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- May 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Forest Products Industry
Tushman, Michael L., David Kiron, and Wendy Smith. "Arctic Timber AB: Engineered Woods Division (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-068, May 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
- August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Melissa Wood Health: How to Win in the Creator Economy
By: Eva Ascarza
- August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
- Supplement
Melissa Wood Health: How to Win in the Creator Economy
By: Eva Ascarza
- August 2021 (Revised January 2024)
- Teaching Note
Melissa Wood Health: How to Win in the Creator Economy
By: Eva Ascarza
- September 2014 (Revised November 2017)
- Case
Sustainability at IKEA Group
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael W. Toffel, Vincent Dessain and Jerome Lenhardt
By 2014, IKEA Group was the largest home furnishing company, with EUR28.5 billion of sales, and planned to reach EUR50 billion by 2020, mainly from emerging markets. At the same time, IKEA Group had adopted in 2012 a new sustainability strategy that focused the... View Details
Keywords: Furnishing; Sustainability; Supply Chain; Wood; Customer Value and Value Chain; Supply Chain Management; Environmental Sustainability; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael W. Toffel, Vincent Dessain, and Jerome Lenhardt. "Sustainability at IKEA Group." Harvard Business School Case 515-033, September 2014. (Revised November 2017.)
- November 2023
- Case
Gabon Special Economic Zone
By: John Macomber and Wale Lawal
Tropical rain forest covers about 80% of the West African nation of Gabon, part of the Congo Basin and the "lungs of the world." Gabon is one of the first nations to earn revenue from carbon sequestration...as long as the rain forest remains intact. There are... View Details
Keywords: Economic Development; Forestry; Wood; Carbon Credits; Supply Chain; Economic Growth; Developing Countries and Economies; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Government Administration; Business and Government Relations; Strategy; Forest Products Industry; Africa; Gabon
Macomber, John, and Wale Lawal. "Gabon Special Economic Zone." Harvard Business School Case 224-012, November 2023.
- 18 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Thanks for Nothing: Expressing Gratitude Invites Exploitation by Competitors
- 15 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Backhanded Compliments: How Negative Comparisons Undermine Flattery
- September 2018
- Case
Verisk: Trailblazing in the Big Data Jungle
By: Andrew Wasynczuk, Francesca Gino and Karim Sameh
This case revolves around Verisk Analytics' initiatives to drive innovation throughout the firm's many business verticals. Verisk, originally named ISO, started life as an insurance rating agency in the early 1970s, acting as an intermediary between insurance companies... View Details
Keywords: Verisk; Argus; Wood Mackenzie; Insurance; Energy; Analytics; Data; Big Data; Acquisitions; Acquisition Strategy; Innovation; Organic Growth; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Analytics and Data Science; Insurance Industry; Energy Industry; Consulting Industry; United States; United Kingdom; New York (state, US); England
Wasynczuk, Andrew, Francesca Gino, and Karim Sameh. "Verisk: Trailblazing in the Big Data Jungle." Harvard Business School Case 919-014, September 2018.
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
success. “If you’re highly successful, your achievements are obvious. It’s more novel and inspiring for others to learn about your mistakes,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Alison Wood Brooks. “What’s exciting about this... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better
School. “You feel like maybe they weren’t totally listening.” In fact, people often aren’t tuned in when we think they are, and it’s tough to tell when someone is actually paying attention, according to a forthcoming article in the Journal of Experimental Psychology by... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Alison Wood Brooks. “It was surprising to see such a devious twist that people would take advantage of someone in an anxious state” "People who are perfectly healthy feel anxious many times... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date
conversation partners,” says Alison Wood Brooks, assistant professor and Hellman Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School. “This strategy does both. It’s an easy-to-deploy strategy anyone can use to not only be perceived as more... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
tenured professor in the Negotiations, Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit at HBS; Caroline Wilmuth, who is pursuing a doctorate in organizational behavior at Harvard, and Alison Wood Brooks, an assistant professor in the NOM unit. On... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
How to Live Happier in 2023: Diversify Your Social Circle
relationships. The study offers new ideas for quiet quitters who are contemplating the meaning of happiness and fulfillment amid pandemic burnout. In addition to Norton, the authors include HBS doctoral student Hanne Collins, HBS Professor Alison View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 16 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Amount and Diversity of Digital Emotional Expression Predicts Happiness
- 15 Nov 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
Planning the Future for Harlem’s Beloved Sylvia’s Restaurant
- 30 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men
of entrepreneurial pitching," says Alison Wood Brooks, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School who coauthored the paper with Laura Huang, an assistant professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Sarah... View Details
- February 2005 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell
Celulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Forest Products Industry; Chile
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Jorge Tarzijan, and Jordan Mitchell. "Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?" Harvard Business School Case 705-474, February 2005. (Revised March 2009.)
- October 1999
- Case
CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (C): 1997-1999
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Raynor
By 1997 the turnaround of CIBC's troubled investment bank, Wood Gundy, and its integration with corporate banking activities was complete. Marketplace results were encouraging, but scuttled mergers and tumultuous succession issues made the future uncertain. View Details
Keywords: Integration; Investment Banking; Success; Risk and Uncertainty; Management Succession; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Services Industry
Bower, Joseph L., and Michael Raynor. "CIBC Corporate and Investment Banking (C): 1997-1999." Harvard Business School Case 300-043, October 1999.