Publications

21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

Telecom) must decide if launching Read&Go, an electronic newsstand built around an e-paper reader, would be successful. The case describes (1) Orange's strategy; (2) the company's new product development... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

consulting around working with management teams, partnering with C-Suite leaders on challenging strategic questions, financial analytics, customer strategy, and operations,” she recalled. “I also found that I loved the retail space and... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

February 1998 (Revised January 1999)
Case

Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (C)

A year after Rob Parson's manager decided to postpone Parson's promotion, Parson's new manager Gary Stuart faces the decision of promotion again. Stuart considers whether the efforts Parson had made were sufficient. Teaching purpose: To explore managerial problems... View Details

Keywords: Management; Personal Development and Career; Performance Evaluation; Financial Services Industry

March 2012 (Revised May 2012)
Case

Virgin Group: Finding New Avenues for Growth

By: Gary P. Pisano and Elena Corsi

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Strategy; Organizational Structure

29 Jul 2024
News

Leading the Way

of underserved youth like Trejo in Arizona, and currently serves more than 14,000 middle, high school and college students annually. Programs aim to develop leadership skills, self-awareness, and familiarity with pathways to postsecondary... View Details

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

"Although Levitt's article was primarily concerned about the globalization of the product market, this paper expands the domain to three areas—the labor market, the financial market, and the View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

Profile

Ann Chao

at my disposal to pursue my passions. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? From the beginning, the consistent message I received from HBS and my classmates was to pursue my passions and resist the pressure to go into a View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

Web

Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

consolidation, and growth of the Polaroid Corporation. The company, which continued to produce a unique product offered by no other competitor, reached, at its height, annual net sales of more than $2 billion. 88 Concurrently another... View Details

26 Apr 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Why JPMorgan Chase Is Investing Millions in Detroit

Keywords: Re: Joseph L. Bower; Financial Services

16 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

Abstract This paper examines the litigation of patents relating to financial products and services. I show that these grants are being litigated at a rate 27 to 39 times greater than that of patents as a... View Details

January 2001
Case

World Bank and Knowledge Management, The: The Case of the Urban Services Thematic Group

By: William E. Fulmer and W. Earl Sasser

The World Bank has implemented a knowledge management initiative. One of its communities of practice is to take the lead in a $50 billion commitment to address urban slums. The community of practice is struggling with its mission and how knowledge management can help. View Details

Keywords: Urban Development; Knowledge Management; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry

Find at Harvard

June 2010 (Revised September 2010)
Case

athenahealth: Innovating in Response to a Crisis in Healthcare

When Jonathan Bush and his partner, Todd Park, realized that their revolutionary approach to delivering clinical care was being stymied by the inefficiencies in the healthcare system and insurance red tape, they turned their proprietary technology, athenaNet, to a new... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Information Management; Innovation and Invention; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Health Industry; United States

June 2010
Teaching Note

Apple Inc. in 2010 (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for 710467. View Details

Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Business Strategy; Success; Sales; Growth and Development; Competition; Product Launch; Electronics Industry; Computer Industry

June 2001 (Revised March 2002)
Case

Ducati

Focuses on the turnaround and strategic repositioning of Ducati, an Italian maker of high-end sport motorcycles, and describes the current concerns with the growth prospects of the company. Federico Minoli, the CEO and strategic mind behind the turnaround, knew that... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Product Positioning; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Motorcycle Industry