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- 08 Aug 2022
- HBS Case
Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS
What would it take to attract customers who are so loyal that they would not only buy your products, but would also lavish your distributors with flowers and purchase advertising to elevate your brand? Ask the minds behind K-pop sensation BTS. View Details
- 22 Feb 2010
- Op-Ed
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
Toyota's ever-widening problems are a tragic case study in how not to lead in crisis. Under the media spotlight, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder, went into hiding and sent American CEO Jim... View Details
Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
How does an entrepreneur, aspiring manager, or CEO become a master of strategy? In this book, we argue that everyone can learn from three of the greatest strategist of modern time, Bill Gates, Andy Grove and Steve Jobs, who also built three of the most valuable... View Details
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Japan - Global
opportunity to hear directly from Ms. Fernandez and engage with a panel of local alumni. The session offered valuable insights into the HBS MBA experience and provided a meaningful platform for attendees to connect with alumni and fellow... View Details
- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
if they have different organizational forms: nonprofit, for-profit, governmental) in the managerial challenges they face and in the kinds of strategies they need to pursue in creating social value, and that they are more similar to one... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Events - Business & Environment
your career? We invite you to join us on August 5th from 5:30-7:30 PM to connect with fellow HBS and MIT students and alumni who are driving impact at the intersection of business and the environment. This event will provide an View Details
- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
constant," says Yoffie, noting that the case is used as part of the MBA required curriculum in the Strategy course and in numerous Executive Education programs. It can also be taught with a video presentation by John Sculley, Apple's View Details
- 07 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back
middle-skill workforce. What case made an impact on you and why?The “QuikTrip” case stands out for me. The case features a CEO who is expanding his business to a new market and must decide what kind of growth strategy to pursue. In the... View Details
- April 2024 (Revised February 2025)
- Teaching Note
eBee: Affordable Mobility for Africa
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Gamze Yucaoglu and Jordan Mitchell
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 724-360.The case opens in March 2023, as Sten van der Ham and Jaap Maljers, CEO and co-founder of eBee, an electric bike (e-bike) company in Africa, are contemplating the different avenues for growth and path to profitability for the... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
Finally, he held numerous meetings and discussions with small groups of middle managers about Fuji's future direction, and asked each of the company's top 1,000 employees to write a two-page memo identifying the opportunities and... View Details
- 17 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer
kutaytanir It’s no surprise that business executives make more money than lower-level employees. But when that pay disparity between a CEO and the average worker is perceived as unfair, the result may be more than unhappy workers: A... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
leadership, and Kotter notes that as the evolution from the industrial age to the information age progresses, the ability to recognize and make the most of new opportunities is highly prized. "History has taught us that transitions of... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
From the problems posed by the Great Recession to the devastation in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico, from the continuing economic growth of India and China to a cascade of entrepreneurial ventures, the year 2010 offered a wide assortment of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work
March 2021. With Gaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, and Christian Posso. Mitchell B. Weiss Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice Chair, MBA Required Curriculum Mitchell Weiss is a Professor of Management Practice in the View Details
The Heart of Business—Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism
How to unleash “human magic" and achieve improbable results.
Having recently stepped down as Chairman and CEO of Best Buy, Joly shares the leadership principles – illustrated by multiple vivid and concrete stories -- that underpinned... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
value-creation problem and leads to even lower total quality. Surprisingly, this result can reverse with competition. Notably, introducing a competitor opens the door for the possibility of a Pareto-improving outcome in which all firms and consumers are better off. ... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
suffering from overcapacity and from an inefficient farming structure. CEO John Horgan is considering the best way to position Kepak for success, including the possibility of an umbrella Irish beef brand, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
entrepreneurial human capital across several generations. We test this idea by looking at the spatial location of past mines across the United States: proximity to historical mining deposits is associated with bigger firms and fewer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details