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Adelina Pak
Informed by her prior experiences in the Technology industry, Adelina enjoys helping students understand the various roles within tech and navigate recruiting specific to the industry. She has experience working at both software and hardware, B2C and B2B, as well as... View Details
- October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (A), The
By: John A. Davis and Cathy Quinn
Frank Blethen, the fourth-generation publisher of The Seattle Times, ponders the challenges facing this family business. This case reviews the long history of this business and family and asks whether family ownership and management are in the interests of both the... View Details
Keywords: History; Management; Business or Company Management; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Family Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Davis, John A., and Cathy Quinn. "Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 802-096, October 2001. (Revised November 2001.)
- 30 Jul 2014
- News
Were OkCupid’s and Facebook’s Experiments Unethical?
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
A Lesson from Warren Buffet about Ethical Blind Spots
- 19 Dec 2011
- News
Anthony J. Mayo: An interview by Bob Morris
Jiwoon Park
June (Jiwoon) Park is a doctoral student in Marketing at Harvard Business School.
Her research interests include consumer behavior, judgment and decision-making, and human-machine interaction (HMI). Prior to joining HBS, June received her M.S. in Marketing... View Details
Her research interests include consumer behavior, judgment and decision-making, and human-machine interaction (HMI). Prior to joining HBS, June received her M.S. in Marketing... View Details
Das Narayandas
Das Narayandas is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB), a Post-Graduate... View Details
Keywords: advertising; beauty products; biotechnology; computer; electrical equipment; electronics; entertainment; federal government; high technology; industrial goods; information technology industry; internet; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; professional services; retailing; telecommunications; transportation
- 08 Aug 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy
- November 22, 2022
- Article
Why Startups Should Embrace Radical Transparency
After high-profile startup failures like FTX or Theranos, investors, employees, customers, and policymakers all ask what might have been done differently to ensure accountability and prevent mismanagement. But startup founders should join that list: It’s in their... View Details
Bussgang, Jeffrey J. "Why Startups Should Embrace Radical Transparency." Harvard Business Review (website) (November 22, 2022).
- 2019
- Book
The Wise Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation
By: Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi
High-velocity change is the fundamental challenge facing companies today. Few companies, however, are prepared to continuously innovate—because they focus on the short-term and do not emphasize the wisdom needed to make sure that their interests are aligned with those... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Wise Leadership; Leaders; Innovation; Knowledge Management; Leadership; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Nonaka, Ikujiro, and Hirotaka Takeuchi. The Wise Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
- 20 Sep 2021
- Video
Life at HBS Chat with MBA Students
- 08 Mar 2016
- Video
Marketing and CPG
- May 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
SaleSoft, Inc. (A)
By: Das Narayandas
SaleSoft, a start-up firm, markets Comprehensive Sales Automation Solutions (CSAS) that automate a firm's sales, marketing, and service functions. Even though the product has received very favorable responses from prospects, product complexity and a long buying cycle... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decisions; Revenue; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Sales; Opportunities; Information Technology; Technology Industry
Narayandas, Das. "SaleSoft, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 596-112, May 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th... View Details
- 25 Jul 2015
- News
Small businesses turning to online lenders
- 22 Dec 2014
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Charles Jennings
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Nathan Lasche
them. For students interested in tech, Nathan is happy to help them understand the tech / startup industry in general, which functions and companies may be a good fit, and discuss the pros & cons of early stage startups vs... View Details
- December 2006 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
West Wacker Drive: To Build or Not to Build?
In 1980, Thomas J. Klutznick, president of a Chicago-based development company, was considering whether he should build a Class A building on a second-rate site outside the Central Loop or not. He had a promising design, but the economic conditions, concurrent... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Interest Rates; Geographic Location; Risk Management; Urban Development; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Chicago
Kohn, A. Eugene. "West Wacker Drive: To Build or Not to Build?" Harvard Business School Case 207-028, December 2006. (Revised November 2008.)
- 2009
- Case
Blaine Kitchenware, Inc.: Capital Structure: Brief Case No. 4040.
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Joel L. Heilprin
A diversified mid-sized manufacturer of kitchen tools contemplates a stock repurchase in response to an unsolicited takeover. The company must analyze its debt capacity and optimal capital structure,while considering associated changes in firm value and stock price.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News