Filter Results
:
(8,612)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(8,612)
- People (21)
- News (1,708)
- Research (5,545)
- Events (57)
- Multimedia (75)
- Faculty Publications (3,842)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(8,612)
- People (21)
- News (1,708)
- Research (5,545)
- Events (57)
- Multimedia (75)
- Faculty Publications (3,842)
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
be divided into strategic and operational activities. Strategic activities include, among others, long-term capacity planning and network configuration of warehouses, distributors, View Details
Keywords:
by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 26 Jun 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Contracting in the Self-reporting Economy
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
Rising star Jim Barton has decidedly mixed feelings after being selected as the new chief information officer at the fictional IVK Corporation. On the one hand, he lacks an IT background; on the other, he's ambitious and up for a...
View Details
Keywords:
by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
reviews for their competitors. Such review fraud undermines the trustworthiness of consumer reviews and constitutes a major risk factor for review sites. In this paper, we investigate review fraud on the...
View Details
Keywords:
Anna Secino
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
girl! The whole section AND my Finance professor applauded. It was so beautiful I cried! And now my daughter's birth announcement to an HBS classroom lives in a recording. Claudia Lopez Lopez Year: Second...
View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
Entrants grow and improve; incumbents choose flight. As disruptive attackers follow their own sustaining trajectories, they make inroads into the low end of the market or begin pulling less demanding...
View Details
- 20 Aug 2008
- Op-Ed
The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism
our moment. A second force affecting the speed and direction of global capitalism comes from the demand side. There are millions-soon to be billions-of consumers, voters, and...
View Details
Keywords:
by Nancy Koehn
- Web
HBS Veteran Spotlight: Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025) - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
View Details
- June 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?
By: Juan Alcácer and Alpana Thapar
This case illustrates the challenges that retailers face when they aggressively pursue geographical growth by expanding both their physical store network and their online presence. It features Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Retail, a franchisee of Carrefour hypermarkets in the...
View Details
Keywords:
Stores;
Ecommerce;
Strategy;
Expansion;
Geographic Location;
Decision Making;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Transformation;
E-commerce;
Retail Industry;
Middle East
Alcácer, Juan, and Alpana Thapar. "Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?" Harvard Business School Case 720-482, June 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
- Web
Curriculum - Business & Environment
In 2018, Swedish furniture maker IKEA was undergoing a significant transformation. Challenged by the rise of online shopping and changing consumer behavior, and mourning the...
View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
reality is that we don’t really know if commercial space flight will ultimately be a money maker, how many competitors will fit in the market, or what demand will be for consumers taking off on space...
View Details
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
great migration northward by African Americans, and the opening up of consumer capitalism." Women Take The Stage As Consumers Walker may have catered primarily to an...
View Details
- August 2017 (Revised July 2018)
- Case
MannKind Corporation: Take a Deep Breath, This Time Afrezza Will Work
By: Elie Ofek and Amanda Dai
In June 2014, MannKind Corporation announced that after years of development and billions of dollars in expenses, the FDA had finally approved its drug, Afrezza. MannKind would thus be the only company with an inhalable insulin on the market. As an alternative to...
View Details
Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Marketing Strategy;
Adoption;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Ofek, Elie, and Amanda Dai. "MannKind Corporation: Take a Deep Breath, This Time Afrezza Will Work." Harvard Business School Case 518-031, August 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
- 31 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
When Good Teams Go Bad
Concludes Polzer, "The best teams are those that not only combine the skills of their members successfully to fit the demands of their task but also energize team members through the bonding that comes with striving toward a common...
View Details
Keywords:
by Garry Emmons
- 09 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Where to Find Remote Work Now: 250 Million Job Postings Paint a Complex Picture
Remote work is here to stay—but not everywhere, and not in all companies. As the business world emerges from the pandemic, some companies are demanding a full return to the office. Others are embracing...
View Details
Keywords:
by Rachel Layne
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
and jury, consumers must bring their grievances to an expert panel that’s more likely to take the brokerage’s side, reducing consumer awards by $40,000 on average, says HBS...
View Details
- August 2021
- Case
Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Emilie Billaud
Emmanuel Faber became CEO of Danone SA, the French food and beverage company, in 2014. Right from the start, he ran the company with a dual commitment to both profit and purpose (i.e., ESG objectives). In fact, in 2018, he said, “It’s time to make sustainable business...
View Details
Keywords:
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Corporate Governance;
Leadership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Mission and Purpose;
Environmental Sustainability;
Goals and Objectives;
Consumer Products Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
France;
Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Emilie Billaud. "Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 722-354, August 2021.
- 2008
- Working Paper
An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions
By: Craig James Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh
Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real actions," including the reduction of discretionary expenditures, to manage earnings to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used... View Details
Keywords:
Performance Expectations;
Earnings Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Financial Reporting;
Brands and Branding;
Food and Beverage Industry
Chapman, Craig James, and Thomas J. Steenburgh. "An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-073, February 2008. (Revised February 2009, December 2009, June 2010, July 2010.)
- Web
Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
and marketplaces, including both advertising-supported and fee-based services. Today, CNET Networks' online properties attract more than 66 million Web users each month ranging form C-level executives View Details