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- January 2025
- Case
Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & the Legitimacy of Family Constitutions
By: Lauren Cohen, Octavian Graf Pilati and Sophia Pan
John Miller sat reviewing his family’s Constitution, grappling with how best to implement and enforce its provisions. Designed to prevent ambiguity in governance, the Family Constitution set out core values and guidelines to promote harmony and cohesion among family... View Details
Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Perspective Taking; Liabilities; Family Business; Family Ownership; Business Growth and Maturation; Alignment; Cooperation; Attitudes; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict Management; Conflict of Interests; Power and Influence; Perception; Trust; Perspective; Motivation and Incentives; Happiness; Identity; Goals and Objectives; Legal Liability; Contracts; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Family and Family Relationships; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
Cohen, Lauren, Octavian Graf Pilati, and Sophia Pan. "Constitutional Fiction: John Miller & the Legitimacy of Family Constitutions." Harvard Business School Case 225-054, January 2025.
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
Experts on the African economies say globalization has yet to benefit the continent in a significant way, and that what is really needed is political change and more investment from within its own borders.... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 02 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
The Making of An Internship: What Drives Students’ Interests
in New York City, talked to the importance of an intellectual challenge, mentorship, and growth as she sought an opportunity for the summer. Ahmed Eldemerdash explains how his background in engineering was a... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- August 1983 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Johnson & Johnson (B): Hospital Services
By: Francis Aguilar
The main issue has to do with the lack of fit or incompatibility between the early environmental requirements for strategy and the cultural constraints on the organization. Describes the internal resistance to the proposed changes and top management's efforts to... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Health Care and Treatment; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Johnson & Johnson (B): Hospital Services." Harvard Business School Case 384-054, August 1983. (Revised June 1986.)
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
argument is that it has a theory of change for this intervention, based on existing research that suggests urban sanitation improves environmental and human health. But it has made a conscious decision that measuring such longer-term... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709011 Marc Abrahams: Annals of an Improbable Entrepreneur Harvard Business School Case 409-013 Marc Abrahams was a media entrepreneur who specialized in science humor. In 2008, he sought... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- October 2000 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Rob Waldron at SCORE! Educational Centers (Abridged)
By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie L. Woerner
Describes Rob Waldron's actions upon assuming leadership of SCORE! Educational Centers, an after-school tutoring enterprise. Examines the issue of acquiring and growing a small, privately-owned company into a professional organization, especially regarding corporate... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Decision Making; Education; Human Resources; Recruitment; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Private Ownership; Education Industry
Thomas, David A., and Stephanie L. Woerner. "Rob Waldron at SCORE! Educational Centers (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 401-018, October 2000. (Revised January 2002.)
- Profile
Joseph Blair
businesses with high growth potential. This world of entrepreneurship is fast-paced, constantly changing, and always exciting. Whether I am starting my own business, joining a burgeoning start-up, or... View Details
- November – December 2011
- Article
Competitive Strategy for Open Source Software
By: Vineet Kumar, Brett Gordon and Kannan Srinivasan
Commercial open source software (COSS) products-privately developed software based on publicly available source code-represent a rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar market. A unique aspect of competition in the COSS market is that many open source licenses require... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Competitive Strategy; Product Development; Growth and Development; Markets; Motivation and Incentives; Quality; Policy; Perspective; Profit; Open Source Distribution; Emerging Markets
Kumar, Vineet, Brett Gordon, and Kannan Srinivasan. "Competitive Strategy for Open Source Software." Marketing Science 30, no. 6 (November–December 2011): 1066–1078.
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Getting There
(via Bloomberg Technology) (via Bloomberg Technology) In an interview with Bloomberg Technology, Anthony Tan (MBA 2011) and Hooi Ling Tan (MBA 2011), the cofounders of Grab, chronicle the company’s explosive View Details
- June 1991 (Revised April 1993)
- Case
Acer, Inc.
By: Robert H. Hayes
Acer is undergoing two major transitions at the time of this case: from a small, entrepreneurially-run company to a large professionally-run one; and from a largely domestic company to a multinational one. After a decade of phenomenal growth, it is now facing a major... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Motivation and Incentives; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Diversity; Computer Industry; Taiwan
Hayes, Robert H. "Acer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 691-104, June 1991. (Revised April 1993.)
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes,... View Details
- December 2006 (Revised December 2008)
- Case
Wireless Generation
Reflecting on an innovative joint venture that his company executed with a public school district in 2004, the CEO of Wireless Generation, a five-year-old, privately held educational technology company, is contemplating the company's product development strategy in... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Education; Government Legislation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Education Industry
Childress, Stacey M., and Sophie Elizabeth Lippincott. "Wireless Generation." Harvard Business School Case 307-049, December 2006. (Revised December 2008.)
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
major role in propelling growth. But there were two key differences. First, the scale of Chinese currency intervention was without precedent, as were the resulting distortions of the world economy. Second, the Chinese have so far resisted... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- August 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Supplement
Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (B)
By: Tarun Khanna and Tanya Bijlani
Narayana Hrudayalaya (NH) has expanded into a multi-specialty health city in Bangalore and has grown to twelve locations across India. The hospital plans to build 300-bed secondary-care hospitals in smaller cities across India, with a goal to operate 30,000 beds in... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Markets; Growth and Development Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Social Enterprise; Health Care and Treatment; Poverty; Welfare; Health Industry; Bangalore; Cayman Islands; Africa
Khanna, Tarun, and Tanya Bijlani. "Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 712-402, August 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- 10 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
business development roles. That class, called Launching Technology Ventures, is dedicated to helping train executives in the art of launching, building and scaling startups. Some people wonder whether... View Details
- 16 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs
China, in particular in the major eastern cities Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou. First of all, it is impossible to grasp the scale of the transformation without seeing it with one's own eyes. The physical,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511065-PDF-ENG Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight Thomas R. Eisenmann, William A. Sahlman, and Evan W. RichardsonHarvard Business School Case 811-077 In late 2010, Silicon Valley-based Chegg,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
AVICII: REFLECTIONS ON MANAGING THE BRAND OF A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR
company was very much like working for a start up that is on the precipice of transitioning into a larger company. How do you maintain the culture of freedom and creativity while setting yourself up to scale... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
Authors:Diego Comin, Mark Gertler, and Ana Maria Santacreu Abstract We develop a model in which innovations in an economy's growth potential are an important driving force of the business cycle. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace