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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Making a Difference
CEO of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, leads an organization considered to be a model among disease-focused foundations that pursue research, therapies, and cures. Under Hood’s guidance, the foundation has helped to streamline medical research... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
this venture would encounter? Here are a few of the problems that we could know we would face: We know for sure that we aren't sure if our strategy is right—and yet we have to figure out the right strategy, develop consensus, and build a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
started two years ago in the HBS class Commercializing Science—a course open to students from across the University—which pairs scientific research teams with students looking to help them pursue a market for their discoveries. One of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Building Sustainable Brands
role to ask her about what life has been like since HBS and what she is looking forward to most. Where are you working now? After HBS, I joined General Mills, one of the largest food manufacturers in the world, as an Associate Marketing... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
fully answered in advance. "Executives from each side may have different assumptions about which strategy and management practices will be best for the new company," Beer says. "These issues are often hidden and not discussed during... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Emerson Collective
market map focus area, as long as it is aligned to Emerson’s mission and objectives,” Lichter said. “Examples include the intersection of A.I. and climate tech and sustainable construction.” Past interns have also helped portfolio... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
times give solid companies and strong managers the chance to seize market share. Fox explains how the savvy few who rise to the top stay focused and alert, get new market share, hire good and recently fired... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai: Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology
alumni who conduct pro-bono consulting work, to develop a marketing strategy for San Jose’s innovation efforts. “If we can tell the innovation story more effectively,” he says, “we can attract more resources... View Details
- 18 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
Turnaround & Restructuring Club Conference Recap
moderated by HBS Professor Kristin Mugford. Mr. Toy spoke in detail about his vast turnaround experiences and when asked about current trends stated, “Currently the market is doing pretty well, so there’s not as much restructuring needed.... View Details
- Web
Private Equity Finance - Course Catalog
equity and buyouts, also touching on closely related investing strategies such as distress and private debt. Students will examine a wide variety of investment settings: from lower middle market companies to... View Details
- 24 Dec 2014
- News
Helping businesses understand consumers
Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) helped launch the digital marketing firm Communispace in 2000 to give clients a way to integrate the perspective of their consumers into everything they do. (Published December 2014) View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
reviewing the company's marketing strategy for charge and credit cards in the United States. A variety of growth options exists for students to consider, including further penetration of existing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
think so. In this study, researchers looked at how the policy announcement affected the stock valuations of 471 Fortune 500 firms. “We find that the June 22 shock eroded the market valuation of the 471 companies in our sample by an... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Patrick Chun
engrossed," Patrick says, "with the idea that strategic thinking and business had such a global impact, and where the world is going." Eager to learn more about "how strategy moves," Patrick spent two years with... View Details
- Web
Working with City Leadership to Leverage Technology | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
responsibilities was to work with HBS Community Partners, HBS alumni who conduct pro-bono consulting work, to develop a marketing strategy for San Jose’s innovation efforts. “If we can tell the innovation... View Details
- December 2022
- Case
The Magic of Marks & Spencer Food
By: David E. Bell, Natalie Kindred and Damien McLoughlin
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Food; Consumer Behavior; Product Development; Competition; Price; Inflation and Deflation; Trends; Growth and Development; Strategy; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United Kingdom
Bell, David E., Natalie Kindred, and Damien McLoughlin. "The Magic of Marks & Spencer Food." Harvard Business School Case 523-080, December 2022.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Assessing the Strength of Network Effects in Social Network Platforms
By: Marco Iansiti
Network effects have risen to the forefront of platform competition discussions (e.g. the House Judiciary investigation of competition in digital markets, claiming that Facebook, for example, is entrenched due to strong network effects and high switching costs). While... View Details
Keywords: Social Networks; Platform Competition; Network Effects; Competition; Social Media; Digital Platforms
Iansiti, Marco. "Assessing the Strength of Network Effects in Social Network Platforms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-086, February 2021.
- November 2003
- Supplement
P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project
Paolo de Cesare and A.G. Lafley review the strategic and organizational challenges they face in deciding whether to make the prestigious Japanese beauty product, SK-II, a global brand. In a three-part videotaped interview, they discuss the challenges, reveal the... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Brands and Branding; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-803, November 2003.
- September 1981 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
Steinway & Sons
By: David A. Garvin
Considers whether Steinway should reintroduce a long-discontinued product line to meet competition from the Japanese. Raises the issue of just how quality is defined in this market. Looks closely at a production process relying on craft skills. Students have the... View Details
Garvin, David A. "Steinway & Sons." Harvard Business School Case 682-025, September 1981. (Revised September 1986.)
- October 2001
- Article
The On-Line Auction Phenomenon: Growth, Strategies, Promise, and Problems
By: Gillian Ku and Deepak Malhotra
Ku, Gillian, and Deepak Malhotra. "The On-Line Auction Phenomenon: Growth, Strategies, Promise, and Problems." Negotiation Journal 17, no. 4 (October 2001): 349–361.