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  • March 2020 (Revised July 2022)
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Levi Strauss (A): A Pioneer Lost in the Wilderness

By: Joshua Margolis, Ashish Nanda, Margaret Cross, Imran Manji and Bismah Rahmat
In 2011, newly appointed CEO Chip Bergh needed to urgently turn around the iconic but floundering denim apparel firm, Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) Famous for its blue jeans, LS&Co. had suffered a decline in revenue of 29% from $6.8 billion in 1997 to $4.8 billion in... View Details
Keywords: Turnarounds; Transformation; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decision Making; Strategic Planning; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Product Marketing; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • January 2008 (Revised January 2008)
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Two Brattle Center: A Mental-Health Clinic in Search of a Viable Operating Model

By: Robert G. Eccles
Two Brattle Center (TBC) is a struggling for-profit private mental health clinic based in Harvard Square. Its founder, Dr. Joan Wheelis, is a nationally recognized practicing psychiatrist who has developed outpatient treatment programs based on Dialectical Behavior... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Strategy; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Nonprofit Organizations; Emotions; Health Industry; United States
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  • March 2018
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Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti
After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Resource Allocation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Natural Disasters; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Banking Industry; Auto Industry; Real Estate Industry; Travel Industry; Nepal
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    Jill J. Avery

    Dr. Jill Avery is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. She is a respected authority on branding and brand management, customer relationship... View Details

    Keywords: consumer products; arts; advertising; automobiles; retailing; fashion; hotels ＆ motels; food; beverage

      Joseph B. Lassiter

      Joe is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired. He focuses on one of the world’s most pressing problems: developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy all around the world. He... View Details

      Keywords: green technology; high technology; internet; oil ＆ gas; private equity (LBO funds); utilities; software; energy
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      Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

      Sea By: Vikram S Gandhi and David Allen In August 2023, SWEN Blue Ocean, a 170 million impact fund that invested in startups contributing to ocean sustainability, faced a critical investment decision. Part... View Details
      • 21 May 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

      We asked Harvard Business School experts who study well-being to share strategies for coping with this unsettling period to prevent the coronavirus blues from taking a huge toll, both personally and... View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
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      Hiring Organizations

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      Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

      August 2023, SWEN Blue Ocean, a 170 million impact fund that invested in startups contributing to ocean sustainability, faced a critical investment decision. Part of SWEN Capital Partners, an 8 billion,... View Details
      • 02 Jan 2024
      • Research & Ideas

      10 Trends to Watch in 2024

      The lightning-fast ascent of generative AI isn’t the only sea change on the horizon for businesses in the new year. The global economy is in flux as war, climate change, trade issues, and infrastructure problems demand attention. Many companies continue to struggle to... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne
      • 08 May 2012
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      First Look: May 8

      Business Speaks English: Why You Need a Language Strategy Now Author:Tsedal Neeley Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 5 (May 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book:... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • 15 May 2018
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      New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

      They often functioned, as a result, as part of the problem, rather than part of the solution. In the more recent globalization era, the strategies of Western corporations have moved beyond the practices of the colonial past, but linkages... View Details
      Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
      • 14 Dec 2016
      • HBS Seminar

      Siobhan O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp, Boston University

      • 2011
      • Book

      Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar

      By: Chet Huber
      Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details
      Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry
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      Students on the Job Market - Doctoral

      can customize promotions to enhance profitability across different customer segments. Faculty Advisor(s): Eva Ascarza (Chair), Sunil Gupta , Jeremy Yang , and José R. Zubizarreta Curriculum Vitae | Website | Email Strategy Aticus Peterson... View Details
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      Podcast - Business & Environment

      intersection of business, technology, and sustainability. In this conversation, Joel will share insights into his journey, the business strategy of a niche climate-focused digital media and event platform, and the critical role of a media... View Details
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      Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

      coauthor of Reimagining Work: Strategies to Disrupt Talent, Lead Change, and Win with a Flexible Workforce , which lays out a vision and path for a new relationship between global companies and talent. Prior to founding Catalant,... View Details
      • 06 Jul 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      The Truth About Authentic Leaders

      Critiques of authenticity But recently three leading scholars at Insead, Stanford, and Wharton challenged the concept of authentic leadership. Like all movements—Harvard University Professor Michael Porter’s famous five forces of strategy... View Details
      Keywords: by Bill George
      • 19 Feb 2013
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      First Look: Feb. 19

        PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 01 Dec 2023
      • News

      Wide Horizon

      able to contribute anything new? There was also the issue of how to fund this new venture. None of the existing medical nonprofit strategies seemed right for him. There was the nonprofit model, which raises smaller donations from lots of... View Details
      Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson