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    F. Warren McFarlan

    Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details

    Keywords: communications; computer; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; nonprofit industry

      Elon Kohlberg

      Elon Kohlberg is the Royal Little Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His research is mainly in Game Theory, in particular the study of non-cooperative equilibrium.

      Professor Kohlberg has taught many courses in the MBA,... View Details

      Keywords: asset management; education industry; energy; pharmaceuticals; real estate

        Richard L. Nolan

        Professor Nolan earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in Production and Operations Research in 1962, and his M.B.A and Ph.D. in 1963 and 1966, respectively. Upon graduation in 1966, he joined Boeing Commercial Airplane Company as an Information... View Details

        Keywords: aerospace; information technology industry; internet
        • 27 Jul 2010
        • First Look

        First Look: July 27

        Using a large sample of publicly traded U.S. firms over 16 years, we investigate the impact of corporate socially responsible (CSR) strategies on security analysts' recommendations. Socially responsible firms received more favorable... View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace
        • Apr 13 2017
        • Testimonial

        Investing in your Business and Career

          Dorothy A. Leonard

          Dorothy Leonard*, the William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration Emerita, joined the Harvard faculty in 1983 after teaching for three years at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has taught MBA courses in... View Details

          Keywords: computer; consulting; education industry; electronics; federal government; high technology; information technology industry; software; venture capital industry
          • Feb 29 2024
          • Testimonial

          Expanding Risk Management Expertise

            Ranjay Gulati

            Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration and the former Unit Head of the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. His pathbreaking research, which focuses on unlocking organizational and unleashing... View Details

            Keywords: biotechnology; computer; financial services; industrial goods; information technology industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; retailing
            • July 2016
            • Case

            Spotify

            By: Anita Elberse and Alexandre de Pfyffer
            In November 2014, Spotify's chief content officer Ken Parks learns that record label Big Machine Records has requested the immediate removal of superstar artist Taylor Swift's entire catalogue from Spotify's music streaming service. Is it time for Spotify to reconsider... View Details
            Keywords: Entertainment; Marketing; Superstar; Music; Entertainment Marketing; Media; Digital Technology; Creative Industries; Product Portfolio Management; General Management; Management; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Open Source Distribution; Creativity; Music Entertainment; Product Marketing; Music Industry
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            • September 2021 (Revised December 2023)
            • Case

            On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping

            By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Tom Quinn and Annelena Lobb
            Bubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical skills to build software. The case covers cofounder Joshua Haas’s engineering background, as he experienced a high... View Details
            Keywords: Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Plan; Disruption; Transformation; Trends; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Relationship Management; Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Equity; Executive Compensation; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Job Interviews; Growth and Development Strategy; Ownership Stake; Opportunities; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; New York (city, NY); California; France
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            • September 2024
            • Case

            Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel (Abridged)

            By: Elie Ofek, Ryann Noe and Sarah Mehta
            The 2023 release of live-action film Barbie, and its accompanying marketing blitz, incited a worldwide Barbie craze. Suddenly Barbie was everywhere, a celebrated icon reinstated at the forefront of cultural conversation. This goodwill stood in contrast to decades of... View Details
            Keywords: Gender; Intellectual Property; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Public Opinion; Business Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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            • Jan 30 2013
            • Testimonial

            Returning Back to Your Organization

              Paul M. Healy

              Paul Healy is the James R. Williston Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research covers a broad range of topics, including white collar crime, governance, business ethics, financial analysis, and Wall Street research. He joined the HBS faculty in 1998,... View Details

              Keywords: accounting industry; brokerage; pharmaceuticals
              • March 2011
              • Article

              The New M&A Playbook

              By: Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising and Andrew Waldeck
              Companies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and... View Details
              Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Integration
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              • September 2016
              • Case

              Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller

              By: Dylan Minor and Jan Rivkin
              The chief executive of Barry-Wehmiller, a large maker of industrial equipment, has resolved to run the company via “truly human leadership” in which “success is measured by the way we touch the lives of people.” With unusual people practices and a distinctive strategy,... View Details
              Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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                George Serafeim

                George Serafeim is the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He co-leads a Lab, within Harvard's Digital, Data, Design Institute, and serves on the faculty steering commitee of Harvard University's Salata Institute. He... View Details

                Keywords: asset management; insurance industry; automobiles; industrial goods; fashion; food; green technology
                • 16 Jan 2019
                • Research & Ideas

                What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

                unique to sports, of course. Based on our surveys with executives from a wide range of fields, the rate at which managers lose relevance has increased dramatically, even over just the last decade. The world is changing faster than ever... View Details
                Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports
                • Blog

                Inside the Learning: The Impact of a Personal Case

                Every executive who applies to the HBS Advanced Management Program (AMP) is likely facing some business challenges that keep them up at night. Issues on their mind might be anything from a tough strategic decision or distressing financial... View Details
                • June 2008 (Revised April 2013)
                • Case

                Bernd Beetz: Creating the New Coty

                By: Geoffrey Jones and David Kiron
                Considers the creation of the world's largest fragrance company by Bernd Beetz, appointed chief executive of Coty Inc. in 2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty... View Details
                Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Germany; United States
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                • 21 Mar 2016
                • Lessons from the Classroom

                When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

                Marshall, fashion model Karlie Kloss, and “Magic Mike” star Cody Horn, have attended the program, sharing business challenges and contract strategies in the same room with mid- and senior-level executives... View Details
                Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education