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- July 2019
- Case
LaCroix Sparkling Water
By: Tomomichi Amano, Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
Launched in 1981 as an “all occasion” sparkling water brand, LaCroix Sparkling Water has had a number of ups and downs as a brand. After being purchased by National Beverage in 1996, the brand was re-positioned as a new, colorful, fun alternative to the other sparkling... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Industry Structures; Food and Beverage Industry
Amano, Tomomichi, Das Narayandas, and Kerry Herman. "LaCroix Sparkling Water." Harvard Business School Case 520-014, July 2019.
- 06 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Moving to the States with My Daughter to Pursue an MBA and Switch Careers
including consulting, technology, and health care, but I was not quite sure which direction I should go in. There are several ways to switch careers, such as directly changing jobs or pursuing another advanced degree in a new field.... View Details
- October 2021
- Supplement
Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)
By: Mark Kramer
Engine Number 1's proxy fight succeeded in part because Exxon shareholders had lost money in the preceding years and because climate change was a high-profile issue. The B case raises the question of whether Engine No. 1's next target should be Facebook, where social... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Fight; Hedge Fund Activism; Social Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Goals and Objectives
Kramer, Mark. "Engine No. 1: An Activist Hedge Fund Pursues Stakeholder Capitalism (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-038, October 2021.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century
By: Ufuk Akcigit, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas and Stefanie Stantcheva
This paper studies the effect of corporate and personal taxes on innovation in the United States over the 20th century. We use three new datasets: a panel of the universe of inventors who patent since 1920; a dataset of the employment, location, and patents of firms... View Details
Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas, and Stefanie Stantcheva. "Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 24982, September 2018. (Forthcoming in Quarterly Journal of Economics.)
- November 8, 2018
- Article
Transitioning Payment Models: Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Care
By: Thomas W. Feeley and Namita Seth Mohta
In a survey of the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council in July 2018, 42% of respondents say they think value-based reimbursement models will be the primary revenue model for U.S. health care. Indeed, this transition is already happening. Respondents report that a quarter of... View Details
Keywords: Payment Methods; Value-based Healthcare Reimbursements; Health Care and Treatment; Value; Transformation
Feeley, Thomas W., and Namita Seth Mohta. "Transitioning Payment Models: Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Care." NEJM Catalyst (November 8, 2018).
- November 2017
- Case
Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)
By: Francesca Gino, Katherine DeCelles and Olivia Hull
Faced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac’s of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of preventing employee injury. But as a 32-year old with... View Details
Keywords: Public Relations; Community Relations; Change Management; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Training; Knowledge Dissemination; Crime and Corruption; Law Enforcement; Legal Liability; Business and Community Relations; Retail Industry; Canada
Gino, Francesca, Katherine DeCelles, and Olivia Hull. "Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)." Harvard Business School Case 918-001, November 2017.
Charlotte L. Robertson
Charlotte Robertson is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches BGIE in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Robertson conducts research on the history of financial... View Details
- 16 Apr 2024
- News
Netflix Enters Its Dan Lin (MBA 1999) Era
Dan Lin arrives at the Netflix's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER World Premiere held at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Photo By Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) The Hollywood Reporter recently published a profile of... View Details
Sara McKinley Torti
Sara Torti is a senior product and operating executive who has focused extensively on creating and scaling technology-based businesses that require a combination of detailed execution, business insight and technical acumen. She has grown products... View Details
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
have changed (effective February 1, 2024). To make a gift of stock, please contact: Alumni and Development Services - Trust Administration 866.845.6596 donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu To ensure proper crediting of your gift, please use our... View Details
- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
The idea of supporting social change has propelled impact investing assets to more than $1 trillion. But what if those funds aren’t as impactful as investors expect? Recent Harvard Business School research indicates that while impact... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- March 2018 (Revised January 2020)
- Supplement
STRIVR (B): Moving into the Enterprise
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
STRIVR, a company focused on virtual reality training, has decided to shift focus from sports to enterprise customers. The change in strategy requires the CEO to solve a number of issues. The company initally offered training for hard skills, but clients have been... View Details
Keywords: Strivr; Virtual Reality; Soft Skills; Hard Skills; VR; Applications and Software; Market Entry and Exit; Business Strategy; Training; Sports; Technology Industry; Education Industry; United States
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "STRIVR (B): Moving into the Enterprise." Harvard Business School Supplement 518-091, March 2018. (Revised January 2020.)
- May 1993 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
PEPSI: The Indian Challenge
On November 9, 1987, the Government of India's Project Approval Board approved PepsiCo's second proposal to enter the country. The package that had been approved differed substantially, however, from the one that Pepsi and its local partners had proposed more than a... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Business and Government Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; India
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "PEPSI: The Indian Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 793-060, May 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
- 19 Nov 2013
- News
The road to America leads through Gettysburg
- 02 Mar 2022
- News
From Strength to Strength: A Book Launch Event with Arthur C. Brooks
- 15 Jul 2020
- News
Pandemic disproportionately affects scientists with young children
- 09 Jun 2020
- News
Visa Restrictions Will Worsen The Post-Covid Recession
- 30 Mar 2016
- News
A Map for Economic Renewal Begins in Maine
- 30 Mar 2016
- Video
A Map for Economic Renewal Begins in Maine
- March 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Microsoft.NET
By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman
Set in the summer of 2000, following the unveiling of Microsoft's .NET initiative to the public. Three of the key figures in .NET's development are considering the next steps they would have to take to keep the initiative moving forward. Specifically, the challenges... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Growth and Development Strategy; Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Policy; Business Model; Computer Industry; Web Services Industry
MacCormack, Alan D., and Kerry Herman. "Microsoft.NET." Harvard Business School Case 602-086, March 2002. (Revised August 2002.)