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- 18 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
My Transformational Experience at HBS
Erica Santoni, MBA 2019 and co-president of the Women’s Student Association (WSA), had doubts about applying to Harvard Business School. Learn how the application process was the first of many transformations in her life, and more about her experience in pursuing... View Details
- July 2018
- Case
Leading Open Innovation at BT
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Jean-François Harvey and Johnathan R. Cromwell
This case focuses on the genesis and development of the open innovation unit at BT, the strategic value of the unit, and its operating model. As the business environment becomes increasingly dynamic and firms are pressured to achieve faster innovation rates, there may... View Details
Keywords: Collaboration; Open Innovation; Inter-organizational Relationships; Organizational Culture; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Edmondson, Amy C., Jean-François Harvey, and Johnathan R. Cromwell. "Leading Open Innovation at BT." Harvard Business School Case 619-013, July 2018.
- September 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Teaching Note
Leading Culture Change at SEB
By: Amy Edmondson and Cat Huang
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-074. The Risk organization at SEB, a leading Nordic financial services group founded in 1856, undertook a culture change program focused on psychological safety, empathic listening, and strategic framing. The program enabled risk... View Details
- 08 Nov 2023
Student Reflections: Diversity at HBS
Co-hosted by the African-American Student Union (AASU) and Latino Student Organization (LASO), this webinar is an opportunity for prospective college students to learn more about the MBA program and the diverse community at HBS. This... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- Video
HBS at the Kumbh Mela
- 01 Feb 2018
- Video
Safety and security at HBS
- 15 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Writing a Case as a Student at HBS
There is a lot to get used to during your first semester atHBS – attending class, making new friends, finding an internship, and doing homework again. While reading and preparing cases for each class may seem daunting and time-consuming View Details
- March 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Case
Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)
By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Martha J. Crawford and Sarah Mehta
In August 2017, Google fired James Damore, a 28-year-old software engineer who had been employed by the company since 2013. The move came after Damore penned an internal company memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which posited that innate biological... View Details
Keywords: Free Speech; Representation; Diversity; Gender; Race; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Labor; Employment; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry; United States; California
Hsieh, Nien-hê, Martha J. Crawford, and Sarah Mehta. "Gender and Free Speech at Google (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-085, March 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
- January 2025
- Case
Ole Rosgaard at Greif
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kerry Herman
Since taking over as CEO of industrial packaging giant Greif, Ole Rosgaard has focused on growing the company and improving the perception of its value by the capital markets. He and his senior leadership team have made inroads to this end, including adjusting the... View Details
- June 2024
- Case
Building Innovation at VINCI
By: Dennis Campbell, Aluna Wang and Carlota Moniz
This case study explores how the VINCI Group, a French multinational operating in concessions, energy, and construction, bolstered awareness and adoption rates of new technologies within the organization. Through its separate innovation hub, Leonard, VINCI aimed to... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Earnings; Business Strategy; Competition; Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Global Range; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Accountability; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Technology Adoption; Innovation Leadership; Organizational Structure; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; France; Europe
Campbell, Dennis, Aluna Wang, and Carlota Moniz. "Building Innovation at VINCI." Harvard Business School Case 124-092, June 2024.
- June 2021
- Teaching Plan
COVID-19 Testing at Everlywell
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 821-001. View Details
- September 2023
- Teaching Plan
KaBoom! Play at Scale
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Christine Snively
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 517-025. View Details
- August 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Essential Explorations at MUJI
By: Tomomichi Amano, Das Narayandas, Naoko Jinjo and Akiko Kanno
Launched as a private brand in 1980 to counter the increasingly brand-conscious consumer in Japan, MUJI offered beautifully designed, fairly priced, no-frills quality goods. The once modest private label brand with 40 products had expanded significantly by 2019 to more... View Details
Keywords: Product Portfolio Management; Brands and Branding; Product; Management; Change Management; Mission and Purpose; Retail Industry; Japan
Amano, Tomomichi, Das Narayandas, Naoko Jinjo, and Akiko Kanno. "Essential Explorations at MUJI." Harvard Business School Case 520-024, August 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- June 2019 (Revised January 2023)
- Teaching Note
Global Sourcing at Nike
By: Nien-he Hsieh, Michael W. Toffel and Olivia Hull
This Teaching Note describes how to teach the Nike case (HBS No. 619-008) in an operations/supply chain course or a corporate sustainability/ethics course. View Details
- October 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Poland at a Crossroads
By: Laura Alfaro, Christian Ketels, Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason, Sarah Jeong and Marcin Piatkowski
Alfaro, Laura, Christian Ketels, Haviland Sheldahl-Thomason, Sarah Jeong, and Marcin Piatkowski. "Poland at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 319-065, October 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- January 2017
- Case
Expanding Ecommerce at Technos
By: Thales Teixeira, Rohit Deshpandé, Ruth Costas and Priscilla Zogbi
Technos was the market leader in the Brazilian watch market. Its CEO had made a firm commitment to evolve the company’s marketing and commercial practices by focusing less on pushing product to retail clients and more on branding to end consumers to pull watches from... View Details
Keywords: Technos; Watch; Wristwatch; Ecommerce; Online Shopping; Distribution; Website; Marketing; Brazil; Latin America; Branding; Trade; Marketplace; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; E-commerce; Digital Marketing; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Brazil
Teixeira, Thales, Rohit Deshpandé, Ruth Costas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Expanding Ecommerce at Technos." Harvard Business School Case 517-078, January 2017.
- 2003
- Case
E-Business Innovation at Cisco
By: Vijay Govindarajan, Philip Anderson, Chris Trimble and Katrina Veerman
As of March 2001, Cisco Systems prides itself as an "end-to-end networking company." The phrase describes not only their product line but the way they run their business. They created many of the e-business practices that later became cornerstones of the software... View Details
Keywords: Technology Networks; Technological Innovation; Innovation and Management; Business Strategy; Web Services Industry
Govindarajan, Vijay, Philip Anderson, Chris Trimble, and Katrina Veerman. "E-Business Innovation at Cisco." 2003. (Case No. 1-0001.)
- 2007
- Case
Improving Productivity at Infosys
By: Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
Govindarajan, Vijay, and Chris Trimble. "Improving Productivity at Infosys." 2007. (Case No. 2-0027.)
- December 2014 (Revised October 2015)
- Case
Susie Mulder at NIC+ZOE
By: David Fubini, Joshua Margolis and Kerry Herman
Susie Mulder must decide how to lead NIC+ZOE—the women's apparel brand she had recently joined as CEO—from its start-up phase into a disciplined growth phase. With growing revenues, a successful product line, and savvy private equity investors, NIC+ZOE seems perfectly... View Details
Keywords: Clothing; Fashion; Fashion Design; Leadership; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Private Equity; Decision Making; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Fubini, David, Joshua Margolis, and Kerry Herman. "Susie Mulder at NIC+ZOE." Harvard Business School Case 415-043, December 2014. (Revised October 2015.)