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Abhishek Avinash Gore
Before HBS, Abhishek was a consultant (Bain), and strategy & operations manager (Abbott). For his internship, he recruited across tech & consulting roles. He specializes in: 1) Pivoting into tech/product: As an outsider who... View Details
- 03 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders
Technology and Operations Management unit at Harvard Business School. And why would Apple ever allow a Kindle app in its App Store in the first place? "We all know historically Apple often says no to apps that directly compete with... View Details
- January 2010
- Teaching Note
Transforming ASUSTeK: Breaking from the Past (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [610041]. View Details
- October 2006 (Revised January 2009)
- Case
Vitreon Corporation: The Hyalite Project
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Considers decisions facing the leader of a manufacturing staff project team assigned to a plant where yields have deteriorated sharply. The process is complex: the plant organization is not cooperative, and there are deep disagreements about what is wrong and how to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Production; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Manufacturing Industry
Shapiro, Roy D. "Vitreon Corporation: The Hyalite Project." Harvard Business School Case 607-031, October 2006. (Revised January 2009.)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
entertainment executives do is spend a large chunk of all their production and advertising budgets on a small portion of their total output. It can lead to big failures, of course, but it's the best strategy in the long run. When you look... View Details
- July 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Supplement
GE's Digital Revolution
Presents interviews with Gerry Podesta, VP of GE Plastics Component of General Electric Co., and Gary Reiner, senior VP and CIO of General Electric Co. A revised version of an earlier video. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Strategy; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Digital Revolution." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-801, July 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- Career Coach
Ryan Kennedy
hone their career visions, craft their job searches, and take the next steps towards a meaningful career. Work Experience: Product Manager at LendingHome.com (mortgages), Risk & Operations View Details
- Student-Profile
Hummy Song
and the productivity of the health care workforce. I am currently working on several projects that examine various operational and organizational factors that may affect worker productivity and quality of... View Details
- December 1988 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Karen Vincent and Zodiac Corp.
Keywords: Family Business; Production; Management; Performance Improvement; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Stevenson, Howard H. "Karen Vincent and Zodiac Corp." Harvard Business School Case 389-078, December 1988. (Revised March 1990.)
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
Boston. Elberse is remaining mum on celebrities planning to attend the next session in order to protect their privacy. Participants sign up to learn strategies for launching creative products, managing talent, coping with advances in... View Details
Jodi Gernon
(seed-Series B+), I help these leaders understand how their leadership style has to adapt and how to navigate both the growth and turbulent phases of scaling. This includes, thinking about culture, hiring and firing, pivots, growth vs. profitability, View Details
- December 1999 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Focuses on Millennium's strategy to grow and revolutionize drug development through the use of new technologies such as genomics. Describes how Millennium Pharmaceuticals--a fast-growing biotechnology firm in Cambridge, MA--has used strategic alliances to finance the... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Financing and Loans; Medical Specialties; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Time Management; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Alliances; Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Cambridge
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 600-038, December 1999. (Revised August 2001.)
- February 2024 (Revised March 2024)
- Teaching Note
X: The Foghorn Decision
By: Kyle Myers and Walter Frick
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 618-060. View Details
Keywords: Alternative Energy; Energy Generation; Energy Sources; Climate Change; Green Technology; Selection and Staffing; Knowledge; Product Design; Product Development; Research and Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Science-Based Business; Innovation and Invention; Auto Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry
- February 2001 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Apax Partners and Dialog Semiconductor: March 1998
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner, Antonio Alvarez-Cano and Borja Martinez
Apax Partners is considering a complex buyout of a semiconductor manufacturer. The firms must assess in a compressed timeframe the complex technological, financial, and operational risks that the proposed transaction poses. View Details
Keywords: Market Transactions; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Time Management; Production; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; Semiconductor Industry
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, Antonio Alvarez-Cano, and Borja Martinez. "Apax Partners and Dialog Semiconductor: March 1998." Harvard Business School Case 201-044, February 2001. (Revised March 2001.)
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
is the Bakken formation, a 25,000-square-mile underground deposit that—thanks to a rise in fracking and new oil extraction technologies—has produced as much as 1 million barrels of oil and gas a day, or about the production equivalent of... View Details
- Career Coach
Carrie Goodrich
Carrie pivoted from Sales and Trading to Strategy and Operations at DoorDash and, more recently, a Product Management Internship at Amazon. Given this, Carrie can help students navigate industry transitions... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Sunny's MBA
In 1986, as a 26-year-old with a degree in agricultural management and little business experience, Sunny Verghese (AMP 115, 1994) was newly employed by a venerable Indian conglomerate to oversee a textile mill in Nigeria. A foreign... View Details
- September 2023 (Revised May 2025)
- Teaching Note
On
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader, Jordan Mitchell and Karen Elterman
Teaching Note for "On," HBS Case No. 723-430. On is a premium performance running shoe company founded in Switzerland in 2010. The company rapidly gained traction through its unique CloudTec cushioning technology, its innovative midsole plate called the Speedboard, and... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; United States
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Anna Wang | MBA
Technology Innovation Fellowship we'll meet diverse individuals who can make anything possible. Tech areas of interest: Consumer technology, accessibility & democratization, product management Formative... View Details
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
explains how large and small companies can position themselves to survive—and thrive—in turbulent times. Applegate is head of the School's Entrepreneurial Management Unit and faculty chair of the Executive Education Owner/President View Details
Keywords: by Staff