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- 06 Jan 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Future of Executive Development: The CLO’s Compass and The Executive Programs Designer’s Guide
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Employment | Harvard Business School
whose mission-driven work provides real value and impact. Faculty Positions Join a culturally diverse full-time intellectual community that draws on their research to educate leaders who make a difference in the world and help shape the... View Details
Christina R. Wing
Christina Wing is a Senior Lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at the Harvard Business School. Her research focuses primarily on topics surrounding families in business, and the course she created, titled Demystifying the Family... View Details
- December 1998
- Background Note
Retail Financial Services in 1998
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Takia Mahmood
Provides an overview of the current restructuring that is taking place in the retail financial services industry. Provides a brief overview of the structural changes in banking, brokerage, insurance, and mutual funds. Used as background for examining the strategies of... View Details
Keywords: Economic Sectors; Economy; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Industry Growth; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Bradley, Stephen P., and Takia Mahmood. "Retail Financial Services in 1998." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-051, December 1998.
- July 1982
- Supplement
Vicks Health Care Division: Project Scorpio (C), Student Assignment
Provides a blank five-year profit-and-loss statement for students to complete. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements
Yip, George S. "Vicks Health Care Division: Project Scorpio (C), Student Assignment." Harvard Business School Supplement 583-009, July 1982.
- 2012
- Book
Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization
By: William T. Allen, Reinier Kraakman and Guhan Subramanian
This fourth edition is completely updated throughout. It now includes excerpts from important recent cases such as "Air Products v. Airgas" and "In re CNX Gas" and provides commentary on current developments, such as "Say on Pay," proxy access and the Dodd-Frank Act of... View Details
Allen, William T., Reinier Kraakman, and Guhan Subramanian. Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization. 4th ed. Aspen Publishing, 2012.
- April 2011
- Case
Porcini's Pronto: "Great Italian cuisine without the wait!"
By: James L. Heskett and Richard Luecke
Porcini's Inc. operates a chain of 23 full-service restaurants located near shopping malls and downtown areas in the northeastern United States. Known for providing excellent service, Porcini's serves high-quality Italian cuisine made from fresh ingredients. Looking... View Details
Keywords: Franchising; Syndication; Quantitative Analysis; Performance Measurement; Human Resource Management; Incentives; Motivation; Consumer Behavior; Measurement and Metrics; Quality; Customer Value and Value Chain; Selection and Staffing; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Service Delivery; Franchise Ownership; Customer Focus and Relationships; Product Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry; Service Industry; Northeastern United States
Heskett, James L., and Richard Luecke. Porcini's Pronto: "Great Italian cuisine without the wait!". Harvard Business School Brief Case 114-277, April 2011.
- March 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposures
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
How should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional and translational exposures and alternative responses to these exposures by analyzing two specific hedging decisions by General Motors. Describes General Motors' corporate hedging... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Expansion; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance; Auto Industry
Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Transactional and Translational Exposures." Harvard Business School Case 205-095, March 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- 30 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Stock Market and Bank Risk-Taking
- Article
Mandate Outcomes Reporting
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter
Currently, few health care providers measure and report their patient outcomes, which leads to several problems. Attempts to introduce price transparency without outcomes transparency could trigger a “race to the bottom.” Should Medicare coverage be expanded to... View Details
Keywords: Outcomes Reporting; Outcomes Measurement; Medicare; Medicaid; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics
Kaplan, Robert S., and Michael E. Porter. "Mandate Outcomes Reporting." Health Management, Policy and Innovation 4, no. 3 (December 2019).
- April 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Supplement
An Overview of Project Finance-2002 Update
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Irina L. Christov
This case introduces to the field of project finance and provides a statistical overview of the project-financed investments over the last five years. It consists of four sections. The first section defines project finance and contrasts it with other well-known... View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Irina L. Christov. "An Overview of Project Finance-2002 Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 202-105, April 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- July 2010
- Case
Metabical: Positioning and Communications Strategy for a New Weight Loss Drug
By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham
Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) expects final approval for its revolutionary weight loss drug, Metabical. Metabical will be the only weight loss drug with FDA approval that is also clinically proven to be effective for moderately overweight people. Barbara... View Details
Keywords: Product Positioning; Marketing Communications; Product Launch; Consumer Behavior; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Heather Beckham. "Metabical: Positioning and Communications Strategy for a New Weight Loss Drug." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-240, July 2010.
- July–August 2014
- Article
Sustainability in the Boardroom: Lessons from Nike's Playbook
By: Lynn S. Paine
One surprising role of Nike's corporate responsibility committee is to provide support for innovation. More and more companies recognize the importance of corporate responsibility to their long-term success—and yet the matter gets short shrift in most boardrooms,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Corporate Accountability; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry
Paine, Lynn S. "Sustainability in the Boardroom: Lessons from Nike's Playbook." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2014): 87–94.
- March 2022
- Technical Note
Space Financing
By: Matthew Weinzierl, Nicole Tempest Keller and Brendan L. Rosseau
This note provides an update on the space financing state of play in 2021. View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew, Nicole Tempest Keller, and Brendan L. Rosseau. "Space Financing." Harvard Business School Technical Note 722-047, March 2022.
- September 2014
- Supplement
Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)
By: John A. Quelch and James Weber
This (B) case provides a brief description of the outcome of the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Health Care Policy; Pharmaceutical Sales; Mergers And Acquisitions; Marketing; Pharmaceutical Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Quelch, John A., and James Weber. "Pfizer and AstraZeneca: Marketing an Acquisition (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 515-008, September 2014.
- July 2022
- Teaching Note
TraceTogether
By: Mitchell Weiss and Sarah Mehta
This Note provides guidance for teaching "TraceTogether," HBS Case No. 820-111. View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; Crisis Management; Health; Health Pandemics; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Social Issues; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Adoption; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; Singapore
- April 1988 (Revised September 1989)
- Case
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (C)
Provides the rationale behind the design of the new cost system. View Details
Cooper, Robin. "Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (C)." Harvard Business School Case 188-144, April 1988. (Revised September 1989.)
- March 1997 (Revised April 2001)
- Supplement
Microsoft in the People's Republic of China: 1998 Update
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito
Provides an update to Microsoft in the People's Republic of China--1993. View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Globalized Markets and Industries; Information Technology Industry; China
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle J. Melito. "Microsoft in the People's Republic of China: 1998 Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 797-107, March 1997. (Revised April 2001.)
- Nov 23 2020
- Testimonial
A Flexible Learning Format in a Virtual World
- January 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Anita Williams Woolley
The American Red Cross has a system for structuring, staffing, and leading teams to review its local chapters. Mirroring professional services firms that use teams to serve clients, this system provides detailed guidelines to increase individual team member's... View Details
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Anita Williams Woolley. "Chapter Enrichment Program Teams at the American Red Cross (A)." Harvard Business School Case 402-042, January 2002. (Revised April 2004.)