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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
many WEBSE business models. To succeed, Austin argues, WEBSEs must execute effective strategies in three key areas. For driving traffic to the site, he uncovered two primary models: WEBSEs can generate the... View Details
- March 1986 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
Air Canada: Organizing for Public Relations and Media Relations (A)
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Roy V. Eales
Greyser, Stephen A., and Roy V. Eales. "Air Canada: Organizing for Public Relations and Media Relations (A)." Harvard Business School Case 586-144, March 1986. (Revised February 1987.)
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
Issue Focus: The Global Manager Mittal Issue Focus: The Global Manager Around the World They Call Him Mr. China Bringing Global Back Home In 1976, in India’s Punjab region, 18-year-old Sunil Bharti Mittal (OPM 27, 1999) borrowed a modest sum from his father and founded... View Details
- June 1999
- Background Note
Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
Discusses the emerging competition between law firms and accounting firms. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-301, June 1999.
- Article
Corporate Diversification
By: C. A. Montgomery
Montgomery, C. A. "Corporate Diversification." Journal of Economic Perspectives 8, no. 3 (Summer 1994): 163–178.
- September 2001
- Article
The International Competitiveness of the UK and its Multinational Enterprises
By: L. Nachum, G. Jones and J. H. Dunning
Nachum, L., G. Jones, and J. H. Dunning. "The International Competitiveness of the UK and its Multinational Enterprises." Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 12, no. 3 (September 2001): 277–294.
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Insider Knowledge
19fa3d517837d2a3a5724cd478d6306e Omari Bouknight (HBS ’04) turned his experience gaining admission to business school into his first book Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting into the Top View Details
- April 1994 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1977 - 1987)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Keri O. Pearlson
Describes a small company selling freshly baked goods through privately owned specialty stores (each store sells only Mrs. Fields products). The company has about 8,000 employees worldwide and less than 150 information systems people for a unique leverage of MIS... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Organizations; Management Systems; Business Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Keri O. Pearlson. "Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1977 - 1987)." Harvard Business School Case 194-064, April 1994. (Revised October 2001.)
- September 1989 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) and (B) (Combined)
Explores how a cost system can help support a firm's decision to change strategies. In the process, students are exposed to a simple activity-based cost system. Also examines Siemens policy for transferring products between sales and manufacturing divisions. Transfer... View Details
Cooper, Robin, and Karen Wruck. "Siemens Electric Motor Works (A) and (B) (Combined)." Harvard Business School Case 190-052, September 1989. (Revised December 1989.)
- June 1982
- Supplement
Hartmann Luggage, Video
By: John A. Quelch
The company president describes current strategy, and the decisions made in response to the problems. View Details
Quelch, John A. "Hartmann Luggage, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-509, June 1982.
- April 1993
- Supplement
McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (C)
Describes events in 1991 involving Fleet Call, Inc., a potential competitor who plans to introduce an alternative form of mobile communication. View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O., and Sharon L. Rossi. "McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-051, April 1993.
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Calling the Tune: Negotiation as an Improvisational Dance
Before you make that next big deal — to buy a car, hire new staff, or acquire a company — you'd better brush up on your ballroom skills. In business today, negotiating is more like an intricate dance than a cold transaction, according to... View Details
- March 1990 (Revised August 1991)
- Case
Tambrands, Inc.: The Femtech Soviet Joint Venture (A)
Emmons, Willis M., III. "Tambrands, Inc.: The Femtech Soviet Joint Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 390-159, March 1990. (Revised August 1991.)
- March 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Nike, Inc.--Entering the Millennium
Traces the evolution of Nike from 1987 through 1998. Through a series of eight assignment questions, it examines how the company has created and sustained a competitive advantage, and how that competitive advantage is reflected in growth, profitability, and share price... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Profit; Corporate Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Sports Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Nike, Inc.--Entering the Millennium." Harvard Business School Case 299-084, March 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- January 2016 (Revised December 2024)
- Case
Airbus Versus Boeing (A)
Looks at the development of the competitive actions between Airbus and Boeing from 1992 to 2006. Begins with the question of whether Airbus and Boeing should collaborate on the development of a VLCT (Very Large Commercial Transport) or whether Airbus should develop... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Competition; Cooperation; Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Airbus Versus Boeing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 716-436, January 2016. (Revised December 2024.)
- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
like private equity fund managers, especially in terms of forming exit strategies at the time of business development; base decisions on an assumption of increasing competitive discontinuity and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
financial success of companies. In fact, I am teaching a second-year elective, titled Strategies Beyond the Market, in which we investigate these linkages. Trust is obviously an important example for a factor beyond the market. Many... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
industry to the production of mechanical (“dumb”) and electronic (“smart”) beds. Eventually, he expects to develop an entire suite of compact hospital room furnishings. The Alumni New Venture Contest was created with two goals in mind: to identify promising new View Details
- April 2017
- Supplement
CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (B)
By: William R. Kerr, Sari Kerr and Alexis Brownell
CIC engages in "guerrilla warfare," offering free or highly discounted rates in order to get its empty offices filled before the opening day of its St. Louis branch. Opening day is a huge success, and CIC St. Louis grows rapidly, even opening a second building. In the... View Details
Keywords: Start-ups; Boston; Cambridge; St. Louis; CIC; Cambridge Innovation Center; Co-working Space; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Innovation Ecosystems; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Boston; Cambridge; St. Louis
Kerr, William R., Sari Kerr, and Alexis Brownell. "CIC: Catalyzing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 817-127, April 2017.
- January 2018
- Teaching Note
BeiGene
By: Willy Shih and Jimmy Zhang
Teaching Note for HBS No. 618-033. View Details