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  • 01 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 1, 2006

students to debate the company's concept, its strategic decision on how quickly it would like to grow, and some key decisions on its supply chain. At the time of the case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

government, and not-for-profits. To war against COVID To aid the fight against COVID-19, here are seven key frameworks and approaches with roots in military strategy that are taught in leading Agile and strategy programs. They can help your organization adapt quickly... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary

company. “There is a clear distinction between the board of directors and the management team,” explains Tian. “I have the right to hire and fire people. I’ve hired about twelve hundred employees so far but none of them on instructions from my shareholders. I make most... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Telecommunications; Information
  • Web

Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) - Course Catalog

illustrate opposing viewpoints. Course Content and Organization Cases typically analyze the value implications of major strategic decisions or analysis of unique business models. It will utilize more... View Details
  • March 2008
  • Case

Cambrian House

By: Peter A. Coles, Karim R. Lakhani and Andrew P. McAfee
Cambrian House builds internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and also participate in a monthly voting... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Voting; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Management; Marketing Strategy; Open Source Distribution; Product Development; Strategic Planning; Business and Community Relations; Internet
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  • Web

On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

On Course For Ivy So (MBA 2015), the decision to attend business school was a tough call—after years of seeking opportunities to apply her business background to social change, she was enjoying her work in building the market for impact... View Details
  • Web

Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Dickey A native of San Francisco, Landon Dickey (MBA 2013) has come home. Cur... Ripple Effect Timothy Nicolette Tim Nicolette (MBA 2008) had always known he wanted to make a differen... Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management... View Details
  • 03 May 2021
  • What Do You Think?

Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

(Image credit: iStockphoto/adamkaz) CEO activism entered a new chapter with the decision by more than 200 leaders of large corporations last month to publicly declare their support for voting rights for Americans and, by extension, their... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • Web

Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog

spring course, Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) 1417, students cannot take both of them. Career Focus This course provides a general management perspective on corporate finance and is designed to improve your ability to make strategic... View Details
  • February 2001
  • Case

ALWAYSi

By: Paul A. Gompers and Sergio Rattner
Anthony Soohoo, COO at ALWAYSi, an independent film distributor, is preparing projections for the company. Soohoo must decide which revenue streams the company should pursue. The firm is faced with a variety of attractive opportunities. View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Business Strategy; Revenue; Film Entertainment; Strategic Planning; Business Startups; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution

than 35 Israeli-Jordanian and Israeli- Egyptian joint ventures are already up and running. Why are top Middle Eastern business leaders now seeking out strategic alliances with their neighbors? What benefits can regional cooperation at the... View Details
Keywords: Michael Porter, Yagil Weinberg, and Noreena Hertz
  • Mar 2012
  • Article

Does America Really Need Manufacturing?

Too many U.S. companies base decisions about where to locate production largely on narrow financial criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take... View Details
  • 25 Jun 2019
  • Blog Post

Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program

pharmaceutical company.  I then chose to go to HBS to get my first formal training in business.  This has helped me to become fluent in the language of business, evaluate strategic decisions through a... View Details
  • 21 Sep 2016
  • News

Leadership in Motion

For self-described compulsive worker Jane Veron (MBA 1991), the decision to step away from her marketing role at American Express some 18 years ago reflected the desire to put down roots with her husband and young daughters in Scarsdale,... View Details
  • March 2005
  • Case

Henkel Iberica (A)

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
In 2002, Esteban Garriga, customer service director at Henkel Iberica, questions whether Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) would help manage retail promotions and limit their impact on the stock-outs and obsolete inventory. Describes the... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Forecasting and Prediction; Price; Distribution Channels; Strategic Planning; Commercialization; Valuation; Rail Industry; Germany; Spain
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  • September 2006 (Revised April 2007)
  • Case

Medtronic Vision 2010

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Describes the company's year-long efforts to transition from a medical device company selling products to physicians for use with patients suffering chronic end-stage disease, to a medical technology company providing life-long solutions for people with chronic... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Transition; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Financial Management; Financing and Loans; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Health Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2012
  • News

Alumni Book Briefs

best global brands are by design also the leading local brands. The authors offer a new way to think about place in every strategic decision, from where to place products on the shelf to how to leverage consumer associations with... View Details
Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information
  • 01 Jan 2012
  • News

Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

male-dominated mining community. The first woman and non–South African to lead the 95-year-old company, Carroll, a native of Princeton, New Jersey, was hired as a change agent, and her combination of compassion, strategic vision, and... View Details
  • 13 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52729 May 2017 Judgment and Decision Making Is Saving Lives Your Task or God's? Religiosity, Belief in God, and Moral Judgment By: Barak-Corren, Netta, and Max Bazerman Abstract—Should a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

of quantifiable risks. In addition, recent corporate governance guidelines advocate the 'business partner' role of risk management. The COSO Enterprise Risk Management framework (2003) explicitly defines risk management as a high level, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace