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  • 25 Mar 2022
  • Video

Omobola Johnson

Omobola Johnson, the former Minister of Communication Technology in Nigeria, emphasizes the importance of local content development and ICT skill capacitation in response to the burgeoning tech industry in Nigeria. View Details

    Tom Nicholas

    Tom Nicholas is William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is British and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. His research focuses on the history of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance. His book (VC: An... View Details

    Keywords: financial services; high technology
    • June 2020 (Revised October 2020)
    • Case

    What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?

    By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
    This case describes the development of the Boeing 737 Max airplane model and the events leading up to two tragic plane crashes, in which a total of 346 people died: the crash of Lion Air flight 610 on October 29, 2018, in Indonesia, and the crash of Ethiopian Airlines... View Details
    Keywords: Communication; Communication Intention and Meaning; Communication Strategy; Forms of Communication; Announcements; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Globalization; Global Strategy; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Governance Controls; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Leadership; Leadership Style; Management; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Management Style; Management Systems; Risk Management; Time Management; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Digital Platforms; Supply and Industry; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Industry Structures; Operations; Product Development; Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Outcome or Result; Failure; Success; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Strategy; Transportation; Air Transportation; Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry; Africa; Ethiopia; Asia; Indonesia; North and Central America; United States; Seattle; Chicago
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    • September 2017 (Revised September 2023)
    • Case

    Chase Sapphire: Creating a Millennial Cult Brand

    By: Shelle Santana, Jill Avery and Christine Snively
    The launch of the Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card was enthusiastically received by millennial consumers, a cohort that had previously eluded JPMorgan Chase and its competitors. With the one-year anniversary of the launch approaching, managers are focused on... View Details
    Keywords: Brand ＆ Product Management; Product Strategy; New Product Development; Credit Card; Customer Acquisition; CRM; Millennials; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Credit Cards; Product Development; Product Launch; Customer Relationship Management; Consumer Behavior; Demographics; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; North America
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    • September 2019
    • Case

    Clean Energy for the Future

    By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Howaida Kamel
    This is an industry note on renewable energy – wind, solar, governmental incentives and storage. It covers the recent history of both the wind and solar industries, an extensive look at governmental policies in the United States, including the Green New Deal, and... View Details
    Keywords: Green New Deal; Renewable Energy; Energy Policy; Industry Growth; Supply and Industry; Price; Motivation and Incentives; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
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    • 13 Sep 2017
    • Blog Post

    Why We Recruit: Gorton's Seafoods

    us. As a result, we have tapped into the various student groups, such as the Marketing Club, and have developed relationships with the industry contacts within Career & Professional Development. Give us... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
    • March 2014 (Revised June 2015)
    • Case

    Can Mexico Make Democracy Work?

    By: Gunnar Trumbull and Jonathan Schlefer
    Enrique Peña Nieto, the presidential candidate of the old Mexican ruling party elected in 2012, passed the most fundamental reforms in at least two decades. They included allowing private competition in the energy sector, including with the state-owned oil company,... View Details
    Keywords: Democratization; Economic Development; Competition Policy; Exchange Rates; Comparative Advantage; Growth and Development; Government Legislation; Political Elections; Economic Growth; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Latin America; Mexico
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    • December 2022 (Revised January 2023)
    • Case

    Cann: High Hopes for Cannabis Infused Beverages

    By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne V. Wilson
    Founded in 2018 by Jake Bullock and Luke Anderson, Cann sold “social tonics,” or cannabis-infused beverages. By 2022, the company had several notable celebrity investors and talent partners, had sold over 10 million beverages to consumers, was distributing in six... View Details
    Keywords: Stigma; Product Innovation; Product Introduction; Product Differentiation; New Products; New Product Marketing; New Product Management; Brand Management; Branding; Packaging; Positioning; Growth Strategy And Execution; Growth; Cannabis Industry; Purpose; Purpose Brands; LGBTQ; Direct-to-consumer; DTC; Regulations; Channels Of Distribution; Product Development; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Product; Innovation and Invention; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Marketing Channels; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Digital Marketing; Market Entry and Exit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Canada; North America
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    • 06 Jul 2015
    • News

    New name, new look for Chestnut Hill mall

    • November 2014 (Revised January 2017)
    • Case

    Micromax: Scaling the Largest Indian Mobile Handset Company

    By: Ranjay Gulati, Rachna Tahilyani and Alicia DeSantola
    It is January 2014 and Rahul Sharma, cofounder of Micromax Informatics (Micromax), the largest Indian mobile handset company, is preparing for an emergency conference call with his private equity investors. In the last six years, Micromax had grown its annual product... View Details
    Keywords: Mobile; Scaling; Indian Software Development; Consumer Behavior; Management Turnover; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Management; E-commerce; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; India
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    • 03 Aug 2016
    • What Do You Think?

    How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?

    Why Does the Leadership Industry Continue to Thrive? The unstated assumption underlying most of responses to this month’s column is that the leadership industry has done little or nothing to improve... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
    • March 2014 (Revised February 2016)
    • Supplement

    China Vanke (A-2)

    By: Lynn S. Paine, John D. Macomber and Keith Chi-ho Wong
    China Vanke's president and his team must decide on a plan of action after reviewing the quality issues the company faced in early 2012 after a series of highly publicized incidents concerning the quality of the homes they built. View Details
    Keywords: Real Estate; China; Green Building; Sustainable Development; Asset Management; Leadership; Urban Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Assets; Safety; Real Estate Industry; China
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    • June 1996 (Revised January 2000)
    • Case

    McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett
    Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help it develop, transfer, and disseminate... View Details
    Keywords: Management; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Advantage; Global Range; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Processes; Consulting Industry
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    • 18 Apr 2013
    • HBS Seminar

    Robin Hanson, George Mason University

    • March 2011 (Revised November 2011)
    • Case

    Harmonic Hearing Co.

    By: Howard H. Stevenson and Craig H. Stephenson
    Harmonic is a small, privately held manufacturer of hearing aids. Harriet Burns and Marc Davis, two employees at Harmonic, have an opportunity to purchase the company from the founder. As well-informed insiders who understand the industry, Burns and Davis believe the... View Details
    Keywords: Debts; Quantitative Analysis; Financing; Entrepreneurial Finance; Development Stage Enterprises; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Small Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Manufacturing Industry
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    • May 2012 (Revised February 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    Learning About Reducing Hospital Mortality at Kaiser Permanente

    By: Anita Carson Tucker
    Keywords: Patient Safety; Process Improvement; Standardization; Organizational Learning; Knowledge Development; Safety; Knowledge Management; Health Care and Treatment; Business Processes; Health Industry
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    • January 2013 (Revised October 2015)
    • Case

    Pittsburgh

    By: Eric Werker, Meg Rithmire, Benjamin Kennedy and Andrew Knauer
    The case narrates the development of Pittsburgh from the 1940s to 2012. It analyzes the collapse of the steel industry in the early 1980s, the city's subsequent decline, and the city's later re-emergence as a hub for higher education, the tech sector, and the... View Details
    Keywords: Google; Population; City Growth; Shale; PNC; Tom Murphy; Luke Ravenstahl; Public-private Partnership; Tax Increment Financing; Brownfields; Renaissance; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; City; Business and Government Relations; Taxation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Higher Education; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Pittsburgh
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    • November 2001 (Revised September 2005)
    • Case

    What's the BIG Idea? (A)

    By: Clayton M. Christensen and Scott Duncan Anthony
    CEO Michael Collins must decide if and how a process he developed to further innovation in the kids' industry could port over to other industries. The process was based on Collins' experiences as an inventor and as a venture capitalist, and it allowed his company to be... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation and Management; Entrepreneurship
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    • 09 Dec 2010
    • News

    Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School to Map Clusters in U.S. Regions

    • 2002
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Clusters of Innovation Initiative: Pittsburgh

    By: Michael E. Porter
    This regional report examines the composition and performance of the Pittsburgh regional economy, how industry clusters developed and innovation arose, how clusters affected the region's economic future, and how the region can establish a strategy and action program to... View Details
    Keywords: Clusters; Economics; Industry Clusters; Economy; Growth and Development; Pittsburgh
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