Publications

15 Feb 2012
News

Social Innovation Challenge

April 2020 (Revised August 2021)
Case

Singapore: 'Facing Challenges Together'

By: Richard H.K. Vietor

Since its expulsion from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore had transformed itself from a third world island nation into a vibrant city-state with one of the highest levels of GDP per capita in the world. However, sluggish demand among Singapore's major trade partners began... View Details

25 Mar 2013
News

Finalists selected in President’s Challenge

October 2011
Case

Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Arar Han

Just weeks into her new job, Mia Foster, a first time CEO with no international management experience, is faced with a major challenge at Levendary Cafe, a $10 billion US-based fast food chain. Strategically, many of her corporate staff have become concerned that the... View Details

Keywords: Globalization; International Management; Foreign Subsidiaries; General Managers; Strategy; Management Style; Strategic Planning; Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Standards; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; United States

10 Nov 2020
Cold Call Podcast

The Challenges of Commercializing Fertility

Keywords: Re: Debora L. Spar

Research Summary

Global Strategic and Management Challenges

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Michael Y. Yoshino is conducting an exploratory study designed to identify, and develop an understanding of, the strategic and management challenges facing major corporations located in the ASEAN countries as they achieve rapid growth and global expansion. He is also... View Details

22 Oct 2014
Video

Social Impact Investing: Challenges Ahead

10 Nov 2020
News

The Challenges of Commercializing Fertility

Jun 07 2017
Testimonial

Taking on New Experiences and Challenges

September 1989 (Revised June 1990)
Background Note

Challenge of Change, The: Note

Describes the major challenges associated with managing change. Highlights the focus for change, the different degrees and types of change, when change is to be introduced, what factors enable that introduction, and what reactions change evokes. Underscores the... View Details

Keywords: Change Management

Video

HBS Online Community Challenge 2020

June 1999 (Revised October 1999)
Case

Eli Lilly, 1998 (A): Strategic Challenges

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Thomas W. Malnight

Deals with key strategic challenges facing Eli Lilly, a highly successful U.S.-based drug company. View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry

Fast Answer

Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs

What resources should I consult for my course work for Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs? Begin your research with the resources suggested... View Details

March 2007
Supplement

IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Supply Chain; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry

August 2021 (Revised November 2023)
Teaching Note

Coats: Supply Chain Challenges

By: Willy C. Shih

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-115.
Faced with continuing cost pressure, should Coats, the world's largest thread maker, relocate some of its make-to-stock manufacturing to an ultra-low-cost region while leaving make-to-order demand close to customers? View Details

Keywords: Inventory Management; Supply Chain; Inventory; Supply Chain Management; Operations; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Asia

March 2008
Exercise

Exercise: Challenging Operational Assumptions

By: Frances X. Frei

This exercise provides students with an opportunity to thoroughly test an operating assumption. Students state an assumption as a testable hypothesis, collect and analyze relevant data, and communicate the results. At HBS, it is incorporated in a second-year elective... View Details

Keywords: Customers; Employees; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Service Operations; Performance Improvement