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- January 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Background Note
Fiscal Policy: Managing Aggregate Demand
Introduces the concept of fiscal policy. View Details
Kennedy, Robert E. "Fiscal Policy: Managing Aggregate Demand." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-076, January 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- 1995
- Book
Manager in the International Economy
By: R. Vernon, L. T. Wells Jr. and S. Rangan
Vernon, R., L. T. Wells Jr., and S. Rangan. Manager in the International Economy. 7th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. (Wells was co-author with R. Vernon of the second through fifth editions, as well. An earlier edition was also published in Korean.)
- 1994
- Book
Managing Business Enterprises after Communism
By: Gary W. Loveman, Simon Johnson and David T. Kotchen
- 11 Jun 2013
- News
How Managers Should Use Data
- 2011
- Working Paper
Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines corporate strategies of political risk management during the twentieth century. It focuses especially on Beiersdorf, a German-based pharmaceutical and skin care company. During World War I the expropriation of its brands and trademarks... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk Management; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Intellectual Property; Cooperation; Business and Government Relations; Germany
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-003, July 2011.
- July 1989
- Case
NWA, Inc. - Northwest Airlines Revenue Management
Northwest Airlines is evaluating improvements to its revenue management system. This system executes a program of economic price discrimination under which the airline attempts to control the conditions on its discount fare offerings. Students must evaluate the effect... View Details
Keywords: Asset Management; Air Transportation; Management Systems; Corporate Finance; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Tiemann, Jonathan. "NWA, Inc. - Northwest Airlines Revenue Management." Harvard Business School Case 290-007, July 1989.
- Teaching Interest
Managing Service Operations - MBA Elective Curriculum
By: Ryan W. Buell
World-class service organizations deeply understand the needs and behaviors of their customers, and design, manage, and improve their operating models accordingly. This course investigates the distinct challenges inherent in leading service operations, which make up... View Details
- 30 Apr 2024
- Video
What Managers Can Learn from Jazz Improvisation
- Article
The Growing Strategic Importance of End-of-Life Product Management
Requiring manufacturers to manage the their products when they become waste is an innovative form of regulation, one that has been adopted by countries in Asia, Europe, and North America on a variety of products that range from vehicles to appliances to batteries.... View Details
Keywords: Product; Environmental Sustainability; Cost Management; Wastes and Waste Processing; Strategy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Manufacturing Industry; Asia; Europe; North and Central America
Toffel, Michael W. "The Growing Strategic Importance of End-of-Life Product Management." California Management Review 45, no. 3 (Spring 2003): 102–129.
- June 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management (Abridged)
By: Thomas K. McCraw
Consists of three selections by the most innovative of the early American railroad managers describing the organizational structures and control systems they created. Questions to be asked are: why and how such managerial techniques were created, how well they worked,... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Rail Transportation; Organizational Structure; Management Systems; Rail Industry; United States
McCraw, Thomas K. "Railroads and the Beginnings of Modern Management (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 391-131, June 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- Article
Discussion of Earnings-based Bonus Plans and Earnings Management by Business Unit Managers
By: Paul M. Healy
Healy, Paul M. "Discussion of Earnings-based Bonus Plans and Earnings Management by Business Unit Managers." Journal of Accounting & Economics 26, nos. 1-3 (January 1999).
- Web
Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
responsibilities—but management tends to lack a strategic response. This is because few employers calculate or track the economics of providing support to caregiving employees. Our research shows that employers who make the right... View Details
- 18 Apr 2016
- HBS Seminar
Felipe Caro, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- September 1983 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Boston Whaler, Inc.: Managing the Dealer Network
Mr. Joseph Lawler, newly-appointed president of Boston Whaler, Inc. (BWI), believes that better dealer management is the key to his company's continued growth. BWI manufactured a high-price, high performance line of power and other boats for the recreational,... View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Boston Whaler, Inc.: Managing the Dealer Network." Harvard Business School Case 584-036, September 1983. (Revised October 1984.)
- March 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Jack Smith (C): Becoming a Toyota Manager (II)
Jack Smith had a stellar career at Chrysler managing major design teams and manufacturing plants before deciding to join industry leader and benchmark Toyota. It is his first day on the job; what will his orientation entail? Cursory walkthroughs and introductions... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Jack Smith (C): Becoming a Toyota Manager (II)." Harvard Business School Case 604-060, March 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- March 2004 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
Jack Smith (B): Becoming a Toyota Manager (I)
Jack Smith had a stellar career at Chrysler managing major design teams and manufacturing plants before deciding to join industry leader and benchmark Toyota. It is his first day on the job; what will his orientation entail? Cursory walkthroughs and introductions... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Jack Smith (B): Becoming a Toyota Manager (I)." Harvard Business School Case 604-059, March 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
- 25 Nov 2013
- News
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
- August 2017 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp
By: Michael Luca, Joshua Schwartzstein and Gauri Subramani
This case explores the industry-wide lack of employee diversity in the technology sector and Yelp’s decision to take a leadership position in identifying strategies to increase diversity. The goal of the case is to provide an opportunity for students to develop a... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Employees; Leading Change; Strategy; Organizational Culture; Technology Industry
Luca, Michael, Joshua Schwartzstein, and Gauri Subramani. "Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp." Harvard Business School Case 918-009, August 2017. (Revised February 2023.)