Partners and Partnerships - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Jeff Surette and Mike Peters: A Winning Team at TB12

weeks later Surette was connected with TB12, a brand new company at the time, through a fellow HBS alum. He joined the company as a freelance consultant to help establish the business plan and grow the impact of TB12 over time, including... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

November 1989 (Revised April 2018)
Case

Automation Consulting Services

By: Robert Simons and Hilary Weston

Illustrates the management control challenges that are associated with rapid growth and geographic expansion. Situated at an offsite Executive Committee Retreat. The three founding partners of a specialized consulting firm are grappling with several difficult questions... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Governance Controls; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Expansion; Consulting Industry

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07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

science of nutrition began to develop in the 1890s; the presence of vitamins in food and the relationship between diet and disease are twentieth-century discoveries. But as he View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

23 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers

through on 20 reservations, a diner receives a $20 discount, valid at any OpenTable partner restaurant. Essentially, diners receive a buck per meal for reserving a table through OpenTable. "You might know the restaurant isn't going to be... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Air Transportation; Food & Beverage; Entertainment & Recreation

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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

care with health care partners Increase operational efficiencies: Match clinical resources to clinical processes and improve resource utilization Optimize costs over the full cycle of care Manage... View Details

10 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

research organizations that partnered with business groups and regulatory bodies. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53310 The Decline of Big-Bank Lending to Small Business:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2014
Blog Post

VCPE Club prepares for their annual conference…20 years and running!

today and into the future.” Prominent members of the financial community sponsor the conference, including Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Goodwin Procter LLP, Ernst and Young and... View Details

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

managerial capabilities of the acquirer. The two organizations can be quite complementary—indeed, when these arrangements are going to work out well, they have to be complementary—and that is why the search for a partner should be... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

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Workplace Rebellion: Lotte Jeffs On Francesca Gino’s New Book, Rebel Talent: Why It Pays To Break The Rules In Work And In Life

30 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)

and Founding Partner at Imaginary Ventures), and Angela F. Williams (President and CEO of United Way Worldwide) as well as 7 panels View Details

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

organization. International Students are Frequently Multilingual As the business landscape becomes increasingly international, the ability to fluently communicate in multiple languages is increasingly valuable for teams and organizations.... View Details

16 May 2018
Blog Post

Internship Success: Mutual Growth Brings Intern and Enterprise Together

asking questions about their products and process structure. It was a great way to really understand what I could expect if I got the job.” Tran will continue to develop more connections between Zillow and... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog

the course of the semester, we develop a set of interconnected frameworks that will be a useful toolbox for the future general manager. Grading / Course Administration: The grade allocation for this class will be 50% for class participation View Details

October 1989 (Revised August 1995)
Case

Tysons Corner

By: William J. Poorvu

Hollinswood Associates, a joint venture partnership, has developed and operated a Marriott Hotel in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The partnership has been very successful in the past but it is now facing a significant cash flow deficit. Designed to examine how a partnership... View Details

Keywords: Conflict Management; Change Management; Partners and Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Cash Flow; Investment; Accommodations Industry; Real Estate Industry; Virginia

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18 Oct 2016
Op-Ed

Why Business Should Invest in Community Health

including the Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs and Edible Schoolyard New York City, which focus on increasing the physical activity and healthy eating... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Howard Koh, and Pamela Yatsko; Health

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Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy - Recruiting

college graduation. In consulting, Leahy had her first exposure to the retail industry, working primarily with clients in the retail banking and consumer sector. “I received really great training in management consulting around working... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts

publications could be prosecuted, and at least a dozen rival firms came and went by the end of the century. Merchants themselves were more apt to sue if the Agency gave them advice about prospective trading... View Details

06 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

developing products that created shared value, defined as those that both generated profits and created positive social impact. One of the primary ways the company advanced such products was through establishing View Details

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

in partnering with Spark to develop its hemophilia B program. Also, the company is working with the FDA on a potential change to its protocol. The CEO is preparing for a board meeting, and he is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Dec 2019
News

Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring

alumni mentors are “leading professionals from either HBS or one of our partner institutions and represent a wide range of sectors including finance, industry and government.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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