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- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 05 Feb 2019
- Webinars: Career
Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life
Rebels can often change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks. Professor Francesca Gino has spent more than a decade studying rebels at organizations around the world. In this webinar, she explores the qualities that make rebels masters of... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Harvard Business Review Putting Sales at the Center of Strategy By: Cespedes, Frank Abstract—Research indicates that relatively few firms execute their strategies effectively, and, on average, companies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching Interest
MBA Elective Curriculum-- Competing Through Business Models
The words “business model” are inescapable in our daily fare of business news. These two ubiquitous words seemed to effortlessly rise up to prominence during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. When businesspeople, journalists, academics, and other... View Details
- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
valid and do their own independent assessment of what an item is worth to them. For retailers, Ngwe’s research shows that fake original prices could be a strategy to increase sales—but only if regulators don’t crack down harder on the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
ago, Nohria made advancement of the School’s international strategy one of his top five priorities. “Today, HBS would be derelict in its mission if it weren’t preparing the leaders it educates to succeed in a global context,” says Nohria.... View Details
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Supplement
Uría Menéndez (B) (Abridged)
By: Robert G. Eccles
This one-page case, to be handed out in class, briefly lists the three major strategic options facing Uria Menendez. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Law; Geographic Location; Expansion; Strategic Planning; Legal Services Industry; Iberian Peninsula
Eccles, Robert G. "Uría Menéndez (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-089, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- Profile
Dominic Mensah
Coming to HBS is like... Entering a journey of self-reflection on and immersion in your purpose. It is a courageous leap of faith—a deliberate choice to forgo a “safer” path and confront passion head-on. Before HBS, I balanced a role in View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
regarding how to improve ratings for the other half. The organization’s strategy to date has focused on a “broad” approach where member interest drives group formation; to generate the revenues needed to provide online and administrative... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
of both. In their new book, HBS associate professor Adam Brandenburger and Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management develop a five-part business strategy based on this concept. Drawing from the science of game theory, the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences
Data’s Double Duty: Research and the Real World As Raffaella Sadun was wrapping up her Corporate Strategy course last fall, one of her students sent her a four-page analysis of the private equity industry in India, a topic the class had... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
entrepreneurship and a fascinating case study of a large media business both experiencing and driving change. In their groundbreaking book, The Venture Imperative: A New Model for Corporate Innovation, Heidi Mason and Tim Rohner — leading voices in venture View Details
- February 2019 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)
By: Debora L. Spar and Olivia Hull
In April 2003, entrepreneur and MBA student Christy Jones was planning a new venture to help women preserve their fertility. Her company, Extend Fertility, would commercialize a technique known as egg freezing, in which a woman’s eggs were extracted and stored at low... View Details
Keywords: Assisted Reproduction; Entrepreneur; Health And Wellness; Fertility; Infertility; Women's Health; Creating Markets; Egg Freezing; Fertility Clinic; Entrepreneurship; Strategy; Marketing Strategy
Spar, Debora L., and Olivia Hull. "Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 719-019, February 2019. (Revised October 2019.)
- July 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Sun Microsystems: Realizing the Potential of Web Technologies
Describes how Web technology has been deployed at Sun--how it has evolved from being perceived as an inappropriate use of company resources to become the centerpiece of the company's business strategy. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Business Strategy; Web; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry
Austin, Robert D., and Mark J. Cotteleer. "Sun Microsystems: Realizing the Potential of Web Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 198-007, July 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- November 2012 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Pricing and Partnership at Zillow, Inc.
By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman
As Zillow's real estate search service gains user adoption, some real estate professionals question Zillow's policies, fees, and power. Dissatisfied real estate professionals could remove listings from Zillow, reducing the service's value to users. Should Zillow... View Details
Coles, Peter, and Benjamin Edelman. "Pricing and Partnership at Zillow, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 913-021, November 2012. (Revised March 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Module Note
Organizing to Learn Module Note
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Teaches a framework for managing in dynamic or uncertain organizational contexts, designed for either MBA or Executive Education courses. Offers a new perspective on how managers can help stimulate and guide a collective learning process in their organizations. The... View Details
Edmondson, Amy C. "Organizing to Learn Module Note." Harvard Business School Module Note 604-031, October 2003. (Revised November 2003.)
- June 2002 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
Entropia (A)
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Sameer Ahuja and Jason Tepperman
The Entropia management team and a Harvard Business School field study team look for applications for "grid computing" in the financial services industry, identifying a "go-to-market" plan for this new technology. View Details
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, Sameer Ahuja, and Jason Tepperman. "Entropia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 802-227, June 2002. (Revised October 2004.)
- 02 Sep 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
First-Party Content, Commitment and Coordination in Two-Sided Markets
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Daniel Spulber
- September 1982 (Revised August 1985)
- Case
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.: Commercial Roofing Division (A)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.: Commercial Roofing Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 383-040, September 1982. (Revised August 1985.)