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    Rosabeth M. Kanter

    Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct... View Details

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    An Opportunity for Global Engagement

    • October 2012 (Revised February 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    Logoplaste: Global Growing Challenges (TN)

    By: Juan Alcacer
    The case follows Logoplaste in its transformation from a small player in the plastic container industry in Portugal to a mid-sized global firm with operations in 11 countries. The case summarizes Logoplaste's history, with an emphasis on the milestones of its global... View Details
    Keywords: R＆D; Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Operations Strategy; Global Strategy; Competition; Operations; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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    • April 2008 (Revised May 2012)
    • Case

    Ti-Tech (A)

    By: Benson P. Shapiro, John T. Gourville and Craig E. Cline
    This case concerns the selection and scheduling of orders by a small industrial titanium fabricator that recently has been plagued by poor deliveries and a lack of capacity. At the time of the case, Ti-Tech must decide which of four orders to accept, with capacity... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Metals and Minerals; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Supply Chain Management; Performance Capacity; Industrial Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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    • 13 Oct 2015
    • News

    How Thin Political Markets Undermine Democracy

    • 31 Oct 2014
    • News

    Silicon valley: start-up founders under pressure

    • 12 May 2023
    • Video

    Students Strive to Solve Climate Change

      Mark43

      The founders of Mark43, an early-stage startup that provides software for law enforcement agencies, must decide whether to bid on a request for proposals (RFP) from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On the one hand, LAPD would be a second large and... View Details
      • January 2003 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      The Credit Suisse Group

      By: Ashish Nanda and Kelley Elizabeth Morrell
      On September 19, 2002, Lukas Muhlemann announced that he would step down as chairman and CEO of the Credit Suisse Group, effective January 1, 2003. The bank had progressed from a small Swiss start-up 150 years ago to a global banking powerhouse. Over the past 5 years,... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Management Succession; Problems and Challenges; Business Startups; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Switzerland
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      • 2017
      • Working Paper

      Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship

      By: Eleanor W. Dillon and Christopher T. Stanton
      Small business owners and others in self-employment have the option to transition to paid work. If there is initial uncertainty about entrepreneurial earnings, this option increases the expected lifetime value of self-employment relative to pay in a single year. This... View Details
      Keywords: Self-employed; Small Business; Business Earnings; Entrepreneurship; Ownership; Compensation and Benefits
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        The Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance

        There is a growing belief that scalable and low-cost AI assistance can improve firm decision-making and economic performance. However, running a business involves a myriad of open-ended problems, making it hard to generalize from recent studies showing that generative... View Details
        • March 2010 (Revised May 2011)
        • Case

        Dubai in Crisis

        By: Noel Maurer
        On November 25, 2009, the small city-state of Dubai shook financial markets across the world when the Dubai World holding companies announced that it would ask its creditors to standstill its debts. After three decades of phenomenal growth, something had gone off the... View Details
        Keywords: Business Model; Development Economics; Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Business History; Business and Government Relations; Dubai
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        • 2009
        • Working Paper

        Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size

        By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
        We examine the effect of US branch banking deregulations on the entry size of new firms using micro-data from the US Census Bureau. We find that the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, among firms that survived at least... View Details
        Keywords: Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Market Entry and Exit; Banking Industry; United States
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          Roy D. Shapiro

          Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

          • May 1990 (Revised July 1991)
          • Case

          Workbench Pricing Strategy

          An abridged version of Workbench, most notably the results of two customer surveys, given in their complete form in Workbench. Focuses on the pricing decision for a small contemporary furniture retailer. Should Workbench continue its highly promotional pricing policy... View Details
          Keywords: Price; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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          • December 1986 (Revised December 1993)
          • Case

          Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A)

          Describes the evolution of Johnsonville Sausage through a generation of management and from a small operation to a large concern of over 500 employees. Describes how each of the functional areas in the firm has evolved, and how its structure and systems have changed... View Details
          Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Transformation; Growth and Development; Food and Beverage Industry
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          • 27 Jun 2005
          • Research & Ideas

          Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

          Political connections and family control are more common in Asian businesses than in the United States. In addition, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills, American CEOs tend to use one of five leadership styles: directive, participative,... View Details
          Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
          • October 2020 (Revised November 2023)
          • Case

          COVID-19 Testing at Everlywell

          By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
          In March 2020, as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the U.S., Everlywell founder Julia Cheek considers how to respond as a small start-up specializing in at-home lab testing. After making dramatic budget cuts, she decides to pivot the organization to address the... View Details
          Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Venture Capital; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Leading Change; Technology Adoption; Digital Platforms; Competitive Strategy; Science; Adaptation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Crisis Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Government Legislation; Health; Health Testing and Trials; Health Pandemics; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Texas; United States
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          • 11 Apr 2024
          • In Practice

          Why Progress on Immigration Might Soften Labor Pains

          Almost one-third of Americans consider immigration the most important “problem” that the United States faces, according to a new Gallup poll. And yet, companies say they need far more workers than the current system allows. Some business... View Details
          Keywords: by Rachel Layne
          • 08 Apr 2021
          • Blog Post

          HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights

          analytics for startups and small businesses. It is a very dynamic environment; I spent half of last year leading a new product launch (from customer discovery to creating marketing collateral) and the rest of the time on hiring, strategy,... View Details