Publications

Research Summary

Re-Producing Exclusivity: A History of the Transatlantic Fashion Industry, 1929-1960

The history of fashion has been increasingly explored over the last decade, but two important and intertwined features of the topic are still underdeveloped: business and its international aspect. These dimensions are crucial. Fashion is first and foremost an industry... View Details

June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
Case

Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker

This case focuses on Kit Hinrichs, a 65-year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was founded by five designers from different disciplines in London in the 1970s. By 2008,... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Business Offices; Customer Relationship Management; Design; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Service Industry; San Francisco

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17 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Money Isn’t Everything: The Dos and Don’ts of Motivating Employees

points to the New York Yankees contract negotiations with former manager Joe Torre. The Yankees offered Torre a $5 million contract in 2007, with a $3 million bonus for reaching the World Series—but Torre... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

22 Jul 2019
Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

from key external content providers, such as Google Maps and the New York Times, ensuring the provision of early complements. By maintaining secrecy prior to launch and then staging mega-media events, Steve... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Empowered with new insights and capabilities, you will return to your organization prepared to implement and oversee a value-based health care approach that lowers costs and improves outcomes. See all events In the View Details

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Curriculum - Case Method Project

Jackson; Indian Removal; Trail of Tears Banking and Politics in Antebellum New York (1838) This case looks closely at state-level politics and the relationship between political parties and banking in early... View Details

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Hiring Organizations

National Basketball Association - NBA National Football League - NFL Nelo Netflix Neuberger Berman New Balance New England Innovation Academy New Fortress Energy View Details

January 2011
Case

Sidoti & Company: Launching a Micro-Cap Product

By: Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy and Sarah Abbott

It is 2010 and Sidoti & Company, a New York-based brokerage firm specializing in small capitalization stocks, has just launched a new product- micro cap stock research. The firm has hired a group of five analysts who will produce written research reports on micro-cap... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Financial Strategy; Product Launch; Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry; New York (city, NY)

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17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

Patients with resources can easily go where care is provided. "Historically doctors moved from Africa and India to London and New York to provide care. Now we are basically flipping it around and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

Street Journal, 1945–1966 John A. Kimberly Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 1880–1928 John R. Kimberly Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 1953–1967 Sidney Kimmel Jones Apparel Group, 1975–2002 Darwin P. Kingsley New View Details

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Business & Environment

Private-Sector Space Industry Re: Matthew Weinzierl 29 Apr 2025 | HBR Ideacast How Trump May Unintentionally Cut Carbon Emissions Re: Jonas Meckling 29 Apr 2025 | New York Times Faculty & Research Climate... View Details

Research Summary

Current Research

By: Leslie K. John

Professor John is a behavioral scientist who uses both laboratory and field experiments to investigate questions that are at the intersection of marketing, organizational behavior, and public policy.

Professor John’s work has been published in leading... View Details

February 2024 (Revised May 2024)
Case

Johnson Security Bureau: Building Multigenerational Success

By: Henry McGee, Annelena Lobb and David Muoser

Jessica Johnson-Cope, CEO of Johnson Security Bureau (JSB), pondered options for scaling the firm. JSB was the oldest Black-owned security firm in New York, and among the oldest Black-owned security firms in the United States. It provided mostly unarmed security guards... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Gender; Race; Cybersecurity; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; New York (state, US)

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Employment Data Trends

41% 49% 47% 54% 49% Boston - MA 13% 11% 14% 15% 11% New England (Except Boston) 3% 4% <1% 3% 4% New York - NY 22% 31% 31% 35% 32% Other Northeast... View Details

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Health Policy (Management) - Doctoral

Robert S. Huckman , David Bates , David Cutler , and Julia Adler-Milstein Lauren Taylor, 2020 New York University, School of Medicine Advisors: David M. Cutler (Chair), Nien-he Hsieh , Christopher Winship ,... View Details

29 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent

for how executives should incentivize and reward talent?” How do you build an infrastructure around a star player? “Not all bets on star talent pay off in the long run,” notes Elberse, pointing to the New View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

April 2022
Case

Mastercard: Creating a World Beyond Cash

By: Sunil Gupta, Linda A. Hill, Julia Kelley and Emily Tedards

In late 2021, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach and Chairman and former CEO Ajaypal “Ajay” Banga considered how Mastercard could best position itself for continued success in the years to come. Since Mastercard’s initial public offering in 2006, the company had grown and... View Details

September 2021 (Revised December 2023)
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On the Bubble: Startup Bootstrapping

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Tom Quinn and Annelena Lobb

Bubble was a software company in the low-code/no-code market, making tools that allowed users without traditional programming backgrounds or technical skills to build software. The case covers cofounder Joshua Haas’s engineering background, as he experienced a high... View Details

July 2020
Case

Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics

By: Steven Rogers, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Alterrell Mills

The co-founders (Black HBS alumnae) of an e-commerce beauty startup explore the unmet needs within the beauty industry. This case study examines the entrepreneurial opportunities that come from identifying an underserved market, specifically within the Black community... View Details