Filter Results:
(7,437)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(7,437)
- People (21)
- News (2,147)
- Research (3,936)
- Events (12)
- Multimedia (102)
- Faculty Publications (2,834)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(7,437)
- People (21)
- News (2,147)
- Research (3,936)
- Events (12)
- Multimedia (102)
- Faculty Publications (2,834)
- September 1975 (Revised December 1976)
- Background Note
Note on Inventory Planning
Miller, Jeffrey G. "Note on Inventory Planning." Harvard Business School Background Note 676-048, September 1975. (Revised December 1976.)
- 02 Feb 2010
- News
The Power of Planning
- 18 May 2011
- News
Man with a Plan
Rane: Giving consumers a way to connect with his business. Photo courtesy Jimmy Rane By now, Jimmy Rane (OPM 11, 1986) is used to the questions. Wherever he goes, people ask, “Where’s your yellow shirt? Where’s your yellow hat?” Rane, the CEO of Great Southern Wood... View Details
- Research Summary
Life Planning for Executives
In this relatively new field of research and course development, Davis is researching through in depth interviews how executives create successful and fulfilling lives. He is leading a faculty team in designing an executive program for individuals wanting to transition... View Details
- January 2018 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
McKinnon Family Financial Planning
By: V.G. Narayanan and Shawn O'Brien
Narayanan, V.G., and Shawn O'Brien. "McKinnon Family Financial Planning." Harvard Business School Case 118-058, January 2018. (Revised February 2018.)
- March 2, 2012
- Blog Post
Career Plans Are Dangerous
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Charles F. Kiefer and Paul B. Brown
Schlesinger, Leonard A., Charles F. Kiefer, and Paul B. Brown. "Career Plans Are Dangerous." Harvard Business Review Blogs (March 2, 2012). https://hbr.org/2012/03/career-plans-are-dangerous.
- October 2013 (Revised August 2015)
- Supplement
Outotec (B): Action Plan
By: Robert J. Dolan and Doug J. Chung
Outotec was a market leader in providing mining solutions to large mining companies. The company’s specialization and proprietary technology created value for its customers and helped the firm differentiate from its competitors. Yet, Outotec was not pricing or... View Details
Keywords: Value-based Pricing; Bargaining Power Of Buyers; Marketing; Segmentation; Price; Policy; Sales; Management; Value Creation; Mining Industry
Dolan, Robert J., and Doug J. Chung. "Outotec (B): Action Plan." Harvard Business School Supplement 514-065, October 2013. (Revised August 2015.)
- May 2003
- Teaching Note
Argentina's Convertibility Plan (TN)
By: Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Teaching Note for (9-702-002). View Details
Keywords: Argentina
- February 1982 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Hoover: Multinational Product Planning
By: Robert D. Buzzell and Benson P. Shapiro
Buzzell, Robert D., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Hoover: Multinational Product Planning." Harvard Business School Case 582-102, February 1982. (Revised August 1987.)
- 11 May 2023
- News
Keeping the Plan Sustainable
- July–August 2014
- Article
The Crisis in Retirement Planning
By: Robert C. Merton
Corporate America began to really take notice of the looming retirement crisis in the wake of the dot-com crash, when companies in major industries went bankrupt in large part because of their inability to meet their pension obligations. The result was an acceleration... View Details
Merton, Robert C. "The Crisis in Retirement Planning." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2014): 43–50.
- 22 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution
Every firm has two strategies, we learn early on in the pages of One Strategy: Organization, Planning, and Decision Making. "Explicit" strategy is the one you read about in your company's planning memos and PowerPoint slides.... View Details
- 1969
- Book
Industrial Planning in France
By: John McArthur and Bruce R. Scott
McArthur, John, and Bruce R. Scott. Industrial Planning in France. Boston: Harvard Business School, Division of Research, 1969.
- July 2008 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
McDonald's Plan to Win (A)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karla Ingrid Gravis and Annette Kristine Rodriguez
As of 2007, McDonald's had made significant progress on its “Plan to Win,” and the company was rewarded by reaching an all-time high share price. However, McDonald's competitors had expanded beyond the typical fast food giants, such as Wendy's and Burger King, as... View Details
- February 1983 (Revised May 1985)
- Case
China: Central Economic Planning
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "China: Central Economic Planning." Harvard Business School Case 383-089, February 1983. (Revised May 1985.)
- Article
Beyond Beta-Delta: The Emerging Economics of Personal Plans
By: John Beshears, Katherine L. Milkman and Joshua Schwartzstein
People make personal plans regarding whether, when, where, and how to undertake certain actions. We discuss three questions related to personal plans. First, what are the effects of plans on behavior? Second, when are plans formed? Third, how do plans deviate from... View Details
Beshears, John, Katherine L. Milkman, and Joshua Schwartzstein. "Beyond Beta-Delta: The Emerging Economics of Personal Plans." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 106, no. 5 (May 2016): 430–434.
- Web
Course Planning | MBA
Course Planning Cross-Registration Course Planning Resources Fall Course Schedule Harvard Business School (HBS) Course Catalog: Elective Curriculum 2025–26 Harvard Course Catalog: Elective Curriculum 2025–26... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
HBS Business Plan Contest
The School’s eighth annual Business Plan Contest proved that entrepreneurship is alive and well at HBS: Close to forty teams entered plans to be judged by a panel of experts. This year’s traditional track... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (A)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Elaine V. Backman
Outlines the dynamic shifts in the external environment surrounding Planned Parenthood's operations in 1994. Health care reform was threatening some of its core customer base. The organization had to come up with a strategy and a process for adapting to the new... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Elaine V. Backman. "Planned Parenthood Federation of America (A)." Harvard Business School Case 598-001, October 1997. (Revised April 2002.)
- January 1991 (Revised November 1994)
- Background Note
Critical-Fractile Method for Inventory Planning
By: David E. Bell
Explains a method for deciding upon inventory levels when demand is uncertain. View Details
Bell, David E. "Critical-Fractile Method for Inventory Planning." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-132, January 1991. (Revised November 1994.)