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  • 16 Aug 2010
  • Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers

financial projections for the firm. Profitability analysis begins with calculating the revenue the firm will generate from sales of its products. Then, an analysis of variable and fixed costs is undertaken. Finally, these numbers are used... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
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Climate Symposium 2024: Confronting Reality, Celebrating Innovation - Blog - Business & Environment

Transition”, Francis O’Sullivan , Managing Director of S2G Ventures , and Ely Sandler , HKS Research Fellow, explored how we can finance the climate transition using innovative tools, while simultaneously addressing the associated risks. Ely recognized the challenges... View Details
  • 10 Jan 2017
  • News

A Side of Data with Your Dinner

Damian Mogavero (MBA 1996) was a frustrated restaurateur. The MBA grad wanted to answer simple business questions such as "Why did food costs go up?" but he was greeted, he tells Bloomberg Pursuits, with “blank stares and wrong answers.”... View Details

    Donald H. Rumsfeld

    After Daniel Searle had all but run his family’s company into the ground, Rumsfeld took over and began cutting costs across the board. After selling off the majority of Searle’s non-pharmaceutical business with the exception of the Pearle... View Details
    Keywords: Healthcare

      Steven A. Burd

      Burd implemented an extensive cost-cutting plan, which included deep cuts in capital expenditure, enabling the company to lower the shelf prices in its stores and to boost revenue. Once costs were under control, Burd began expanding the... View Details
      Keywords: Retail
      • February 2016 (Revised May 2016)
      • Case

      Blue Origin, NASA, and New Space (A)

      By: Matthew Weinzierl and Angela Acocella
      Jeff Bezos, six years after starting a revolution in retailing with Amazon.com, turned his life-long passion for space into a start-up, Blue Origin. Blue (as it was called) was a part of the New Space industry, a collection of startup aerospace engineering companies... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Partners and Partnerships; Transportation; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Aerospace Industry
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      Weinzierl, Matthew, and Angela Acocella. "Blue Origin, NASA, and New Space (A)." Harvard Business School Case 716-012, February 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
      • 2010
      • Working Paper

      Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets

      We exploit an exogenous shock to corporate ownership structures created by a recent tax reform in Germany to explore the link between corporate governance and internal capital markets. We find that firms with more concentrated ownership are less diversified and have... View Details
      Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Taxation; Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Diversification; Germany
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      Sautner, Zacharias, and Belen Villalonga. "Corporate Governance and Internal Capital Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-100, May 2010.
      • January 2009 (Revised February 2009)
      • Case

      Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy

      By: Michael E. Porter and Jennifer F Baron
      Pitney Bowes, a Fortune 500 mail and document management firm, offered its first health plans in the years following World War II. Over the ensuing decades, Pitney Bowes adapted its approach to employee health amid rising health care costs, shifting employer attitudes... View Details
      Keywords: Cost; Insurance; Policy; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; Employees; Corporate Strategy
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      Porter, Michael E., and Jennifer F Baron. "Pitney Bowes: Employer Health Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 709-458, January 2009. (Revised February 2009.)
      • January 1987 (Revised January 2002)
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      Baker Precision Instruments, Inc.

      By: Ramchandran Jaikumar, Roy Shapiro, Donald Rosenfield and Kathryn E. Stecke
      A rapidly growing machine parts manufacturer is trying to decide whether to acquire an advanced Flexible Manufacturing System or Systems. The selection decisions must address the impact of new technology, the effect of setup times on production planning and capacity,... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Cost vs Benefits; Machinery and Machining; Production; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Systems; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Jaikumar, Ramchandran, Roy Shapiro, Donald Rosenfield, and Kathryn E. Stecke. "Baker Precision Instruments, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 687-052, January 1987. (Revised January 2002.)
      • 27 Aug 2013
      • First Look

      First Look: August 27

      of inflation increases demand for cost of living adjustments. Frames that highlight flexibility, control, and investment significantly reduce annuitization. A majority of respondents prefer to receive an extra "bonus" payment... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 18 May 2011
      • News

      U.S. Manufacturing Comeback?

      expect net labor costs for manufacturing in China and the United States to converge by around 2015. As a result of the changing economics, you’re going to see a lot more products ‘Made in the USA’ over the next five years.” Even now some... View Details
      Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing
      • 16 May 2011
      • Research & Ideas

      What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

      service quality are more or less immune from the high-end challenger. These findings suggest that before mounting a counterattack on a competitor's incursion, it's important to understand your customer priorities and your business's place along the service View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna
      • 06 Jan 2003
      • What Do You Think?

      China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

      view raises questions of whether there will be an adequate supply of such talent. Will impatient Western managers eager to develop Chinese business opportunities delay initiatives until the right people can be found? How high is the cost... View Details
      Keywords: by James Heskett
      • 01 Jun 2022
      • News

      Case Study: Glass Half Full

      through Shopify and social channels with influencer gifting. Consider investing in a PR/marketing agency if you aren’t good at content curation and creation. Then, after you have a brand identity and foothold, you can also consider wholesale or consignment. The View Details
      Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
      • September 2017 (Revised November 2017)
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      John Rogers and Ariel Investments

      By: Steven Rogers and Greg White
      The strong, public advocacy of a highly successful African American CEO has the potential to negatively impact his company. The CEO is deciding if he should listen to the advice of others who are urging him to “tone it down”. View Details
      Keywords: Advocacy; Diversity; Investment Management; Affirmative Action; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Accountability; Leading Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; Chicago
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      Rogers, Steven, and Greg White. "John Rogers and Ariel Investments." Harvard Business School Case 318-015, September 2017. (Revised November 2017.)
      • February 2004 (Revised March 2006)
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      Pratt & Whitney: Engineering Standard Work

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
      As the engineering of state-of-the-art jet engines becomes more and more complex, Pratt & Whitney leaders face major competitive problems. Product development projects are not meeting the cost, quality, and lead-time targets. The leadership develops a design,... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Engineering; Cost; Knowledge Management; Time Management; Product Launch; Standards; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Creativity; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Pratt & Whitney: Engineering Standard Work." Harvard Business School Case 604-084, February 2004. (Revised March 2006.)
      • 29 Oct 2015
      • Blog Post

      Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy

      generation systems are helping businesses become more resilient and reduce uncertainty from grid dependence. Our technology, first developed for NASA's Mars Program, is among the most efficient power generation technology on the planet, providing significantly reduced... View Details
      Keywords: Manufacturing
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      2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

      and Who We Become Theresa Vescio , Pennsylvania State University Sugar-Coated Discrimination: How Subtle Sexism Undermines Women Jack Dovidio , Yale University Included but Invisible? The Benefits and Costs of Inclusion Keynote:... View Details
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      International Students | MBA

      Student Loans Your maximum loan eligibility is the cost of attendance minus any other aid received. Having a US citizen as a cosigner increases your options for student loans; however, there are also options for international students... View Details
      • 01 Jun 2022
      • News

      Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables

      Colombian energy firms manage frequent fluctuations in the weather by diversifying their energy sources: During the dry season, when the cost of hydropower can increase as much as tenfold, firms increase their reliance on fossil fuels.... View Details
      Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
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