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- 24 Apr 2014
- Video
HBS Makes Its Case at Inaugural Event
- September 2006 (Revised August 2007)
- Case
The Dubai Ports World Debacle and its Aftermath
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Describes the political ramifications in the United States of Dubai-based DP World's acquisition of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Because P&O operated some port terminals in the United States, DP World obtained clearance from the... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government Legislation; National Security; Business and Government Relations; Ship Transportation; Dubai; United States
Rotemberg, Julio J. "The Dubai Ports World Debacle and its Aftermath." Harvard Business School Case 707-014, September 2006. (Revised August 2007.)
- Sep 2014
- Article
What It Takes to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully
The data on comparative labor and energy costs may seem compelling, but the process of bringing assembly work back to domestic factories from abroad is substantially more challenging than the economics alone would predict. This paper looks at some of the issues firms... View Details
- Article
What It Takes to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully
By: Willy C. Shih
The data on comparative labor and energy costs may seem compelling, but the process of bringing assembly work back to domestic factories from abroad is substantially more challenging than the economics alone would predict. This paper looks at some of the issues firms... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Manufacturing Costs; Manufacturing Strategy; U.S. Competitiveness; Competitiveness; Labor Force Participation; Labor Management; Trade; Production; Management Practices and Processes; Manufacturing Industry; United States; China
Shih, Willy C. "What It Takes to Reshore Manufacturing Successfully." MIT Sloan Management Review 56, no. 1 (Fall 2014): 55–62.
- Article
Distributionally Robust Optimization and Its Tractable Approximations
By: Joel Goh and Melvyn Sim
In this paper we focus on a linear optimization problem with uncertainties, having expectations in the objective and in the set of constraints. We present a modular framework to obtain an approximate solution to the problem that is distributionally robust and more... View Details
Goh, Joel, and Melvyn Sim. "Distributionally Robust Optimization and Its Tractable Approximations." Operations Research 58, no. 4 (pt.1) (July–August 2010): 902–917.
- July–August 1993
- Article
Organizational Diagnosis: Its Role in Organizational Learning
By: M. Beer and B. Spector
Beer, M., and B. Spector. "Organizational Diagnosis: Its Role in Organizational Learning." Journal of Counseling and Development 71, no. 6 (July–August 1993).
- August 2010 (Revised August 2010)
- Teaching Note
Malcolm Life Enhances Its Variable Annuities (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and David J. Pearlman
Teaching Note for 311041. View Details
- winter 1995
- Article
How to Manage an IT Outsourcing Alliance
By: F. W. McFarlan and R. L. Nolan
McFarlan, F. W., and R. L. Nolan. "How to Manage an IT Outsourcing Alliance." MIT Sloan Management Review 36, no. 2 (winter 1995): 9–24.
- 10 May 2015
- News
Wearable technology finds its place on campus
- 11 Sep 2014
- News
Should a Female Director “Tone It Down”?
- 14 Sep 2017
- News
Study: US Government Its Own Worst Enemy
- 23 Jun 2016
- News
Making better decisions when it comes to your health
- 16 Jan 2019
- News
Employers Are Clueless When It Comes To Family Caregiving
- 20 Feb 2018
- News
L.L. Bean Will Regret Ending Its Lifetime Product Guarantee
- Article
Leaving It to Chance"—Passive Risk Taking in Everyday Life
By: Ruti Keinan and Yoella Bereby-Meyer
While risk research focuses on actions that put people at risk, this paper introduces the concept of "passive risk"—risk brought on or magnified by inaction. We developed a scale measuring personal tendency for passive risk taking (PRT), validated it using a 150... View Details
Keinan, Ruti, and Yoella Bereby-Meyer. Leaving It to Chance"—Passive Risk Taking in Everyday Life." Judgment and Decision Making 7, no. 6 (November 2012): 705–715.
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Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Related Topics Related Topics Strategy & IT Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits... View Details
- April 2021
- Case
Etsy: Crafting a Turnaround to Save the Business and Its Soul
By: Ranjay Gulati, Luciana Silvestri and Monte Burke
Etsy, the online seller of handmade goods, was founded in 2005 on an almost utopian ideal—a responsible, caring company that offered individual crafters a place to sell their wares, a wholesome alternative to companies that sold mass-manufactured products. The company... View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Organizational Culture; Financial Condition; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mission and Purpose; Transformation; Leadership
Gulati, Ranjay, Luciana Silvestri, and Monte Burke. "Etsy: Crafting a Turnaround to Save the Business and Its Soul." Harvard Business School Case 821-092, April 2021.