by Nancy Koehn - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jun 2015
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Are America's Biggest Retailers Having A Wardrobe Malfunction?

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Podcast - Business & Environment

satellite imagery, AI, and systems design to enable more targeted insurance underwriting and disaster preparedness. She also explains how Bellwether is creating geospatial AI infrastructure and tools to support natural disaster response View Details

February 2019
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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Willy Shih and Nancy Dai

Zhejiang Geely Holding Company's acquisition of Volvo cars was widely viewed with skepticism because of the poor track record of cross-border auto industry acquisitions. This case looks at the acquisition and post-acquisition integration from the point of view of... View Details

Keywords: Merger Integration; Organization Culture; Organization Behavior; Organizational Alignment; Mergers and Acquisitions; Integration; Alignment; Organizational Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Sweden

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17 Dec 2019
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How to Become a More Resilient Leader

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Faculty & Research - Business History

Jeremy S. Friedman Business, Government and the International Economy 10 results Tarun Khanna Strategy 4 results Rakesh Khurana Organizational Behavior William C. Kirby General Management 3 results Nancy F. View Details

February 2001 (Revised September 2005)
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Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Company

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Investigates the entrepreneur's strategic initiatives to develop a mass market for specialty coffee in the 1980s and 1990s. These initiatives included the development of premium products, rapid expansion of company-owned stores--each with attractive retail environments... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Groups and Teams; Brands and Branding; Growth Management; Employee Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Organizational Design; Leadership Style; Customer Relationship Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Food and Beverage Industry

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10 Oct 2016
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Why Lincoln Hid His Strongest Feelings from the Public

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Faculty & Research - Health Care

with one another. “ We are moving toward global competition for health care services driven by high costs in the United States and the lack of access to care in countries with governmentally controlled systems. ” Regina E. Herzlinger... View Details

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Payment." Harvard Business School Case 125-117, May 2025. More Publications Faculty Rosabeth M. Kanter Boris Groysberg Linda A. Hill Nitin Nohria Lynn S. Paine Amy C. Edmondson Michael L. Tushman Anthony Mayo Joshua D. Margolis Joseph L. Bower Lynda M. Applegate View Details

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Christensen, longtime HBS faculty member and legendary case method teacher, the Center's focus is helping faculty develop as teachers. It augments the School's traditional system of faculty-to-faculty mentoring by providing additional... View Details

21 Oct 2014
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Showdown In The Produce Aisle: Whole Foods Vs. Walmart

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Business History - Faculty & Research

Mayo Leonard A. Schlesinger Nitin Nohria David A. Moss Sophus A. Reinert Nancy F. Koehn Rosabeth M. Kanter Ramon Casadesus-Masanell Tarun Khanna See All HBS Working Knowlege 21 May 2024 What the Rise of... View Details

30 Aug 2016
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Foreign Investors Push Boston Real Estate Prices Higher

15 Aug 2011
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Wake up, Obama: Listen to your Forefathers

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

Caregiving Joseph Fuller Podcast The Caring Company Joseph Fuller & Sheila Marcelo 16 JAN 2019 | Managing the Future of Work Almost a third of workers—and more senior executives—say their careers have been adversely affected by caregiving... View Details

03 May 2016
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There Are Multiple Issues With Multitasking

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General Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Behavior) Lynn Paine Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) Andy Zelleke Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Crucibles of Crisis Leadership Nancy Koehn Fall 2025 Q1Q2... View Details

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

the probabilities of success are low, extremely skewed, and unknowable until an investment is made. At a macro level, experimentation by new firms underlies the Schumpeterian notion of creative destruction. However, at a micro level,... View Details

25 Feb 2014
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Is The Gap's Minimum Wage Hike Good Retail Politics?

24 Mar 2015
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