Publications

December 1986 (Revised March 1991)
Supplement

Caterpillar-Komatsu in 1986

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Provides an update to the global competitive interaction between Caterpillar and Komatsu described in companion cases Caterpillar Tractor and Komatsu Ltd. Caterpillar's response to Komatsu's growing market share is outlined, then the impact of rapidly changing... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Currency Exchange Rate; Price; Global Strategy; Policy; Market Participation; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry

15 Mar 2018
News

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Program

Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions Who Should Attend New CFOs who want to enhance their skills CFOs of smaller or divisional entities... View Details

August 2000 (Revised January 2001)
Background Note

Reporting Income for Dot-Coms

By: Paul M. Healy

Dot-coms provide unique financial reporting situations. View Details

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Capital; Revenue; Web Sites; Web Services Industry

August 1990
Background Note

Twenty Five Questions to Ask as You Begin to Develop a New Case Study

Provides advice for the new casewriter. View Details

Keywords: Cases

Web

Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

political shifts and integrating current events into their courses. They will also provide updates on evolving the curriculum through new programs in areas such as AI, Business in Global Society (BiGS), Purpose of the Firm, and the... View Details

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

negative reaction, deep metaphors enable us to discover whether shame, guilt, or some other negative feeling is producing the aversive or negative experience. Second, deep metaphors provide the basic foundations for the brand stories... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

March 2020
Article

Do Fire Sales Create Externalities?

By: Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam

We develop three novel measures of how much of the price impact of their trading different mutual funds internalize. We show that mutual funds that internalize more of their price impact hold larger cash buffers and use these buffers more aggressively to accommodate... View Details

Keywords: Fire Sales; Externalities; Investment Funds; Price; Financial Liquidity; Management

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Kamen Bliznashki

you for an internship? HBS provided me with the toolkit and mindset to make a career switch. My summer internship in the energy industry was a shift in field and function that wouldn't have been possible without the strategy and... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing

Program

Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East

is your second language, or if you have less than one year of experience working in an English-speaking environment, please provide a brief statement documenting your proficiency. We may also ask for an interview. Learning Commitment... View Details

October 2002
Teaching Note

Strategy in Emerging Markets (TN)

By: Tarun Khanna

Provides an overview of several cases on multinational and local companies (including business groups) operating in settings in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and worldwide. Also provides a conceptual framework for thinking about these cases and links to related academic... View Details

Keywords: Framework; Global Range; Local Range; Globalized Firms and Management; Body of Literature; Emerging Markets; Africa; Asia; Latin America

November 24, 2020
Article

4 Strategies to Make Telehealth Work for Elderly Patients

By: Umar Ikram, Susanna Gallani, Jose F. Figueroa and Thomas W. Feeley

As providers have ramped up their use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, one group—the elderly—has experienced particular challenges in adopting the technologies. This article describes the strategies four innovative provider organizations have used to engage... View Details

Keywords: Telehealth; Health Pandemics; Health Care and Treatment; Internet and the Web; Age; Technology Adoption; Strategy

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April 1999
Teaching Note

Value Networks and the Impetus to Change: Managing Innovation: Overview Teaching Note for Module 1

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Provides instructors with an overview teaching note for the first module of the Managing Innovation course in which the disruptive technology framework is explored and used. Summarizes this framework and provides a brief synopsis of each of the cases used in the... View Details

Keywords: Change; Framework; Disruptive Innovation; Technology; Value

May 2009
Case

Global Health Partner: Obesity Care

By: Michael E. Porter, Zayed Muhammed Yasin and Jennifer F Baron

Global Health Partner (GHP) was founded in 2006 as a privately owned health care provider in Sweden serving both public and private paying patients. In contrast to most providers in the country, GHP organized around specific service lines where it saw the potential to... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Service Delivery; Organizational Structure; Outcome or Result; Quality; Competitive Advantage; Integration; Health Industry; Sweden

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy

finished giving, but with more than $15 billion granted to nearly 2,000 organizations, some meaningful patterns have begun to emerge. We parsed all the Yield Giving donation information available to date and matched it with Internal Revenue Service data to View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran

September 1996 (Revised February 1998)
Case

Cytec Industries' Spin-Off (B): Managing the Challenges of Success

Provides a follow-up to the (A) case. View Details

March 1994 (Revised May 1994)
Supplement

Lisa Benton (B)

By: Linda A. Hill

Provides a follow-up to Lisa Benton (A). View Details