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  • 05 Dec 2016
  • News

The Dragon’s Tale

running out. The old low-cost manufacturing-for-export strategy had run out of steam. They were developing a new economic formula based on stimulating consumer consumption. More recently, there was an anticorruption campaign that created... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 24 Nov 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

research center strategy has put us in a much better position than most other schools," says Palepu. The centers are the linchpin in the faculty's quest to develop materials, frameworks, and theories that will prepare students to... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education
  • September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
  • Case

Keroche (A): Fighting for Share in the Kenyan Alcoholic Drinks Market

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case discusses the challenges faced by Kenyan alcoholic drinks producer Keroche Industries Limited in 2003, when the Kenyan government accused the company of manufacturing and selling substandard alcoholic drinks, revoked its liquor licenses, and shut down its... View Details
Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Wine; Manufacturing; Informal Market; Regulation; Illicit; Illegal; Shutdown; Factory; Low-income Consumers; Multinational; Local; Government; Allegations; Accusations; Negative Press; EABL; Tusker; Beer; SAB; Chang'aa; Naivasha; Rift Valley; East Africa; Lawsuit; Legal Battle; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Production; Safety; Quality; Distribution; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa
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  • 07 Jun 2019
  • Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

build healthy relationships. And, on this basis, global teams can work together virtually on any number of complex problems and exciting opportunities. About the Author Martha Lagace is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: metamorworks] Related Reading:... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Aug 2024
  • In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

partisanship will continue to cloud economic judgment around the 2024 election. For managers and finance professionals, these insights highlight two important aspects of operating a business today: In a polarized political environment,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 12 Apr 2023
  • News

Step Change

"Step Change" by Julia Hanna. At Consoleya, a coworking space in Cairo's former French Consulate, multiple levels of meeting rooms and workspaces operate at capacity, from a ground-floor café to a rooftop deck. The scene—coders bent over... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
  • August 1997 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Jorg Zobel
Unilever, one of the world's largest food product manufacturers, has achieved impressive growth in Europe, primarily by acquiring local food companies. Initially Unilever allowed each acquired company to manage its own product development in a way that was tailored to... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Mergers and Acquisitions; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Food; Conflict Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe
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  • 07 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 7

among them. Findings are as follows: MNC corporate headquarters are more involved in "obligatory" and value creating and control functions than in operational activities; there are no systematic differences in the determinants... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2019
  • News

City on a Hill

percent of its operating revenue came from a dwindling endowment, and the school had been through four executive directors in two years. Relations with the neighboring town of Harlan, the county seat, were at an all-time low: The... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook
  • 24 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 24

litigation, and (3) the availability of contractual provisions and negotiating strategies that mitigate the debtor's collective action problems. It also argues that the fact-specific equitable remedy in the Argentina case was narrowly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2019
  • News

A More Perfect Union

of America’s democratic systems was incubated among a group of HBS alumni; many more serve on its steering and advisory groups; and of the 140 members—executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and academic experts, people of all political stripes—half are Harvard MBAs. The... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar
  • 17 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 17

demonstrate their impact on pressing societal problems such as global poverty. This article draws on several cases to build a performance assessment framework premised on an organization's operational mission, scale, and scope. Not all... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About

that the strategies that made you successful in the past won’t guarantee success in the future. You do it by creating an organization that’s hungry to learn, that invests in innovation to find new answers to old problems, and that is open... View Details
  • April 2025 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

JPMorganChase: Leadership in the Age of GenAI

By: Iavor I. Bojinov, Karim R. Lakhani and David Lane
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Governance Controls; Information Technology; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Cybersecurity; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Information Management; Information Infrastructure; Technology Adoption; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Product Development; Performance Improvement; Customization and Personalization; Financial Services Industry; United States
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  • 19 Dec 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

term scale and scope. Though tractors are now used in nearly every agricultural field operation and in the production of nearly all crops, they first developed with much more limited application. Early diffusion was accordingly rapid in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Dec 2015
  • First Look

December 15, 2015

these actors to change established practices and entrenched behaviors within a short timeframe to help Unilever meet its sustainability targets and also to improve the operations of its partners in the value chain? By encouraging... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Too Big To Fail

assets reaching roughly $10 trillion, equivalent to total assets in the entire U.S. banking system. Says Moss: “While new systemic threats had emerged along the way, there was little effort to regulate them, undercutting the original New Deal View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance
  • 01 Sep 2017
  • News

City of Dreams

of the election, Mawilmada had left the Asian Development Bank and was operating an independent development consultancy in Colombo. In addition, he and classmate Hiran Embuldeniya had started York Street Partners, the country’s first... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government
  • 24 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 24

and field hospitals). In 13 years it developed from a start-up garage business into a successful firm of global reach and reputation. In 2010 its founder and CEO Philippe Prévost must decide the product and market strategy for the next... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

to regulate them, undercutting the original New Deal strategy of targeting such threats. As a result, the American financial system was left more vulnerable than ever to a major shock." Given this record of regulatory failure and neglect,... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services