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07 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

time its parent company announced $100 million in product donations, including 200,000 face masks to New York City hospitals to help keep healthcare workers safe. Given the prevalence of fake View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

trajectory. It truly is a must-read for anyone in the startup ecosystem. "I am listening to the calming (and funny!) voice of Barack Obama narrating A Promised Land." For my routine long drives between New View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

illustration of first-mover advantages. From its beginning in 1914, it created an integrated learning base to commercialize a new data processing punched-card technology. By the 1920s, its initial factory in View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

20 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 20

challengers to United. The newest rival can be found closer to home: since Manchester City, United's "noisy neighbors," has switched owners, the club has invested unprecedented amounts of money in View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2014 (Revised May 2014)
Teaching Note

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

By: Lucy White and Benjamin C. Esty

On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details

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16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

senior advisor at Steuben Glass in New York who operates her own consultancy. "It's a great art to define what relevancy means for your brand while keeping its heritage alive. It's a matter of catering... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

may file for an initial public offering by the end of 2011, according to the New York Times. "Groupon has attracted remarkable interest," says Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

October 2013 (Revised September 2014)
Case

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

By: Lucy White, Benjamin C. Esty and Lisa Mazzanti

On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general... View Details

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17 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 17

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Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

theory of disruptive innovation, often applied to a variety of other industries, such as technology and health care. Christensen's theory was first explored in his two New York Times bestsellers, The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

image of General George S. Patton stepping in front of a huge American flag to deliver a stirring speech, whether it really happened or not, is carefully staged theater. When he was commissioner of the New View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

23 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

closely and talk to people (like Frederick, the auto shop owner) in your neighborhood. On the very day that the Wall Street Journal had a story on how venture financing is down—February 11, 2009—the New York... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

Curt Schilling winning game six of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, even as an injured ankle visibly soaked his sock with blood. In contrast, 2011 has been the year of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Banking

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50225 Harvard Business School Case 515-701 Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Under the leadership of artistic director Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) hosts performances and education events... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

more than 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of Manhattan's Central Park. Most homes are single-story structures and the density is 3,000 persons per hectare (compared to 43 in London, 100 in View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 25, 2008

human resource functions. Pentagram's second principle was generosity. All partners were equal shareholders in the firm. Pentagram branched out to New York in the early 1980s, and in the late 1980s, Hinrichs... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

also be greater than on the Oslo Bors, the other possibility. Yet floating in the U.S. would involve greater compliance expense and might also require the management team to move to New York or Houston,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

13 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

Picture the Jamaican bobsled team going for the gold at the Winter Olympics. Or competitors in what seem fundamentally unbalanced battles: the Chicago Cubs versus the New York Yankees, Apple versus... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant, Bloomberg, April 2, 2019, Bloomberg.com Kevin Roose, YouTube’s Struggle To Silence the Stars Who Sell Conspiracy, The New York Times,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

down as chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange following weeks of intense public criticism over the size of his $190 million compensation package. As chairman of the committee that oversaw Grasso's... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

First Look: November 20

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal

First Look: June 17

How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out

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The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

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