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Published CSV Cases - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

products and also entered new markets abroad. In late 2014, Gore and his team had to decide how to further develop the company and prioritize among many growth opportunities. Nestle by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Kerry Herman, and... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Energize works in partnership with their portfolio companies to realize their full potential, scaling from early commercialization to growth stage and into the public markets. Jeremy's role prior to HBS was a Customer Success Manager at... View Details

31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

makes up 33% of Lan's overall revenues (markedly different from many U.S. legacy carriers that derive 3% to 4% of revenues from cargo). Since a change of ownership in 1994, Lan has grown steadily and quickly at a compound annual growth... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 2017
Teaching Note

Reinventing Best Buy

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-455. On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales.... View Details

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Purchase

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

define in the report) versus average departmental performance, using aggregate financial and personnel metrics. Apples And Oranges, Or Armani Vs. Wal-mart The notion of measuring the performance of an internal support service organization... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Introduction - Ray Mabus Welfare Economics Corruption Show Hide Details Concepts The State The Role of Government Democracy and Alternatives Long-Term Growth Featured Exercises The Median Voter Theorem Sources of Long-Term View Details

01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), 1995-2003 Authors:Sergio G. Lazzarini and Aldo Musacchio Abstract There is a growing literature comparing the performance of private vs. state-owned companies. Yet, there is little work... View Details

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Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

profits and losses, tracking pricing, assessing standardized procedures, and improving technology. Henry Varnum Poor, author of A History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States (1860), editor of the American Railroad Journal... View Details

25 Jan 2017
HBS Case

How Should Advertisers Respond to Consumer Demand for Whiter Skin?

company’s obligation lie? The struggle over the advertising of India’s fairness creams is the centerpiece of a March 2016 case “Fair & Lovely vs. Dark Is Beautiful,” which was written by Rohit Deshpandé, Sebastian S. Kresge Professor... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Beauty & Cosmetics

06 Sep 2016
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September 6, 2016

Abstract—This article examines why organic agriculture and food consumption developed more strongly in some countries than others between the 1970s and the 2000s. The focus is the limited growth of the New Zealand organic sector, which... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7

short-run orders as they continued to expand the business. The 2008 recession forced them to reexamine all aspects of the business, and it retained profitability after painful cutbacks in the organization. To continue their View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

market setting, the transfer price that maximizes a multinational's profits may also be the same one that maximizes the social welfare of the domestic economy that houses it. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-098.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Jul 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do We Pay for the Costs of Globalization?

Research has shown that the benefits of globalization are substantial. For example, a study of the effects of the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership by the Peterson Institute for International Economics projects benefits in US economic View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett; Manufacturing

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

for you, the next phase is building your core competencies to position yourself for consideration. Specifically, you will need to demonstrate general management and cross-functional leadership skills and perspective, operating experience (outside of your core... View Details

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

There is thus no justification for the enormous growth of the hedge funds. It follows that the hedge fund mania is simply the latest of the securities industry's new, new things" for investors—another sales gimmick. Regulating Hedge... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

clean bathrooms and parking lots, along with quick, friendly service. The result? In 2010, its by-store profit was almost double that of the top quartile of competitors. Since its founding in 1958 by Chester Cadieux and Burt B. Holmes,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

31 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

correlation vs. cause and effect. As commenter Diogenes put it, “Prove with a cogent methodology that racial and gender diversity lead to greater profitability. Prove causation, not correlation (which studies to date primarily by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

(virtually) talked with more than 50 “resilient” businesses across a variety of countries and sectors. The results of this exploration show that managers are trying to ensure safety and maintain profitability with tremendous energy and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

where venture capitalists, angel investors, and other funders of early stage businesses can and must step up to make a difference. Higher Purpose Venture Capital dives into 50 business ventures that serve the “double bottom line” of View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

current preoccupation in the media and politics with what is wrong, rather than how to fix problems at scale. Confronting Climate Change Professor Daniel Schrag + More Info – Less Info The last 200 years have seen a remarkable explosion in the use of energy, allowing... View Details

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