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  • 2016
  • Blog

Building A Culture of Health - John A. Quelch: Creating A Culture of Health

By: John A. Quelch
All American companies are in the health business whether they like it or not. The private sector directly pays for one-fifth of the whopping 17.5% of GDP spent on healthcare in the United States. Rather than viewing health merely as an insurance expense to be... View Details
Keywords: Building A Culture Of Health; Intersection Of Healthcare And Business; Impact Of Healthcare On Business; Population Health Footprint; Healthcare As An Investment; Change; Education; Health; Human Resources; Labor; Leadership; Management; Marketing; Operations; Performance; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Value; Health Industry; Health Industry; Canada; North America; United States
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  • August 2012 (Revised March 2013)
  • Supplement

Preem (B)

Preem's creditors and owners made a deal with an 18 month extension of debt maturities and a minor equity injection in 2009. Now, in 2010, the new maturity is approaching, and refinancing is again unlikely. This time, all the firm's debt is coming due. What went wrong... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Equity; Problems and Challenges; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Europe
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  • April 18, 2022
  • Article

Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?

By: Christoph Grimpe, Timo Minssen, W. Nicholson Price, II and Ariel Dora Stern
The mRNA technologies that helped rapidly create effective COVID-19 vaccines could become technology platform businesses, which has tremendous implications for players in the world of drug development. These platforms could attract other companies interested in... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Digital Health; Technology; Innovation; Health Care and Treatment; Technological Innovation; Digital Transformation; Health Industry; United States
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  • December 2007 (Revised July 2011)
  • Case

Leadership in Energy: Jim Rogers at Cinergy

By: Boris Groysberg, Nitin Nohria, Colleen Kaftan and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Jim Rogers, CEO of the energy company Cinergy, has led the company from the brink of bankruptcy to one of the premier energy companies through selecting a focused strategy, aligning the organization to support it, and mobilizing all the employees to implementation. The... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Alignment; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry
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  • February 2000 (Revised August 2005)
  • Case

Deep Sight Technology, Inc.

By: Henry B. Reiling and Catherine M. Conneely
The founders of a deep sea technology company must refine their tentative capital structure and founders agreement in response to tax factors. Some parties are conveying partnership assets, others are conveying rights to an invention, another will be primarily... View Details
Keywords: Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Capital Structure; Alliances; Taxation; Entrepreneurship; Technology Industry
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  • April 1995 (Revised November 1995)
  • Case

Human Resources at Hewlett-Packard (A)

By: Michael Beer and Gregory C. Rogers
Provides an overview of the human resource policies and practices applied by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Discusses HP's reactions as an organization to changes in its business environment. As such, it is an opportunity to analyze HP's practices, and how they have been... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Policy; Computer Industry
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  • Web

About Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Patscheke, & Elizabeth Hawkins Jul 2012 NBER Working Paper No. 18249 The Determinants of National Competitiveness by Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael E. Porter & Scott Stern See All Publications Honors & Awards Michael Porter... View Details
  • 21 Dec 2016
  • Blog Post

Why We Recruit: CPP Investment Board

at approximately $300 billion (CDN), CPPIB is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan to help ensure its long-term sustainability. CPPIB invests in all major asset... View Details
  • Web

Program Requirements - Doctoral

Methods II (Economics 2115) Advanced Applied Econometrics (Economics 2144) Industrial Organization (Economics 2610) Statistical Methods for Evaluating Causal Effects (Econ 1127) Advanced Quantitative Methods II (KSG API 210i) Machine... View Details
  • 29 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

spent several years unlocking the power of school ties, studying how these social connections affect important decisions and, ultimately, help shape the economy. Their research shows that it's possible to make better stock picks simply by knowing whether two View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • August 2021
  • Case

Danone S.A.: Becoming a Mission-Driven Company (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Emilie Billaud
Emmanuel Faber became CEO of Danone SA, the French food and beverage company, in 2014. Right from the start, he ran the company with a dual commitment to both profit and purpose (i.e., ESG objectives). In fact, in 2018, he said, “It’s time to make sustainable business... View Details
Keywords: Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Environmental Sustainability; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe
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  • October 2017 (Revised October 2022)
  • Case

Jumia Nigeria: from Retail to Marketplace (A)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Namrata Arora
Founded in 2012, Jumia Nigeria, a startup effort by Germany-based Rocket Internet, aimed to become an African Amazon. The company entered the nascent market and immediately enjoyed an uptick in consumer spending fueled by the strength of Nigeria’s oil-based economy. By... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Marketplace; Inventory; Ecommerce; Funding; Business Ecosystem; Business Ecosystems; Competition; Business Model; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Logistics; Competitive Strategy; E-commerce; Retail Industry; India; Nigeria; Africa
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  • September 1996 (Revised May 1997)
  • Case

Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit

By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a Lubricants Business Unit in Mobil's U.S. Marketing and Refining division launched a project to develop a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for his unit. The purpose was to provide focus for all employees of the unit, enabling it to operate on an... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Employees; Customization and Personalization; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Teams; Projects; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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  • 21 Nov 2023
  • Op-Ed

The Beauty Industry: Products for a Healthy Glow or a Compact for Harm?

In my recently published book Deeply Responsible Business, I write about business leaders since the 19th century who have acted responsibly, often by putting the welfare of their communities above the idea of maximizing profits. I make a sharp distinction between... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Beauty & Cosmetics
  • 17 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

With Subscription Fatigue Setting In, Companies Need to Think Hard About Fees

sort of subscription offering, according to a new industry and background note coauthored by Harvard Business School Professor Elie Ofek. And they’re expected to multiply in the years ahead, with subscription billings by companies likely... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Information; Information Technology
  • 05 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: January 5

pairwise industry and establishment level and measure agglomeration in a global and continuous metric space. These indices exhibit distinct advantages compared to traditional measures of agglomeration including the independence on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Program

Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms

strategic planning or developing new businesses at companies in any industry (e.g., technology, retail, financial services, auto, insurance, consumer products, etc.) Executives, directors, vice presidents, and senior managers who want to... View Details
  • November 1994 (Revised August 1997)
  • Case

TV Guide (A)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
TV Guide is the largest magazine in the United States and is attaining record profitability. This case details the economics of TV Guide's success by studying its advertiser and reader relationships. Presents a detailed look at how a large magazine manages all aspects... View Details
Keywords: Journals and Magazines; Customers; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Publishing Industry; United States
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  • Web

Degrees, Certifications & Alumni Status | About

learn, through flexible programs where you complete coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines. Executive Education Grants : Certificate of Completion for all programs Alumni Status : For select programs only Whether it’s... View Details
  • 13 Nov 2020
  • News

Global Ambition

a former Goldman analyst, Chew grew up in Singapore and holds a BS in economics from University College London. After earning their MBAs, the pair lived in London, Singapore, and Hong Kong before settling in Beijing, all the while keeping... View Details