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Master of Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Harvard University. Areas in which I can support startups: Fundraising and financial management strategies Team formation and motivation strategies Target... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence;#75;#Venture Capital;#64;#Software/App

24 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details

March 2014
Technical Note

Drivers of Value Capture

By: Eric Van den Steen

This note introduces a framework for analyzing value capture (through bargaining and pricing) and bargaining advantage (or value capture advantage), i.e., a firm's (superior) ability to capture a share from the value it helps create. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competition; Competitive Strategy

01 Sep 2008
News

Alumni Books

advice on how to own and run a business, find the right deal, negotiate, determine when to get in and get out, and much more. Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States by Aamir A. Rehman (MBA ’04) (McGraw-Hill)... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2020
News

Unleashed

That’s it. That’s the secret.” Morriss is the executive founder of The Leadership Consortium; Frei, the consortium's co-founder, served as senior vice president of leadership and strategy at Uber. They draw from their work with companies... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

October 2016 (Revised January 2018)
Supplement

BlackRock (D): Organizing for the Future

By: Ranjay Gulati, Jan W. Rivkin and Aldo Sesia

This (D) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 “BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?” View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Asset Management; United States

August 2014 (Revised March 2015)
Case

Pivots and Incentives at LevelUp

By: Benjamin Edelman and Karen Webster

LevelUp's mobile payments service lets users scan a smartphone barcode rather than swipe a credit card. Will consumers embrace the service? Will merchants? LevelUp considers adjustments to make the service attractive to both consumers and merchants, while trying to... View Details

Keywords: Mobile Payments; Smartphone; Credit Cards; Interchange Fee; Mobile Marketing; Product Positioning; Competitive Strategy; Mobile Technology; Technology Networks; Food and Beverage Industry; Banking Industry; United States

December 2010 (Revised February 2011)
Teaching Note

Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (TN)

By: Benjamin C. Esty

Teaching Note for 211020. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions

January 2002
Background Note

Telecommunications Act of 1996, The

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Daniel J. Green

Reed Hundt, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, reflects on the passage and implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The act was intended to stimulate competition and innovation in the telecommunications sector. Its provisions were of... View Details

Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Policy; Business Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; United States

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February 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (G): Launching the Sega Saturn

Outlines the events leading up to the Sega's launch of its 32-bit console named Saturn. View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Product Launch; Video Game Industry

October 1992
Supplement

Cooper Industries Video

By: David J. Collis

Bob Gigile, Chairman and CEO of Cooper Industries, describes the company's philosophy behind acquisitions and his corporate strategy. He then answers questions raised by the case discussion. View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Management Style; Corporate Strategy

10 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: First Look: October 10

Negotiation Strategy: Pattern Recognition Game Harvard Business School Note 908-015 In negotiation, correctly identifying your counterpart's strategy is vital. Only then can you constructively influence their behavior—or adapt... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

September 2013 (Revised November 2015)
Case

Living Proof: Are We a Technology Company or a Beauty Company?

By: Willy Shih

Jon Flint came up with the idea of a science-based beauty company while talking with his hairdresser about the problems with typical hair and skin care products. Together with a small team that included Professor Robert Langer of MIT, he committed to assemble a team... View Details