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- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
aligned with its strategic performance goals and its human and customer-centric values. Because managers at all levels are held accountable for implementing and maintaining this governance and learning system, it becomes embedded in the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer
- March 2019 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
HelloSelf: Foundation
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On January 6, 2019, HelloSelf, a London-based “BrainTech” company, founded a year earlier by Charles Wells, soft launched. The proposition was simply to help its members “Be your Best Self.” The company provided its registered members with access to a clinical... View Details
Keywords: Startup; Start-up; Startup Management; Startup Marketing; Startups; Start-ups; BrainTech; Marketing Research; Strategic Decision Making; Strategy Development; Strategy Dynamics; Neuroscience; Cognition; Cognitive Psychology; Health ＆ Wellness; Health Care; Health Care Reform; Health Care Outcomes; Self-awareness; Mental Health; Wellbeing; Wellness; Funding; Equity Financing; Raising Capital; Synergies; Team Building; National Health Insurance; Artificial Intelligence; MVP; Business Startups; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Management; Well-being; Marketing Channels; Decision Making; Strategy; Technology; United Kingdom; London
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 719-492, March 2019. (Revised June 2021.)
- July 1997
- Case
We've Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corporation's Cardiac Pacemaker Business
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Illustrates how a new management team at Medtronic's Cardiac Pacemaker business reversed a steep decline in market share by adopting certain management principles for new product development: clarifying strategy, aggregating project planning, accommodating the number... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Innovation Strategy; Innovation and Management; Product Development; Health; Technology; Change Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
Christensen, Clayton M. "We've Got Rhythm! Medtronic Corporation's Cardiac Pacemaker Business." Harvard Business School Case 698-004, July 1997.
Robert S. Kaplan
Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Fellow and Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He joined the HBS faculty in 1984 after spending 16 years on the faculty of the business school at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he... View Details
- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
FARM Rio: Bringing a Brazilian Fashion Brand to the World
By: Isamar Troncoso and Jill Avery
FARM Rio, a twenty-six year old Brazilian fashion brand, had recently put down roots in the U.S. The brand, known for its bold, colorful, nature-inspired tropical prints, was testing the waters in Europe to assess if and how the brand should further expand globally.... View Details
Keywords: Global Marketing; Go-to-market Strategy; Global Branding; Brand Positioning; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Market Entry and Exit; Distribution Channels; Expansion; Fashion Industry; Brazil; United States; Europe
Troncoso, Isamar, and Jill Avery. "FARM Rio: Bringing a Brazilian Fashion Brand to the World." Harvard Business School Case 524-003, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 05 Dec 2018
- News
6 Ways Traveling Makes You A Better Employee
- 18 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work
should not assume that everyone on their team identifies as a man or woman; sharing preferred pronouns can be a small step toward inclusiveness. Most non-binary respondents in the survey used “they/them.” View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
Jill J. Avery
Dr. Jill Avery is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator in the marketing unit at Harvard Business School. She is a respected authority on branding and brand management, customer relationship... View Details
Keywords: consumer products; arts; advertising; automobiles; retailing; fashion; hotels ＆ motels; food; beverage
- October 2009
- Case
Digital Chocolate
By: Linda A. Hill and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in Silicon Valley in 2003 to develop outstanding games for mobile devices. By 2008, the company had expanded its operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard... View Details
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry
Hill, Linda A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Digital Chocolate." Harvard Business School Case 410-049, October 2009.
- Career Coach
Rebecca Emerick
Rebecca is a Corporate Relations Director in the HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) office. She has worked in CPD since 2008 and serves as the consulting industry lead for the office. In addition, she manages the recruiting... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- March 2024 (Revised September 2024)
- Case
Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and George Gonzalez
Founded in 2010, Supercell was a Helsinki, Finland-based mobile gaming company that had developed and launched five global hit mobile games: Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Hay Day, Brawl Stars, and Boom Beach. The company’s early philosophy was that it could produce... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Video Game Industry; Finland
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and George Gonzalez. "Supercell 2.0: Clash of Plans." Harvard Business School Case 824-180, March 2024. (Revised September 2024.)
- May 2024
- Case
LinkedIn Corporation, 2024
By: David B. Yoffie, George Gonzalez and Emily Grandjean
By 2024, the LinkedIn profile was well established as the professional identity of record on the Internet. Following a multi-year effort to expand the platform’s user base, as well as a period of rapid growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, LinkedIn’s membership had... View Details
Keywords: Platform; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Goals and Objectives; Social Media; Network Effects; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Technology Industry; Employment Industry; Sunnyvale
Yoffie, David B., George Gonzalez, and Emily Grandjean. "LinkedIn Corporation, 2024." Harvard Business School Case 724-484, May 2024.
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Where Are All the Women in Private Equity?
How to Stress-Test Your Strategy
What are the biggest problems companies face in executing their strategies? Robert Simons explains why management teams must ask themselves tough questions, like "What could cause our business to fail?"
View Details- October 2007 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Dove: Evolution of a Brand
By: John A. Deighton
Examines the evolution of Dove from functional brand to a brand with a point of view after Unilever designated it as a masterbrand, and expanded its portfolio to cover entries into a number of sectors beyond the original bath soap category. The development causes the... View Details
Keywords: History; Expansion; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Digital Marketing; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Deighton, John A. "Dove: Evolution of a Brand." Harvard Business School Case 508-047, October 2007. (Revised March 2008.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 17 Dec 2009
- News
Harvard Business School Faculty Critique Executive Compensation
- 20 Jun 2021
- News
After the Pandemic, Expect More Work for Freelancers
- January 2013
- Supplement
The Great East Japan Earthquake (C): Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital's Response
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Yukiko Sakai, Rebecca Agonafir, Peter Cholewinski, Allison Kean and Emily Kloeblen
On the evening of March 11, 2011, Mayama Fumihiro, the Managing Director of Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital knew that it would be a long, cold night. The 103 staff members and 162 patients and families were huddled on the top two floors of the four-story hospital, where... View Details
Keywords: East Japan; Earthquake; Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Japan
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, Yukiko Sakai, Rebecca Agonafir, Peter Cholewinski, Allison Kean, and Emily Kloeblen. "The Great East Japan Earthquake (C): Ishinomaki Kouwan Hospital's Response." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-440, January 2013.
- July 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Background Note
Hiring Successful Professionals: One Process--Multiple Goals
By: Heidi K. Gardner
The best hiring practices help professional firms attract successful employees, equip newcomers with critical support networks, increase the firm's diversity, and enhance its reputation. This Note delineates how leading firms manage these multiple objectives throughout... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Goals and Objectives; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Management Practices and Processes; Forecasting and Prediction; Employees; Diversity Characteristics; Service Industry
Gardner, Heidi K. "Hiring Successful Professionals: One Process--Multiple Goals." Harvard Business School Background Note 411-028, July 2010. (Revised September 2011.)