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Tony He
look forward to engaging with issues in development and creating positive change. As emerging markets continue to grow, firms and governments are looking to understand how to operate more effectively in these environments and to create... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Tariro Goronga
“I’m a results-oriented person, so the idea of starting and operating a company appeals to me,” says Tariro. “But with my experience and education, I might be better positioned as an investor.” View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
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Ricardo De Armas
Ricardo De Armas leapt into business at an early age, cofounding a computer-hardware retail operation in his second year of college. After graduation, he sold his stake in the business and worked full-time for Procter & Gamble in... View Details
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wouldn’t have known how exciting a career in academia would be if I had not been fully immersed in this vibrant research community. The faculty supervisors are mentors, the colleagues are friends, and the staff are supportive. I am grateful for my past experiences here... View Details
- 15 May 2023
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From Scientist to Business Leader
tuberculosis. After several years working in the lab, Kim began to wonder if she was in the right role. Then COVID hit, and demand for the company’s products surged. “My CEO asked if I could step away from the bench into a business View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
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Developing Insightful Global Leaders
HBS is committed to developing future leaders equipped with the cultural intelligence and skills required to operate in today’s globalized world. Key to this effort is creating opportunities for members of the School’s increasingly... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
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Applying Business Principles to Military Problems
the other special operations forces and, believe it or not, these forces have a five-year business plan where they have to organize, train, and equip our folks and allocate resources. Given the fiscal environment, it’s [about] making... View Details
- 13 Jun 2013
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Learning Curve
and principals; negotiating partnerships with private-sector organizations to help cover the district's budget shortfall; and managing and supporting the partnership's 37 Home Office employees, including Director of School Operations Carl... View Details
William G. Mather
Mather headed the company for 50 years. He was instrumental in consolidating several mining operations into one powerful force. He also embarked on a major diversification program by investing in iron-ore industries and steel operations. View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- November 2008
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Chartering New Territory: Diversification, Legitimacy and Practice Area Creation in Professional Service Firms
By: Heidi Gardner, N. Anand and Timothy Morris
Diversification into innovative domains through new practice area creation is a critical imperative for professional services firms. Using theories of organizational territoriality and corporate charters, we conceptualize professional firms as federations of distinct... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Lawfulness; Code Law; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Innovation and Invention; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
Gardner, Heidi, N. Anand, and Timothy Morris. "Chartering New Territory: Diversification, Legitimacy and Practice Area Creation in Professional Service Firms." Special Issue on Professional Service Firms: Where Organization Theory and Organizational Behavior Might Meet, edited by Roy Suddaby, Royston Greenwood, and Celeste Wilderom Journal of Organizational Behavior 29, no. 8 (November 2008).
- November 1992 (Revised May 1993)
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American Mobile Satellite Corporation
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode
American Mobile Satellite Corp. (AMSC) has a license to provide wireless mobile communications via satellite throughout the United States and 200 miles of coastal waters. The first satellite launch is scheduled for 1994 and, in the interim, AMSC is providing limited... View Details
Keywords: Wireless Technology; Decisions; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Sales; Emerging Markets; Resource Allocation; Performance Capacity; Communications Industry; Information Technology Industry; United States
Cespedes, Frank V., and Laura Goode. "American Mobile Satellite Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 593-038, November 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- 19 Dec 2016
- News
Harvard Students Help Mom-and-Pop Shops Get off the Ground
Senior Lecturer Kristin W. Mugford (photo courtesy of Kristin Mugford) Senior Lecturer Kristin W. Mugford (photo courtesy of Kristin Mugford) Students at Harvard Business Schools are taking their education to the streets of Boston to help small entrepreneurs build... View Details
Keywords: retail
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
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Nestle S.A.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
Peter Brabeck wants to focus Nestle as a wellness company in the global food system and do so in a way that provides both growth in sales and margins in both developed and developing countries. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Food; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Sales; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Nestle S.A." Harvard Business School Case 902-419, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- 01 Sep 2003
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Jeanne Jackson
most global businesses succeed because their core brand proposition has value across borders: Wal-Mart’s selection and low prices; McDonald’s convenience, cleanliness, and service; Nike’s commitment to performance.” Jackson believes that retailers’ Internet View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
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Speaking for the Airlines
role in assembling the rescue package and the financial and operating data required to persuade Congress and the Bush administration to help the carriers." "Airline service is the backbone of our economy," Mullin told the House... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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Dot-Mom
operation today, Olson decided to step down as chief executive. With two young children at home, "I personally came to the conclusion that being a CEO is hell," Olson told the New York Times (February 7, 2002). "It wasn't what I wanted to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
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A Change of Life
firm's tutoring company, Score, a $2 million acquisition in 1996, into a $50 million operation in five years, the Times reported (July 14, 2001). In so doing, he caught the eye of an executive search firm that tried to interest him in... View Details
- December 2012 (Revised April 2025)
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AmTran Technology Ltd.
By: Willy Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Karen E. Robinson
As an original design manufacturer (ODM) of television sets and leading supplier to Vizio, a market leader in the U.S. for LCD flat panel TVs, AmTran Technology Ltd. uses what founder Alpha Wu describes as a "WE" model in which western companies perform sales,... View Details
Keywords: Modularity; Technology Transitions; Analog; Digital; Television; TV; Flat-panel; ATSC; NTSC; Video; Global Strategy; Innovation and Management; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Product Design; Supply Chain; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Electronics Industry; Taiwan; United States; Japan
Shih, Willy, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Karen E. Robinson. "AmTran Technology Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 613-069, December 2012. (Revised April 2025.)
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Wheels Up
built in Europe in more than 20 years. As CEO of global airports and travel retail group daa plc, Dalton Philips (MBA 1998) leads operations in Dublin and airports in Cork, Riyadh, Dusseldorf, and Cyprus, as well as duty-free outlets in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Christian Bjelland
operational expenses and new buildings.” Mindful that Norway’s Department of Culture will focus on attendance figures, Bjelland says the museum is working hard “to create excitement in the public space we occupy.” He notes that the... View Details