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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
series of summit-style events that bring like-minded technology and design innovators together with experts in the field of aging. The next step will be scaling the enterprise through local chapters in... View Details
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
the future, both in terms of growth and competitiveness against other countries? A: The USA is by far the strongest economy in the world, not just in size, but in its capacity to do research, to be... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 19
this "operational transparency" in government services-seeing the work that government is doing-expressed more positive attitudes toward government and greater support for maintaining or expanding the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
improve. For me, that means building Asian representation at scale by supporting one another to elevate our collective community. I urge all of us to blaze new trails and be that beacon of hope that sends... View Details
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
he said. “And I believe my mother is exceptional, but that approach cannot work for everyone.” Drawn to a career focused on economic uplift and shared prosperity, Mbanusi looked for ways to address poverty at View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
PublicationsTrue North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development Authors:Bill George and Doug Baker Publication:Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2011 Abstract All too often, we find... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
significant, but not economically significant. For example, one study found that the difference between affiliated and unaffiliated analysts' forecasts of earnings growth was statistically significant, but... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Going Down Easy
the ingredients simple: “We set out to do a show that would really talk about the authentic food ways, the things that were kind of in danger of being trampled and lost as we move toward larger scale food,”... View Details
- October 1991 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)
Burlington Northern (BN) hauls low-sulfur coal from the northern Great Plains to electric utilities in the Midwest. Acid rain legislation may affect the geographic scope of BN's markets. Railroad managers need to assess the economic effects of acid rain controls and... View Details
Keywords: Rail Transportation; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Government Legislation; Natural Environment; Policy; Metals and Minerals; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Rail Industry; United States
Reinhardt, Forest L. "Acid Rain: Burlington Northern, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-018, October 1991. (Revised August 1993.)
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
personally special as we co-wrote a chapter together in a past book, Confidence, focusing on Nelson Mandela’s leadership lessons for organizations and businesses seeking large scale transformation. The... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
to study must have had a compounded annual growth rate in revenues, profits, and market capitalization that exceeded the 50th percentile of industry peers between 1997 and 2006... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- March 2011
- Case
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011
By: Willy Shih and Jia Cheng
When David Wang took over as the CEO of SMIC, he knew that if he was to capitalize on the company's strategic location in the China market, he would have to transform the company mindset and its operating structure from its roots in the manufacturing of DRAMs to the... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Market Entry and Exit; Business Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Customization and Personalization; Semiconductor Industry; China
Shih, Willy, and Jia Cheng. "Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 611-053, March 2011.
- 09 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 9
quantities of vaccines for the developing world. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/vaxess-technologies-inc/an/514107-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-034 Sasol: U.S. Growth Program Sasol, the world's largest producer of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
each with some amount of funding. Putting the money to good use, building a successful organization, showing that you have a demonstrable impact in achieving your mission, and then scaling the organization... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 29 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’
more goods as their net worth increases. Their increasing reluctance to consume will dampen expected demand growth in developed economies further and therefore slow economic recovery, requiring... View Details
- November 1994
- Case
VideoGuide, Inc. (A)
By: William A. Sahlman and Jason Green
VideoGuide is emerging from a development stage start-up and requires a significant capital infusion to commercialize its product. Various financing options are considered including going public, venture capital, private placement, or a strategic partner. Given the... View Details
Keywords: Capital Budgeting; Capital; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Initial Public Offering; Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Growth and Development Strategy; Going Public
Sahlman, William A., and Jason Green. "VideoGuide, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-051, November 1994.
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
passions of far-flung workforces stress openness, inclusion, and making the world a better place. Through this shift in what might be called their guidance systems, the companies have become as creative and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Improving Public Health for the Poor
one generation. So right off the bat you need scale and permanence. Both private and public philanthropy, when they work well, play a key role in fostering the birth of new... View Details
- December 1992
- Supplement
Wal-Mart Ventures into Mexico
By: David B. Yoffie and Jonathan Ginns
Introduces Wal-Mart's initial plans to enter the Mexican retail market. Designed for use with Wal-Mart Stores' Discount Operations. View Details
Yoffie, David B., and Jonathan Ginns. "Wal-Mart Ventures into Mexico." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-071, December 1992.
- May 2001
- Supplement
Asian Strategies: Ian Buchanan
By: Tarun Khanna
Ian Buchanan, senior VP of Booz-Allen & Hamilton, comments on Sime Darby and the Asian financial crisis. He also discusses the value propositions of different types of business groups in Malaysia. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consulting Industry; Service Industry; Asia; Malaysia
Khanna, Tarun. "Asian Strategies: Ian Buchanan." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 701-805, May 2001.