North and Central America - Publications - Faculty & Research

This wasn't a challenge when it came to the oil, but gas was another matter. "Oil was always what buttered everybody's bread," he says, but no one seemed to care much about natural gas. In fact, only one Unocal field in North... View Details

Keywords: by Theodore Kinni

17 Dec 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Under Pressure, Oxxo Rethinks the Convenience Store

Keywords: Re: Tatiana Sandino; Retail

21 Jan 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts

One of the highlights of my year is in November, when teams of enterprising families meet for the Executive Education program I founded and still lead at Harvard Business School, Families in Business. One of the thornier problems we... View Details

Keywords: Retail

12 Jan 2004
What Do You Think?

How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?

Summing Up The exportation of jobs "will create bigger markets and opportunities to sell goods and services from the developed economies," says reader Suman Das. "This is indeed very... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School

making up 40 percent of the Class of 2014. But a new case study shows that there's still a ways to go. “We want them to grapple with what it takes to build an organization, to leverage diversity and create an inclusive culture."... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

08 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?

Replacing the antiquated electrical system in the United States with a super-efficient smart grid always seemed a surefire way to strengthen the economy, improve society, and provide endless opportunities for entrepreneurs. Big... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Energy; Utilities

10 Dec 2014
News

Front-Row Seat

Bradley’s personal involvement in its digital strategy and the recruitment of key positions is clear. But that success has been like the man himself—dramatic yet understated. The turnaround deployed two key tactics View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; digital media; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices

August 2018 (Revised August 2018)
Teaching Note

Brooklyn Lodgers: 78 South Third St., Brooklyn, NY

By: Charles F. Wu and Arthur R. O. Sobral

Teaching Note for HBS No. 219-022. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Property; Investment; Management; New York (city, NY); Brooklyn

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July 2005
Teaching Note

Globalizing Consumer Durables: Singer Sewing Machine before 1914 (TN)

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

Teaching Note to (9-804-001). View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Investment; Sales; Entrepreneurship; Success; Production; Marketing; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Russia; Scotland

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October 2015
Article

Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?

By: Karthik Ramanna

A manager decides whether he should hide his sexual orientation for an overseas assignment. View Details

Keywords: Case Studies; Career Advancement; Leadership Development; Globalization; Technology Industry; Korean Peninsula; United States

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March 1990 (Revised March 1992)
Supplement

New York Against AIDS (B): Backlash to the Advertising Campaign

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sohel Karim

Provides a follow-up to the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Advertising Campaigns; New York (city, NY)

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03 Apr 2017
What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

SUMMING UP: Investment in Human Infrastructure: Not Whether But How? Few dispute the notion that a significant US investment in human infrastructure is warranted and timely, although there were significant differences of opinion about how... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction