Publications

05 Feb 2016
News

The Wheel of the World

Photography by Jason Minick At the age of 16, Fortunat Mueller-Maerki (MBA 1975) was given his first clock, a Viennese desk model from the late 18th century. It came to him from the estate of a distant relative, and wasn’t particularly... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Feb 2014
News

America’s Education System at a Crossroads: New Research and Insights on Business-Educator Partnerships in PK-12 Education

Keywords: Competitiveness; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Manufacturing; Professional Services

August 2007
Case

Manila Water Company

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, David Wheeler and Jane Comeault

In 1997, the Philippines government privatized its water utility in the metropolitan Manila area. The East Zone concession was won by Manila Water Company and the West Zone concession by Maynilad Water Services. Over the next decade, Manila Water turned in an... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Framework; Business or Company Management; Bids and Bidding; Privatization; Performance Improvement; Utilities Industry

01 Sep 2012
News

Supporting our Exceptional Faculty

Bell In recruiting candidates for HBS faculty positions over the years, one of the many qualities I’ve looked for is what I call “boundless interest,” a passion for not just business but for inquiry as well. Our exceptional faculty — over... View Details

Keywords: David E. Bell; professorships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

February 2000 (Revised December 2000)
Case

Staples.com

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Joanna M. Jacobson and Gillian Morris

Staples.com, the online unit of the U.S. office supplies retailing chain Staples, faces a range of strategic and organizational issues as it accelerates its growth. Should it pursue only existing Staples customers or consumers who do not shop in Staples stores? How... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain; Business Units; Business Model; Growth and Development; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Service Industry; United States

18 Mar 2020
News

Leading Change

of Business Administration at HBS, and Karim Lakhani, Charles E. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who gave a talk entitled, Competing in the Age of AI.... View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Kiwi Star

Because he wanted to work with a global company, Whineray enrolled at HBS (and played for its nascent rugby club). It was at the School that Whineray said he “had an awakening” and became aware of “trade and business in other parts of the... View Details

02 Mar 2023
News

Carbon's Second Act

market which is expected over the next 20 or 30 years. DM: And that business opportunity is vital, believes Brix. TB: Because if you don't have an economically sustainable business model, the environmentally... View Details

March 2009 (Revised June 2011)
Case

The Guardian: Transition to the Online World

By: David J. Collis, Peter W. Olson and Mary Furey

The Guardian had been an early innovator in online newspapers and had not only become the leading U.K. newspaper web site, but was making strides with audiences outside of the U.K. However, The Guardian had been losing money since 2000, and, in spite of the relative... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Revenue; Newspapers; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Online Technology; Journalism and News Industry; Publishing Industry; United Kingdom

01 Jun 2009
News

Sounds Like a Plan

BRENNEMAN: A fast way to make money. Rigorous, thorough analysis is the precursor of an effective business plan, right? Maybe not. In an interview about leadership in the New York Times (March 15, 2009), Greg Brenneman (MBA ’88), chairman... View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2011
News

Charged Up

each faces a distinct set of business and strategy challenges. In the case “A123 Systems,” HBS professor Richard Vietor presents the issues confronting a manufacturer of the complex, evolving technology of lithium-ion batteries. Based in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; batteries; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2016
News

The Taxi Wars of Jakarta

business model that in many respects mirrors Go-Jek’s, down to the green helmets and jackets that its drivers wear. In a city short on a transportation infrastructure, the companies are also View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Hutton; Illustrations by Josh Cochran

Web

IT Strategy: Helping Leaders Grow Their Skills | Information Technology

IT Strategy: Helping Leaders Grow Their Skills Strategic Initiative: 5.03 IT Management and Leadership Competencies By Shannon Breen on January 28, 2025 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email The Opportunity Paramount... View Details

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

Jennifer F. Baron, and C. Jason WangHarvard Business School Case 710-425 Taiwan's Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center has developed an integrated, team-based care delivery model for breast cancer care... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 1997 (Revised September 1997)
Case

Genset Initial Public Offering (B)

By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Initial Public Offering; Genetics; Going Public; Management Teams; Biotechnology Industry; France; United States

01 Dec 2016
News

Research Brief: So Many Sites, So Little Time

define what makes for effective advertising or promotion. “If you have a concept to communicate that is 20 minutes long, you will be competing with other instances of 20-minute content,” Greenstein explains. “Don’t expect households to... View Details

April 2009
Teaching Note

Satelite Distribuidora de Petroleo (TN)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Andrea Minardi

Teaching Note for [808062]. View Details

Keywords: Natural Environment; Opportunities; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Business Model; Energy Industry; Brazil

November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
Case

Amul and India's National Dairy Development Board

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder

Amul Dairy has been a successful change maker in India's dairy system. How does it move from this success to the new challenges facing the Indian food system--is it an appropriate model? View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Leading Change; Success; Cooperative Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Food and Beverage Industry; India