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- 2016
- Teaching Note
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek—Lighting Liberia
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Teaching Note for Case 313-032. After successful careers as lawyers and Fellows in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative, Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek set out to tackle a large-scale infrastructure challenge in a complex environment by ultimately using advanced... View Details
Keywords: Solar; Solar Power; Electricity; Clean Technology; Scaling-up; Economic Development; Partnerships; Sustainability; Innovation; Leadership Skills; Renewable Energy; Energy; Infrastructure; Information Technology; Economy; Partners and Partnerships; Distribution; Innovation Leadership; Leadership; Social Entrepreneurship; Change Management; Energy Industry; Africa; Liberia
Kanter, Rosabeth M., Tessa Natanay Hamilton, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Richard Fahey and Robert Saudek—Lighting Liberia." Harvard Business Publishing Teaching Note 316034, 2016.
- January 1989 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
General Electric: Valley Forge (A)
By: Robert L. Simons
A series of eight vignette cases designed to be taught in one classroom session. This case describes a potential problem in the way that General Electric has billed the government under a large defense contract. Designed to allow students to discuss what actions top... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; Contracts; Policy; Accounting; Management Teams; Business and Government Relations; Industrial Products Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Valley Forge (A)." Harvard Business School Case 189-009, January 1989. (Revised April 1991.)
- April 2010
- Case
Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and James Quinn
Groupe Ariel evaluates a proposal from its Mexican subsidiary to purchase and install cost-saving equipment at a manufacturing facility in Monterrey. The improvements will allow the plant to automate recycling and remanufacturing of toner and printer cartridges, an... View Details
Keywords: Exchange Rates; Securities Analysis; Project Evaluation; International Finance; Debt Securities; Currency Exchange Rate; Cash Flow; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Capital Budgeting; Europe; Mexico
Luehrman, Timothy A., and James Quinn. "Groupe Ariel S.A.: Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-194, April 2010.
- February 2018
- Case
Qualtrics (A)
By: Doug J. Chung and James M. Lattin
Qualtrics was an online survey research platform and since the beginning, the company had relied entirely on an inside sales model—sales done remotely without face-to-face contact with clients. The low-cost inside sales model, along with an emphasis on a strong sales... View Details
Keywords: Sales Strategy; Inside Sales Model; Sales; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Chung, Doug J., and James M. Lattin. "Qualtrics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 518-082, February 2018.
- October 1984
- Case
NIKE (D): Leisure Shoes
Focusing on middle manager Harry Leidboldt, this case presents a clear-cut strategic issue--should Nike move into the leisure shoe business? The teaching objective is to first view the decision as a business problem--can Nike succeed in this business? and secondly, to... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Expansion; Marketing Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Management Teams; Product Development; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry
Christensen, C. Roland. "NIKE (D): Leisure Shoes." Harvard Business School Case 385-031, October 1984.
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Paul is primarily interested in teaching data science to management students through the case method. This includes technical topics (programming and statistics) as well as higher-level management issues (digital transformation, data governance, etc.) As a research... View Details
Keywords: A/B Testing; AI; AI Algorithms; AI Creativity; Algorithm; Algorithm Bias; Algorithmic Bias; Algorithmic Fairness; Algorithms; Analytics; Application Program Interface; Artificial Intelligence; Causality; Causal Inference; Computing; Computers; Data Analysis; Data Analytics; Data Architecture; Data As A Service; Data Centers; Data Governance; Data Labeling; Data Management; Data Manipulation; Data Mining; Data Ownership; Data Privacy; Data Protection; Data Science; Data Science And Analytics Management; Data Scientists; Data Security; Data Sharing; Data Strategy; Data Visualization; Database; Data-driven Decision-making; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Operations; Datathon; Economics Of AI; Economics Of Innovation; Economics Of Information System; Economics Of Science; Forecast; Forecast Accuracy; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Machine Learning Models; Prediction; Prediction Error; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Models; Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Digital Transformation; Information Management; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption
- March 2018
- Teaching Note
Augmedix
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-048. Augmedix provides a service that live-streams video of patient appointments to a remote scribe, freeing up significant physician time from electronic medical record data-entry tasks. The venture is confronting decisions in areas such... View Details
- February 2020
- Teaching Plan
Health Leads: Reaching for Impact
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Julia Kelley
This teaching plan is designed to be used in conjunction with the case "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)," HBS No. 517-022, and its related products, "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (B)," HBS No. 517-023, and "Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)," HBS... View Details
- 03 Feb 2022
- Video
Professor Debora Spar: Symphonic
- 10 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Working with Professors at HBS
working with Anita Elberse, the famed media and entertainment professor at HBS. I had read about Anita even before applying to business school. She only teaches in the EC year, however, I reached out once I stepped foot on campus to... View Details
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Delivery Start-Ups Are Back Like It’s 1999
- 03 Feb 2016
- Video
The Space Shuttle Columbia’s Final Mission
- 28 Nov 2012
- News
Study reveals secrets to Sir Alex Ferguson's success
- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
Teaching a case study on the National Geographic Society for the first time, HBS professor David A. Garvin walks out to the middle of the horseshoe-shaped classroom and asks his students, "How many of... View Details
- January 2023
- Exercise
Identify the Health Care Venture
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace
This case enables rapid learning of the key financial characteristics of many types of health care organizations and to diagnose their financial status. It is a surprisingly fun exercise (see the Teaching Note) accomplished by organizing groups of students that compete... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Spending; Health Care Financing; Health Care Industry; Health Care Operations; Health Care Delivery; Health Care and Treatment; Financial Condition; Health Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and James Wallace. "Identify the Health Care Venture." Harvard Business School Exercise 323-061, January 2023.
- April 2020 (Revised June 2025)
- Teaching Note
HubSpot and Motion AI: Chatbot-Enabled CRM and HubSpot and Motion AI (B): Generative AI Opportunities
By: Jill Avery and Thomas Steenburgh
Teaching Note for HBS No. 518-067 and HBS No. 524-088.
There are two cases in this series. The first entitled “HubSpot and Motion AI: Chatbot-Enabled CRM,” drives the main discussion. The second entitled “HubSpot and Motion AI (B): Generative AI... View Details
There are two cases in this series. The first entitled “HubSpot and Motion AI: Chatbot-Enabled CRM,” drives the main discussion. The second entitled “HubSpot and Motion AI (B): Generative AI... View Details
- 21 Oct 2011
- News
Business School Students Agog over Gaga
- April 2014
- Teaching Plan
Beidahuang
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Lane
This teaching plan is designed to support the teaching of Beidahuang, HBS No. 914-412, rev. March 2014. Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Sourcing; Beidahuang; S; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Supply Chain Management; Trade; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; China
Goldberg, Ray A., and David Lane. "Beidahuang." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 914-415, April 2014.
- November 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Alaska Airlines and Flight 261 (A)
Weeks after the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, 64 mechanics claim that they have been "pressured, threatened, and intimidated" into taking shortcuts. After briefly describing Alaska Airlines' history and CEO John Kelly, the case details how the airline responded... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Air Transportation; Crisis Management; Labor and Management Relations; Air Transportation Industry; Alaska
Watkins, Michael D., and Kim Slack. "Alaska Airlines and Flight 261 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 801-113, November 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- 07 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Art of Haggling
trainers, Wheeler says, explaining why the hard-boiled notion of "more for me, less for you" doesn't get any play in some classrooms. "Likewise, I'm not interested in training a bunch of used-car salesmen," adds Wheeler, who View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston