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- 08 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles
contracted the national polling company CivicScience to survey more than 13,000 workers from a variety of industries across the country. They found that nearly 18 percent of workers were recruited to their positions by a firm or an... View Details
- June 2020
- Case
TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp.
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel W. Fisher
In April 2013, TransDigm, a company that manufactured a wide range of highly engineered aerospace parts for both military and commercial aircraft, announced an agreement to acquire Aerosonic Corporation for $39 million in cash (1.2 times Aerosonic’s sales of $31... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth Management; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Valuation; Negotiation; Cash Flow; Contracts; Aerospace Industry; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Esty, Benjamin C., and Daniel W. Fisher. "TransDigm: The Acquisition of Aerosonic Corp." Harvard Business School Case 720-480, June 2020.
- 18 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is
changed its business model from selling copiers to renting copiers and charging by the number of copies made, IoT-based companies may need to innovate on how they charge for their products, selling assets, or software-as-a-service, or shared savings View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
network of individual contracts or the vision of its entrepreneur. The people inside firms learned, developed effective routines, and innovated. While we have sophisticated theories of competition in economics, the cooperative teamwork... View Details
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Harvard Business School
Partnership into a sustainable and influential social enterprise. She also served as a consultant to such corporations as Abt Associates, Contract Research Corporation, and Urban Systems Research and Engineering. Wiley is currently a... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
choices, be efficient, spend a lot of money on childcare (pre Covid...) and set up a lot of help, and sadly, deprioritize sleep and exercise. Funny HBS moment: In class one afternoon I was in pain from contractions, they were not real View Details
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Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course)
The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Strategy; Macroeconomics; State Capitalism; Political Economy; Emerging Markets; Multinational Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Economics; Energy Industry; Retail Industry; Mining Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; China; Africa; Dubai; Pakistan; India; Brazil; Russia; Cuba; Argentina
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
that have other so-called executory contracts like supply agreements and collective bargaining agreements which receive similar favorable treatment under the Bankruptcy Code; and those that have deeper business problems that might benefit... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
started by offering the new product to their existing clients and eventually expanded its focus to new clients such as small bars and restaurants. The product will be offered for free for 2020, and interested clients will be able to sign a licensing View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
opportunity to work to overcome the whistleblower’s allegations. Government agencies only reduce total contract dollar volume if the allegations are ultimately deemed to have merit. “I think it’s a surprisingly sophisticated interplay... View Details
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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
The old adage “get it in writing” may be sound advice, but if you are looking to build trust, you might want to think twice about signing a contract. Recent research by HBS assistant professor Deepak Malhotra and Keith Murnighan (of the Kellogg School of Management)... View Details
- February 1977 (Revised May 1980)
- Case
Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. (A)
Porter, Michael E. "Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 377-170, February 1977. (Revised May 1980.)
- January 1977
- Teaching Note
Fabritek Corp., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-669-004). View Details
- Article
Prepare Your Company for Global Pricing
By: Das Narayandas, John Quelch and Gordon Swartz
Narayandas, Das, John Quelch, and Gordon Swartz. "Prepare Your Company for Global Pricing." MIT Sloan Management Review 42, no. 1 (Fall 2000): 61–70.
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding how trust impacts delivering superior performance
Why does one company succeed, while another fails? The research of Rebecca M. Henderson (MBA 1985, AM 1988, PhD 1988), University Professor, indicates that a fundamental difference concerns informal relational contracts between employers,... View Details
- January 1996 (Revised January 1996)
- Teaching Note
Colonial Broadcasting Co. TN
By: Arthur Schleifer Jr. and George Wu
Teaching Note for (9-894-011). View Details
- October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Background Note
Structuring Real Estate Deals: An Investor's Perspective
By: Arthur I Segel
Addresses the following questions: What are the portfolio-level implications? What are the asset-level characteristics? How do I invest? With whom do I invest? What do I get for my investment? What protections do I have? When and how do I get out? View Details
Segel, Arthur I. "Structuring Real Estate Deals: An Investor's Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 208-066, October 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- December 1994 (Revised September 1996)
- Case
Cementownia Odra (A)
The Polish government is privatizing Cementownia Odra, a cement firm. Tomasz Budziak, a team leader, is negotiating on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Privatization. Hans-Hugo Miebach, owner of a German cement company, has made an attractive offer; a deal hinges on... View Details
Wu, George, and Arnold Holle. "Cementownia Odra (A)." Harvard Business School Case 895-004, December 1994. (Revised September 1996.)