papers, management strategy reports, business proposals, a commission of inquiry report, minutes of meeting, corporate letters, audit reports, opinion editorials and blog articles. The... View Details
- January 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Equal Justice Initiative: Mercy, Truth and Dignity
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Gerald Chertavian and Brittany Logan
In 1989, the Equal Justice Initiative was established as a non-profit, public interest law firm by Harvard Law School graduate, Bryan Stevenson.
EJI provides legal assistance to condemned prisoners, people wrongly convicted or unfairly sentenced, children in... View Details
EJI provides legal assistance to condemned prisoners, people wrongly convicted or unfairly sentenced, children in... View Details
- September 1996 (Revised March 1999)
- Background Note
Sustaining Superior Profits: Customer and Supplier Relationships
Explains relationships between asset specificity, holdup, and vertical integration. In particular, it emphasizes solutions to the holdup problem through vertical integration and contracting. View Details
McGahan, Anita M. "Sustaining Superior Profits: Customer and Supplier Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-045, September 1996. (Revised March 1999.)
- June 2025
- Case
TagHive: Edtech Pricing and Distributor Decisions
By: Isamar Troncoso, Frank V. Cespedes and Stacy Straaberg
Education technology (edtech) company TagHive, founded in 2017, used a direct sales team and third-party distributors to sell its Class Saathi hardware and software solution to 300 clients, mainly primary and secondary schools in India. The product aimed to improve... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Social Marketing; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Adoption; Education; Teaching; Price; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Satisfaction; Growth and Development; Technological Innovation; Education Industry; Technology Industry; India; South Korea
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
The 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding last year stirred reflection about the country’s image, values, and position in the world among everyone from former diplomats to Hollywood actors. Despite efforts to portray Israel as modern... View Details
- Article
Family Control of Firms and Industries
We test what explains family control of firms and industries and find that the explanation is largely contingent on the identity of families and individual blockholders. Founders and their families are more likely to retain control when doing so gives the firm a... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Cost vs Benefits; Governance Controls; Family Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Competitive Advantage
Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "Family Control of Firms and Industries." Financial Management 39, no. 3 (Fall 2010): 863–904. (Lead article.)
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
School’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Runs Deep
entrepreneurs. “Many HBS alums graduate with a certain attitude and inclination toward entrepreneurship and wind up as self-employed — starting, growing, View Details
- April 2005 (Revised July 2005)
- Case
Ilene Lang and the Catalyst Search (A)
By: Myra M. Hart and Laura L. Nash
Catalyst, the nonprofit organization dedicated to championing women in professional ranks, is searching for a new president--only the third in its 42-year history. Ilene Lang, a corporate executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in high-tech... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Work-Life Balance; Job Search; Gender; Service Industry
Hart, Myra M., and Laura L. Nash. "Ilene Lang and the Catalyst Search (A)." Harvard Business School Case 805-074, April 2005. (Revised July 2005.)
- 2002
- Chapter
Information and Competition: Early 21st Century
- July 2022
- Teaching Note
Netflix: A Creative Approach to Culture and Agility
By: Ranjay Gulati, Matt Higgins and Allison Ciechanover
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 420-055 and 423-026. View Details
Keywords: Netflix; Corporate Culture; Streaming; Media; Technology; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; California
- November 2023
- Article
Knowledge About the Source of Emotion Predicts Emotion-Regulation Attempts, Strategies, and Perceived Emotion-Regulation Success
By: Yael Millgram, Matthew K. Nock, David D. Bailey and Amit Goldenberg
People’s ability to regulate emotions is crucial to healthy emotional functioning. One overlooked aspect in emotion-regulation research is that knowledge about the source of emotions can vary across situations and individuals, which could impact people’s ability to... View Details
Millgram, Yael, Matthew K. Nock, David D. Bailey, and Amit Goldenberg. "Knowledge About the Source of Emotion Predicts Emotion-Regulation Attempts, Strategies, and Perceived Emotion-Regulation Success." Psychological Science 34, no. 11 (November 2023): 1244–1255.
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
like to believe that people pay for status for purely symbolic reasons, but the empirical evidence for that has been weak at best," says Harvard Business School's Daniel Malter, an assistant professor in the Strategy unit who studies... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- January 1974 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Maxco, Inc. and The Gambit Co.
Maxco and Gambit are bidding for an oil lease. Gambit will soon know the value of the lease with some precision. Maxco is bidding with no such precise information. The objective is to get the student to think hard about how Gambit will bid before deciding on Maxco's... View Details
Hammond, John S. "Maxco, Inc. and The Gambit Co." Harvard Business School Case 174-091, January 1974. (Revised April 1994.)
- December 2023 (Revised August 2024)
- Supplement
Microsoft Azure and the Cloud Wars (B)
By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
By 2023, the global market for cloud infrastructure had consolidated into a three-horse race. As of Q4 2022, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google collectively accounted for 66% of the global market. AWS had a market share of 33%, Microsoft Azure had 23%, and Google Cloud had... View Details
Keywords: Microsoft; Artificial Intelligence; AI; Competition; Information Infrastructure; Market Participation
Wu, Andy, and Matt Higgins. "Microsoft Azure and the Cloud Wars (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 724-434, December 2023. (Revised August 2024.)
- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
quickly as possible in order to maintain market leadership. CEO Eduardo Padilla had to define his strategy and decide whether to focus on improving culture and operations or on... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 1999
- Chapter
Biotechnology, Competitiveness and the Regulatory State
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
- October 1978 (Revised March 1987)
- Background Note
Note on Market Definition and Segmentation
Outlines the problems involved in defining "markets" for purposes of 1) developing competitive strategies, 2) measuring market share, and 3) evaluating the extent of competition. The primary focus is on strategic planning--specifically, the questions of delimiting the... View Details
Buzzell, Robert D. "Note on Market Definition and Segmentation." Harvard Business School Background Note 579-083, October 1978. (Revised March 1987.)
- 03 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee
LinkedIn to connect with fellow HBS alumni Join local or global online networking groups Attend interactive webinars and follow up with speakers/fellow participants Related Resources Informal Communication View Details