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- September 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble Japan (C)
Updates the (A) case. The issues facing P&G were two-fold. 1) General manager, Japan--how to keep both the business and organization growing; 2) President, international--what role should the Japanese operation play in the P&G worldwide business? View Details
Keywords: Business Offices; Business Growth and Maturation; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizations; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Procter & Gamble Japan (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-005, September 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
Joshua Yguado
Buenos Aires, and Berlin. Jam City awards include Facebook Game of the Year, and Best Game of the Year honors from Google and Apple. Before launching Jam City, Josh was a senior executive at Fox Entertainment Group. His career also includes View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
background in air and water filtration at SpaceX and Brita, so we knew we could come up with something better.” What are your short- and long-term goals for the company? Taylor Wiegele: “Long term, we want to dominate the odor category––with multiple View Details
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
a fundamental rethinking of how entrepreneurship works. The Strategic Way to Go to Market Too often channel strategies develop at the last minute—when a product is ready to go... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
profit for shareholders and directors. Pfeffer is also tired of seeing so-called leadership development services offered in a sanitized vacuum by a “leadership industry” under “brands” such as authentic leadership and servant leadership,... View Details
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2025 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 9 student essays that... View Details
- October 2005 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Kevin Sharer at Amgen: Sustaining the High-Growth Company (A)
By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
Keywords: Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career
George, William W., and Andrew N. McLean. "Kevin Sharer at Amgen: Sustaining the High-Growth Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 406-020, October 2005. (Revised September 2008.)
- 20 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness
collaborative," Menino said. "This approach delivered results for our city. It will also deliver results to our country." The mayor cited development of the South Boston waterfront and the creation of summer jobs for youth.... View Details
Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette
- Profile
Patrick Chun
engrossed," Patrick says, "with the idea that strategic thinking and business had such a global impact, and where the world is going." Eager to learn more about "how strategy moves," Patrick spent two years with... View Details
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-126. The general purpose of this case is to explore the evolving nature of business relations across the Taiwan strait, focusing on the prominence of Taiwan's high-tech industry. After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor... View Details
- May 1999 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
Executive Health Group
Executive Health Group provides in-depth physical exams. Facing stagnant revenues, CEO William Flatley has to reposition his firm, strengthen the brand franchise, and grow share in an increasingly competitive health care environment. View Details
Keywords: Product Positioning; Competition; Health Care and Treatment; Brands and Branding; Health Industry
Chun, Samuel S. "Executive Health Group." Harvard Business School Case 599-048, May 1999. (Revised April 2003.)
- 30 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Looking Behind Bad Decisions
the same amount, than to receive a higher amount when others would receive even more. Is this a product of hyper-competitiveness in society? A: The competitiveness of society plays some role. However, the bigger issue is that we often use... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- August 2024
- Case
Quickmart: Sustaining Growth in a Challenging Economic Environment
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Kuria Kamau
In July 2023, Peter Kang’iri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quickmart, Kenya’s second-largest retail chain, sat in his Nairobi office reviewing the company’s first half financial results before the weekly executive committee (EXCO) meeting. The company was in... View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Supply Chain; Logistics; Business Strategy; Expansion; Business Earnings; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategic Planning; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Africa; Kenya; Nairobi
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Kuria Kamau. "Quickmart: Sustaining Growth in a Challenging Economic Environment." Harvard Business School Case 725-363, August 2024.
- 05 Sep 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Structural Transformation: A Competitiveness-based View
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- April 2001
- Teaching Note
MindSpring TN
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Steven Silverman and William A. Sahlman
Teaching Note for (9-899-178). For book only - not listed on case. View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Mequon, Wisconsin, was sitting on three very disparate Rust Belt businesses: an industrial-lighting company, a medical-packaging business, and a welding company. In the middle year of his three-year OPM schedule, Chirchirillo saw the handwriting on the wall. “Overseas... View Details
- 29 Sep 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leveraging Intellectual Property
preventing IP theft in other countries? Is my IP threatened by open innovation? What Are The Keys To Monetizing Ip? Monetizing IP: The Executive's Challenge Many companies fail to develop a strategy around... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- May 2020 (Revised July 2020)
- Teaching Note
Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick
By: Jill Avery and Koen Pauwels
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-046. Nike’s selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the thirtieth anniversary of its iconic “Just Do It” campaign catapulted the brand into the media spotlight and made it a political flashpoint... View Details
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
assigned a product or service to turn into a business, and then the rest was up to them. That included raising money to start the business, creating a marketing plan, and developing some of the company’s... View Details