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    Michael S. Kaufman

    A Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School, Michael co-developed and teaches a second year MBA course, “Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry.” 

    A founder and partner of Positive Strategy LLC, a management/strategy consulting... View Details

    • June 2006 (Revised February 2007)
    • Case

    De Beers at the Millennium

    At the time of the millennium, diamond demand was threatened by an increasing awareness among jewelry customers that diamond production and trading in some countries was being linked to growing inequities and human rights violations. This, in turn, had an impact on De... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Strategic Planning; Social Issues; Luxury; Consumer Products Industry; Mining Industry; Africa
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    • March 2020
    • Case

    Forbidden City: Launching a Craft Beer in China

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Carole Carlson
    This case describes a difficult choice faced by Victor Wang, Managing Director of Singapore-based Eurasian Brewing Company (EBC), concerning the competing product launch plans of Le Jie, Vice President of EBC's China and East Asian operations, and Vivian Chin, EBC's... View Details
    Keywords: Subsidiary Management; Craft Brewing; Strategy; Decision Making; Organizational Structure; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Management Style; Food and Beverage Industry; China; East Asia
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    • January 2019
    • Supplement

    The De Beers Group: Launching GemFair for Artisanal Diamonds

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
    In April 2018, the De Beers Group launched a pilot project called GemFair to create a new supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra Leone. Whether this project would yield a meaningful supply of rough... View Details
    Keywords: Diamonds; New Business; Strategy Development; Strategy Execution; Scope; ESG; Supply; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mining Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Sierra Leone; United Kingdom
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      Michael I. Norton

      Michael I. Norton is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He holds a B.A. in Psychology and English from Williams College and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University. Prior to joining HBS, Professor... View Details

      Keywords: advertising; consumer products; e-commerce industry; marketing industry; nonprofit industry

        Michael T. Moynihan

        Michael Moynihan is a Lecturer of Business Administration in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School. Mike is currently teaching Creating Brand Value, an MBA elective course on brand strategy.  He has also served as an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business... View Details

          Michael E. Porter

          Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

          Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government
          • 03 Feb 2016
          • Video

          Michael Schrader (MBA 2012)

          • 19 Nov 2012
          • Research & Ideas

          LEED-ing by Example

          this strategy actually worked, up until now. “LEED [adoption] is not just something to pay attention to when there's a bid to rebuild city hall.” In a new paper, Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings, authors Timothy Simcoe and View Details
          Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

            Michael W. Toffel

            Professor Toffel is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management. His research examines how companies are addressing climate change (especially decarbonization) and other environmental and working condition issues in their operations and supply... View Details

              Michael L. Tushman

              Michael Tushman holds degrees from Northeastern University (B.S.E.E.), Cornell University (M.S.), and the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. (Ph.D.). Tushman was on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, from 1976 to 1998 where he was... View Details

                Michael A. Wheeler

                Mike Wheeler joined the HBS faculty in 1993 and has taught extensively in its MBA, Executive, and distance learning programs. His highly interactive 8-week/40-hour HBS Online Negotiation... View Details

                Keywords: arts; construction; e-commerce industry; energy; federal government; green technology; internet; legal services; nonprofit industry; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; publishing industry; real estate; service industry; sports; state government; utilities
                • Profile

                Michael Farias

                "the case method is the best way to learn." Understanding the big picture The joint MD/MBA degree allows Michael to address the big picture. "Change is going to happen," he says. "I want to take on a role View Details

                  Michael Kaplan

                  Michael Kaplan is founder of MKaps LLC, and an investor, entrepreneur and multi company founder. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of Fashion to Figure, a leading plus-size fashion company for women sizes 12-26. Kaplan graduated... View Details
                  Keywords: Consumer Products & Packaged Goods;#20;#Ecommerce;#19;#Digital Health;#29;#Entertainment;#30;#Fashion, Beauty, Apparel, & Retail;#31;#Finance;#55;#Music
                  • Profile

                  Michael R. Bloomberg

                  Michael Bloomberg is not your typical entrepreneur. His resume is an astounding mixture of business, political and philanthropic achievement in a career that has crisscrossed so many boundaries that it defies categorization. Having built... View Details
                  • 01 Jun 2010
                  • News

                  Michael Depatie

                  was ranked number one in guest satisfaction for 2009 by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index (based on over 130,000 hotel customer surveys), beating competitors including the Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, and the Four Seasons. View Details
                  Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality
                  • Portrait Project

                  Michael Echenberg

                  In the middle of October in 1921, Franz Kafka wrote in his diary, "Life's splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. If you summon it by the right... View Details

                    Michael Ovitz

                    Ovitz founded and led one of the most successful talent agencies in Hollywood. By representing both scriptwriters and actors he was able to offer a unique service that often resulted in the packaging of the two talents. For the 20 years... View Details
                    Keywords: Services

                      Michael Dell

                      In 1992, Dell, at 27 years of age, became the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Dell revolutionized the retail computer industry by instituting a direct sales approach, where the customer places their customized order via phone or... View Details
                      Keywords: Computers & Electronics
                      • 28 May 2014
                      • News

                      IKEA wins by making some customers unhappy, says strategy guru Michael Porter