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- January 1999
- Background Note
Note on the Drugstore Industry
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
In response to the twin pressures of cross-channel competition and the prevalence of third-party drug plans, drugstores have changed both how they go to market and what they offer once they get there. This note reviews the history of drugstores, presents the current... View Details
- 1987
- Book
Banking and Oil
By: Geoffrey Jones
This is the second of two volumes of a business history of a major British bank in the Middle East. Volume 1 traces the history of the bank from its foundation in 1889 as The Imperial Bank of Persia, through the years it was the state bank of Iran, and its... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Economics; Banks and Banking; Government and Politics; Growth and Development; Business History; Problems and Challenges; Iran; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Dubai
Jones, Geoffrey. Banking and Oil. Vol. 2, History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
- 25 Jan 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
The Evolutionary Nature of Breakthrough Innovation: Re-Evaluating the Exploration vs. Exploitation Dichotomy
- 30 Jan 2017
- Video
Subhash Chandra Full Interview
- 02 Mar 2011
- News
The Best Ways to Discuss Ethics
Richard H.K. Vietor
Professor Vietor is Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on the international political economy. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia... View Details
- January 2011 (Revised April 2023)
- Course Overview Note
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: Overview
By: Tom Nicholas
This is a course overview note for The Coming of Managerial Capitalism. CMC is chronologically organized. It starts in the late eighteenth century when America gained independence, spans the remarkable rise to industrial maturity during the nineteenth and twentieth... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Business or Company Management; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Welfare; War; Transformation; Information Technology; Finance; Situation or Environment; Decision Making; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: Overview." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 811-033, January 2011. (Revised April 2023.)
- August 2005 (Revised April 2015)
- Background Note
Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective
By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher M. Bruner
Provides a brief overview of the employment-at-will doctrine, an important concept unique to the U.S. legal system and business landscape. Briefly surveys the history and development of this doctrine and certain limitations and exceptions to it, as well as some of the... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Resignation and Termination; Employment; Common Law; Laws and Statutes; Business and Government Relations; United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Christopher M. Bruner. "Employment At Will: A Legal Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 306-036, August 2005. (Revised April 2015.)
- July 1991 (Revised December 2018)
- Compilation
Slavery
By: Thomas K. McCraw
Explores the general history of slavery in the United States. Through detailed exhibits and a text consisting of excerpts from six first-hand observations of slavery, this note is designed to present the ethics, economics (especially the perverse incentive systems),... View Details
Keywords: Slavery; Human Capital; History; Ethics; Social Issues; Motivation and Incentives; United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "Slavery." Harvard Business School Compilation 792-001, July 1991. (Revised December 2018.)
- 10 Jul 2012
- News
How can we prevent another Enron, or worse?
- Video
Dr. Laura Catena
Dr. Laura Catena, Managing Director of Bodega Catena Zapata, traces the history of her family winery from humble beginnings to their decision in the 1990s to target the French wine industry and establish Argentine wine as amongst the best in the world. View Details
- 2007
- Chapter
Career Patterns and Organizational Performance
By: Monica C. Higgins and James R. Dillon
Traditional research on careers examines how organizations and individuals affect career outcomes. This chapter reviews several specific ways in which career histories have been found to influence organizational outcomes. While we incorporate both upper echelons... View Details
Higgins, Monica C., and James R. Dillon. "Career Patterns and Organizational Performance." Chap. 21 in Handbook of Career Studies, edited by M. Peiperl and H. Gunz, 422–436. Sage Publications, 2007.
- September 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Raiser Organization, The
By: John A. Davis and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Jennifer and Philip Raiser, a sibling partnership who inherited a real estate management and ownership company from their father, ponder the strategic and financial challenges facing their family business. Reviews the history of the business and asks what the best... View Details
Davis, John A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Raiser Organization, The." Harvard Business School Case 804-028, September 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- November 2002 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Globalization of HBS, The
By: Tarun Khanna, Rakesh Khurana and David Lane
Sets the stage for a discussion on the globalization of the MBA degree and variations on the idea that Harvard Business School (HBS) can play a role in shaping business education around the world. Describes the forces leading to greater convergence around the MBA... View Details
Khanna, Tarun, Rakesh Khurana, and David Lane. "Globalization of HBS, The." Harvard Business School Case 703-432, November 2002. (Revised August 2004.)
- April 1998 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
CBS Evening News
The CBS Evening News looks for options for growth of the franchise. This case discusses CBS's main competitors and their positioning in the evening news market, as well as the history and operations of the CBS Evening News. View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Business Growth and Maturation; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dickson Louie, Michelle Toth, and Carrie Ardito. "CBS Evening News." Harvard Business School Case 898-086, April 1998. (Revised February 2001.)
- 24 Sep 2014
- News