women in business - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2001
Teaching Note

Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN

In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Developing Countries and Economies; Business Education; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Information Technology

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December 2004 (Revised May 2005)
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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

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24 Jul 2015
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John to speak on the plus-side of our irrationality

10 Feb 2015
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Harvard Opens Up Online Biz Program To Experienced Managers

10 Mar 2020
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'They're getting pummeled': Travel industry reeling from coronavirus concerns, anxiety

22 Oct 2014
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Initiative for a Competitive Inner City recognizes inner city entrepreneurs

2016
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Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma

By: Charles A. O'Reilly and Michael Tushman

In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed—think of Blockbuster, Kodak, and RadioShack. When we read about their demise, it often seems inevitable—a natural part of "creative destruction." But closer examination reveals a disturbing truth:... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management

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December 2008
Article

The Teaching of Strategy: From General Manager to Analyst and Back Again?

By: Joseph L. Bower

Courses in strategy are an outgrowth of the business policy course first taught at Harvard Business School in 1912. This article examines how the teaching of a course concerned with the development and implementation of the goals and policies of a firm changed during... View Details

Keywords: Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Teaching; Policy; Business History; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy

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Research Community - Doctoral

Research Community Innovative Research, Lasting Relationships Harvard Business School invests more than $140 million in research annually—more than any other school. These funds give researchers at the... View Details

19 Dec 2011
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Anthony J. Mayo: An Interview by Bob Morris

08 May 2011
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Bribing the kids

22 Mar 2021
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A Harvard Professor Brings 5G to M.B.A. Students

26 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing

products—as less credible and less trustworthy, according to research by recent Harvard Business School MBA graduate Alessia Vettese. “People used to watch celebrities on the red carpet talking about what they were wearing, or they would... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Initiatives | About

students, and alumni connect with practitioners in the field to develop insights that drive impact. They provide powerful platforms to address complex, multi-dimensional topics that demand a new managerial mindset. Harvard View Details

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Environmental Management

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

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

13 Nov 2018
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Is Democracy Today As Vulnerable As It Was During World War I?

January 2007 (Revised April 2008)
Case

The Case of the Unidentified Industries - 2006

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in its financial statements. View Details

Keywords: Financial Statements; Business Ventures; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Management

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02 May 2017
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Are You A Victim Of Price Discrimination?

August 2023
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Ripple 2023

By: David B. Yoffie, Andy Wu and Sarah von Bargen

This case covers Ripple’s events from 2020–2023. The focus of this case is Ripple’s 2023 victory over the SEC, which sued Ripple in 2020 claiming that they did not register their XRP coins as securities. After Ripple’s victory, CEO Garlinghouse faced numerous... View Details

Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Currency; Lawsuits and Litigation; Business Strategy

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