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  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Delay as Agenda Setting

By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
We examine a dynamic decision-making process involving unrelated issues in which a decision may be endogenously delayed by the allocation of influence resources. Delay is strategically interesting when decision makers with asymmetric preferences face multiple issues... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Resource Allocation; Conflict of Interests; Power and Influence; Strategy
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  • September 2006 (Revised February 2011)
  • Case

Empemex

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
Studies an entrepreneurial venture in Mexico City. The protagonists, two MBAs from HBS, started a pawn shop chain funded from their private equity office after finishing business school. This is timed at a point where the protagonists have to decide how to grow the... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Mexico City; United States
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  • October 16, 2023
  • Article

How a Defined Purpose Drove Unilever’s Turnaround

By: Ranjay Gulati
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability
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  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

You’ve Made Some DEI Progress. Don’t Stop Now

  • 01 Sep 2005
  • News

Clark Bids Farewell to HBS

CLARK: "It's been a great job and an intense learning experience." In July, after ten years at the School’s helm, Dean Kim B. Clark stepped down to assume the presidency of Brigham Young University–Idaho. During Clark’s decade of leadership, the School became a... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • August 2021
  • Case

Mylestone: Can Multiple Pivots Preserve the Life of a Death Tech Startup?

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Marilyn Morgan Westner
Dave Balter and Jim Myers co-founded Mylestone, a death tech startup that applied technology to transform how grieving people memorialize the dead. The startup addressed a cultural problem and promised to solve a pressing need in the antiquated, multi-billion dollar... View Details
Keywords: Pivot; Startup; Business Model; Cryptocurrency; Ethical Decision Making; Emotions; Growth and Development Strategy; Ethics; Market Entry and Exit; Customer Relationship Management; Loss; Change Management; Relationships
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  • Web

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent | Working Knowledge

Filene Professor of Business Administration Article By : Avery Forman , Senior Associate Editor Topics: Leadership Management Style Competitive Strategy Compensation and Benefits Marketing Share: Facebook... View Details
  • May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
  • Case

China: To Float or Not To Float? (F)- Alcatel and Strong Chinese Competition

By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
The Chinese operations of Alcatel, a global communications solution provider based in France, were faced with strong local competition and a difficult market. It remained unclear how Alcatel would be able to recover growth in the Chinese market. Initiatives were... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; International Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Research and Development; Competitive Strategy; Horizontal Integration; Communications Industry; China; France; United States
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  • 05 Dec 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

low-cost strategy, eliminating management choice going forward? And do such strategies have much longer lives than those associated with other forms of differentiation among offerings to customers? When does... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail
  • 12 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program

sub-national markets they wanted to serve and developed tailored strategies to win in those markets.  What lessons should the next generation of Africa-bound business leaders take note of as they plan their entry / operational... View Details
  • June 2024
  • Supplement

Heritage Holding (A)

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Pre-Abstract: Instructors should consider the timing of making videos available to students, as they may reveal key case details.

Abstract: The summer of 2022 marked a crucial period for Heritage Holding co-founders, Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter. The... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Small Business; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Business Education; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Private Equity; Corporate Strategy; Business Model; North America
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  • Web

Other Student Organizations | MBA

please contact Kristen Fitzgerald at krfitzgerald@hbs.edu . MoMBAs The MoMBAs is a group of student mothers and student mothers-to-be. Members of this group are a support to one another, sharing strategies for View Details
  • September 1993 (Revised December 1993)
  • Case

Cott Corp.: Private Label in the 1990s

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Robert S. Kaplan
Private label cola, Cott, gets 30% of the market in Canada. How does it move into the U.S. market? How do retailers evaluate its benefit costs? Does Cott use an existing structure or build new ones? Does Cott diversify from drink to snack foods? View Details
Keywords: Private Sector; Cost Management; Labels; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Structures; Diversification; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 25 Mar 2021
  • News

Alumni Honor Nitin Nohria and Support His Legacy

low- and middle-skill workers, particularly those considered essential during the recent pandemic, and offers companies strategies for reaching them (coauthored by Professor of Management Practice Joseph B.... View Details
  • 05 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 5, 2016

integration between sponsorship partners. There are few in-depth case studies on sponsorship management from the perspective of sports entities. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51293 Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?

Administration at Harvard Business School. “This is technology that's going to help us to abate these issues around energy and climate, and it's the best technology in that space.” The spectacular rise of sustainable investing Almost 33 percent of the $51.4 trillion in... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy
  • 01 Jun 1999
  • News

Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies

and improved customer relationship management opportunities. We're really talking about fundamental changes in how people communicate, get information, and conduct business. Wired for Success Pat Russo worked for eight years in sales and... View Details
  • 24 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details
  • 16 Jul 2021
  • Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

LinkedIn. Follow Jeffrey Bussgang on LinkedIn to read more of his posts. About the Author Jeffrey J. Bussgang is a senior lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School as well as co-founder and general... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
  • 30 Apr 2019
  • News

Leading Schools That Change Lives

member in the HGSE/HBS/HBS online certificate program for school leaders. “Mary is an amazing person and leader,” he says. “I had managed startup schools, but she introduced me to the challenge of accomplishing goals in a large... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services