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- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Grocery Chain Workers Want Their CEO Back
Summit TV, South Africa
Bob Eccles and George Serafeim Harvard Business School on their investigation into the King Code of Governance and how it has impacted the way corporates do business in South Africa. View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
How Important Is a Headquarters? One CEO Considers Getting Rid of It
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Working PapersA Gentler Capitalism: Black Business Leadership in the New South Africa Authors:Linda A. Hill and Maria T. Farkas Author's Abstract Through her efforts to recruit, hire, and develop minority... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=206108 The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Hambrecht & Quist
By: Thomas J. DeLong and Nicole Tempest
Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q), an investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, has a very unique culture relative to its Wall Street counterparts. Firm members and even competitors describe the culture as entrepreneurial, team-driven, non-bureaucratic, and... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Investment Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Organizational Culture; Competitive Advantage; Banking Industry; San Francisco
DeLong, Thomas J., and Nicole Tempest. "Hambrecht & Quist." Harvard Business School Case 898-161, April 1998. (Revised November 1999.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Chu's research is focused on business and low income sectors, particularly in the use of commercial platforms to deliver what has traditionally been considered public responsibilities. In the last three decades, business models have emerged to meet the underserved... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Microfinance; Base Of The Pyramid; Role Of Profit And Social Impact; Private Sector Development; Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Health Care and Treatment; Management; Social Enterprise; Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Health Industry; Latin America; North and Central America; Asia; Africa
- Research Summary
Environmental Management
Forest L. Reinhardt is exploring the strategic and operational problems of firms in environmentally significant industries. His book, Down to Earth: Applying Business Principles to Environmental Management (published in 2000 by Harvard Business School Press),... View Details
- August 1995 (Revised January 2024)
- Supplement
Health Stop (B): Starting Up
Describes the long waiting time experienced by customers in Health Stops and asks students to specify the changes in its business model which could help solve the problem. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Health Industry; Retail Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E. "Health Stop (B): Starting Up." Harvard Business School Supplement 196-051, August 1995. (Revised January 2024.)
- December 1997 (Revised October 2008)
- Case
Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A)
By: John J. Gabarro
Wolfgang Keller, manager of the Ukrainian subsidiary of a German beer company, faces a managerial dilemma. His subordinate, Dmitri Brodsky, is a talented and experienced commercial director who is not meeting his goals expediently and often requires considerable... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Performance Evaluation; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Behavior; Conflict Management; Situation or Environment; Failure; Employee Relationship Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Ukraine; Germany
Gabarro, John J. "Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-045, December 1997. (Revised October 2008.)
- December 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Levenger Company
By: Myra M. Hart, Kristin Lieb and Victoria Winston
The Leveens started a high-end catalog business as a small home-based venture in 1987. It grew into a nationally recognized, $60 million company, offering products that ranged from unique pens and pencils to leather briefcases and fully furnished offices. In 1999, it... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Financial Liquidity; Business Exit or Shutdown; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Value; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; United States
Hart, Myra M., Kristin Lieb, and Victoria Winston. "Levenger Company." Harvard Business School Case 805-004, December 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
The Challenge of Shared Prosperity
In the 2015 survey on U.S. competitiveness, HBS alumni weigh in on the current state and future trajectory of U.S. competitiveness as well as the structural strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. business environment. In addition, alumni delve deeper into two aspects... View Details
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
captivated Harvard Business School’s Raffaella Sadun for more than a decade. “The question is, Are there certain practices that are beneficial to firm performance regardless of the industry or the country in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
I’m From the South and Going Back: Why HBS Was the Best School for Me
It was February of 2021. I had just joined the Zoom interview from the guest bedroom of our townhouse in Smyrna, Georgia, struggling to fight off the imposter syndrome that had lived rent-free in the back of... View Details
- 23 Sep 2013
- News
That Online Review May Really Be Too Good to Be True
- 13 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
The U.S. Job Search for International Students
international students should know about working in the U.S. after business school. Do many international students choose to work in the U.S. after View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- News
Contextual Intelligence
- 08 Aug 2019
- News