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March 2005 (Revised August 2019)
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Cisco Systems: Managing the Go-to-Market Evolution

With the collapse of the dot-com market and related shrinkage in the high-tech industry, Cisco took a dip in its sales and profits in 2001. Coming back from the recession, Cisco had to manage and evolve its go-to-market strategy and design in keeping with its new... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Design; Business Cycles; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Business Strategy

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13 Nov 2014
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Finance Conference Recap

inevitable cycles of the industry as well as his optimism in the ability of financial institutions to adapt to the deluge of regulatory changes seen since the financial crisis. His discussion was followed by a selection of panels, which... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact

Education. “While the corporation’s internal practices greatly impact the environment, H&M believes that 26% of the greenhouse gas emissions in a garment’s life cycle [occur] after the product is sold to the end consumer (the disposal and... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

02 Feb 2017
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Growing and Competing at the Local Level

consultant in the state. We’ve had over $3.5 billion worth of impact for our manufacturers and also saved—or created—more than 16,000 jobs. “We generally work with manufacturers that are less than $100 million in sales. When we go into work with them, say on a project... View Details

February 2018 (Revised June 2018)
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Uruguay: Facing the 21st Century

By: Sophus A. Reinert, Michael Chu and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In the fall of 2017, self-made business leader Edgardo Novick pondered his campaign to be elected President of Uruguay, “the Switzerland of Latin America.” Inspired by populist revolts against the status quo observable worldwide, Novick hoped he could ride popular... View Details

Keywords: Uruguay; Edgardo Novick; Business Cycles; Macroeconomics; Geographic Location; Government and Politics; Wealth and Poverty; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Globalization; Pulp and Paper Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Uruguay

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01 Jun 2009
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Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Marketing After the Recession This downturn has likely changed... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Feb 2011
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The Yella Fella Rides Again

Keywords: Wood Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Jul 2013
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An Engine of Education Innovation

the next 15 years, the goal in our schools is to really break through to a situation where we can truly prepare kids for high-level college education and, eventually, livelihoods," says Leschly. "Because then you can break the cycle of... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

04 Dec 2020
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Hour by Hour

Courtesy Rahkeem Morris Courtesy Rahkeem Morris Rahkeem Morris (MBA 2018) spent the first 10 years of his work life as an hourly wage earner, moving from one minimum wage job to the next, often unable to transfer learned skills or training to his new roles. The View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Lessons from Private Equity

mantle of a possible acquirer and to develop a clear picture of its full potential. They need to step out of the twelve- to eighteen-month budget-planning cycle and ask, “Which handful of key initiatives, either undertaken from scratch or... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Management

01 Dec 2017
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2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global

increasing geopolitical risks. This was a year of uncertainty: There was a new American president inaugurated; big election cycles in France, Germany, and Italy; and the question of Brexit. You would expect all those things to slow the... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

09 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting

New Deal. Still, it was an important stepping-stone from the previous generation who did not fathom a role for government in modifying the business cycle at all. Q: What effect did the Great Depression have on the prediction business? A:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Dec 2023
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Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom

Agriculture”; and the latest conversation was on the case “Driving Decarbonization at BMW”, which describes BMW's electrification and decarbonization strategy and how the company measures carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

and receivables financing. Course Content and Educational Objectives The goal of Entrepreneurial Finance is to help managers make better investment and financing decisions in entrepreneurial settings. The course covers all stages of the venture's life View Details

01 Dec 2017
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Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction

constituents rather than donors; and opening up competition as early as the 2018 election cycle to centrist, solutions-oriented independent candidates, among other recommendations. “We citizens bear the ultimate responsibility for knowing... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Government

01 Mar 2016
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The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation

Harvard Innovation Lab, and HBX take hold, they are attracting targeted donor support, freeing up unrestricted resources for new opportunities. This cycle of investment allows the School to act quickly and thoughtfully to foster... View Details

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Articles - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

co-create a bundled payment offering that covers a complete cycle of care for rotator cuff repairs. This innovative reimbursement approach should encourage value-based health-care delivery. An Intelligent Redesign of Health Care HARVARD... View Details

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Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

Enhance understanding of the legal life cycle of a start-up including structuring and financing issues, tax considerations, founder/investor conflicts, liquidity and exit issues; and Consider what’s customary and fair in various... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World

Computers and e-commerce, cars and corporate titans — these themes are at the core of Harvard Business School Publishing’s latest compilation of best-selling cases. Written wholly or in part by current or former members of the HBS faculty, each case below (with title,... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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Europe Business Conference Forecasts the Future

Building on the success of last year's inaugural conference, the HBS European Club hosted the second annual Europe Business Conference on the HBS campus November 2-3. The event included some 50 panelists and speakers and drew over 350 participants from HBS and other... View Details

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