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- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
Surabhi Bhandari (photo by Susan Young) Surabhi Bhandari (photo by Susan Young) Surabhi Bhandari (MBA 2017) wants to launch a medical technology startup in India that will help revolutionize health care in her native country. “Multinational companies dominate the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
If You're #1, Watch Out
such parts presents only marginal profit opportunity. Staying in the innovative segment of an industry may mean, in fact, manufacturing a key subsystem and even becoming a provider to competitors. The willingness to make such shifts and... View Details
- Profile
Jeff Nelson
says. “For years, our mission had been to give all segments of society access to housing. Now we wondered, is home ownership a realistic goal for everyone? Are we helping people or setting them up to fail?” In his two-year rotation... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Adapting to Meet Changing Needs
it across in a very limited amount of time—typically threeto five-minute learning segments that build on each other. That turned out to be a complicated challenge,” says Mayo, the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business... View Details
- February 2022
- Teaching Note
Borusan CAT: Monetizing Prediction in the Age of AI
By: Navid Mojir
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-053. View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Impact: Where Science and Business Intersect
The creation, commercialization, and scaling of science-based enterprises will be a crucial segment of the global economy in the decades to come. Harvard Business School—through its educational programs, the research of its faculty... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
What I Do: Keith Cerny (MBA 1991)
programming and niche offerings in jazz and country and western. “Part of what we’re able to do is target small segments in parallel with our big symphonic and summer concert series,” says Cerny, who names the 19th- and 20th-century... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO
DiCamillo notes, will be transposing some of the company's formidable technological know-how to the newer segments of the market and offering digital products that fit the user-friendly Polaroid tradition. Two current examples are the... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
comparisons based on independent performance evaluations. (Although for online purchases, as for catalog purchases, brand names help consumers infer certain aspects of quality or fit, especially for consumers making repeat purchases.) These obstacles likely will act... View Details
- February 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Harvard Business School
By: Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In 2008 the Boston-based Harvard Business School would turn 100. As the centennial year began, the HBS community and leadership were reflecting on how the School might fulfill its mission to "develop business leaders who make a difference in the world" in the next... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Cases; Leadership Development; Management; Management Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Planning; Problems and Challenges; Segmentation; Education Industry
Datar, Srikant M., David A. Garvin, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Harvard Business School." Harvard Business School Case 308-012, February 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
first-year MBA students will travel to 15 cities across the United States to work on projects that involve the design of a new product, service, or experience for a local segment of that city’s population. Students will partner with... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Fast Answer
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
sectors including restaurants and food retail. Relevant topics covered include: -consumer trends in dining out -restaurant and food service segments including: full service restaurants, quick service restaurants, fast... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Volunteers Crack Case, Consider School's Future
HBS itself. Should the School set up international centers or develop in-country partners and sublicense its brand? Do we invest in the physical plant or go virtual campus? Can we be both Rolls Royce and VW? Can we segment the alumni?... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
2,000 data points on each of its 2.2 million patients, including clinical data, medication use, education, socioeconomic factors, and consumer spending information to segment patients into groups, such as "high risk of cancer,"... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
these are grievances that demand redress," he emphasizes, "not deferential surrender to 'market forces.'" Seated at a conference table in his downtown office, the tall, soft-spoken Stewart explains, "Some people believe that if a segment... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- November 2008 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Cyworld: Creating and Capturing Value in a Social Network
By: Sunil Gupta and Sangman Han
In May 2008, the new CEO of Cyworld, a social network company in Korea, had to decide how to create and capture value from his rapidly growing user base. Cyworld was founded in 1999, and in 2003 it was acquired by SK Telecom, a leading mobile service provider in Korea.... View Details
Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Social and Collaborative Networks; Segmentation; Value Creation; South Korea
Gupta, Sunil, and Sangman Han. "Cyworld: Creating and Capturing Value in a Social Network." Harvard Business School Case 509-012, November 2008. (Revised November 2008.)
- February 2003 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Brioni
By: David E. Bell
Should Brioni, an internationally known, exclusive men's suit manufacturer and retailer extend its line to include women's apparel? The opportunity is to enter a much larger and profitable market. The dangers are: 1) compromising the existing image, and 2) failing to... View Details
- 20 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Summer Snapshot: Interning for the City of Philadelphia
the U.S. have enjoyed recent economic gains, but all too often those gains are concentrated in particular segments of society based on race, zip code, and income level. So far, my work has involved interviewing government, non-profit,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Web
Early-Stage Feedback | New Venture Competition
document or powerpoint format: (Recommended: 3–6 written pages) What will your venture do or make? What pain points will your venture address? What is your value proposition? Describe your target segment and the size of your addressable... View Details
- October 2022
- Case
Ethena: A Go-to-Market Dilemma
By: Rembrand Koning and Stacy Straaberg
In November 2021, Roxanne Petraeus and Anne Solmssen, founders of Brooklyn-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Ethena, were looking to expand their compliance training business. The founders hired Arnie Gullov-Singh, an outside revenue consultant, to advise on... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Growth and Development Strategy; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Technology Industry; United States; New York (state, US)
Koning, Rembrand, and Stacy Straaberg. "Ethena: A Go-to-Market Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 723-363, October 2022.