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- November–December 2018
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Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling
By: Kris J. Ferreira, David Simchi-Levi and He Wang
We consider a network revenue management problem where an online retailer aims to maximize revenue from multiple products with limited inventory constraints. As common in practice, the retailer does not know the consumer's purchase probability at each price and must... View Details
Keywords: Online Marketing; Revenue Management; Revenue; Management; Marketing; Internet and the Web; Price; Mathematical Methods
Ferreira, Kris J., David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang. "Online Network Revenue Management Using Thompson Sampling." Operations Research 66, no. 6 (November–December 2018): 1586–1602.
- January 2016
- Case
SAP SE: Autism at Work
By: Gary P. Pisano and Robert D. Austin
This case describes SAP's "Autism at Work" program, which integrates people with autism into the company's workforce. The company has a stated objective of making 1% of its workforce people with autism by 2020. SAP's rationale for the program is based on the belief... View Details
Keywords: Software; Human Resource Management; Diversity Management; Germany; Selection and Staffing; Innovation and Management; Applications and Software; Recruitment; Diversity; Information Technology Industry; Germany
Pisano, Gary P., and Robert D. Austin. "SAP SE: Autism at Work." Harvard Business School Case 616-042, January 2016.
- August 2005 (Revised August 2006)
- Exercise
People Management
By: Boris Groysberg and David Lane
Highlights critical gaps between research and practice in the field of strategic human resources management. Also, aims to debunk some myths and preconceptions that general managers bring to their HR decisions. Before class, participants fill out a true-or-false... View Details
Groysberg, Boris, and David Lane. "People Management." Harvard Business School Exercise 406-034, August 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
- Article
Where Do Resources Come from? The Role of Idiosyncratic Situations
By: Gautam Ahuja and Riitta Katila
In this paper, we examine the emergence of resources. Our analysis of technological capability acquisition by global U.S.-based chemical firms shows that the emergence of resources is inherently evolutionary. We find that path-creating search that generates resource... View Details
Ahuja, Gautam, and Riitta Katila. "Where Do Resources Come from? The Role of Idiosyncratic Situations." Special Issue on The Global Acquisition, Leverage, and Protection of Technological Competencies. Strategic Management Journal 25, nos. 8-9 (August–September 2004): 887–907.
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Campbell and Bailyn's Boston Office: Managing The Reorganization (Brief Case)
Teaching Note for (2182) View Details
- Web
Career Tools & Resources | MBA
alumni can apply to the HBS Social Enterprise Loan Repayment Assistance Program , which is managed by the Social Enterprise Initiative. These efforts are part of the larger financial aid offerings. Online Learning Platforms Our programs... View Details
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Contacts & Resources | Information Technology
Contacts & Resources The Data & Privacy Team is here to support you and answer any questions you may have about information security threats, policies, or best practices. Questions & Issues We want to help you work efficiently and... View Details
- 2006
- Working Paper
Worse but Equal: The Influence of Social Categories on Resource Allocations
By: Stephen M. Garcia, Max H. Bazerman, Shirli Kopelman and Dale T. Miller
This paper explores the influence of social categories on the perceived trade-off between relatively bad but equal distribution of resources between two parties and profit maximizing, yet asymmetric payoffs. Study 1 and 2 showed that people prefer to maximize profits... View Details
Garcia, Stephen M., Max H. Bazerman, Shirli Kopelman, and Dale T. Miller. "Worse but Equal: The Influence of Social Categories on Resource Allocations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-033, February 2006. (Revised September 2008, June 2009. In press.)
- August 2020
- Case
Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (A)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Amy Hernandez Turcios
Mary Guerrero was a first-generation Latina and an investment banking analyst at a top tier bank on Wall Street—Bulge Bracket Bank (BBB). She was committed to increasing representation of Latinx talent at her firm. She was already doing a lot of individual work to make... View Details
Keywords: Latin America; Bank; Representation; Scale; Inclusion; Coalition; Resources; Latinx; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Ethnicity; Banks and Banking; Leadership
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Amy Hernandez Turcios. "Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-017, August 2020.
- September 2010
- Case
New Heritage Doll Company
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Heide Abelli
A manufacturer and retailer of specialty doll products must decide which of two projects to fund. The decision requires the student to compute cash flows for the 2 projects, discount values to the present and compare and contrast different project performance measures. View Details
Keywords: Forecasting; Resource Management; Resource Allocation; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital Budgeting; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Heide Abelli. "New Heritage Doll Company." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-212, September 2010.
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott
Skinner, Wickham, D. Q. Mills, and Jean K. Trescott. "Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany." Harvard Business School Case 682-051, May 1982.
- May 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Shell's Balancing Act: Resource Allocation and the Green Transition
By: David Collis and Haisley Wert
In mid-2023, amid pressure from climate change activists, shareholder activists, and confronting enormous uncertainty about the future demand for and price of fossil fuels, new Shell CEO Wael Sawan (Harvard MBA 2003) announced a change in strategy for the U.K. oil... View Details
Keywords: Portfolio Analysis; Climate; Oil; Oil And Gas; Oil Companies; Renewables; Petroleum; Investor Demand; Investors; Corporate Strategy; Resource Allocation; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Energy Industry; United Kingdom
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The Price of Equality: Suboptimal Resource Allocations across Social Categories
By: Stephen M. Garcia, Max Bazerman, Shirli Kopelman, Avishalom Tor and Dale T. Miller
This paper explores the influence of social categories on the perceived trade-off between relatively bad but equal distribution of resources between two parties and profit maximizing, yet asymmetric, payoffs. Studies 1 and 2 show that people prefer to maximize profits... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Resource Allocation; Societal Protocols; Profit; Decision Making; Prejudice and Bias; Market Transactions; Ethics; Power and Influence; Distribution; Organizations
Garcia, Stephen M., Max Bazerman, Shirli Kopelman, Avishalom Tor, and Dale T. Miller. "The Price of Equality: Suboptimal Resource Allocations across Social Categories." Special Issue on Behavioral Ethics: A New Empirical Perspective on Business Ethics Research. Business Ethics Quarterly 20, no. 1 (January 2010): 75–88.
- Article
Strategy Making as Iterated Processes of Resource Allocation
By: Joseph L. Bower and Tomo Noda
Bower, Joseph L., and Tomo Noda. "Strategy Making as Iterated Processes of Resource Allocation." Special Issue on Evolutionary Perspectives on Strategy. Strategic Management Journal 17 (Summer 1996): 159–192.
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Resources Case Teaching & Learning Case Writing External Links Please find below links to a variety resources on Case Method teaching resources and student-focused View Details
- 10 Feb 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Investing in Improvement: Strategy and Resource Allocation in Public School Districts
- September 2020
- Teaching Note
Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (A) and (B)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Amy Hernandez Turcios
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 321-017 and 321-018. View Details
- 2009
- Chapter
The Role of Resources in Institutional Entrepreneurship: Insights for an Approach to Strategic Management That Combines Agency and Institution
By: Julie Battilana and Bernard Leca
Battilana, Julie, and Bernard Leca. "The Role of Resources in Institutional Entrepreneurship: Insights for an Approach to Strategic Management That Combines Agency and Institution." In Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight, edited by L.A. Costanzo and R.B. MacKay, 260–274. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- February 1996 (Revised May 2002)
- Teaching Note
Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources TN
Teaching Note for (9-195-158). View Details
- 2013
- Case
Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd.
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming, Yuren Fang and Hong Zhang
Since 2008, FOTILE has actively introduced philosophies of the traditional Chinese culture—such as benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and faith—into its management, which it believes to compensate for deficiencies in Western management concepts and creates a new... View Details
Keywords: Human Resource Management; China; Human Resources; Leadership; Management; Strategy; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, Yuren Fang, and Hong Zhang. "Ningbo FOTILE Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd." Tsinghua University Case, 2013.