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  • 09 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

continued success once the downturn ends.” As business leaders begin planning for the coming year in the midst of all the market turmoil and uncertainty, this is one lesson it might pay to remember. View Details
Keywords: by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg; Aerospace; Electronics
  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-058.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsRed Lobster David E. Bell and Jason RiisHarvard Business School Case 511-052 Red Lobster, a 40-year-old chain of seafood restaurants, has just completed some View Details
  • April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
  • Case

Transformation of Seattle Public Schools, 1995-2002

Investigates the reform of the Seattle Public Schools from 1995 to 2002. To initiate reform in 1995, the district hired John Stanford, an Army general, and Joseph Olchefske, an investment banker, as the district's superintendent and chief financial officer,... View Details
Keywords: Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Education; Business Strategy; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry; Seattle
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  • 20 Nov 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

consequentially experienced higher asset growth and increased market share during the crisis. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54253 November 8, 2018 NEJM Catalyst Transitioning Payment Models:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • February 2009 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

Messer Griesheim (A)

By: Josh Lerner, Ann-Kristin Achleitner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman
In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Griesheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoechst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family ownership... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Corporate Governance; Family Ownership; Chemical Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Europe
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  • 27 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

for hiring, the concept of a slot is absent from virtually all of economics. Macroeconomic studies of vacancies and search come closest, but the implications of slot-based hiring for individual worker outcomes has not been analyzed in a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 May 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

frustration and a path to burnout that is all too common in today’s workplace, says Robert Simons, the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “Today’s jobs are... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • Web

Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

research in the region. “These are fascinating markets with big opportunities,” Ivashina says. “For students who come from the United States or Europe, these cases expose them to something new and test their understanding of View Details
  • 10 Sep 2024
  • Blog Post

Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)

the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of creative and strategic activities. I felt that product design and pricing were important determinants of success. It was a function that provided the opportunity to be... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 01 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

model” which caught many large incumbents sleeping. Brands came to market with the simple notion of relying on the internet to establish direct connections with consumers that bypassed traditional retailers. Entrepreneurs created loads of... View Details
  • November 2015 (Revised October 2017)
  • Case

Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar

By: Jonas Heese, Paula A. Price, Suraj Srinivasan and David Lane
In spring 2015, Dollar General's CEO Rick Dreiling was looking ahead to retiring at year's end but worried about ensuring continued growth for the company he had built since 2008 into a market leader in the U.S. discount retail world. Dollar General operated over... View Details
Keywords: Dollar General; Family Dollar; Dollar Tree; Antitrust; Board Of Directors; Activist Investors; Federal Trade Commission; Acquisition; Valuation; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
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  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

deliver, and evaluate Sullivan's sales calls on two important retail buyers, Sam Cartwright of Mothercare and Anthony Pierce of John Lewis. The main case provides relevant background information about Faraway's market opportunity, View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 24 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

Differing governance systems. In the Anglo-Saxon system, capital markets play a key role; in the German, Japanese, and European systems, banks play a more important role; in emerging markets, business groups... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
  • May 2025
  • Case

Boutiqaat: Influencing Retail in MENA

By: Juan Alcacer and Noor Al Qadhi
Boutiqaat, a Kuwait-based e-commerce platform, scaled an influencer-driven beauty retail model across MENA and now faces critical strategic choices about offline expansion and globalization. Founded in 2015, Boutiqaat combined social commerce, localized logistics, and... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Digital Strategy; Growth and Development; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Retail Industry; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Middle East; North Africa
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  • 01 Mar 2023
  • News

Step Change

population is approaching 110 million, the highest in the MENA region, with about half of its citizens between the ages of 15 and 45 and the range of mobile-phone penetration well over 90 percent. The market to meet a host of consumer... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • News

New Urban Order

expected to grow. Those combined forces present an existential challenge—and a megalopolis-sized opportunity—for entrepreneurs. “As population growth and weather-related pressures increase, the necessity of using our existing resources more efficiently will make the... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
  • 05 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 5

at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across borders as a unit of analysis and the senior manager in a multinational as the typical decision maker. Illustrated with examples from companies of all sizes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Profile

Brandon Tieu

Coming to HBS is like... Arriving at HBS feels like parachuting into leadership camp where every day is a chapter from the best business book, but in an interactive format. The case discussions and conversations with peers allow you to... View Details
  • 20 May 2022
  • Blog Post

Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

each other. More broadly from a climate perspective, I think programs like Nucleate are playing a critical role in accelerating the timeline for impact of new technologies. Though not every company built on a breakthrough technology is going to pan out, the opportunity... View Details
  • 16 Aug 2022
  • Op-Ed

Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense

For the past six months, there has been a lot of handwringing about the market downturn. Most everyone has been advising entrepreneurs to marshal their capital, cut costs, and extend their runway. In essence, play defense. Many investors... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang