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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

better stakeholder engagement and transparency around CSR performance, are important in reducing capital constraints. The results are further confirmed using an instrumental variables and a simultaneous equations approach. Finally, we show that the relation is driven... View Details
  • November 2000
  • Case

Geocast Network Systems, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Christina L. Darwall and Elizabeth Kind
Geocast, a venture-backed start-up, had developed innovative technology for "datacasting" broadband information and entertainment content to an external hard drive, where it was cached for later retrieval by a Web-enabled PC. By using terrestrial TV, direct broadcast... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Information Management; Technological Innovation; Marketing Channels; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Web Services Industry
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

hrs/week Pay by July 10 $1,850 Certificate New Entrepreneurial Marketing Professor Christina Wallace Develop the entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit to create a viable, scalable business with minimal data,... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Case Study: Testing the Waters

Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Case Study: Staking a Claim

Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

(photo by Christina Gandolfo) Perhaps not surprisingly, Oliver “Chip” Brewer III (MBA 1991) found his first job in golf while playing the game with a friend who happened to know the founder of Adams Golf. At... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • June 2003 (Revised January 2006)
  • Case

Xilinx, Inc. (A)

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Christina Darwall
Is it possible to create a great business and a company? Wim Roelandts sets out, in the context of Xilinx, to create a high-performance organization without sacrificing the human dimension. Roelandts experiences additional pressure when the company is affected by a... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Design
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  • 2012
  • Article

Wider dem sauren Mund. Beiersdorfs U.S.-Geschaeft mit der Zahnpastamarke Pebeco

By: G. Jones and Christina Lubinski
This article examines the growth and ultimate demise of the toothpaste brand Pebeco, which was created by the German personal care company Beiersdorf in 1903. The brand was an enormous international success, becoming for a time the largest toothpaste brand in the... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Marketing Strategy; Markets; Change; Customers; Social Psychology; Science; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Germany
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Leadership and Corporate Accountability

By: Christina R. Wing

In this course, students learn about the complex responsibilities facing business leaders today. Through cases about difficult managerial decisions, the course examines the legal, ethical, and economic responsibilities of corporate leaders. It also teaches students... View Details

  • 27 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 27

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/312029-PDF-ENG Willy Jacobsohn and Beiersdorf: Managing Expropriation and Anti-Semitism Geoffrey G. Jones and Christina LubinskiHarvard Business School Case 811-060 This case examines the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2004 (Revised July 2005)
  • Case

Linux in 2004

By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Brian Subirana and Christina Pham
A new technology platform conceived in the early 1990s, Linux developed into a force to be reckoned with in the operating system marketplace. At first, Linux was dismissed as a renegade option used only by tech geeks. By 2004, however, Linux had exploded into the... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Open Source Distribution; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Information Technology Industry
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  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

Egypt, Australia, Ireland, Ecuador, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Kenya among others. Within the U.S, the geographical spread is just as wide, with founders from Boston to Texas. And about two-thirds of Climate Circle teams are led by women or... View Details
  • September 2024
  • Technical Note

Note on CEO Succession in Family Enterprises

By: Christina R. Wing, Kara A. Perusse and Hillary B. Sieber
This note aims to offer guidance and insights into navigating CEO succession, whether involving family or non-family executives, and emphasizes the importance of providing clarity on the criteria for selection. By understanding the nuances and best practices of CEO... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Transition; Management Succession
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  • 2011
  • Working Paper

Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990

By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines corporate strategies of political risk management during the twentieth century. It focuses especially on Beiersdorf, a German-based pharmaceutical and skin care company. During World War I the expropriation of its brands and trademarks... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk Management; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Intellectual Property; Cooperation; Business and Government Relations; Germany
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  • 01 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

the activities of businesses to expand their DTC business into a true omnichannel relationship. In part because of COVID-19, there was more change to DTC businesses in 2020 than there was for the prior 10 years. Our 2021 version increases the challenges of this work... View Details
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) for Innovating in Health Care (Wiley, forthcoming). Hubert Joly : Named HEC Paris Person of the Year in 2020. Hubert Joly : Named Retailer of the Year by Forbes in... View Details
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • Blog Post

From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

superlative for “Most Cold-Called” after our first semester.) More importantly, HBS also helped me expand my own knowledge of the sector. One highlight was participating in an optional Short Intensive Program called Moving Beyond DTC, led View Details
  • 14 Feb 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

list of the most eminent psychological scientists, provide a broad range of insightful perspectives. This book is essential reading for students, researchers, and professionals interested in learning about the development of the biggest ideas in modern psychological... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

Vincent, and Clémence Tricaud Abstract—In French parliamentary and local elections, candidates ranked first and second in the first round automatically qualify for the second round, while a third candidate qualifies only when selected by... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Professor Laura Alfaro + More Info – Less Info Fueled by a series of recent political events and actors, anti-globalization has been growing. From the rise of political platforms pinning blame on openness to imports and immigration to the... View Details