Western United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Faculty Books Published in 2020

became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Shabrina Jiva

desire for an MBA. The United States held special appeal. "I grew up in Europe and worked in Asia, but admire so many things about American education: the emphasis on presentation, communication skills,... View Details

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Fatou Bintou Sagnang

In Dakar, Fatou Bintou Sagnang, MBA 2015, liked to look to the heavens with her father, who hoped his children would be able to fulfill ambitions in aerospace that were beyond his reach. Fatou, who came to the United View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Tech

Fast Answer

Field Course: Investing for Impact

details. SimplyAnalytics - enables creation of maps and tables for the United States that incorporate data such as population, age, race, income, employment, and education. See also, resources for Black... View Details

March 1987 (Revised July 1996)
Case

Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc.

By: Kenneth A. Merchant, Krishna G. Palepu and Joseph P. Mulloy

Describes a dispute between the owners of the major league baseball teams and the players' union about the profitability of the baseball teams. The issue is important because of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. A consultant is brought in to decide... View Details

Keywords: State Ownership; Compensation and Benefits; Entrepreneurship; For-Profit Firms; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Resource Allocation; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Labor and Management Relations; Financial Management; Sports; Sports Industry; Kansas

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Educators

Purchase

25 Jul 2013
News

An Engine of Education Innovation

says he owes to his immigrant background—he moved to the States from Denmark at age 9—as well as a yearlong experience he had as a teacher and assistant principal at an inner-city school in New York City just before coming to Harvard. "It... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

17 Jun 2016
News

Minding God’s Money

“Financial management in churches is stewardship over money that really belongs to God,” says Adrienne Thomas (MBA 1991), who has held fast to that perspective in a 20-year career in top financial posts at some of the largest Christian-related ministries in the View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

A bold experiment in education

city after the first year, on track to move the school from an “F” to a “C” in two years. London’s Sunday Telegraph declared NOCP “part of the boldest experiment in education reform seen in the United States.” Says Kleban: “We are part of... View Details

03 Mar 2014
HBS Case

Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato

Consumers in the United States are so increasingly into fresh, local, and carbon neutral that if someone figured out how to grow a tomato that could walk itself to the grocery store, they'd be a millionaire.... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Food & Beverage; Retail

01 Dec 2000
News

Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

United States around 1900, and the initial "wow" factor that visitors experience when entering these buildings is often a partial reaction to the scope and beauty of their architecture. There is nothing like... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

March 2017
Case

Cantel Medical

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Cantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier.... View Details

Keywords: Cantel; Charles Diker; Furniture Industry; Matrix Organization; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Chemicals; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Information Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Health Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; New Jersey

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Educators

Purchase

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207005 The Dubai Ports World Debacle and Its Aftermath Harvard Business School Case 707-014 Describes the political ramifications in the United View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Sep 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

Capitalism Works Better When I Can See What You're Doing

corrupt company. Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SECThe United States needs a health care equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase transparency and competition. But sometimes a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission

administration in the Entrepreneurial Management unit at Harvard Business School and a general partner at Flybridge Capital. He closely studies the startup environment and draws from his experience as a venture capitalist and former... View Details

Keywords: Re: Jeffrey J. Bussgang; Technology

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Privatization and the New European Economy

"some 12 to 15 percent of GDP in Europe was public sector enterprise," he said. But all that began to change in the early 1980s amid loud cries of inefficiency, as markets opened up and governments sought sources of revenue. While deregulation was the name of... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2015
News

Clubs Hopping

reach across the United States. For the past 10 years, the club has hosted a popular gala in New York, attended by Latino alumni, students, and newly admitted students. But the event was attracting only a portion of the School’s Latino... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2006
News

One-on-One with Carter Roberts

really working hard to make sure that the next global protocol — the successor to Kyoto due in 2012 — is one that the United States can commit to and that there are real mechanisms to ensure more efficient... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

in the United States will continue to creep inexorably toward the $2 a gallon mark while the rising cost of heating oil and natural gas sends consumers in the frigid North diving for their down comforters.... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52096 2016 Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today The Origins of High-Tech Venture Investing in America By: Nicholas, Tom Abstract—The United View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

2005, the fate of the European Constitution is in jeopardy. Ten new accession countries have just joined the EU, with Turkey in the beginning stages of the accession process. New member states and additional future members have provoked... View Details