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  • 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
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education
  • December 1993 (Revised June 2000)
  • Case

Kochman, Reidt + Haigh, Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback and Roy Burstin
A small company faces the dilemma of how to finance growth (i.e., internally generated cash flows vs. outside financing sources). An innovative concept positions the company in promoting a niche within the kitchen-cabinet industry and in looking for an optimal way of... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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    Nelson Doubleday

    Doubleday focused his efforts on the mass production and distribution of inexpensive books. In 1934, Doubleday purchased full ownership of the Literary Guild of America, a book club that generated sales of 1 million books a year. Under... View Details
    Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
    • 24 Apr 2014
    • News

    Optimizing search technology

    of product management for search and data at AT&T Interactive, then joined Elsevier, where he is using search to make the world a better place. “I am driven by a passion to understand the needs of people and... View Details
    • 03 Mar 2014
    • HBS Case

    Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato

    price no matter how many tomatoes were produced and a premium for better quality. Farmers were asked to harvest five days later than normal, which produces a riper, tastier product without adding sweeteners but increases the level of risk... View Details
    Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Food & Beverage; Retail
    • October 1973 (Revised May 1983)
    • Case

    Zenith Radio Corp. (A)

    By: Robert H. Hayes
    Provides an analysis of capital investment (new plant and equipment), production, and operations management. View Details
    Keywords: Management; Capital; Investment; Production; Infrastructure
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      Shirish Nimgaonkar

      Shirish is the co-founder of an AI enabled predictive automation software company. and a Natural Language Processing company focused on enhancing customer experience through AI. In the past, he has been a part of the senior management... View Details
      • 01 Jun 2016
      • News

      Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

      deepest human needs. The author suggests thinking like an entrepreneur as a way to improve one’s business, life, and relationships. Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003)... View Details
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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
      • June 2014
      • Supplement

      Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (B)

      By: Mihir Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer
      This case is meant to accompany Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A) and details the results of Apple's Q2 2013 earnings call. View Details
      Keywords: Apple; Steve Jobs; Forecast; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Shareholder Activism; Share Repurchase; Dividends; Financial Ratios; Preferred Shares; Cash Distribution; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Republic of Ireland
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      • June 2014
      • Supplement

      Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 Student Supplement

      By: Mihir Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer
      This is the student spreadsheet supplement to case 214-085, Financial Policy at Apple, 2013 (A). View Details
      Keywords: Apple; Steve Jobs; Forecast; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Shareholder Activism; Share Repurchase; Dividends; Financial Ratios; Preferred Shares; Cash Distribution; Corporate Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Republic of Ireland
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      • 18 Nov 2009
      • HBS Case

      Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu

      "We have turned eating into an experience that supersedes eating," he has said. "If the product is merely food, Adrià should move the restaurant to Barcelona or Madrid," says Norton, who has written a case on elBulli... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
      • January 2003 (Revised August 2003)
      • Case

      General Mills and the Hawthorne Huddle (A)

      Examines the role of General Mills in the formation and leadership of the Hawthorne Huddle. The Huddle was in the Hawthorne neighborhood in Northern Minneapolis, which in 1997 was plagued with high crime and poverty. The Huddle served as a forum, held the first... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Management Succession; Social Issues; Consumer Products Industry; Minneapolis
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      Introduction - The Worker - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

      HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response The Collection The Medium The... View Details
      • 01 Jun 2002
      • News

      Be Our Guest: HBS Show 2002 Goes Off without a Hitch

      Aragon worked alongside Executive Producer Ruby Kam (HBS '03) and Production Manager Jonathan Mendelson (MBA '02). “The talent here is amazing,” said Kam. “People come to HBS to get a business degree, but... View Details
      Keywords: Lee-Ann Landis; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
      • 24 Apr 2014
      • News

      Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business

      creating marketing efficiencies. Although the digital revolution promised to democratize content production and distribution, the reality is that blockbuster strategies are more applicable and entrenched than ever before. Citing companies... View Details
      • October 2018 (Revised April 2019)
      • Teaching Note

      Kids & Company: Entering the U.S.

      By: Boris Groysberg and Matthew G. Preble
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 418-011. View Details
      Keywords: Child Care; Childcare; Day Care; Daycare; Strategy; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Leadership; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Product Design; Product Development; Selection and Staffing; Customer Focus and Relationships; United States; Canada
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        Henry P. Kendall

        Kendall was instrumental in advancing the textile industry. He emphasized basic product research and the application of scientific management to all phases of manufacturing, purchasing and sales. His company... View Details
        Keywords: Healthcare
        • August 1998 (Revised June 2000)
        • Case

        FairMarket, Inc.: Where Buyers and Sellers Connect

        By: Lynda M. Applegate, Jack Wieland and Chad M. M Raube
        On February 20, 1997, FairMarket, an Internet-based business-to-business auction site, was launched. CEO, founder Scott Randall, drew on his experience building Internet businesses at NECX Direct, Yahoo, and Internet Shopping Network to build his business. This case,... View Details
        Keywords: Business Startups; Debates; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Management Style; Product Launch; Multi-Sided Platforms; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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          Patrick E. Haggerty

          Haggerty led Texas Instruments into the manufacture of transistors - the first to make them cheaply enough to be commercially viable. During Haggerty’s tenure, the company expanded its overseas market (47 manufacturing plants in 19 countries), focused on new View Details
          Keywords: Computers & Electronics