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- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
everyone—not just the few—can thrive. As such, I hope my book can also be a playbook to help managers create more productive and inclusive teams. Akin to the management maxim, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” you can’t fix what... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
If companies are willing to embrace a new model of health coverage—one that places control over costs and care directly in the hands of employees—the competitive forces that spur productivity and innovation in consumer markets can be... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- April 2002
- Background Note
Local Institutions and Global Strategy
By: Tarun Khanna
Explores how location affects a firm's strategy and identifies the different ways location affects industry structure, choice of a firm's position, and the sustainability of that position. The intellectual foundations lie in an appreciation of institutional economics.... View Details
Keywords: Global Range; Global Strategy; Product Positioning; Market Transactions; Industry Structures; Negotiation Deal; Organizational Design; Outcome or Result; Strategic Planning
Khanna, Tarun. "Local Institutions and Global Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-475, April 2002.
- Career Coach
Judy Shen-Filerman
Judy (HBS '94) has a passion for helping students shape their career vision, improve their storytelling and be effective communicators in US corporate culture. Judy’s coaching firm specializes in developing professionals from non-US cultures, first generation... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
price point, packaging, colors. I wanted to make a product that I would buy and that my friends would buy. OW: I’m sure it wasn’t all smooth sailing in the early months or years. Were there any moments where you thought, this is not going... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
(His long-term plan puts Faction brand sales somewhere in the middle of that first band of revenues.) User experience plays a key role in differentiating Faction’s product, with communication feeding directly into View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Web
Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
production of Army trucks from major car companies including Ford and General Motors. He also boosted rubber supply through a program of higher production and greater citizen conservation. In 1942, Doriot... View Details
- Career Coach
Martha Tassinari
includes start-up consulting, executive coaching and career counseling. Work Experience: High Tech, 20+ years (mostly start-ups, including UNIFI communications, Exit41, Elm Square Interactive; corporates include Verizon, Octel and Osram Sylvania). Roles: View Details
- 10 May 2023
- News
Alumna Snags an Emmy
whether you won or not,” says Smith Cochrane, the Group Product Manager at YouTube TV. One of two big news items this spring (she welcomed a daughter just two weeks earlier) we asked her where the statuette resides—and her path to the... View Details
- Web
About Baker Library | Baker Library
About Baker Library We advance the mission of the Harvard Business School by providing distinctive information services, resources and expertise so that our community excels. Strategic Plan Policies Staff Directory 1474 Year of... View Details
- 07 May 2016
- News
Retail in the Blood
last year was named CEO of notonthehighstreet.com, a 10-year-old website that hosts some 5,000 sellers of unique products and experiences in what some view as an increasingly commoditized retail environment. Amidst rumors of a potential... View Details
Keywords: Retail Trade
- Web
Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building, Managing, and Scaling the First Sales Team as a Founder, Investor, or Advisor - Course Catalog
salesperson Train, manage, promote, and fire your first sales team Establish your first sales plan Manage the board’s expectations on revenue Instrument an accurate forecasting model “Superior sales and distribution by itself can create a... View Details
- April 1985 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)
Contains a description of some issues confronting management of CML Group as the company progresses toward making an initial public offering. Among the issues and topics addressed in the case are: considerations in choosing an underwriting team, the initial public... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Initial Public Offering; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Planning; Cost vs Benefits; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (B)." Harvard Business School Case 285-092, April 1985. (Revised September 1986.)
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
cannot get out of health care, no matter what kind of health insurance system is put in place. They bear the cost of poor health in the form of sick days, absenteeism, reduced productivity at work, and early retirements of skilled... View Details
- Profile
Katy Lankester
it armed me with the basic vocabulary of business and an understanding of the steps in certain decision-making processes. The four “P’s” of marketing may sound like a trite framework, until you’re trying to create a marketing plan from... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- Web
Doctoral Students | Information Technology
the most of your HBS experience. Adobe Creative Cloud Information & Resources Information Security Microsoft 365 myHBS My Requests SharePoint Essentials Teaching & Learning Applications and technology products to bring teaching and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
How I Got to Google
Prem Ramaswami (MBA 2013) (courtesy Prem Ramaswami) Prem Ramaswami (MBA 2013) (courtesy Prem Ramaswami) Shireen Soheili (MBA 2016) (courtesy Shireen Soheili) Shireen Soheili (MBA 2016) (courtesy Shireen Soheili) During her job hunt for a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- July 1984 (Revised September 1986)
- Case
CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)
Describes a series of decisions confronting Charles Leighton, co-founder and chairman of the CML Group. CML is a successful participant in the leisure time industry with two lines of business: specialty retailing and recreational consumer products. The key issues in... View Details
Keywords: Valuation; Going Public; Strategy; Business or Company Management; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Investment Banking; Financing and Loans; Planning; Corporate Finance; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Sahlman, William A. "CML Group, Inc.: Going Public (A)." Harvard Business School Case 285-003, July 1984. (Revised September 1986.)
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
stuffing 59 party bags with HBS mementos for Admit Day festivities,” she laughs. “I really owe him!” Schock will soon get a chance to repay the favor. After graduation, she plans to work in London in the Engineered View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
arrangements from the perspective of the "elephants"? A: Most successful large companies excel at business planning, allocation of capital, and execution. Many are also good at product innovation in the small, continuous... View Details