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- March 31, 2020
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Reinventing the Direct-to-Consumer Business Model
By: Len Schlesinger, Matt Higgins and Shaye Roseman
Over the past decade, a new breed of “direct-to-consumer” (DTC) startups, including Warby Parker and Casper, helped forge a new business model. But lately that business model is faltering as the advantages that early entrants enjoyed have evaporated. To retool, DTC... View Details
Schlesinger, Len, Matt Higgins, and Shaye Roseman. "Reinventing the Direct-to-Consumer Business Model." H05HI1. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 31, 2020).
- Article
Signing at the Beginning vs at the End Does Not Decrease Dishonesty
By: Ariella S. Kristal, A.V. Whillans, Max Bazerman, Francesca Gino, Lisa Shu, Nina Mazar and Dan Ariely
Honest reporting is essential for society to function well. However, people frequently lie when asked to provide information, such as misrepresenting their income to save money on taxes. A landmark finding published in PNAS (Shu, Mazar, Gino, Ariely, and Bazerman,... View Details
Kristal, Ariella S., A.V. Whillans, Max Bazerman, Francesca Gino, Lisa Shu, Nina Mazar, and Dan Ariely. "Signing at the Beginning vs at the End Does Not Decrease Dishonesty." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117, no. 13 (March 31, 2020): 7103–7107.
- March 2020
- Case
Hotstar
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kairavi Dey
Hotstar was an online video streaming platform owned by Star India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Corporation. Since its launch in 2015, the platform had grown to offer over 100,000 hours of TV content, movies in nine Indian languages... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Television Entertainment; Disruption; Business Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; India; Mumbai
Palepu, Krishna G., and Kairavi Dey. "Hotstar." Harvard Business School Case 120-015, March 2020.
- March 2020
- Supplement
Poppy (B)
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Scott Duke Kominers, Jeff Huizinga and Allison Ciechanover
Avni Patel Thompson, founder and CEO of Poppy, an online marketplace for on-demand childcare, revisits the venture's final months, and discusses the steps she took in the wake of the shutdown. This case explores experiments the company conducted to refine its original... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Marketplace Matching; Business Model; Business Exit or Shutdown; Personal Development and Career; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., Scott Duke Kominers, Jeff Huizinga, and Allison Ciechanover. "Poppy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 820-715, March 2020.
- March 30, 2020
- Article
Why Is the U.S. Behind on Coronavirus Testing?
By: Stefan Thomke
Coronavirus testing is needed to address the uncertainty in making decisions about patient treatment, resource allocation, policy, and so much more. Answers to questions such as “When should we relax social distancing measures—and for whom?” or “How many ventilators... View Details
Keywords: Testing; Coronavirus; Culture; Trump; Data; Experiments; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Government and Politics; United States
Thomke, Stefan. "Why Is the U.S. Behind on Coronavirus Testing?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 30, 2020).
- March 2020
- Case
China's Management of COVID-19 (A): People's War or Chernobyl Moment?
By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
In late 2019, a novel respiratory virus appeared in a province in central China. Government officials in Wuhan, Hubei province had to respond to the new virus in the shadow of the 2002–2003 outbreak of SARS in China and within the context of the country’s public health... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Pandemics; Public Health; COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Pandemics; Government Administration; Social Issues; Policy; Decision Making; China
Rithmire, Meg, and Courtney Han. "China's Management of COVID-19 (A): People's War or Chernobyl Moment?" Harvard Business School Case 720-035, March 2020.
- March 2020
- Technical Note
Intrapreneurship: Leading Innovation Efforts in Established Organizations
By: Karen G. Mills and Annie Dang
“Intrapreneurship” is the use of entrepreneurial management techniques within established companies to create new environments that foster innovation. Mature firms have consistently faced risk of elimination from competitors, shifting consumer preferences, and... View Details
Keywords: Intrapreneurship; Innovation; Corporate Venture Capital; Accelerators; Incubators; Lean Startup; Hypothesis Testing; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Framework; Disruption
Mills, Karen G., and Annie Dang. "Intrapreneurship: Leading Innovation Efforts in Established Organizations." Harvard Business School Technical Note 820-096, March 2020.
- March 27, 2020
- Other Article
Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus
By: Gary P. Pisano, Raffaella Sadun and Michele Zanini
Policymakers in many parts of Europe and the United States are struggling to bring the rapidly spreading Covid-19 pandemic under control. In doing so, they are repeating many of the mistakes made in Italy, where the pandemic turned into a disaster. A major contributing... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Decision Making; Italy
Pisano, Gary P., Raffaella Sadun, and Michele Zanini. "Lessons from Italy's Response to Coronavirus." HO5ITU. Harvard Business Review (website) (March 27, 2020).
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Pandemic Shutdowns Work for the Economy, Too
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Pandemic Shutdowns Work for the Economy, Too." Bloomberg Opinion (March 27, 2020).
- March 2020
- Case
Girls Who Code
By: Brian Trelstad, Amy Klopfenstein and Olivia Hull
In 2012, Reshma Saujani founded Girls Who Code (GWC) with the mission of closing the technology (tech) industry’s gender gap. While GWC offered coding education programs to middle- and high-school-aged girls, the organization also sought to alter cultural stereotypes... View Details
Keywords: Coding; Gender Stereotypes; Information Technology; Gender; Education; Programs; Performance Effectiveness; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Trelstad, Brian, Amy Klopfenstein, and Olivia Hull. "Girls Who Code." Harvard Business School Case 320-055, March 2020.
- Article
Patent Protection Should Take a Backseat in a Crisis
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Patent Protection Should Take a Backseat in a Crisis." Bloomberg Opinion (March 26, 2020).
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: Verdes Juntos Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: Verdes Juntos Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-058, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: Cayal Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: Cayal Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-056, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: DDI Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: DDI Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-057, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: IFC Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: IFC Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-059, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: ONE Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: ONE Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-060, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: Wentéche Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: Wentéche Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-061, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020
- Supplement
Alexander Mirza 1997
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Keith Bender
Mayo, Anthony J., and Keith Bender. "Alexander Mirza 1997." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-098, March 2020.
- March 2020
- Supplement
Anna Banks 1998
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Keith Bender
Mayo, Anthony J., and Keith Bender. "Anna Banks 1998." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-099, March 2020.
- March 2020
- Supplement
Jill Hetherington 1998
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Keith Bender
Mayo, Anthony J., and Keith Bender. "Jill Hetherington 1998." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-096, March 2020.