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- April 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Supply Chain Management at World Co., Ltd.
By: Ananth Raman, Marshall L. Fisher and Anna Sheen McClelland
Describes a supply chain with very quick (i.e., two week) response times and allows students to explore how such short response times are achieved. Allows students to explore why other supply chains, with much longer response times, might not be able to replicate this... View Details
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Knowledge Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Practices and Processes; Performance Improvement
Raman, Ananth, Marshall L. Fisher, and Anna Sheen McClelland. "Supply Chain Management at World Co., Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 601-072, April 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- November 2003 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Ottawa Devices, Inc. (B)
By: Henry B. Reiling and Harry Clegg Midgley IV
The Rollins family assembly was meeting to discuss and decide which one or combination from among an estate freeze, installment sale of stock, ESOP (employee stock ownership plan), leveraged capitalization, annual gifts of stock, one-time outright gift of stock, or... View Details
Keywords: Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Property; Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Stocks; Business Exit or Shutdown; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Human Needs; Financial Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
Reiling, Henry B., and Harry Clegg Midgley IV. "Ottawa Devices, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 204-102, November 2003. (Revised November 2004.)
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to adapt to changing economic conditions after one of the worst economic downturns in decades. His all-male executive committee has raised... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs
companies and their shareholders. It’s no secret that companies with similar financials often pay very dissimilar amounts of tax in a given year. The same is true of individuals. One need look no further than Republican presidential... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
business leaders are using to transform communications with their employees and customers, as it shifts from one-way transmission of information to two-way interaction. That's one reason Time magazine just... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
According to Andrew S. Grove, chairman and co-founder of Intel, when a company's understanding of itself shifts, when it changes its strategic paradigm, it sets out on a journey akin to moving from one... View Details
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
primarily on substitutes but copied from rivals. Next, they actively tested their assumptions and made major resource commitments to the business model they identified as the most lucrative. Finally, they deliberately maintained a loosely... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Kim Chen
organizational level, to keep up with the rapid pace of change and innovation. The area of flux I am most excited about is the changing... View Details
- 12 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
How risk can be the key to a sustainable future with Sophie Levin (MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences 2022)
leaders I most admired often had interdisciplinary backgrounds. Around the same time, I realized I wanted to explore new industries and expand my skill set. HBS’s focus on leadership and its commitment to... View Details
- January 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
NovaCare, Inc.: Living the Vision
By: Lynn S. Paine
NovaCare's CEO is considering how further to institutionalize the company's espoused values and beliefs. One challenge is integrating two newly acquired businesses; another is better aligning the values of the company's managers with those of its front-line... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Health Care and Treatment; Labor and Management Relations; Management Teams; Values and Beliefs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "NovaCare, Inc.: Living the Vision." Harvard Business School Case 394-110, January 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 1995
- Chapter
Strategic Change: A New Dimension of Human Resource Management
By: R. A. Eisenstat, M. Beer and R. Biggadike
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
Demographic Changes By: Bardhan, Pranab, Michael Luca, Dilip Mookherjee, and Francisco Pino Abstract—This paper studies how land reform and population growth affect land... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
with all the execution demands and details involved, it is hard to take the time to be creative. Take the time this summer to do some offsites (yes, in person!) and brainstorm with your teams regarding the... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Shape of Things to Come
Image by John Ritter With the rise of the online MBA and part-time programs, how do you make the ongoing case for students investing in two years at HBS? Nitin Nohria: A transformational experience takes... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
as a separate marketplace, because each has its own legal requirements, cultural traditions, and business methods, and most have their own currencies. The dramatic changes in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
sustainably, and demanded its suppliers do the same, this would have an impact on its own bottom line and make the world a better place for everyone. Students can explore whether Walmart is making these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
France. An example of special interest will be the widespread laws against the buying and selling of organs for transplantation. The historical record suggests that while repugnance can change over time, it... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
the East and the Pacific Northwest. However, the recent expansion in ethanol production is changing the pattern of grain flow along with stimulating the local farm economy. SDWG's management View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace