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  • 26 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

During the tsunami disaster, the key mindset of executives was: We have to empathize with others. And companies ought to do the same thing now, during the current crisis, empathizing with those who are suffering and trying to figure out... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

    Josh Baron

    Dr. Josh Baron is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a part of the Strategy Unit. In the MBA program, he teaches in the Required Core Strategy course as well as elective courses on Ownership and Leading a Family Business. He... View Details

      Michael Y. Yoshino

      Professor Yoshino holds the Herman C. Krannert Chair in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and is a Director of Research. He specializes in global strategy and management, competitive strategy, and general management. A founding member of the... View Details

      • 05 Sep 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      The Value of Intermediation in the Stock Market

      Keywords: by Marco Di Maggio, Mark Egan, and Francesco Franzoni

        Richard S. Tedlow

        Richard S. Tedlow is the Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where he is a specialist in the history of business.

        Professor Tedlow received his B.A. from Yale in 1969 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from... View Details

        Keywords: advertising; computer; marketing industry; retailing; semiconductor; tire
        • Jun 24 2014
        • Testimonial

        AMP: Ferguson Enterprises

        • 01 Sep 2015
        • First Look

        First Look -- September 1, 2015

        PUBLISHED PAPERS forthcoming Advances in Strategic Management Strategy Beyond Markets By: Figueiredo, John de, Michael Lenox, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Rick Vanden Bergh, eds. Abstract—Since the early 1990s, View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • October 2000 (Revised April 2001)
        • Case

        Cost of Capital at Ameritrade

        By: Mark L. Mitchell and Erik Stafford
        Ameritrade Holding Corp. is planning large marketing and technology investments to improve the company's competitive position in deep-discount brokerage by taking advantage of emerging economies of scale. In order to evaluate whether the strategy would generate... View Details
        Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Asset Pricing; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Investment; Marketing; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Financial Services Industry
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        • Article

        The Messy but Essential Pursuit of Purpose

        By: Ranjay Gulati
        Most forward-thinking executives have embraced the notion that purpose-driven companies can solve social and environmental problems while also generating wealth, creating win-win outcomes that benefit everyone. But ideal solutions are rare. Many purpose-driven... View Details
        Keywords: Purpose; Sustainability; Mission and Purpose; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Profit; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Decision Making
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        • November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
        • Case

        Dewberry Capital

        By: William J. Poorvu
        In 2003, key executives of Dewberry Capital, a fast-growing, Atlanta-based real estate company, are evaluating their growth strategy and the resultant organizational issues. John Dewberry, the entrepreneurial founder of the firm, has developed a portfolio of... View Details
        Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Selection and Staffing; Business Growth and Maturation; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Real Estate Industry; Atlanta
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          Lynda M. Applegate

          Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters Degree of Liberal Arts in Finance and Management at the Harvard University Extension School.  She has also played a... View Details

            Roy D. Shapiro

            Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

            • October 2010
            • Article

            Unleashing the Power of Marketing

            By: Beth Comstock, Ranjay Gulati and Stephen A Liguori
            The article examines marketing management at General Electric Co. (GE). The transformation of the company's marketing department into an integral part of product development, product management, and strategic planning after years of relative neglect is considered.... View Details
            Keywords: Product Development; Product Marketing; Strategic Planning; Human Resources; Marketing Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Marketing; Advertising Industry; Technology Industry
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            • March 2002 (Revised August 2006)
            • Case

            September 11th Fund, The: The Creation

            By: Jane Wei-Skillern
            Describes the entrepreneurial process through which the September 11th Fund was created, developed, and operated, focusing primarily on the furst seven weeks of the fund. This case details the genesis of the fund as a partnership between the United Way of New York City... View Details
            Keywords: Leadership; Partners and Partnerships; Social Entrepreneurship; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
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            • December 1995 (Revised February 1999)
            • Case

            Toys "R" Us Japan

            By: Debora L. Spar
            Documents the American retailer's process of entry into the Japanese toy market. Discusses the history of Toys "R" Us in the United States as well as the history of the Japanese toy market, distribution, wholesaling, and retailing systems. Eager to enter the world's... View Details
            Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Retail Industry; Japan; United States
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            • 24 Oct 2018
            • News

            Going Digital Requires A Complete Overhaul Of The Business

            • September 2024
            • Case

            Navigating Digital Transformation at Carrefour

            By: Sunil Gupta and Emilie Billaud
            In 2023, Elodie Perthuisot, Carrefour’s Executive Director for e-commerce and digital transformation, met with CEO Alexandre Bompard to discuss strategies for the company’s digital initiatives. Carrefour, a global retail giant with over 14,300 stores across 40... View Details
            Keywords: Change Management; Talent and Talent Management; Decisions; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Resource Allocation; Digital Marketing; E-commerce; Operations; Logistics; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Strategic Planning; Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Advantage; Digital Transformation; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe
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            • 31 Aug 2020
            • Blog Post

            Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap

            Nina Mullen and Hilary Quartner are both from the HBS MBA Class of 2017. Nina has deep strategy and consumer products experience, notably at Bain & Company and Harry’s (where she focused on launching Harry’s at Target). Most recently,... View Details
            • March 2008 (Revised March 2009)
            • Case

            Microsoft's Unlimited Potential (A)

            By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
            In April 2007, Bill Gates announced Microsoft Unlimited Potential. Its mission was to enable social and economic opportunity for the next five billion people. To deliver against this mission, Microsoft sought to focus its citizenship efforts and its product development... View Details
            Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Growth and Development Strategy
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            • January 2005 (Revised August 2014)
            • Exercise

            Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the CEO of Estate One (BUYER)

            By: Deepak Malhotra
            Presents a two-party negotiation between the executive VP of Pearl Investments and the CEO of Estate One for the sale of real estate in the town of Hamilton. View Details
            Keywords: Ethics; Price; Information; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Sales; Strategy; Value; Real Estate Industry
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