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The Case Study as an Academic Methodology
By: David J. Collis
Pankaj Ghemawat made contributions to the strategy field with his application of case research as an academic methodology. View Details
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
Making coding cool
20 years in the tech sector, is encouraging middle school and high school girls to learn the language of the 21st century as a board member of Girls Who Code. Women are underrepresented in the tech industry and, too often, Maybank says,... View Details
- October 2013
- Teaching Note
Teaching Note IBM and the Reinvention of High School (B): Replicating & Scaling P-TECH and Partners
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
- March 8, 2016
- Article
Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests
By: Hans Henrik Sievertsen, F. Gino and Marco Piovesan
Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009–2010 and 2012–2013, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and computer availability at the school. We find... View Details
Sievertsen, Hans Henrik, F. Gino, and Marco Piovesan. "Cognitive Fatigue Influences Students' Performance on Standardized Tests." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, no. 10 (March 8, 2016).
- March 2021 (Revised June 2022)
- Case
James Bryant Conant: Changing the World
By: Robert Simons and Shirley Sun
This case traces the rise of James Conant from a working-class neighborhood in Boston to president of Harvard University. The case describes how Conant, as a young man interested in chemistry and physics, embarks on studies to build his academic credentials and the... View Details
Keywords: Education; Science; Higher Education; Mission and Purpose; Research; Values and Beliefs; Personal Characteristics; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry; Boston
Simons, Robert, and Shirley Sun. "James Bryant Conant: Changing the World." Harvard Business School Case 121-068, March 2021. (Revised June 2022.)
- March 2010
- Teaching Note
Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China (TN)
Teaching Note for 309074. View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
would otherwise be unable to afford treatment. Authored in 2003 by HBS professor Rohit Deshpandé, the case began as a straight pricing study. “The pharmaceutical industry is unlike any other,” Deshpandé explains. “Although the prices vary... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
Education Programs, bringing their valuable global perspective to classroom discussions. While welcoming students from other countries to its classrooms over the years, HBS has engaged in numerous other international outreach activities.... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
Levitt predicted pervasive standardization, Ghemawat’s paper, “Global Product Standardization? A Case Study and a Model,” shows current reality to be otherwise. Ghemawat has found that a number of industries that seem ripe for strategies... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
(AASU) conference was renamed in remembrance of H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA '33), a leader in industry and a pioneer in business education honored for his role as a mentor to generations of African Americans.... View Details
- April 2002
- Case
Paula Evans and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Supplements the (A) case and Bobbie D'Alessandro and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Strategy; Secondary Education; Restructuring; Leadership; Education Industry; Cambridge
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Paula Evans and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (C)." Harvard Business School Case 402-005, April 2002.
- 1993
- Chapter
Teaching Emotion with Drama Advertising
By: J. A. Deighton and S. Hoch
Deighton, J. A., and S. Hoch. "Teaching Emotion with Drama Advertising." In Advertising Exposure, Memory and Choice, edited by A. A. Mitchell. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993.
- July 2011
- Supplement
Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (B)
By: Dorothy Leonard
Professor Gupta has imposed two new policies on his class, midway through the term: 1) No use of Internet to locate additional information on the company in the case; 2) an increase in the percentage of grades attributed to class participation. He meets with rebellion... View Details
Keywords: Teaching; Learning; Internet and the Web; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Change; Education Industry
Leonard, Dorothy. "Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle Class (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 912-406, July 2011.
- October 2002 (Revised February 2003)
- Case
Administrative Data Project (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donald E. Heller
Encourages analysis of the implementation of a large technical infrastructure and process transformation project within a university setting. Enables an instructor to teach change management, leadership, and technical project management skills. View Details
Keywords: Teaching; Change Management; Management Practices and Processes; Transformation; Learning; Competency and Skills; Leadership Development; Non-Governmental Organizations; Education Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donald E. Heller. "Administrative Data Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 803-051, October 2002. (Revised February 2003.)
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Global Forum Set for June
of top-ranking industry leaders and government officials , including Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA ’82), chairman and CEO of GE, and Robert Rubin, former Treasury Secretary. HBS professor Malcolm Salter is the faculty chair, and Charles O.... View Details
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What Washington Must Do Now
By: Jan Rivkin and Michael E. Porter
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Education; Public Administration Industry; Public Administration Industry; United States
Rivkin, Jan, and Michael E. Porter. "What Washington Must Do Now." Art. 21566902. Special Issue on The World in 2013. Economist (2012).
- 30 May 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
US Antitrust Law and Policy in Historical Perspective
- April 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Neeley University Investment Management Company
This case analyzes the problem of a university looking to reduce its private equity exposure in its endowment. The university hires Cogent Partners, a small investment bank specializing in private equity secondary trading. View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Private Equity; Higher Education; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Chacko, George C., Ian Charles, Colin McGrady, and Veeral Rathod. "Neeley University Investment Management Company." Harvard Business School Case 204-150, April 2004. (Revised June 2004.)
- July 2001
- Case
Bobbie D'Alessandro and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
By: Linda A. Hill, Kristin Doughty and Ellen Pruyne
Bobbi D'Alessandro, the superintendent of the school system in Cambridge, MA, has just hired a new principal to lead a major redesign effort in the city's only high school. The need for reform had been evident since the late 1980s when school statistics highlighted... View Details
Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Performance Improvement; Change Management; Secondary Education; Selection and Staffing; Leading Change; Education Industry; Cambridge
Hill, Linda A., Kristin Doughty, and Ellen Pruyne. "Bobbie D'Alessandro and the Redesign of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School." Harvard Business School Case 402-002, July 2001.
- April 1993 (Revised June 1994)
- Supplement
MathSoft, Inc. (B)
Describes the president's decision regarding MathSoft's marketing channels and communications methods, and the company's sales results during the next five quarters. The (A) case market response model is also updated. View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Forecasting and Prediction; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Knowledge Sharing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Channels; Education Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "MathSoft, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 593-095, April 1993. (Revised June 1994.)