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  • February 2014
  • Case

BGI: Data-driven Research

By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
BGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving... View Details
Keywords: Genomics; Gene Sequencing; Life Sciences; Plant Breeding; Human Genome Program; Beijing Genomics Institute; BGI; Rice Genome; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Science; Genetics; Science-Based Business; Strategy; Commercialization; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China; United States
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  • January 2025
  • Case

Arsenal Capital Partners' Refinancing of Pinnacle

By: Victoria Ivashina and Srimayi Mylavarapu
Arsenal Capital Partners’ portfolio company, Pinnacle, a leading producer of high-performance adhesive technologies, has experienced rapid growth under Arsenal’s ownership. Over just two years, Pinnacle's EBITDA increased from $13.5 million to $60 million. By mid-2021,... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Decision Choices and Conditions; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Growth Management
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  • 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; Air Transportation Industry; Africa; Ethiopia; Asia; Indonesia; North and Central America; United States; Seattle; Chicago
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  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

acquisition of a large group of primary care clinics. The discussion centered on how best to build further on and integrate Humana’s successes to date in value-based care delivery. Keywords: Business Model ; View Details
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Capitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan

By: Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu

Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are increasingly inadequate in modern sectors, where innovation relies on platforms and horizontal ecosystems of firms producing complementary products. Using three... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Innovation and Invention; Industry Structures; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Manufacturing Industry; Japan
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  • 12 Apr 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches

objective criteria such as price or venue. But what happens when emotion fuels the process? Could it increase efficiency and engagement? Edward McFowland III, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, and his coauthors examine this... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
  • May 2011 (Revised January 2013)
  • Case

Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa

By: Elie Ofek and Ryan Johnson
Nike's Football division needs to devise a strategy to excel at the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. Nike has gone from a niche player in the market for football apparel and footwear in 1994 to a formidable competitor to Adidas in 2008 (with revenues of over $1... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Business Divisions; Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Planning; Competition; Apparel and Accessories Industry; South Africa
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  • 01 Jun 2024
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Career Change

When Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) was 13 years old, her father’s new job took the family from their home in Tokyo to Jakarta. It was a big change, not just geographically but also culturally. Tanaka enrolled in an international school where she was encouraged to have her... View Details
Keywords: Michelle Cassidy; recruitment; demographics; Japan
  • Web

HBS - The year in Review

2023 Annual Report From The Dean Key Metrics Financials PDF Downloads The Year in Review Notable progress was made during FY23 in advancing the School’s priorities. Accelerating research on how digital and data are transforming management and society. Delving more... View Details
  • Web

Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

(93) Budgets and Budgeting (4) Buildings and Facilities (4) Business Conglomerates (1) Business Cycles (6) Business Divisions (7) Business... View Details
  • Web

General Management - Faculty & Research

teach students the HBS Case, Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City. In late 2016, Bridj was expanding its digital platform to help address urban mobility problems faced by... View Details
  • Web

Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

digital talent platforms to access highly skilled freelancers. Read Employer Survey In 2019, Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute... View Details
  • Web

Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

and Data Are Revolutionizing Business By: Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani When Google bought Nest, a maker of digital thermostats, for $3.2 billion just a few months ago, it was a clear indication that digital transformation and... View Details
  • 05 Dec 2017
  • Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business School’s exploration of the evolution of business leadership in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has reached an important milestone. This month the Creating Emerging Markets project will... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

About - Race, Gender & Equity

About The Race, Gender & Equity Initiative brings together a global, multidisciplinary community of Harvard Business School faculty, alumni, and students to champion projects and programs that advance understanding, generate tools and... View Details
  • March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

Perplexity: Redefining Search

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Michelle Hu, Sriraghav Srinivasan and Radhika Kak
By early 2025, Perplexity had rapidly evolved from a modest startup into a popular "answer engine" valued at $9 billion. The company had boldly positioned itself as the disruptor to Google aiming to redefine search for the AI age. Through novel AI... View Details
Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Venture Capital; Innovation Leadership; Technological Innovation; Internet and the Web; Business Startups; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry; United States
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  • 31 Oct 2017
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

healthcare system. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53401 Business and Sustainability: New Business History Perspectives By: Bergquist, Ann-Kristin Abstract—This working paper... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2022 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

Steem Versus Hive: Testing Blockchain Governance

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
This case examines a pivotal governance conflict that occurred in 2020 when Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain, acquired Steemit Inc., the company behind a popular social media platform operating on the Steem blockchain. Steem, launched in 2016 by Daniel... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Governance; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry
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  • Web

Leadership - Faculty & Research

organizations that can innovate time and again to address the challenges we face as a global community. Article Professionalism, Fiduciary Duty, and Health-Related Business Leadership By: Joshua D. Margolis Expanding fiduciary duty to... View Details