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  • August 1974 (Revised April 1983)
  • Case

Peter Olafson (A)

By: John J. Gabarro
Describes the problems facing a recent MBA graduate in his job as general manager of a cable television company owned by a parent corporation. Raises issues of corporate divisional relationships and the difficulties facing an inexperienced manager who seems to be... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Television Entertainment; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Problems and Challenges
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Gabarro, John J. "Peter Olafson (A)." Harvard Business School Case 475-025, August 1974. (Revised April 1983.)
  • July 1986 (Revised March 1989)
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Jim Southern

By: Howard H. Stevenson
A recent MBA graduate has reached tentative agreement for an LBO of a forms-printing business with $43 million sales. At the eleventh hour, however, the seller has demanded that the buyer personally guarantee $4 million of accounts payable. View Details
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Leveraged Buyouts; Accounting
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Stevenson, Howard H. "Jim Southern." Harvard Business School Case 387-009, July 1986. (Revised March 1989.)
  • September 2010 (Revised October 2010)
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HBS Class of 2009: All Talk As They Prepare to Walk?

By: Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria and Dalia Rahman
Max Anderson, HBS Class of 2009, founded the MBA Oath Initiative. The oath was a voluntary pledge "to create value responsibly and ethically." Anderson and a team of students and faculty worked to launch the first MBA Oath Ceremony conducted on campus during Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Higher Education; Values and Beliefs; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Issues; Value Creation; Education Industry; Massachusetts
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Khurana, Rakesh, Nitin Nohria, and Dalia Rahman. "HBS Class of 2009: All Talk As They Prepare to Walk?" Harvard Business School Case 411-024, September 2010. (Revised October 2010.)
  • 04 Mar 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America

Keywords: by Marion Fourcade & Rakesh Khurana; Education
  • August 2000 (Revised July 2002)
  • Case

Sara's Options

By: Peter Tufano, Brian J. Hall and Joshua Musher
This case describes the pay packages offered to Sara Becker, a graduating MBA student, including detailed information about two stock option packages (one of which is an indexed option package). She gathers the information and attempts to compare those compensation... View Details
Keywords: Stock Options; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Information; Valuation
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Tufano, Peter, Brian J. Hall, and Joshua Musher. "Sara's Options." Harvard Business School Case 201-005, August 2000. (Revised July 2002.)
  • 2021
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The Luck of the Draw: The Causal Effect of Physicians on Birth Outcomes

By: Arlen Guarin, Christian Posso, Estefania Saravia and Jorge Tamayo
Identifying the effect of physicians’ skills on health outcomes is a challenging task due to the nonrandom sorting between physicians and hospitals. We overcome this challenge by exploiting a Colombian government program that randomly assigned 2,126 physicians to 618... View Details
Keywords: Physicians' Health Skills; Health Birth Outcomes; Birthing Outcomes; Experimental Evidence; Health Care and Treatment; Competency and Skills; Outcome or Result; Health Industry; Colombia
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Guarin, Arlen, Christian Posso, Estefania Saravia, and Jorge Tamayo. "The Luck of the Draw: The Causal Effect of Physicians on Birth Outcomes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-015, February 2021. (R&R American Economic Journal.)
  • 2010
  • Simulation

Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence

By: Linda A. Hill and William Q. Judge
In this single-player simulation, students play one of two roles at a sunglass manufacturing firm and face the challenges associated with implementing an organization-wide environmental sustainability initiative. The initiative seeks to change raw material inputs in... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Power and Influence; Problems and Challenges; Environmental Sustainability; Production; Wastes and Waste Processing; Adoption
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Hill, Linda A., and William Q. Judge. "Change Management Simulation: Power and Influence." Simulation and Teaching Note. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Publishing, 2010. Electronic.
  • September 2000 (Revised October 2006)
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Atherton Clothing Company (A)

By: John A. Davis and Andrew Z. Tubman
Zachary Cohen, who will graduate soon from business school, wants to enter his family's business under certain conditions--he wants shares in the company and wants to change a buy-sell agreement. His father and his uncle seem to want to explore his entering the family... View Details
Keywords: Family Ownership; Family Business; Management Teams; Contracts; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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Davis, John A., and Andrew Z. Tubman. "Atherton Clothing Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-101, September 2000. (Revised October 2006.)
  • November 1993 (Revised December 2004)
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Elizabeth Fisher (A)

By: David A. Thomas
Elizabeth Fisher is a graduating MBA who must reconcile her job search with Paul, her fiance's, job constraints. The case gives vivid detail of Elizabeth and Paul's process. At one point, the two must decide whether to have a commuter marriage or have Paul give up his... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Job Search; Personal Development and Career; Relationships
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Thomas, David A. "Elizabeth Fisher (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-002, November 1993. (Revised December 2004.)
  • February 1991 (Revised October 1991)
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Fenchel Lampshade Co.

By: William A. Sahlman
Describes the proposed purchase of a lampshade manufacturer by Steven and Michele Rogers, recent graduates of the Harvard Business School. Focuses on their plans to raise the capital necessary to buy the company. Among the issues raised are how to structure the deal... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Negotiation Deal; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; Manufacturing Industry
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Sahlman, William A. "Fenchel Lampshade Co." Harvard Business School Case 291-014, February 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
  • November 1997 (Revised October 2000)
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Interactive Minds (A)

By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Christina L. Darwall
The efforts of two recent Harvard Business School graduates to start a venture capital/consulting firm focused on opportunities related to the Internet are recounted. Raises the question of what the nature of this opportunity is, how well-positioned the protagonists... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Market Entry and Exit; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Consulting Industry
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Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Christina L. Darwall. "Interactive Minds (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-072, November 1997. (Revised October 2000.)
  • 2015
  • Report

The Global STEM Paradox

By: Mark R. Kramer, Kate Tallant, Amanda Oudin Goldberger and Flynn Lebus
Despite increasing numbers of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) graduates worldwide, STEM jobs remain unfilled in developed and developing countries. Through an exploration of the root causes of this global STEM paradox, FSG offers an answer to this... View Details
Keywords: STEM Labor; Science; Information Technology; Engineering; Jobs and Positions; Global Range
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Kramer, Mark R., Kate Tallant, Amanda Oudin Goldberger, and Flynn Lebus. "The Global STEM Paradox." Report, FSG, 2015.
  • November 1999
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SUPERVALU, Inc.: Professional Development Program

By: Francis Aguilar
SUPERVALU examines the creation and implementation of a training program for attracting and retaining college graduates for the nation's largest wholesale food distribution company. It addresses: 1) program design and 2) the management of the design effort and program... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Retention; Training; Organizational Culture; Design; Business or Company Management; Higher Education; Programs; Food and Beverage Industry; Distribution Industry
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Aguilar, Francis. "SUPERVALU, Inc.: Professional Development Program." Harvard Business School Case 900-019, November 1999.
  • March 1999 (Revised March 2000)
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Cross Country Group, The: A Piece of the Rock (A)

By: Robert L. Simons and Indra Reinbergs
A new MBA graduate joins a privately held family business and sets ambitious growth goals for the next five years. To enhance motivation, he proposes a new incentive plan that will grant him a share of the wealth he creates. However, the family owners have a more... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Decisions; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development; Planning; Accounting Industry; Employment Industry
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Simons, Robert L., and Indra Reinbergs. "Cross Country Group, The: A Piece of the Rock (A)." Harvard Business School Case 199-044, March 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
  • 2016
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Innovating in Science and Engineering or 'Cashing In' on Wall Street? Evidence on Elite STEM Talent

By: Pian Shu
Using data on MIT bachelor's graduates from 1994 to 2012, this paper empirically examines the extent to which the inflow of elite talent into the financial industry affects the supply of innovators in science and engineering (S&E). I first show that finance does not... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Engineering; Personal Development and Career; Science; Finance
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Shu, Pian. "Innovating in Science and Engineering or 'Cashing In' on Wall Street? Evidence on Elite STEM Talent." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-067, December 2015. (Revised November 2016.)
  • August 1995 (Revised July 1997)
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Passion for Learning

Describes the challenges confronting a recent HBS graduate who has started a direct-mail toy company. The entrepreneur must evaluate industry conditions in both toys and direct mail, and determine whether he has developed a viable business concept. Presents detailed... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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McGahan, Anita M., Dale Coxe, Israel Yellen Ganot, and Greg Keller. "Passion for Learning." Harvard Business School Case 796-057, August 1995. (Revised July 1997.)
  • December 2003 (Revised April 2005)
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Camilla Denison (A)

By: H. Kent Bowen, Bryce LaPierre and Virginia Fuller
Follows a successful manager as she takes on challenging assignments to lead manufacturing and development organizations. Details many experiences that influenced her character and attitudes from her youth to her graduate education and first jobs. Students discover the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Success; Management Skills; Experience and Expertise
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Bowen, H. Kent, Bryce LaPierre, and Virginia Fuller. "Camilla Denison (A)." Harvard Business School Case 604-061, December 2003. (Revised April 2005.)
  • July 1996
  • Case

Craig Parks (A)

By: David A. Thomas and Lisa J. Chadderdon
Craig Parks is a 1992 HBS graduate who, without much deliberation, returns to work for his former employer, Taylor Burton on Wall Street. The choice proves to be a poor fit for Craig. The case documents his decision-making process, personal history, and the dilemma he... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Decision Choices and Conditions; Problems and Challenges
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Thomas, David A., and Lisa J. Chadderdon. "Craig Parks (A)." Harvard Business School Case 497-013, July 1996.
  • March 2018
  • Case

Summit Public Schools (A)

By: John J-H Kim and Aldo Sesia
Summit Public Schools was a very successful charter management organization with schools in California and Washington State. The students came from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, many from economically disadvantaged households. While nearly all of its students... View Details
Keywords: K-12; Online Learning; Virtual Learning; Blended Learning; Secondary Education; Middle School Education; Early Childhood Education; Learning; Business Model; Performance Improvement; Technology
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Kim, John J-H, and Aldo Sesia. "Summit Public Schools (A)." Harvard Business School Case 318-067, March 2018.
  • June 2022 (Revised November 2022)
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Larry Miller

By: Francesca Gino, Frances X. Frei, Hise Gibson and Alicia Dadlani
Under the leadership of Larry Miller, chairman and former president of Nike’s Air Jordan brand, annual revenues for the Jordan brand soared from $150 million to over $4 billion. But for over 40 years, Miller guarded a secret. When he was younger, he spent nearly a... View Details
Keywords: Race; Ethnicity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Job Offer; Employment; Social Issues; Perspective; Personal Development and Career; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Portland; Oregon
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Gino, Francesca, Frances X. Frei, Hise Gibson, and Alicia Dadlani. "Larry Miller." Harvard Business School Case 922-041, June 2022. (Revised November 2022.)
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